Before (end of 2001) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| Penelope Breakwell | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| Maureen Carrington-Brown | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| Jane Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 687 ✓ |
| Kim Toye | Liberal Democrats | 675 |
| Dianne Hosking | Labour | 672 |
| Robin T Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 651 |
| Susan Rush | Conservative | 355 |
| Maureen Springle | Conservative | 328 |
| Margaret Joan Saunders | Conservative | 316 |
Bixley3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| William Wright | Conservative | 1,285 ✓ |
| Gordon Terry | Conservative | 1,220 ✓ |
| Stephen Barker | Conservative | 1,199 ✓ |
| Adam Beaton | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
| Colin Campbell | Labour | 502 |
| Susan Maguire | Labour | 463 |
| John Rivett | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| Susan Smart | Labour | 450 |
| Brian Fearnley | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| Dave Cooper | CPA | 220 |
Bridge3 seats · turnout 24.0%
| James Powell | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| Harold Mangar | Labour | 690 ✓ |
| Philip Smart | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| Andrew Booth | Conservative | 402 |
| Albie Kingham | Conservative | 382 |
| Maureen Mott | Conservative | 376 |
| Elisabeth Williams | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Juliet Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
| Denise Earle | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
Castle Hill3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| Henry Davies | Conservative | 1,160 ✓ |
| Dale Jackson | Conservative | 1,079 ✓ |
| David Frederick Goldsmith | Conservative | 1,053 ✓ |
| Mary Manuel | Labour | 653 |
| James Adams | Labour | 573 |
| Peter Shaw | Labour | 528 |
| Nina Day | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| John Goodall | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Clive Whitter | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Gainsborough3 seats
| J. Brown | Labour | 902 ✓ |
| J. Mowles | Labour | 892 ✓ |
| D. Edwards | Labour | 883 ✓ |
| W. Cook | Conservative | 453 |
| K. Matthews | Conservative | 423 |
| N. Mott | Conservative | 405 |
| Louise Gooch | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
| Jacob N. | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
| C. Tracy | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Gipping3 seats · turnout 23.9%
| Jeanette Macartney | Labour | 776 ✓ |
| David Ellesmere | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Peter Kenneth Gardiner | Labour | 753 ✓ |
| Michael Irvine | Conservative | 369 |
| Helen Last | Conservative | 347 |
| Robert Strutt | Conservative | 333 |
| Joan Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| Donald Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| Amy Luke | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
Holywells3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| George Debman | Conservative | 792 ✓ |
| David Hale | Conservative | 760 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Harsant | Conservative | 745 ✓ |
| John Cook | Labour | 532 |
| Robert Daines | Labour | 506 |
| Richard Kirby | Labour | 477 |
| Catherine Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| Velina Walden | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
| Bob Zablok | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Priory Heath3 seats · turnout 24.7%
| Bradley Maguire | Labour | 603 ✓ |
| William Quinton | Labour | 601 ✓ |
| Dale Jabbar | Labour | 588 ✓ |
| Sarah Dodwell | Conservative | 412 |
| Peter Rush | Conservative | 369 |
| Benjamin Redsell | Conservative | 359 |
| Frank Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| Catherine French | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| Martin Edmund Pakes | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
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Rushmere3 seats · turnout 46.3%
| R. Ray-Dobson | Labour | 942 ✓ |
| Robert Ray-Dobson | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| Keith Herod | Labour | 868 ✓ |
| David Isaacs | Labour | 842 ✓ |
| Mark Rush | Conservative | 838 |
| Stephen Richard Ion | Conservative | 823 |
| Keith Wood | Conservative | 767 |
| Gillian Auton | Liberal Democrats | 467 |
| Roberta Kerslake | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Graham Lucas | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| Stephen Bloomfield | CPA | 182 |
Sprites3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| Ian Grimwood | Labour | 915 ✓ |
| Richard Risebrow | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| John le Grys | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| Bob Hall | Conservative | 529 |
| Roy Dovaston | Conservative | 511 |
| Kathleen Kenna | Conservative | 507 |
| Gwynne Chipperfield | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| Philip Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| James Williams | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
St John's3 seats
| Sandy Martin | Labour | 892 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Cooper | Labour | 875 ✓ |
| Neil Edward MacDonald | Labour | 868 ✓ |
| Stephen Cook | Conservative | 740 |
| Edward James Joseph Phillips | Conservative | 698 |
| Carlton Vajzovic | Conservative | 637 |
| Elizabeth Hubbard | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| David Kitchen | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| John Whitear | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| Jack Phipps | Green | 143 |
| Gavin Stone | CPA | 117 |
St Margaret's3 seats
| Inga Elisabeth Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 1,366 ✓ |
| Richard Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,222 ✓ |
| John Adrian Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,191 ✓ |
| David Brown | Conservative | 1,093 |
| Jeffrey Stansfield | Conservative | 1,049 |
| Carole Leggett | Conservative | 993 |
| W Devereux | Labour | 913 ✓ |
| Jonathan Winterton | Labour | 818 ✓ |
| Rosie Winterton | Labour | 784 ✓ |
| James Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 628 ✓ |
| Corinna Redman | Liberal Democrats | 628 ✓ |
| Stuart Foulger | Conservative | 518 |
| Leslie Batchelder | Liberal Democrats | 421 |
| Jane Shaw | Labour | 386 |
| Adele Havlynn Cook | Labour | 382 |
| Stephen Reynolds | Labour | 380 |
| Sally Bayley | Green | 330 |
| Mary-Lynn Franklin | Green | 324 |
| Benjamin Harris | Labour | 127 |
| M Palmer | — | 119 |
| Tim Boyd | Labour | 115 |
Stoke Park3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| Roger Fern | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Barry Studd | Labour | 738 ✓ |
| Keith Rawlingson | Labour | 730 ✓ |
| Paul Martin West | Conservative | 638 |
| Duncan Titchmarsh | Conservative | 638 |
| Donald Ward | Conservative | 616 |
| David Mullett | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| Catherine Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Timothy Starkey | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
Westgate3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Mary Blake | Labour | 716 ✓ |
| John Harris | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| Martin Cook | Labour | 651 ✓ |
| Julia Schubert | Conservative | 414 |
| Stella Fuller | Conservative | 393 |
| Robert Watson | Conservative | 381 |
| Dennis Day | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Timothy John Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Cynthia Toye | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Whitehouse3 seats · turnout 21.0%
| Albert Grant | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| Trevor Payne | Labour | 561 ✓ |
| Christopher Newbury | Labour | 513 ✓ |
| George King | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Colin Morgan | Conservative | 356 |
| Mary Young | Conservative | 322 |
| Tracy Rivers | Conservative | 313 |
| Charlie Blue | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
| Michael Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
Whitton3 seats · turnout 28.2%
| George Clarke | Labour | 814 ✓ |
| Graham John Manuel | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| Martyn Green | Labour | 766 ✓ |
| Sandie Doyle | Conservative | 686 |
| Neville Jackson | Conservative | 649 |
| Stephen Lark | Conservative | 637 |
| Adrian Brown | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Santa Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| Julie Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 195 |
