Before (end of 1999) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 14 · Other 11
After (end of 2000) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 12 · Other 11
Ward results
Broadway1 seat
| Margaret Owen | Labour | 498 ✓ |
| I Locks | Conservative | 267 |
Buckhurst Hill East1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| L. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 620 |
| G Denny | Conservative | 301 |
| R Rodwell | Labour | 112 |
Buckhurst Hill West1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Ann Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 876 |
| R Watts | Conservative | 648 |
| J. Croke | Labour | 70 |
Chigwell Village1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| J. Gilliham | Conservative | 564 |
| P. Netherclift | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
Debden Green1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| C Huckle | Labour | 485 |
| D Knight | Conservative | 296 |
Epping Hemnall1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Jon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 862 |
| I. Hull | Conservative | 704 |
| B Johns | Labour | 137 |
Epping Lindsey1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| R. Brady | Conservative | 705 |
| R. Goold | Liberal Democrats | 558 |
| T Norris | Labour | 422 |
Grange Hill1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| W. Maclaine | Liberal Democrats | 740 |
| R. McCarthy | Conservative | 561 |
| S. Miller | Labour | 86 |
High Ongar1 seat
| M. McEwen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Loughton Forest1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| R. Gow | RES | 537 |
| S Metcalfe | Conservative | 402 |
| J. Ormston | Labour | 109 |
Loughton Roding1 seat
| S. Goodwin | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| J. Bostock | Conservative | 375 |
| Lucille Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
Loughton St John's1 seat
| R. Pearce | RES | 602 |
| C Finn | Conservative | 401 |
| Trish Owen | Labour | 116 |
Loughton St. Marys1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| M. Wardle | RES | 612 |
| J. Silberrad | Conservative | 290 |
| P. Lavin | Labour | 94 |
Passingford1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| D. Collins | Conservative | 391 |
| S. Hutchings | Liberal Democrats | 71 |
Paternoster1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| P. Johnson | Conservative | 514 |
| A. Farren | Labour | 360 |
| O. Dunseath | Liberal Democrats | 39 |
Roothing Country1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| D Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
| W. White | Conservative | 217 |
Sheering1 seat
| J. Harrington | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| J. Finlay | Labour | 119 |
THEYDON BOIS1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| R. Glozier | Conservative | 591 |
| R. Smith | Independent | 482 |
| M. Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| D. Clark | Labour | 69 |
Waltham Abbey East1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| M. Gilding | Conservative | 841 |
| J Langer | Labour | 340 |
| I. Black | Liberal Democrats | 93 |