Before (end of 1999) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate1 seat · turnout 17.2%
| J. Arnold | Labour | 1,109 |
| M Ball | Conservative | 477 |
| S. Ryan | Independent | 267 |
| R. Blades | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| M. Singh-Roath | Independent | 68 |
| H Lamb-Hickman | Independent | 36 |
Bassett1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| D. Abraham | Conservative | 2,228 |
| T. Holden-Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,578 |
| P. Galvin | Labour | 888 |
| A Boardman | Green | 168 |
| K. Rose | UK Ind | 90 |
Bitterne1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| C. Kelly | Labour | 1,026 |
| M. Dean | Conservative | 1,007 |
| N Kingswell | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
Bitterne Park1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Sharon Mintoff | Liberal Democrats | 1,398 |
| P Baillie | Independent | 833 |
| C. Murphy | Conservative | 451 |
| D Parsons | Labour | 410 |
Coxford1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| H. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 1,640 |
| C. Davis | Labour | 878 |
| E. Jeffery | Conservative | 429 |
Freemantle1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| S Barnes-Andrews | Labour | 1,046 |
| J Moulton | Conservative | 834 |
| T Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
| J Spottiswoode | Green | 254 |
Harefield1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| R Smith | Conservative | 1,630 |
| I. Blackburn | Labour | 841 |
| Naish R. | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| A Shaw | Green | 88 |
Millbrook1 seat
| P Wakeford | Liberal Democrats | 1,541 ✓ |
| E. Sharp | Labour | 536 |
| T. Withington | Conservative | 419 |
Peartree1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| G Drake | Liberal Democrats | 1,506 |
| J Truscott | Labour | 718 |
| B Lankford | Conservative | 545 |
Portswood1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| C Horner | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 |
| E Daunt | Conservative | 622 |
| J. Laysan | Labour | 617 |
| B. Synnock | Green | 190 |
| A. Summers | Independent | 176 |
Redbridge1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| Catherine McEwing | Labour | 1,027 |
| J Isaacson | Conservative | 618 |
| Ed Blake | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
Shirley1 seat
| P. Holt | Conservative | 1,434 ✓ |
| R. Bates | Labour | 1,232 |
| B. Cummins | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
| P Davis | Green | 155 |
Sholing1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| J. Bridle | Labour | 1,193 |
| P Lankford | Conservative | 1,134 |
| M. Kirkwood | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
St. Lukes1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| S. Day | Conservative | 1,141 |
| P. Damani | Labour | 1,008 |
| N Impey | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
| D Cromwell | Green | 182 |