Before (end of 2001) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2002) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Abbey3 seats
| Jeanne Alexander | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| Graham James Bramley | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| Mohammed Fani | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| Brian Beadle | Liberal Democrats | 426 |
| June Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Margaret Tester | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
Alibon3 seats · turnout 12.4%
| Terry Wade | Labour | 743 ✓ |
| Jack Davis | Labour | 724 ✓ |
| Michael Anthony McCarthy | Labour | 632 ✓ |
| Mary Justice | Conservative | 360 |
Becontree3 seats
| Edith Bradley | Labour | 841 ✓ |
| John Wainwright | Labour | 686 ✓ |
| Cameron Geddes | Labour | 684 ✓ |
| Rosemary Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
Chadwell Heath3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| Ronald Curtis | — | 682 ✓ |
| Robert Jeyes | — | 667 ✓ |
| Terry Justice | Conservative | 642 ✓ |
| J. Lewis | RES | 624 |
| Patricia Northover | Labour | 594 |
| Abdul Aziz | Labour | 513 |
| Alok Agrawal | Labour | 485 |
Eastbrook3 seats
| L. Bunn | Labour | 1,003 ✓ |
| L. Collins | Labour | 936 ✓ |
| S Summerfield | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| Sue Connelly | Conservative | 725 |
| K Smith | Conservative | 717 |
| V Patten | Conservative | 677 |
| M Butler | Independent | 210 |
Eastbury3 seats
| Alan Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 986 ✓ |
| Jayne Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 930 ✓ |
| Daniel Felton | Liberal Democrats | 885 ✓ |
| June Arnold | Labour | 763 |
| Pat Manley | Labour | 760 |
| Rocky Gill | Labour | 648 |
Gascoigne3 seats · turnout 21.3%
| Kay Flint | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| Valerie Rush | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Milton McKenzie | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| Alan Cornwell | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
| Bryan Tester | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| Sue Gower | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
| Hidir Yildirim | Green | 158 |
Goresbrook3 seats
| Jeffrey Porter | Labour | 847 ✓ |
| Matthew Huggins | Labour | 842 ✓ |
| Alan Thomas | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Kelly Gill | Liberal Democrats | 520 |
| William Gill | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 18.4%
| C. Fairbrass | Labour | 966 |
| B Osborn | Labour | 918 |
| S. Kallar | Labour | 904 |
| G. Woodward | Conservative | 362 |
| B. Whyte | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| A. Stepton | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
LONGBRIDGE3 seats
| Robert Flello | Labour | 2,216 ✓ |
| Steve Bedser | Labour | 2,183 ✓ |
| Colin Barnhurst | Conservative | 2,134 |
| Keith Barton | Conservative | 2,076 |
| Marjorie Morrison | Liberal Democrats | 923 |
| Sue Bramley | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| Madeleine Baker | Labour | 852 ✓ |
| Brian Cook | Conservative | 811 ✓ |
| Nirmal Singh Gill | Labour | 774 |
| Anton Clark | Conservative | 757 |
| Paul Cockling | Conservative | 741 |
| Trevor Sword | Liberal Democrats | 729 |
| Lea Harding | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| Hazel Price | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
| Shirley Felton | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| Louise Houldey | — | 251 |
Mayesbrook3 seats
| Jean Blake | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| Dee Hunt | Labour | 619 ✓ |
| June Conyard | Labour | 605 ✓ |
| Raymond Little | Liberal Democrats | 589 |
| Joanne Broughton | Liberal Democrats | 589 |
| Jonathon Lopez-Real | Liberal Democrats | 533 |
Parsloes3 seats
| Frederick Jones | Labour | 775 ✓ |
| Herbert Collins | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| Dennis O'Brien | Labour | 647 ✓ |
| Winifred Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 462 |
| Tony Perry | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
River3 seats
| Liam Smith | Labour | 1,018 ✓ |
| Patricia Twomey | Labour | 987 ✓ |
| Inder Singh Jamu | Labour | 827 ✓ |
| Rosemary McCulloch | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
Thames3 seats
| W. Barns | Labour | 980 |
| Joan Rawlinson | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| David Miles | Labour | 940 ✓ |
| Juan Dias-Broughton | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| M. Dias | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
| Francis Koch-Krause | Green | 148 |
Valence3 seats
| Vera Cridland | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Jean Bruce | Labour | 811 ✓ |
| Catherine Osborne | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| Claire Stepton | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
Village3 seats · turnout 17.4%
| Lee Waker | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| Darrin Best | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| Bill Dale | Labour | 890 ✓ |
| Neil Connelly | Conservative | 414 |
| Frederick Tindling | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
Whalebone3 seats
| Albert Gibbs | — | 762 ✓ |
| John Denyer | — | 755 ✓ |
| Marie West | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| Raymond Parkin | Labour | 701 |
| Keith Woodcock | — | 675 |
| Maureen Margaret Worby | Labour | 667 |
| Philip Malcolm Grimmer | Conservative | 324 |
| Sylvia Grimmer | Conservative | 279 |
