Before (end of 2001) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| Betty Tickner | Labour | 965 ✓ |
| Lee Clarke | Conservative | 401 |
| John Wood | Liberal Democrats | 306 |
| Peter Burt | Independent | 208 |
Battle1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| Anthony Jones | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| Iona Morris | Conservative | 266 |
| James Martin | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
Caversham1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Mary Waite | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| Richard Wilson | Conservative | 1,210 |
| Diane Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
Church1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Mohammed Janjua | Labour | 745 ✓ |
| Howard Shaw | Conservative | 462 |
| Anthony Warrell | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
Katesgrove1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| Patricia Thomas | Labour | 695 ✓ |
| Shirley Mills | Conservative | 233 |
| Patricia Hardy | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
| Naomi Emmerson | Green | 105 |
Kentwood1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Sandy Scaife | Labour | 1,065 ✓ |
| Thomas Steele | Conservative | 691 |
| Richard Duveen | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Paul Stephen Gittings | Labour | 1,124 ✓ |
| Michael Wade | Conservative | 698 |
| Nicolas Lawson | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| Hugh Swann | Green | 119 |
Norcot1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Peter Henry Jones | Labour | 1,184 ✓ |
| Alexandra Mowczan | Conservative | 341 |
| Terry Cook | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
Park1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Christine Borgars | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| Judith Fry | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| Vinod Sharma | Conservative | 252 |
| James Eric Towell | Green | 197 |
Peppard1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Russ Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,611 ✓ |
| Charles Morton | Conservative | 875 |
| David O'Meara | Labour | 282 |
Redlands2 seats
| Riaz Chaudhri | Labour | 999 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Winfield-Chislett | Labour | 902 ✓ |
| Richard Hall | Liberal Democrats | 818 |
| Chris Harris | Liberal Democrats | 741 |
| Andrew Kitching | Conservative | 301 |
| Abdul Loyes | Conservative | 273 |
| Mary Westley | Green | 197 |
Southcote1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Christopher Swaine | Labour | 1,279 ✓ |
| Margaret Gibbons | Conservative | 477 |
| Sheila Morley | Liberal Democrats | 195 |
Thames1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| Jeanette Mavis Skeats | Conservative | 1,442 ✓ |
| Sheila Summers | Liberal Democrats | 1,273 |
| Thomas Crisp | Labour | 372 |
Tilehurst1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Paul Weston | Liberal Democrats | 1,065 ✓ |
| Raymond Richens | Labour | 743 |
| Una Kidd | Conservative | 401 |
| Jacob Sanders | Green | 62 |
Whitley1 seat · turnout 19.7%
| Lawrence Silverman | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| Barrie Cummings | Conservative | 295 |
| Max Heydeman | Liberal Democrats | 122 |