Before (end of 2001) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 4 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2002) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| Peter John West | Labour | 785 ✓ |
| B Burn | Conservative | 328 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Lynne Gray | Labour | 647 ✓ |
| Martin Hugh Clarke | Conservative | 538 |
| Ray Hall | — | 334 |
Boultham1 seat
| Gary Hewson | Labour | 868 ✓ |
| P Hubbard | Conservative | 394 |
| Philip Hubbard | Conservative | 384 |
| Mick Skeels | — | 292 |
Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| D. Grice | Conservative | 876 |
| Paul Taylor | Labour | 836 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Lesley Rose | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| Doreen Morgan | Conservative | 477 |
| Nicola Watson | Green | 261 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| Loraine Karen Woolley | Labour | 887 ✓ |
| Michael Reeve | Conservative | 446 |
Glebe1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| John O'Brien | Labour | 685 ✓ |
| Anthony Calvert | Conservative | 426 |
| George Spencer | — | 376 |
Hartsholme1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| Geraldine Veronica Mary Kirby | Conservative | 933 ✓ |
| Richard Coupland | Labour | 883 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Nick Green | Labour | 842 ✓ |
| Rachel Hubbard | Conservative | 817 |
| P Wilkinson | — | 182 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Matthew Bushell | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| David Fraser | Conservative | 587 |
Park1 seat · turnout 17.5%
| Adelle Ellis | Labour | 519 ✓ |
| Barnaby Charles Briggs | Conservative | 270 |
| Kenneth George Yates | Green | 189 |