Before (end of 1999) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Brays Grove1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| C. Millington | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| J. McCree | Labour | 374 |
| J. Jolles | Conservative | 144 |
Great Parndon1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| E. Johnson | Conservative | 583 |
| M. Wilkinson | Labour | 469 |
| M. Granger | Pnp | 85 |
| N. Spenceley | Liberal Democrats | 71 |
| T. Abel | Labour | 325 ✓ |
| Andrew Shannon | Conservative | 190 |
| J. Steer | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
Kingsmoor1 seat
| Michael Gough | Conservative | 609 ✓ |
| S. Ennifer | Labour | 334 |
| H. Ackland-Snow | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Latton Bush1 seat
| G. Peck | Labour | 416 ✓ |
| V. Ross | Conservative | 383 |
| J. Edwardson | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
Little Parndon1 seat
| D. Pennick | Labour | 491 ✓ |
| D. Barden | Conservative | 277 |
| Alison Margaret Davis | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Mark Hall South1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| C. Robins | Liberal Democrats | 694 |
| K. Brooks | Labour | 500 |
| D. Croager | Conservative | 154 |
Netteswell East1 seat
| R. Thurston | Liberal Democrats | 641 ✓ |
| Robert Eschle | Labour | 351 |
| P. Norton | Conservative | 72 |
Netteswell West1 seat
| Ian Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 462 ✓ |
| V. Clark | Labour | 354 |
| Mike Warren | Conservative | 75 |
Old Harlow1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| M. Garnett | Conservative | 819 |
| I. Turner | Labour | 617 |
| A. Bennett | UK Ind | 176 |
| G. Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 166 |
Passmores1 seat
| John Paul Sullivan | Labour | 510 ✓ |
| Edward Thomas | Conservative | 451 |
| P Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Potter Street2 seats
| Simon Nicholas Carter | Conservative | 1,175 ✓ |
| G Reynolds | Conservative | 1,137 ✓ |
| S. Burgess | Labour | 552 |
| Maggie Hulcoop | Labour | 512 |
| Michael Ian Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
| S. Curran | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Stewards1 seat
| S. Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 614 ✓ |
| Guy Mitchinson | Conservative | 118 |
| S. Rootsey | Labour | 118 |