Before (end of 2000) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Hitchin North1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| D. Billing | Labour | 3,375 ✓ |
| P. Cherry | Conservative | 2,115 |
| D Shirley | Liberal Democrats | 935 |
| N Howitt | Green | 313 |
Hitchin Rural1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| N Brook | Conservative | 2,637 ✓ |
| R Wood | Labour | 2,362 |
| M Lott | Liberal Democrats | 851 |
Hitchin South1 seat · turnout 69.7%
| D. Ashley | Conservative | 3,259 ✓ |
| L Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 1,803 |
| J. Twose | Labour | 1,534 |
Knebworth And Codicote1 seat · turnout 68.0%
| R. Ellis | Conservative | 3,990 ✓ |
| T Liddy | Labour | 1,857 |
| R Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 |
| S. Madgin | Green | 305 |
Letchworth East & Baldock1 seat · turnout 59.7%
| L. Kercher | Labour | 2,862 ✓ |
| B. Crow | Conservative | 2,651 |
| M Gammil | Liberal Democrats | 1,102 |
Letchworth North West1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| N Agar | Labour | 3,027 ✓ |
| J. Cook | Conservative | 1,530 |
| N Butcher | Liberal Democrats | 911 |
Letchworth South1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| E. Fletcher | Conservative | 2,703 ✓ |
| J. Winder | Liberal Democrats | 2,320 |
| J. Hartley | Labour | 2,078 |
North Herts Rural1 seat · turnout 70.8%
| I. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 2,698 ✓ |
| A. Ashley | Conservative | 2,443 |
| Ken Garland | Labour | 768 |
