Before (end of 2000) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Burton Tower1 seat
| J. Muir | Labour | 3,206 |
| C Nicholls | Conservative | 2,102 |
| Mike Ottewell | Liberal Democrats | 776 |
| I Crompton | UK Ind | 221 |
Burton Town1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| T. Wright | Labour | 2,810 |
| S. Chaudhray | Conservative | 1,669 |
| H Warner | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
Burton Trent1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| D Heptonstall | Labour | 3,154 |
| M Bowering | Conservative | 1,013 |
| J Shrewsbury | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
Burton West1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| P. Haynes | Labour | 3,076 |
| O. Flitcroft | Conservative | 1,648 |
| M Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 657 |
Dove1 seat · turnout 65.4%
| R Bather | Conservative | 3,309 |
| K Jones | Labour | 2,501 |
| D. Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 1,566 |
| S. Robinson | UK Ind | 249 |
Needwood Forest1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| T Corbett | Conservative | 3,479 |
| S Treanor | Labour | 2,263 |
| J Jay | Liberal Democrats | 1,234 |
| S. Bavester | UK Ind | 208 |
Uttoxeter Rural1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| Atkins P. | Conservative | 4,323 |
| C. Noyes | Labour | 1,728 |
| S. Salt | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
Uttoxeter Urban1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| R Ivinson | Labour | 2,628 |
| G Morrison | Conservative | 2,304 |
| B. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 571 |