Before (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 10 · Labour 5
After (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 10 · Labour 5
Ward results
Belstead Brook1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| Anne Pollard | Liberal Democrats | 3,305 |
| G. White | Conservative | 2,025 |
Brett1 seat · turnout 69.2%
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 1,820 |
| F. Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,644 |
Cosford1 seat · turnout 71.3%
| J. Pembroke | Conservative | 1,621 |
| V. Hoy | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 |
Great Cornard1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| W. Gibson | Labour | 2,001 |
| P. Beer | Conservative | 1,438 |
Hadleigh1 seat
| D. Grutchfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,526 |
| J Quinlan | Labour | 1,040 |
| L. Chalmers | Conservative | 698 |
| E. Banks | Independent | 360 |
Melford1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| Robert David Kemp | Independent | 3,216 |
| D Burch | Conservative | 1,462 |
Peninsula1 seat
| D. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 2,316 |
| J. Burch | Conservative | 1,078 |
| A. Sterling | Green | 438 |
Samford1 seat
| M. Lavender | Liberal Democrats | 1,639 |
| W Yorke-Edwards | Conservative | 1,624 |
| C. Brinded | Labour | 1,090 |
Stour Valley1 seat
| S. Pryor | Conservative | 2,572 |
| G. Blackman-Sheppard | Liberal Democrats | 1,269 |
| E. Bishton | Labour | 1,203 |