Before (end of 2000) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 6 · Other 5
After (end of 2001) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 6 · Other 5
Ward results
Gipping Valley1 seat · turnout 62.8%
| J. Field | Liberal Democrats | 2,325 |
| J Williams | Conservative | 1,845 |
Hartismere1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| C Michell | Conservative | 2,777 |
| T Lodge | Labour | 1,897 |
Hoxne1 seat · turnout 69.6%
| McGregor G. | Conservative | 2,529 |
| Van Slooten R | Liberal Democrats | 2,343 |
Stowmarket St. Marys1 seat · turnout 63.4%
| R. Snell | Labour | 1,273 |
| G Paton | Conservative | 1,240 |
| J. Truelove | Liberal Democrats | 922 |
Stowmarket St. Peters1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| D. Macpherson | Labour | 1,594 |
| K Myers-Hewitt | Conservative | 1,317 |
| R Rehahn | Liberal Democrats | 676 |
Thedwastre North1 seat
| S. Sida-Lockett | Conservative | 2,533 |
| J Dougall | Labour | 1,493 |
| J. Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 |
Thedwastre South1 seat · turnout 66.9%
| C Storey | Conservative | 1,929 |
| C. Milward | Liberal Democrats | 1,884 |
| C. Descombes | Labour | 1,075 |
Thredling1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| Helen Whitworth | Liberal Democrats | 2,404 |
| T Passmore | Conservative | 2,300 |
Upper Gipping1 seat · turnout 67.9%
| J. Clover | Conservative | 2,371 |
| J. Barker | Labour | 2,226 |
