Before (end of 2000) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Folkestone North1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| B. Copping | Liberal Democrats | 2,841 |
| J. Hall | Conservative | 1,980 |
| P Doherty | Labour | 1,753 |
Folkestone South1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| R. Toplutt | Conservative | 2,176 |
| M Luck | Liberal Democrats | 2,005 |
| J. Stockham | Labour | 1,501 |
Folkestone West1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| L. Cufley | Liberal Democrats | 3,169 |
| R Bliss | Conservative | 2,271 |
| A. Cirket | Labour | 1,444 |
Hythe1 seat · turnout 69.3%
| C. Capon | Conservative | 3,769 |
| W. Harris | Liberal Democrats | 2,694 |
| B Sealy | Labour | 1,287 |
Romney Marsh1 seat · turnout 63.5%
| F. Wood-Brignall | Conservative | 4,951 |
| A Hills | Liberal Democrats | 2,793 |
| M. Walsh | Labour | 2,612 |
