Before (end of 2001) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Grange1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| Diane Elizabeth Roberts | Labour | 772 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Bryan | Conservative | 168 |
Ledsham1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Gareth Anderson | Conservative | 662 ✓ |
| Barbara Shephard | Labour | 617 |
| Graham Handley | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
Parkgate1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| M. Andrews | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| Sarah Davies | Labour | 361 |
Pooltown1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| Patricia Dowling | Labour | 425 ✓ |
| Janice Farquharson | Conservative | 134 |
| Mary Handley | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Thomas Marlow | Liberal Democrats | 507 ✓ |
| Edna Lewis | Conservative | 355 |
| David Rudd | Labour | 326 |
Rossmore1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| Patricia Merrick | Labour | 729 ✓ |
| Joseph Brundrit | Conservative | 332 |
| Michael English | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
Stanlow and Wolverham1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| David Garroch | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| Nicholas Hebson | Conservative | 163 |
Strawberry Fields1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Ian Ormerod | Labour | 467 ✓ |
| Karl Hardwick | Conservative | 361 |
| Hilary Chrusciezl | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Tamara Hill | Labour | 638 ✓ |
| Simon Eardley | Conservative | 330 |
| John Falconer | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
Sutton Green and Manor1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Susan Kettle | Conservative | 468 ✓ |
| George Foster | Labour | 383 |
| Justin Pemberton | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
Westminster1 seat
| K Spain | Labour | 587 ✓ |
| Hughes T. | Conservative | 139 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Mike McCusker | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| Jonathan Starkey | Conservative | 699 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| A. Hogg | Conservative | 1,375 ✓ |
| C. Sherlock | Labour | 225 |