Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 6
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Other 22 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 6
Ward results
Abbey Green3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| Barry Glover | Independent | 1,461 ✓ |
| Andrew Wragg | Independent | 1,235 ✓ |
| Darren Povey | Independent | 1,171 ✓ |
| Andrew Richard Jones | Labour | 900 |
| Brian Tinsley | Labour | 854 |
| Graham Wallace | Labour | 829 |
| Stuart Masterson | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
Bentilee and Townsend3 seats
| John Davis | Independent | 942 ✓ |
| Jean Mayer | Independent | 881 ✓ |
| Albert Walters | Independent | 800 ✓ |
| Reginald Parkes | Labour | 746 |
| R. Parkes | Labour | 745 |
| Maurice Lewis | Labour | 693 |
| Ann Shaw | Labour | 594 |
Berryhill and Hanley East3 seats
| Adrian Knapper | — | 1,095 ✓ |
| Barrie Holmes | Labour | 770 ✓ |
| Gordon Tuck | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| Barry Stockley | Labour | 669 |
| Anthony Castrey | Independent | 637 |
| Brian Jones | Independent | 470 |
| Ruby Wooliscroft | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
Blurton3 seats
| Dennis Hall | Independent | 1,061 |
| Roy Naylor | Independent | 1,027 ✓ |
| Jamie Daniels | Independent | 865 ✓ |
| Paula Stevenson | Labour | 716 |
| John Edwards | Labour | 648 |
| Shazad Hussain | Labour | 481 |
| Robert Pattyson | Independent | 400 |
| Andrew Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
Burslem North3 seats · turnout 22.6%
| David Chatton | Independent | 1,156 ✓ |
| John Lamington | Independent | 1,046 ✓ |
| Jean Edwards | Labour | 931 ✓ |
| David Conway | Labour | 745 |
| Betty Birkin | Labour | 731 |
| Jacqueline Parry | Conservative | 610 |
Burslem South3 seats
| Joy Anne Garner | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| Terrence Crowe | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| Mohammed Matloob | Labour | 919 ✓ |
| Edward Owen | Independent | 893 |
| Roy Alan James Molson | Independent | 788 |
| Clare Fairclough | Independent | 758 |
| Florence Burton | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| Keith Healey | Conservative | 303 |
Chell and Packmoor3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| Angela James | Independent | 1,077 ✓ |
| Chris Wood | Labour | 911 ✓ |
| Peter Kent-Baguley | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| Simone Leigh Taylor | Independent | 885 |
| Stanley Mutch | Labour | 830 |
| Angela Miller | Independent | 786 |
| Sean Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 374 |
East Valley3 seats · turnout 20.4%
| Martin Dent | Liberal Democrats | 1,000 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Knight | Liberal Democrats | 980 ✓ |
| Charles Miller | Independent | 897 ✓ |
| George Abela | Independent | 803 |
| Sybil Halfpenny | Labour | 666 |
| Barbara Dunn | Labour | 650 |
| Peter Lythgoe | Labour | 514 |
Fenton3 seats · turnout 19.5%
| Derek Capey | Independent | 1,229 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Davies | Independent | 991 ✓ |
| Alan Whiston | Independent | 853 ✓ |
| Paul Shotton | Labour | 704 |
| Donald Evans | Labour | 666 |
| Stanley Parkes | Labour | 647 |
| Allin Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
Hanley West and Shelton3 seats · turnout 20.7%
| Karamat Ali | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| Marjorie Bate | Labour | 506 ✓ |
| A. Shaheen | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| Asim Shaheen | Liberal Democrats | 414 ✓ |
| Mian Uddin | Conservative | 408 |
| Anita Gill | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| Patricia Whitehouse | — | 403 |
| Christopher Whitehouse | — | 388 |
| Sheila Grace Pitt | Labour | 372 |
| Donald Fallows | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| Simon Jones | Conservative | 220 |
