Before (end of 2001) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
BANDLEY HILL1 seat
| Judith Lloyd | Labour | 1,512 ✓ |
| Freda Warner | Conservative | 778 |
Bedwell1 seat
| Brian Underwood | Labour | 1,616 ✓ |
| Ralph Dimelow | Conservative | 448 |
| Lynn Lambert | Liberal Democrats | 336 |
| Stephen Glennon | — | 116 |
Chells1 seat
| Paul Stuart | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| Mary Griffith | Liberal Democrats | 737 |
| Susan Smith | Conservative | 450 |
Longmeadow1 seat
| Suzanne Myson | Labour | 1,158 ✓ |
| Baron Clark of Kempston William Clark | Conservative | 580 |
| Margaret Latham | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| William Hoyes | Green | 167 |
Manor1 seat
| E. Knight | Liberal Democrats | 1,459 ✓ |
| Gordana Bjelic-Rados | Labour | 700 |
| Prudence Howells | Conservative | 543 |
Martins Wood1 seat
| David Monaghan | Labour | 1,166 ✓ |
| Matthew Paul Wyatt | Conservative | 641 |
| Barbara Segadelli | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| Ian Murrill | Green | 161 |
Old Town1 seat
| Pamela Gallagher | Labour | 1,428 ✓ |
| Dilys Clark | Conservative | 815 |
| Jennifer Moorcroft | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| Bernard Chapman | Green | 189 |
| Results | — | 0 |
PIN GREEN1 seat
| Tanis Kent | Labour | 1,369 ✓ |
| Leslie Clark | Conservative | 544 |
| Audrey Griffith | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
Roebuck1 seat
| Alfred McCarthy | Labour | 1,246 ✓ |
| Anita Speight | Conservative | 597 |
| Gordon Knight | Liberal Democrats | 467 |
Shephall1 seat
| Robert Clark | Labour | 1,436 ✓ |
| Christopher Blanchett | Conservative | 433 |
| Nicholas Baskerville | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
Symonds Green1 seat
| Sharon Taylor | Labour | 1,535 ✓ |
| Louisa Notley | Conservative | 841 |
Woodfield1 seat
| Marion Mason | Conservative | 863 ✓ |
| Ralph Raynor | Labour | 744 |
| John Meacham | Liberal Democrats | 304 |