Before (end of 2000) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 16 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 16 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| C. Shaw | Labour | 1,396 |
| Simon Mitton | Conservative | 540 |
| K. Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
| S. Lawrence | Green | 113 |
Arbury1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| I. Kidman | Labour | 1,389 |
| R. Moss-Eccardt | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
| Robert Boorman | Conservative | 796 |
Castle1 seat
| S. Brinton | Liberal Democrats | 2,377 |
| G Richardson | Labour | 965 |
| C. Harcourt | Conservative | 805 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat
| C. Carter | Labour | 1,685 |
| G Palmer | Conservative | 1,380 |
| Frances Amrani | Liberal Democrats | 532 |
Coleridge1 seat
| C. Ballard | Labour | 1,832 |
| J. Percy | Conservative | 1,064 |
| L Edkins | Liberal Democrats | 790 |
East Chesterton1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| J. Huppert | Liberal Democrats | 1,760 |
| K. Bonnett | Labour | 1,504 |
| C Havercroft | Conservative | 893 |
Kings Hedges1 seat
| J. Jones | Labour | 1,351 |
| H. Mennie | Conservative | 586 |
| E. Bradford | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
Market1 seat
| A. Bowen | Liberal Democrats | 1,939 |
| L. Walker | Labour | 804 |
| Ann Watkins | Conservative | 663 |
| A. Ditchfield | Green | 446 |
Newnham1 seat
| E. Meyland-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,489 |
| W. Papworth | Conservative | 869 |
Petersfield1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| B Bhalla | Labour | 1,647 |
| K. Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,207 |
| Margaret Wright | Green | 793 |
| L. Glendon | Conservative | 701 |
Queen Ediths1 seat
| G. Heathcock | Liberal Democrats | 2,255 |
| M. Taylor | Conservative | 896 |
| M. Bell | Labour | 861 |
Romsey1 seat
| J Gluza | Labour | 1,454 |
| Andrew Christopher Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 1,414 |
| Vivian Ellis | Conservative | 355 |
| Vicky Russell | Green | 262 |
| S Sedgwick-Jell | Independent | 156 |
Trumpington1 seat
| Annette Kent | Liberal Democrats | 1,977 |
| C Kenney | Conservative | 1,176 |
| P Stacey | Labour | 527 |
West Chesterton1 seat · turnout 63.4%
| M Leeke | Liberal Democrats | 1,864 |
| P. Schicker | Labour | 1,202 |
| J. Strachen | Conservative | 741 |