Hartshill and Penkhull3 seats · turnout 25.2%
| John Beech | Labour | 1,340 ✓ |
| Randolph Conteh | Independent | 1,096 ✓ |
| Michael Barnes | Labour | 1,069 ✓ |
| Harold Mouat | Conservative | 1,023 |
| Clifford Hathaway | Labour | 953 |
| Christine Warren | Conservative | 823 |
| Linden Yardley | Conservative | 778 |
Longton North3 seats · turnout 20.9%
| Denver Tolley | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| John Huson | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| Charles McLaren | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| Harry Hassall | Independent | 740 |
| Alan Joynson | Liberal Democrats | 690 |
| Steven Batkin | BNP | 687 |
| S Batkin | BNP | 686 |
| John Hill | Conservative | 555 |
| Brian Ward | Independent | 551 |
Longton South3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| Ellis Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 1,417 ✓ |
| Bash Ali | Labour | 1,068 ✓ |
| Robert Gore | Liberal Democrats | 1,003 ✓ |
| Conrad Lubinski | Liberal Democrats | 860 |
| Jack Dimmock | Labour | 851 |
| Terrence Follows | Conservative | 835 |
| Mohammed Afsar | Conservative | 775 |
| Ian McLaughlan | Labour | 656 |
| Beryl Hodgkins | Independent | 586 |
| Donald McLean | Independent | 512 |
Meir Park and Sandon3 seats · turnout 19.9%
| Kathleen Banks | Labour | 1,046 ✓ |
| Christine Follows | Conservative | 1,040 ✓ |
| Clive Brian | Conservative | 941 ✓ |
| Marilyn Ibbs | Conservative | 809 |
| Desiree Elliot | Independent | 771 |
| Clive Hulse | Labour | 725 |
| Stanley Bate | Labour | 646 |
Northwood and Birches Head3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| Jean Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 |
| A. Gill | Liberal Democrats | 1,020 |
| Diane Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| R Booth | Labour | 796 |
| J. Alcock | Labour | 711 |
| M. Tappin | Labour | 604 |
| H. Churchill | Independent | 423 |
| A. Castrey | Independent | 391 |
| H. Starkey | Independent | 382 |
Norton and Bradeley3 seats · turnout 25.2%
| Michael Salih | Labour | 1,192 ✓ |
| Barry Cuthbertson | Independent | 1,106 ✓ |
| N. Dawson | Labour | 1,048 |
| Sheila Matthews | Independent | 1,020 ✓ |
| Robert Hooper | Independent | 981 |
| Mervin Smith | Labour | 817 |
| Sharon Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
Stoke and Trent Vale3 seats
| P. Billington | Liberal Democrats | 1,249 |
| Paul Billington | Liberal Democrats | 1,248 ✓ |
| Harry Holdcroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,242 ✓ |
| Pauline Joynson | Liberal Democrats | 1,217 ✓ |
| Frederick Nutting | Labour | 692 |
| Janice Owen | Labour | 566 |
| Khurshid Ahmed | Labour | 528 |
| Peter Chadwick | Independent | 267 |
| Debra Shepherd | Independent | 198 |
| Louise Dejak | Independent | 190 |
| Robert Costall | Independent | 190 |
| Geoffrey O'Malley | Independent | 186 |
Trentham and Hanford3 seats
| Roger Ibbs | Conservative | 1,531 ✓ |
| John Bailey | Independent | 1,528 ✓ |
| Ross Irving | Conservative | 1,461 ✓ |
| Anthony Ball | Conservative | 1,421 |
| Peter Moody | Labour | 864 |
| Myra Dockery | Labour | 648 |
| Paul Holden | Labour | 562 |
Tunstall3 seats · turnout 24.4%
| Lee Wanger | Independent | 1,314 ✓ |
| Margaret Bayley | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| Ian Norris | Independent | 1,025 ✓ |
| Mohammad Kamran Latif | Labour | 1,002 |
| Eddy Pollett | Independent | 883 |
| Charles Sutton | Labour | 865 |
| John Perry | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
Weston and Meir North3 seats · turnout 22.0%
| Derek Bamford | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| Margaret Pyatt | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| Sue Morris | Conservative | 808 ✓ |
| Marjorie Nixon | Conservative | 806 |
| Terence Doughty | Labour | 797 |
| Paul Sutton | Labour | 605 |
| Mark Machin | — | 521 |
| Patricia Whitehouse | Ind Ref | 434 |
