Before (end of 2001) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2002) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 9 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Abbey North1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| Paul Peccioli | Conservative | 695 ✓ |
| Gareth Pritchard | Labour | 549 |
Barby and Kilsby1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| Katherine Hemmings | Conservative | 594 ✓ |
| Chris Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
| Ann Frost | Labour | 155 |
Brampton1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Kenneth Melling | Conservative | 425 ✓ |
| Anthony Sparrowhawk | Labour | 107 |
Brixworth1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Nicholas Bunting | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| Leslie Tyrer | Liberal Democrats | 551 |
| Mark Mulcahey | Labour | 208 |
Byfield1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| Gayl Coleridge | Conservative | 526 ✓ |
| Gillian Pitt | Labour | 179 |
Drayton1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| Nigel Carr | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| Barry Howard | Conservative | 440 |
Hill1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| Alan Hills | Conservative | 592 ✓ |
| Maureen Winifred Luke | Labour | 543 |
Long Buckby1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Stephen Osborne | Conservative | 888 ✓ |
| Chris Myers | Labour | 591 |
Moulton1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Daniel Cribbin | Conservative | 718 ✓ |
| Edna Tyrer | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
| Brian Luck | Labour | 227 |
Spratton1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| Christian Cox | Conservative | 372 ✓ |
| Suzanne McDonald-Walker | Labour | 276 |
West Haddon and Guilsborough1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Chris Millar | Conservative | 649 ✓ |
| Jane Cartlidge | Labour | 164 |
Woodford1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| Liz Griffin | Conservative | 521 ✓ |
| Christine Louisa Fitchett | Labour | 305 |
Yelvertoft1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| Ida Taylor | Conservative | 524 ✓ |
| John Moger | Labour | 110 |
