Before (end of 2001) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Diane Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 986 ✓ |
| Robin Anthony King | Labour | 345 |
| Gordon Hazelton | Conservative | 216 |
Batchley1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| Jack Cookson | Labour | 793 ✓ |
| Peter Anderson | Conservative | 523 |
| Kathleen Cummings | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
Central1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Stephen Charles Wheeler | Labour | 806 ✓ |
| Michael Braley | Conservative | 684 |
| Adam Isherwood | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Crabbs Cross1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Sarah Sulley | Conservative | 791 ✓ |
| Les Smith | Labour | 584 |
| David Howard Gee | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Feckenham1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Michael Chalk | Conservative | 967 ✓ |
| Patricia Hill | Labour | 449 |
| Graham Pollard | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
Greenlands1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Philip Mould | Labour | 790 ✓ |
| Tracey Smithers | Conservative | 767 |
| Anthony Pitt | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
Lodge Park1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| Mohammad Nasir | Labour | 474 ✓ |
| Janet Clark | Conservative | 452 |
| Simon Preston | Independent | 207 |
| Ian David Webster | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Matchborough1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Anita Janet Clayton | Conservative | 867 ✓ |
| Iris Beech | Labour | 570 |
| Christopher Hennessey | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
West2 seats · turnout 28.3%
| Karen Lumley | Conservative | 1,182 ✓ |
| Gavin Smithers | Conservative | 1,047 ✓ |
| John Witherspoon | Labour | 536 |
| Caroline Ashall | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| Michael Ashall | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
Winyates1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Cyril Springall | Liberal Democrats | 778 ✓ |
| Albert Wharrad | Labour | 578 |
| Gordon Alexander Stark Craig | Conservative | 149 |