Before (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Brereton and Ravenhill3 seats · turnout 28.2%
| Gerald Nickolas Molineux | Liberal Democrats | 819 ✓ |
| Raymond Easton | Liberal Democrats | 798 ✓ |
| Glenda Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 746 ✓ |
| Gwilym Roberts | Labour | 600 |
| Joan Martin | Labour | 572 |
| Mair Roberts | Labour | 539 |
| Barbara Moore | Conservative | 169 |
Cannock East3 seats · turnout 24.9%
| Muriel Ann Davis | Labour | 877 ✓ |
| Douglas Thomas | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| Christine Mitchell | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| Christine Hudson | Conservative | 305 |
| Anthony Freeman | Conservative | 303 |
| Mary Russell | Conservative | 298 |
| Karen Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Suzanne Bird | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| Katherine Turville | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
Cannock North3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Frank William Charles Allen | Labour | 1,002 ✓ |
| Gordon Alcott | Labour | 977 ✓ |
| Dennis Dixon | Labour | 843 ✓ |
| Thomas Lewis Allen | Conservative | 315 |
| Oliver Yates | Conservative | 280 |
| Wendy Yates | Conservative | 258 |
| Michael Turner | — | 110 |
Cannock South3 seats · turnout 24.9%
| Clive Morgan | Labour | 871 ✓ |
| Janos Toth | Labour | 861 ✓ |
| John Thomas Kraujalis | Labour | 848 ✓ |
| Pamela Morris | Conservative | 468 |
| Lucy Steed | Conservative | 464 |
| Valerie Butler | Conservative | 443 |
| Ian Findlay | — | 75 |
Cannock West3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Reginald Cooper | Conservative | 1,248 ✓ |
| Diane Jean Bennett | Conservative | 1,171 ✓ |
| Michael John Freeman | Conservative | 1,134 ✓ |
| Alan Smith | Labour | 576 |
| Leslie Stevens | Labour | 526 |
| Michael Hames | — | 98 |
| William Lintern | — | 78 |
Etching Hill and the Heath3 seats
| Daniel Davies | Liberal Democrats | 1,075 ✓ |
| Brian Williams | Liberal Democrats | 865 ✓ |
| Raymond Jones | Liberal Democrats | 858 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Martin | Conservative | 372 |
| Warwick Bourton | Conservative | 323 |
| Doris Grice | Labour | 217 |
| Roy Grice | Labour | 212 |
Hagley2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| Mike Davey | Labour | 406 ✓ |
| John Henry Jones | Labour | 389 ✓ |
| Neil Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Colin Hodson | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Hawks Green3 seats · turnout 16.5%
| Keith Bennett | Conservative | 463 ✓ |
| Ann Bernard | Conservative | 456 ✓ |
| Reginald Butler | Conservative | 411 ✓ |
| Pieter-Paul Barker | Labour | 327 |
| Lesley Morris | Labour | 277 |
| Diane Cooper | Labour | 274 |
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Leslie William Bullock | Labour | 544 ✓ |
| Robert Todd | Labour | 500 ✓ |
| Ian Carr | Labour | 483 ✓ |
| Margaret King | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| David Baker | Conservative | 286 |
| Frances Baker | Conservative | 281 |
| Maureen Barber | Conservative | 272 |
| Nigel Easton | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| Stuart Turville | Liberal Democrats | 195 |
Hednesford Green Heath2 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Kevin Daly | Labour | 315 ✓ |
| Elaine Sandel | Labour | 295 ✓ |
| Mary Turville | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
| Ronald Turville | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| L. Witts | Conservative | 250 |
| John Beddows | Conservative | 249 |
Hednesford North3 seats · turnout 25.2%
| Reginald Lewis | Labour | 779 ✓ |
| Tony Johnson | Labour | 770 ✓ |
| Michael Sandel | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| Graham Burnett | Conservative | 397 |
| Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Conservative | 276 |
| Kenneth Baker | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
| Roman Platek | Conservative | 254 |
| William Gee | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Stephen Page | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| Graham Lightfoot | — | 76 |
Hednesford South2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| Jacqui Burnett | Conservative | 546 ✓ |
| Gareth Ball | Labour | 462 ✓ |
| Annette Jones | Labour | 405 |
| Michael Leese | Conservative | 404 |
| Mavis Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| Stewart Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Norton Canes3 seats · turnout 26.2%
| Edwin Hodges | Conservative | 616 ✓ |
| Michael John Holder | Labour | 596 ✓ |
| Patrick McLoughlin | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| Anthony Hill | Labour | 552 |
| Jean Hill | Labour | 546 |
| Simon Hewitt | Conservative | 540 |
| Trevor Ball | Independent | 394 |
| Angela Edwards | Independent | 242 |
| Robert Bishop | Independent | 178 |
RAWNSLEY2 seats · turnout 24.6%
| Michael Stretton | Labour | 406 ✓ |
| Zaphne Stretton | Labour | 392 ✓ |
| Pat Ansell | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| John Bernard | Conservative | 280 |
| Mark Rudd | Conservative | 260 |
| Malcolm Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| Lorna Gotheridge | — | 39 |
Western Springs3 seats · turnout 21.8%
| Michael Grocott | Liberal Democrats | 1,092 ✓ |
| Carole Boyle | Liberal Democrats | 1,004 ✓ |
| Robert Meaden | Liberal Democrats | 978 ✓ |
| Randall Moody | Labour | 254 |