Before (end of 2001) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 7
After (end of 2002) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 6
Ward results
Porthill2 seats
| Anne Chebsey | Liberal Democrats | 1,020 ✓ |
| Judith Williams | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| Ted Butcher | Conservative | 682 |
| Jannette Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| Eileen Norton | Green | 87 |
| Roger Norton | Green | 73 |