Before (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Billericay East3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| Angela Archer | Conservative | 1,786 ✓ |
| Stuart Sullivan | Conservative | 1,745 ✓ |
| David Dadds | Conservative | 1,702 ✓ |
| Gilda Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 623 |
| Dorothy Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 597 |
| John James | Liberal Democrats | 573 |
| Anthony Bennett | Labour | 387 |
| Conor O'Brien | Labour | 363 |
| Kevin Wood | Labour | 341 |
Billericay West3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| Anthony Michael Hedley | Conservative | 1,965 ✓ |
| Paul Richard Turner | Conservative | 1,869 ✓ |
| Stephen Horgan | Conservative | 1,844 ✓ |
| Francis Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 556 |
| Craig Hands | Liberal Democrats | 496 |
| Jonathan Myall | Liberal Democrats | 373 |
| Aidan McGurran | Labour | 253 |
| Mohamed Javed | Labour | 229 |
Burstead3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| Geoffrey Buckenham | Conservative | 1,627 ✓ |
| Desmond Lake | Conservative | 1,521 ✓ |
| Kevin Blake | Conservative | 1,469 ✓ |
| Belinda Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 779 |
| John Derry Lawrence Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 762 |
| Geoffrey Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 757 |
| Margaret Mary | Labour | 294 |
| Viney Reid | Labour | 286 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 272 |
Crouch2 seats · turnout 25.4%
| Terri Lilian Joan Sargent | Conservative | 1,073 ✓ |
| Stuart Johns Allen | Conservative | 1,023 ✓ |
| Wendy Aitken | Labour | 406 |
| Eva Borlase | Labour | 322 |
| Arthur Ferriss | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Fryerns3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| Janet Payn | Labour | 1,470 ✓ |
| Paul Kirkman | Labour | 1,452 ✓ |
| Julia Woods | Labour | 1,344 ✓ |
| Deborah Allen | Conservative | 596 |
| Kenneth Evens | Conservative | 560 |
| Harold Liebner | Conservative | 501 |
| John Lutton | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| Stephen Nice | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| Tracey Williams | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Laindon Park3 seats · turnout 21.5%
| Barbara Croft | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| William Archibald | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Anthony Borlase | Labour | 1,006 ✓ |
| John Schofield | Conservative | 766 |
| Stephen Hills | Conservative | 715 |
| Francis Tomlin | Conservative | 691 |
| Alfred Viccary | Independent | 165 |
Langdon Hills2 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Sandra Elizabeth Hillier | Conservative | 923 ✓ |
| Stephen Hillier | Conservative | 871 ✓ |
| Derrick William John Fellowes | Independent | 434 |
| Laura Gordon | Labour | 392 |
| Emily Evans | Labour | 363 |
| Linda Williams | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Susan Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
Lee Chapel North3 seats · turnout 21.4%
| Nigel William Smith | Labour | 1,165 ✓ |
| Maureen Larkin | Labour | 1,159 ✓ |
| Richard Rackham | Labour | 1,086 ✓ |
| Sharon Cleasby | Conservative | 530 |
| Richard Hyland | Conservative | 518 |
| Sharon Reid | Conservative | 515 |
| Linda Martin | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
| Mike James | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| Martin Neale | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| Richard Duane | — | 93 |
Nethermayne3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| Geoffrey Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,268 ✓ |
| Joseph White | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 ✓ |
| Benjamin Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 ✓ |
| Michael Plant | Labour | 945 |
| Andrew Manning | Labour | 930 |
| Peter Wedlock | Labour | 841 |
| Helen Tucker | Conservative | 676 |
| David Robert Walsh | Conservative | 642 |
| Christine Walsh | Conservative | 636 |
Pitsea North West3 seats · turnout 16.7%
| Keith Bobbin | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| Allan Davies | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| Philip Rackley | Labour | 856 ✓ |
| Roy Anthony Clarke | Conservative | 543 |
| Mark Levey | Conservative | 491 |
| Roy Watkinson | Conservative | 456 |
| Martin Howard | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
Pitsea South East3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Patrick Evans | Labour | 1,142 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Blake | Conservative | 1,120 ✓ |
| Dean Golding | Labour | 1,007 ✓ |
| Malcolm Geddes | Conservative | 1,001 |
| Edward Phelan | Conservative | 995 |
| Andrew Powderly | Labour | 944 |
St Martin's2 seats
| Rose Llewellyn | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| Colin Payn | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| Gwen Ball | Conservative | 329 |
| Carol Mowe | Conservative | 278 |
| Michael James Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| Annie Humphries | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
Vange2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| David Abrahall | Labour | 772 ✓ |
| Swatantra Nandanwar | Labour | 665 ✓ |
| Garry Johnson | Conservative | 403 |
| Philip Johnson | Conservative | 380 |
| Matthew Single | BNP | 189 |
| Peter Hulse | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| Seth Williams | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
Wickford Castledon2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| Malcolm Buckley | Conservative | 1,165 ✓ |
| Sylvia Buckley | Conservative | 1,099 ✓ |
| Derek Burn | Labour | 356 |
| Albert Ede | Labour | 316 |
| Kenneth Ward | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Arnald Thorpe | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Wickford North3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Anthony Ball | Conservative | 1,658 ✓ |
| Carole Morris | Conservative | 1,562 ✓ |
| Michael Owen Mowe | Conservative | 1,522 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Brown | Labour | 639 |
| Christopher Wilson | Labour | 543 |
| Linda Howard | Labour | 489 |
| Mark Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| Ian Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
Wickford Park2 seats · turnout 18.0%
| Donald Morris | Conservative | 731 ✓ |
| Christopher Roy Jackman | Conservative | 660 ✓ |
| Leroy Stephenson | Labour | 237 |
| Clive Thomas | Labour | 236 |
| Michelle Woods | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
| Fane Cummings | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
| Results | — | 0 |