Before (end of 2001) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 20 · Other 2 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| John Garrett | Labour | 1,132 ✓ |
| Helen Bernadette Arundell | Liberal Democrats | 731 |
| Judith Virgo | Conservative | 348 |
| Robin Chittenden | Green | 113 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Roderick Quinn | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| Colin Barker | Conservative | 473 |
| Nicola Langham | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Janet Mary Bearman | Green | 82 |
Coslany1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Michael Banham | Labour | 819 ✓ |
| Paul Kendrick | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
| Ernest Horth | Conservative | 385 |
| Adrian Holmes | Green | 139 |
Crome1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| David Charles Bradford | Labour | 955 ✓ |
| Arthur Lovewell | Conservative | 471 |
| Alan Strong | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| Richard House | Green | 43 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Ian Couzens | Liberal Democrats | 2,143 ✓ |
| Ian James Mackie | Conservative | 855 |
| Charles Slorach | Labour | 350 |
| Nicola Bartlett | Green | 77 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Dawn Castle-Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,042 ✓ |
| Matthew Graham | Labour | 720 |
| Andrew Holt | Conservative | 149 |
| Michael Farrington | Green | 110 |
| Andrew Cairns | — | 29 |
Henderson2 seats · turnout 34.6%
| Steven Land | Green | 857 ✓ |
| Sara Ronneke | Green | 778 ✓ |
| Roy Blower | Labour | 630 |
| Julie Westmacott | Labour | 535 |
| Joanna Toomey | Liberal Democrats | 464 |
| Anne Stairs | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
| Francis Leatherdale | Conservative | 120 |
| Christine Page | Conservative | 108 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Colin Harper | Liberal Democrats | 1,017 ✓ |
| Keith Ratcliffe | Labour | 789 |
| Christine Munroe | Conservative | 190 |
| Michael Milner | Green | 76 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Simon Nobbs | Liberal Democrats | 1,005 ✓ |
| David Fullman | Labour | 948 |
| Richard Wells | Conservative | 298 |
| Jonathan Cox | Green | 159 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Robin Taylor | Labour | 835 ✓ |
| Victor Elvin | Liberal Democrats | 813 |
| Jennifer Parkhouse | Green | 73 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Victoria Hopkins | Liberal Democrats | 798 ✓ |
| Nick Williams | Labour | 791 |
| Paul Scruton | — | 192 |
| Diane Roberts | Conservative | 147 |
| Lisa Freaney | Green | 69 |
| Edward Manningham | — | 27 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Gordon Richard Dean | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 ✓ |
| Jennifer Lay | Labour | 575 |
| Rupert Read | Green | 308 |
| Victor Hopes | Conservative | 143 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| April Pond | Liberal Democrats | 1,229 ✓ |
| Carol Morrey | Labour | 713 |
| Trevor Ivory | Conservative | 300 |
| Stephen Little | Green | 149 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Jill Surridge | Liberal Democrats | 1,072 ✓ |
| Joanne Martin | Labour | 394 |
| Lisa Batchelor | Conservative | 152 |
| Margaret Charnley | Green | 137 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 66.5%
| Felicity Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 1,476 ✓ |
| F. Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 1,276 |
| Kenneth Brown | Labour | 544 |
| John Wyatt | Conservative | 206 |
| Claudia Webb | Green | 88 |
University1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Jane Rooza | Liberal Democrats | 1,228 ✓ |
| James Brenmer | Labour | 464 |
| Toby Matthews | Conservative | 158 |
| Joanne Todd | Green | 107 |