Before (end of 2001) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 12 · Other 11
After (end of 2002) (58 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 10 · Labour 9
Ward results
Buckhurst Hill East2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Leonard Martin | Liberal Democrats | 661 ✓ |
| Malcolm Woollard | Liberal Democrats | 659 ✓ |
| George Denny | Conservative | 408 |
| Mercedes Window | Conservative | 401 |
| Ronald Rodwell | Labour | 152 |
Buckhurst Hill West3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| Ann Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 1,002 ✓ |
| Michael Heavens | Liberal Democrats | 931 ✓ |
| Robert Goold | Liberal Democrats | 912 ✓ |
| Richard Watts | Conservative | 840 |
| Neil Cohen | Conservative | 824 |
| Haluk Ulkun | Conservative | 741 |
Chigwell Row1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Brian Paul Sandler | Conservative | 324 ✓ |
| Patricia Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
Chigwell Village2 seats · turnout 29.3%
| John Gilliham | Conservative | 686 ✓ |
| John Knapman | Independent | 612 ✓ |
| Peter Netherlift | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
| Jeffrey Stollar | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
| David Jacobs | Liberal Democrats | 674 ✓ |
| Keith Nicholas Wright | Liberal Democrats | 570 ✓ |
| Glyn Pritchard | Conservative | 443 |
| F Love | Conservative | 438 |
| Frank Love | Conservative | 437 |
| Keith Tait | Labour | 168 |
| Jill Coward | Labour | 140 |
Epping Hemnall3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Janet Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 883 ✓ |
| Jonathon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 826 ✓ |
| Alan Boydon | Liberal Democrats | 823 ✓ |
| Susan Perry | Conservative | 528 |
| Richard Brady | Conservative | 521 |
| James Manly | Conservative | 515 |
| Anne Baldwin | Labour | 150 |
| Matthew Colling | Conservative | 868 ✓ |
| Chris Whitbread | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| Andrew Green | Conservative | 835 ✓ |
| Olive Dunseath | Liberal Democrats | 773 |
| Janet Hedges | Liberal Democrats | 773 |
| John Rumble | Liberal Democrats | 739 |
| Pamela Jones | Labour | 304 |
| Christopher Hudson | Independent | 269 |
| Rob Jones | Labour | 255 |
Grange Hill3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| William MacLaine | Liberal Democrats | 827 ✓ |
| David Bateman | Conservative | 825 ✓ |
| Gavin Stollar | Liberal Democrats | 791 ✓ |
| Peter Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 789 |
| Ronald McCarthy | Conservative | 780 |
| Cheryl-Anne Kashket | Conservative | 766 |
| Margaret McEwen | Conservative | 408 ✓ |
| Peter Gode | Labour | 143 |
LAMBOURNE1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| Stephen Metcalfe | Conservative | 403 ✓ |
| Colin John Huckle | Labour | 320 |
Loughton Alderton2 seats · turnout 22.5%
| Maureen Boatman | Labour | 412 ✓ |
| Paul Bostock | Labour | 377 ✓ |
| Derek Knight | Conservative | 315 |
| Ian Locks | Conservative | 292 |
| Enid Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
Loughton Broadway2 seats · turnout 25.2%
| J. Davis | Labour | 463 |
| Margaret Owen | Labour | 398 ✓ |
| Sheila Cresswell | Conservative | 236 |
| John Silberrad | Conservative | 216 |
| Peter Relph | Independent | 151 |
| Peter Sinfield | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Loughton Fairmead2 seats · turnout 19.5%
| Stephen Barnes | Labour | 371 ✓ |
| Albert Farren | Labour | 322 ✓ |
| Lynn Daniel | Conservative | 292 |
| Kathleen Woodhead | Conservative | 276 |
Loughton Forest2 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Kenneth Faulkner | — | 560 ✓ |
| Peter House | — | 557 ✓ |
| James Brokenshire | Conservative | 485 |
| Angela Metcalfe | Conservative | 464 |
| Jennifer Hart | Labour | 131 |
| Susan Lipscombe | Labour | 104 |
| Christopher Spence | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
Loughton Roding2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| Stephen Murray | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Stanley Goodwin | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| Christine Howard | Conservative | 368 |
| Gavin Harris | Conservative | 355 |
| Jack Fuller | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Loughton St. Johns2 seats
| J Markham | RES | 594 |
| C Pond | RES | 581 |
| Anthony Barritt | Conservative | 368 |
| B Morris | Conservative | 326 |
| A Ayre | Labour | 110 |
| Scott M-I. Ms. | Labour | 98 |
| T. Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 53 |
Loughton St. Marys2 seats
| Dorothy Paddon | — | 605 ✓ |
| Anthony Lee | — | 579 ✓ |
| James Vincent Hart | Conservative | 303 |
| Roseanne Serrelli | Conservative | 254 |
| Trish Owen | Labour | 113 |
| Marion Taylor | Labour | 109 |
| Lynne Christine Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 49 |
Lower Nazeing2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| Leo McKnight | Conservative | 643 ✓ |
| Daphne Borton | Independent | 599 ✓ |
| John Carr | Independent | 454 |
| David Johnson | Conservative | 427 |
| Martin Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 226 |
| Kelvin Morris | Labour | 166 |
| David Rumble | Liberal Democrats | 69 |
| D. Rumble | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
Lower Sheering1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| John Harrington | Conservative | 244 ✓ |
| Roy Chapman | Labour | 72 |
| Roy Patient | Liberal Democrats | 45 |
Moreton And Fyfield1 seat
| Douglas Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 444 ✓ |
| Elaine Williams | Conservative | 291 |
North Weald Bassett2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| David Stallan | Conservative | 902 ✓ |
| Anne Grigg | Conservative | 856 ✓ |
| Margaret Gill | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
Passingford1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Diana Collins | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| John Holness | Labour | 61 |
Roydon1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Norman Clark | Independent | 236 ✓ |
| Dennis Ramshaw | Conservative | 220 |
| Rachel Poulter | Labour | 88 |
Shelley1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Ronald Barnes | Labour | 238 ✓ |
| Sarah Catt | Conservative | 118 |
| Brian Lawrence Surtees | Liberal Democrats | 70 |
THEYDON BOIS2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| Robert Glozier | Conservative | 681 ✓ |
| Roy Newland | Conservative | 670 ✓ |
| Ronald Smith | Independent | 482 |
| Ann Furniss | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| Monica Phyllis Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
Village1 seat
| R. Morgan | Independent | 351 |
| T. Dewhurst | Conservative | 240 |
Waltham Abbey High Beach1 seat
| Sydney Stavrou | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Waltham Abbey North East2 seats · turnout 23.2%
| Michael Dickens | Conservative | 650 ✓ |
| James Goldie | Conservative | 581 ✓ |
| Unknown | Conservative | 321 |
| S Davies | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Unknown | Labour | 46 |
Waltham Abbey Paternoster2 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Richard Haines | Conservative | 511 ✓ |
| Reginald Chidley | Conservative | 511 ✓ |
| Fitzherbert Harewood | Labour | 285 |
| Brian Johns | Labour | 256 |
Waltham Abbey South West2 seats
| Nicholas Austin | Conservative | 398 ✓ |
| Harold Taylor | Conservative | 389 ✓ |
| Ingrid Lesley Black | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
