Before (end of 1999) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Charles Dickens1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| J. Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 1,019 |
| K Crabbe | Labour | 884 |
| J. Baker | Conservative | 365 |
Cosham1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| L. Mason | Conservative | 1,174 |
| Phyllis Rapson | Labour | 1,001 |
| A Webb | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
Drayton & Farlington1 seat
| I. Gibson | Conservative | 2,458 |
| T. Clayton | Labour | 718 |
| H. Mason | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
Fratton1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| M. Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 1,318 |
| P. Waight | Conservative | 494 |
| B. Hancock | Labour | 432 |
Havelock1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| L. Hunt | Conservative | 1,525 |
| S Reid | Labour | 1,283 |
| E Couldwell | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
Highland1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| A Bentley | Liberal Democrats | 1,312 |
| A. McRobb | Conservative | 1,067 |
| J Spiegelhalter | Labour | 589 |
Hilsea1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| A. Thompson | Conservative | 1,432 |
| M. Gooch | Labour | 1,251 |
| D Butler | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
Milton2 seats
| N. Lacey | Conservative | 1,321 ✓ |
| N. Pettigrew | Conservative | 1,305 ✓ |
| C. Scott | Liberal Democrats | 1,219 |
| P. Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,114 |
| P. Bateman | Labour | 596 |
| John Ferrett | Labour | 573 |
| S. Coote | Green | 164 |
Paulsgrove1 seat · turnout 18.5%
| J. Patey | Labour | 1,005 |
| Langford A. | Conservative | 666 |
| E. Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
| B. Bundy | Ind Lab | 120 |
St Jude1 seat
| G. Semmens | Conservative | 1,471 |
| T. Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 752 |
| Matthew Tiller | Labour | 448 |