Before (end of 1999) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 8 · Other 2
After (end of 2000) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 2
Ward results
Buckingham1 seat
| Francis Fletcher | Conservative | 861 ✓ |
| A Miller | Liberal Democrats | 314 |
| S. Mear | Labour | 188 |
Churchill1 seat
| F. Fletcher | Conservative | 861 |
| A. Strudwick | Conservative | 476 |
| A. Bridges | Labour | 424 |
| Claire Allen | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
| A. Miller | Liberal Democrats | 314 |
| T. Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| S. Mear | Labour | 188 |
Cokeham1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| B. Mear | Labour | 510 |
| T. Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Andy McGregor | Conservative | 241 |
Eastbrook1 seat
| W. Gray | Conservative | 849 |
| Coomber B. | Conservative | 668 |
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 633 |
| J. Funnell | Conservative | 540 |
| E. Jones | Labour | 538 |
| T. Ashley | Labour | 530 |
| M. King | Liberal Democrats | 521 |
| J. Largue | Labour | 503 |
| D. Steadman | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| S. Biggs | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
Hillside1 seat
| Richard Dunn | Conservative | 585 ✓ |
| J. White | Labour | 460 |
| A Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| B. Runnalls | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
| Peter Jones | Labour | 452 |
| F. Deen | Conservative | 426 |
| R Horne | Labour | 135 |
Marine2 seats
| E. McKinney | RES | 799 ✓ |
| M. Pitchford | RES | 688 ✓ |
| K. Haffenden | Conservative | 579 |
| A. Mair | Labour | 47 |
| C. Pescott | Labour | 39 |
Mash Barn1 seat
| S. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 318 ✓ |
| Martin Horner | Labour | 269 |
| P. Curtis | Conservative | 224 |
Peverel1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| D. Phillips | Conservative | 500 |
| G. Hammond | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
| T. Saddler | Labour | 348 |
Southlands1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| P. Graysmark | Conservative | 580 |
| Nigel Robert Sweet | Labour | 548 |
| C. Dunford | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
Southwick Green2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 633 |
| Julie Anne Searle | Conservative | 571 |
| M. King | Liberal Democrats | 521 |
| J. Hilditch | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
| G. Bucknall | Labour | 464 |
| F. Patridge | Labour | 385 |
St Nicolas1 seat
| Brian Kenneth Coomber | Conservative | 668 ✓ |
| E. Jones | Labour | 538 |
| D. Steadman | Liberal Democrats | 310 |