Before (end of 2000)
Not known.
After (end of 2001)
Not known.
Ward results
Constable1 seat · turnout 67.4%
| A. Clover | Conservative | 3,954 |
| A. Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 2,021 |
| Geraldine Harris | Labour | 1,624 |
Drury1 seat · turnout 65.4%
| J. Lucas | Conservative | 3,564 |
| Una Jones | Liberal Democrats | 3,304 |
| D. Harris | Labour | 1,773 |
Mersea & Stanway1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| C. Manning-Press | Conservative | 4,707 |
| Gwendoline Ilott | Liberal Democrats | 2,984 |
| Edna Salmon | Labour | 2,181 |
| W. Schawrtz | Green | 504 |
Old Heath1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| Margaret Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 3,026 |
| Kim Naish | Labour | 2,336 |
| N. Taylor | Conservative | 1,574 |
Parsons Heath1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 3,225 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 2,780 |
| E. Chinnery | Labour | 2,457 |
Wivenhoe St. Andrew1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| John Young | Labour | 2,802 |
| K. Rogers | Conservative | 1,926 |
| S. Lancaster | Liberal Democrats | 1,765 |