Before (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 16 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| R. Smith | Labour | 567 ✓ |
| S. Mitton | Conservative | 224 |
| J. Huppert | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| T. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 691 ✓ |
| H. Wright | Labour | 655 |
| Patricia Wright | Labour | 655 |
| Robert Boorman | Conservative | 544 |
| Lawrence S. | Green | 57 |
Castle1 seat
| J. Hipkin | Liberal Democrats | 1,195 ✓ |
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 324 |
| D Kemp | Labour | 261 |
| Margaret Wright | Green | 137 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| C. Howell | Conservative | 1,138 ✓ |
| G Rowling | Labour | 994 |
| Frances Amrani | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
Coleridge1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| J. Benstead | Labour | 789 ✓ |
| J. Strachan | Conservative | 433 |
| John Pinnington | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
East Chesterton1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Jennifer Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 1,104 ✓ |
| Sarah Woodall | Labour | 940 |
| C Havercroft | Conservative | 361 |
King's Hedges1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| Peter Cowell | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| Jason Webb | Conservative | 204 |
| Philip Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
Kings Hedges1 seat
| P. Cowell | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| Webb J. | Conservative | 204 |
| P Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
Market1 seat
| C. Rosenstiel | Liberal Democrats | 835 ✓ |
| A Jones | Labour | 298 |
| J. Phillips | Conservative | 234 |
| A Swallow | Green | 162 |
Newnham1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| Mike Schofield | Liberal Democrats | 1,016 ✓ |
| Gillian Richardson | Labour | 540 |
| R. Crane | Labour | 426 |
| Ann Watkins | Conservative | 358 |
Petersfield1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| T. Bradnack | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| Benjamin Bradnack | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| Shayne Mitchell | Green | 391 |
| K. Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| C Harcourt | Conservative | 249 |
Queen Edith's1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Richard Stebbings | Liberal Democrats | 1,282 ✓ |
| Hilary Pennington | Conservative | 711 |
| Louise Downham | Labour | 341 |
Queen Ediths1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| R Stebbings | Liberal Democrats | 1,282 ✓ |
| H. Pennington | Conservative | 711 |
| L. Downham | Labour | 341 |
Romsey1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Sarah Ellis-Miller | Liberal Democrats | 951 ✓ |
| S. Ellis-Millar | Liberal Democrats | 951 ✓ |
| A Lucas | Labour | 900 |
| V. Ellis | Conservative | 134 |
| R Milsom | Green | 126 |
Trumpington1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| J. Currie | Liberal Democrats | 1,096 ✓ |
| F. McNish | Conservative | 925 |
| M. Bell | Labour | 216 |
West Chesterton1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| G. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 856 ✓ |
| D Gosling | Labour | 561 |
| R Hoile | Conservative | 303 |
| G Goldbeck-Wood | Green | 112 |