Before (end of 2001) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 30 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Blackfen and Lamorbey3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Brian Beckwith | Conservative | 1,337 ✓ |
| Katherine Perrior | Conservative | 1,291 ✓ |
| Peter Craske | Conservative | 1,220 ✓ |
| Terry Brown | Liberal Democrats | 928 |
| Scott Gallego | Liberal Democrats | 886 |
| Peter Scopes | Liberal Democrats | 874 |
| Paul James Brown | Labour | 526 |
| Bernard Justham | Labour | 481 |
| Josephine Chodha | Labour | 472 |
| Heather Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 200 |
Blendon & Penhill3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| Graham Martin D'Amiral | Conservative | 1,490 ✓ |
Brampton3 seats · turnout 40.9%
| Ronald French | Conservative | 2,039 ✓ |
| Teresa O'Neill | Conservative | 1,983 ✓ |
| John Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,885 ✓ |
| Joanne Browning | Labour | 950 |
| Alan Scutt | Labour | 888 |
| Rowan Blake | Labour | 887 |
| Janette Codd | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| Janet Standen | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Philip Codd | Liberal Democrats | 423 |
| George Wright | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 167 |
Christchurch3 seats
| R. Ashmole | Conservative | 1,529 ✓ |
| I. Clement | Conservative | 1,455 ✓ |
| L. Newton | Conservative | 1,427 ✓ |
| U. Ayliffe | Labour | 834 |
| W. Phillips | Labour | 785 |
| L. Burnstead | Labour | 784 |
| J Brand | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Betty Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
| M. O’Hare | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
| S Carter | Independent | 262 |
| L. Hawkins | UK Ind | 110 |
Colyers3 seats · turnout 25.7%
| Ronald Browning | Labour | 1,127 ✓ |
| Denis Daniels | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| Joga Minhas | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| John Bowes | Conservative | 952 |
| Joseph Pollard | Conservative | 908 |
| Gerald Quieros | Conservative | 857 |
| Lawrence Rustem | BNP | 184 |
| Bernard Rainsbury | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 160 |
Cray Meadows3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| Joel Briant | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Richard Justham | Labour | 1,524 ✓ |
| Mo Khalid | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| Leonard Barnes | Conservative | 1,346 |
| Hugh McBride | Conservative | 1,307 |
| Janice McBride | Conservative | 1,287 |
| Robin Paul Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
| Doreen La Roche | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| John La Roche | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Paul Perrin | Green | 168 |
| Laurence Williams | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 129 |
Danson Park3 seats · turnout 34.0%
| Linda Bailey | Conservative | 1,320 ✓ |
| Sharon Massey | Conservative | 1,237 ✓ |
| John Waters | Conservative | 1,222 ✓ |
| Carol Smoker | Liberal Democrats | 963 |
| Paul William Hurren | Liberal Democrats | 940 |
| Paul Andrew Bargery | Liberal Democrats | 927 |
| Fiona Lawrenson | Labour | 572 |
| Stuart Slater | Labour | 531 |
| Robert Vines | Labour | 519 |
Erith3 seats · turnout 22.6%
| Molly O'Neill | Labour | 982 ✓ |
Lesnes Abbey3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| Ronald Brown | Labour | 1,451 ✓ |
| Samuel Blake | Labour | 1,410 ✓ |
| John Pegg | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| John Edward Norris Davey | Conservative | 1,360 |
| Raymond Hudson | Conservative | 1,336 |
| David Hurt | Conservative | 1,324 |
| David James Hall | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| Maureen Hall | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| Daniel Woracker | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| Susan Dulwich | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 107 |
North End3 seats · turnout 63.6%
| John Eastaugh | Labour | 1,401 ✓ |
| Alan Deadman | Labour | 1,341 ✓ |
| Sylvia Malt | Labour | 1,298 ✓ |
| David Williams | Labour | 1,159 ✓ |
| Charles Treloggan | Labour | 1,136 ✓ |
| Andy Slaughter | Labour | 1,127 ✓ |
| Nicholas Smith | Conservative | 1,013 |
| Mark Vickers | Conservative | 993 |
| Michelle Woods | Conservative | 964 |
| Colin Smith | BNP | 541 |
| James Seadon | BNP | 502 |
| Jay Lee | BNP | 501 |
| Philip Read | Conservative | 452 |
| Sylvia Cassells | Conservative | 444 |
| Peter Reader | Conservative | 407 |
| Kishwer Falkner | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Suzanna Harris | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| Pepita Diamand-Levy | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| David Tarrant | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 82 |
| Linda Sheridan | SOC LAB | 63 |
| George Colerick | — | 63 |
| John-Antony Fitzpatrick | — | 38 |
St Michael's3 seats
| Elizabeth French | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| Grant Blowers | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| Wendy Perfect | Labour | 972 ✓ |
| Peter Baylis | Conservative | 887 |
| Jérémie Fernandes | Liberal Democrats | 831 |
| John Warricker | Conservative | 775 |
| Ray Sams | Conservative | 766 |
| Lynne McGlashen | Liberal Democrats | 760 |
| Stanley Vince | Liberal Democrats | 752 |
| William Jenner | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 134 |
St. Marys3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| Christopher Charles Campbell | Conservative | 1,974 ✓ |
| Alan Downing | Conservative | 1,946 ✓ |
| Colin Tandy | Conservative | 1,914 ✓ |
| Broderick Bassett | Labour | 609 |
| David Hinds | Labour | 583 |
| Philip Scrivener | Labour | 559 |
| Duncan Borrowman | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| David Jeune Nicolle | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| Ruth Tatton-Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| David Harbud | Green | 197 |
| Christopher James Marshall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 138 |