Before (end of 2001) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3
After (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 4 · Other 3
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| Terence Cutmore | Conservative | 522 ✓ |
| Tracy Capon | Conservative | 521 ✓ |
| Sheila Downard | Labour | 203 |
| Andrew Vaughan | Green | 184 |
| David James Michael Lench | Labour | 160 |
Barling and Sutton1 seat
| Robin Allen | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Downhall and Rawreth2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| Christopher Ian Black | Liberal Democrats | 732 ✓ |
| Ronald Oatham | Liberal Democrats | 696 ✓ |
| Delya Savill | Conservative | 291 |
| Julie Mockford | Conservative | 288 |
Foulness and Great Wakering3 seats · turnout 23.8%
| Trevor Goodwin | Conservative | 784 ✓ |
| Barbara Jean Wilkins | Conservative | 676 ✓ |
| Colin Seagers | Conservative | 626 ✓ |
| Peter Stebbing | Labour | 601 |
| Kevin Salt | Labour | 494 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Christoper Lumley | Liberal Democrats | 525 ✓ |
| June Lumley | Liberal Democrats | 508 ✓ |
| Roland Adams | Conservative | 346 |
| Paul Morgan | Conservative | 321 |
Hawkwell South2 seats · turnout 26.0%
| Heather Glynn | Independent | 410 ✓ |
| Phil Capon | Conservative | 371 ✓ |
| Keith Gordon | Conservative | 365 |
| Victor Leach | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
| Diane Fraser | Labour | 177 |
| Ian James Rooke | Labour | 141 |
Hawkwell West2 seats · turnout 31.9%
| Jan Mason | — | 595 ✓ |
| Myra Anne Weir | Labour | 436 ✓ |
| David Weir | Labour | 339 |
| Derrick Stansby | Conservative | 335 |
| Terry Fawell | Conservative | 280 |
Hockley Central3 seats
| Marina McCarthy | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hockley North1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| Colin Hungate | Conservative | 284 ✓ |
| Lee Howes | Green | 159 |
Hockley West1 seat
| Liv Hungate | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hullbridge3 seats · turnout 24.9%
| Rosemary Brown | Conservative | 730 ✓ |
| Clive Morgan | Labour | 725 |
| David Flack | Labour | 698 ✓ |
| Mary Stevenson | Labour | 679 |
| Lesley Ann Butcher | Conservative | 606 |
| Flora Noe | Conservative | 569 |
Lodge2 seats · turnout 22.1%
| Colin Langlands | Conservative | 445 ✓ |
| Terry Livings | Conservative | 435 ✓ |
| June Daynes | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Neil Kirsh | Green | 204 |
Rayleigh Central2 seats · turnout 32.1%
| Ronald Choppen | Conservative | 608 ✓ |
| Antony Humphries | Conservative | 579 ✓ |
| Nicholas Paul Harris | Liberal Democrats | 503 |
| Peggy Pearse | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
Rochford3 seats
| Maureen Vince | Labour | 701 ✓ |
| Linda Barber | Conservative | 672 ✓ |
| Richard Amner | Conservative | 660 ✓ |
| Kevin Attridge | Labour | 653 |
| Jim Dickson | Labour | 594 |
| Sarah Rogers | Conservative | 587 |
Sweyne Park2 seats · turnout 20.6%
| Gerald Mockford | Conservative | 351 ✓ |
| Peter Savill | Conservative | 337 ✓ |
| Mary Beckers | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Paul Beckers | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| Derek Trevillion | Independent | 153 |
Trinity2 seats
| Kevin Gibbs | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wheatley1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Mavis Webster | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| John Pullen | Conservative | 0 ✓ |