Before (end of 2001) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2002) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 22 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 5
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Steven Hogben | Labour | 558 ✓ |
| Abdul Chowdhury | Conservative | 339 |
| John Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 154 |
Audlem1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Rachel Bailey | Conservative | 1,023 ✓ |
| Mark Dilworth | Labour | 235 |
Barony Weaver1 seat
| William McGinnis | — | 821 ✓ |
| W. McGinnis | Independent | 812 ✓ |
| John Stockton | Labour | 471 |
| Graham Fenton | Conservative | 321 |
Birchin1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Donald Potter | Conservative | 796 ✓ |
| Karen James | Labour | 366 |
Coppenhall1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| William Beard | Labour | 562 ✓ |
| Paul Morrey | Conservative | 240 |
Grosvenor1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| Christopher Thorley | Labour | 453 ✓ |
| Jan Wright | Conservative | 195 |
Haslington1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Clive Rotherham | Conservative | 955 ✓ |
| Olwen Threadgold | Labour | 773 |
Leighton2 seats · turnout 21.9%
| Christine Bratherton | Labour | 422 ✓ |
| Sarah Spiers-Cooke | Independent | 409 ✓ |
| Rob Jones | Labour | 383 |
| William Tee | Independent | 361 |
| Douglas Forrest | Conservative | 255 |
| Helen Meiklejohn | Conservative | 209 |
Maw Green1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| Steve Roberts | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| Margaret Parker | Conservative | 218 |
Minshull1 seat
| Penelope Butterill | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| Ann Broughton | Labour | 105 |
Peckforton1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Wilfred Davies | Conservative | 479 ✓ |
| John Bottomley | Labour | 96 |
Shavington1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| David Brickhill | Conservative | 441 ✓ |
| Margaret Jones | Labour | 418 |
| Ann Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
St Barnabas1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| Maurice Jones | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| Marshall Wilson | Conservative | 275 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Julia Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 556 ✓ |
| Thomas Dunlop | Labour | 468 |
| Peter Hallett | Conservative | 117 |
| Joseph Halligan | Independent | 55 |
Valley1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| David Crum | Labour | 314 ✓ |
| Andrew Brown | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
| Jane Lightfoot | Conservative | 84 |
Waldron1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Peter Kent | Labour | 788 ✓ |
| Thelma Charlesworth | Conservative | 368 |
| Brian Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
Wellington1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Edith Williams | — | 375 ✓ |
| Richard Burchell | Conservative | 365 |
| Peter Cameron | Labour | 294 |
Wells Green1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| John Kinsey | Conservative | 726 ✓ |
| Daniel Considine | Labour | 382 |
Wistaston Green1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| Leslie Davies | Labour | 743 ✓ |
| Christopher Waling | Conservative | 438 |
Wrenbury1 seat
| Margaret Hollins | Conservative | 473 ✓ |
| Mary Cherrington | Labour | 115 |
Wybunbury1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Philip John Owen | Conservative | 992 ✓ |
| Jo White | Labour | 316 |