Before (end of 2001) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 7 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Bargate3 seats · turnout 15.1%
| Richard Harris | Labour | 819 ✓ |
| John Noon | Labour | 811 ✓ |
| Parvin Damani | Labour | 787 ✓ |
| Clifford Combes | Conservative | 501 |
| Elsie Warbrick | Conservative | 458 |
| Tina Lanning | Conservative | 448 |
| Roger Blades | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Valerie Grant | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Beaulis Hills | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| Lorraine Barter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 104 |
| Daniel Angus | SOC LAB | 91 |
| Hugo Lamb-Hickman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 61 |
| Matthew Holmes | SOC LAB | 57 |
Bassett3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| Elizabeth Mizon | Liberal Democrats | 1,481 ✓ |
| John Hannides | Conservative | 1,470 ✓ |
| Alec Samuels | Conservative | 1,386 ✓ |
| Conor Burns | Conservative | 1,352 |
| Roger Byatt | Liberal Democrats | 1,294 |
| Brian Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 1,282 |
| Michael Brainsby | Labour | 551 |
| Caran Clay | Labour | 469 |
| Jean Taylor | Labour | 457 |
Bevois3 seats · turnout 23.2%
| Derek Burke | Labour | 902 ✓ |
| Stephen Wallace Barnes-Andrews | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| Jacqui Rayment | Labour | 775 ✓ |
| Bashir Ahmed | Independent | 768 |
| Harjap Singh | Independent | 736 |
| Anthony Broomes | Independent | 640 |
| Jeanette Baker | Conservative | 353 |
| Edward Glossop | Conservative | 326 |
| Susan Proctor | Conservative | 312 |
| Susan Pike | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| Mike Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| Maureen Kirkwood | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| David Cromwell | Green | 244 |
| Gavin Marsh | — | 109 |
| Bobby Noyes | — | 109 |
Bitterne3 seats · turnout 23.8%
| Penelope Baldwin | Labour | 1,432 ✓ |
| Christine Kelly | Labour | 1,420 ✓ |
| Perry McMillan | Labour | 1,366 ✓ |
| John Hartwell | Conservative | 709 |
| Arthur Weaver | Conservative | 616 |
| Peter Nightingale | Conservative | 563 |
| Diana Wills | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| Gregory Key | Liberal Democrats | 347 |
| Robert William Naish | Liberal Democrats | 341 |
Bitterne Park3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Nigel Impey | Liberal Democrats | 1,257 ✓ |
| Anne Work | Liberal Democrats | 1,254 ✓ |
| Peter Andrew Baillie | Conservative | 1,245 ✓ |
| Eric Mintram | Conservative | 1,212 |
| Mark Geoffrey Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,174 |
| Matthew Jonathan Anthony Dean | Conservative | 1,121 |
| Sarah Bogle | Labour | 685 |
| Jonathan Walters | Labour | 645 |
| David Furnell | Labour | 637 |
Coxford3 seats · turnout 24.5%
| Peter Galton | Liberal Democrats | 1,328 ✓ |
| Hilary Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 1,272 ✓ |
| Michael Gausden | Liberal Democrats | 1,185 ✓ |
| Susanne Fletcher | Labour | 1,000 |
| Donald Thomas | Labour | 968 |
| Stephen Fricker | Labour | 927 |
| Phyllis Boniface | Conservative | 398 |
| Jacqueline Mason | Conservative | 377 |
| Pamela Rees | Conservative | 352 |
Freemantle3 seats · turnout 26.6%
| Jeremy Moulton | Conservative | 1,087 ✓ |
| Simon Letts | Labour | 1,062 ✓ |
| Brian Parnell | Conservative | 1,060 ✓ |
| Nigel Clark | Labour | 1,044 |
| Mike Ball | Conservative | 1,039 |
| Funda Pepperell | Labour | 993 |
| Barbara Cummins | Liberal Democrats | 494 |
| James Rogerson | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Owain Clarke | Green | 348 |
| Philip Melrose | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
| Darren Pickering | Green | 314 |
| Mark Abel | — | 140 |
| Ronald Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 74 |
Harefield3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| Royston Smith | Conservative | 1,538 ✓ |
| Richard Halderthay | Conservative | 1,512 ✓ |
| Adrian Johnson | Conservative | 1,501 ✓ |
| Warwick Payne | Labour | 1,287 |
| Kenneth Tew | Labour | 1,252 |
| Norman Rides | Labour | 1,206 |
| Joyce Smerdon | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Sylvia Drake | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
| Simon Hordley | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
| Andrew Shaw | Green | 204 |
Millbrook3 seats · turnout 26.6%
| Peter Wakeford | Liberal Democrats | 1,651 ✓ |
| Virginia Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,587 ✓ |
| George Melrose | Liberal Democrats | 1,548 ✓ |
| Ceren Davis | Labour | 795 |
| Eileen Sharp | Labour | 759 |
| Richard Fricker | Labour | 710 |
| William Reynard | Conservative | 394 |
| Terry Withington | Conservative | 393 |
| Julian Isaacson | Conservative | 390 |
| Joe Cox | Green | 237 |
Peartree3 seats · turnout 24.7%
| Gerry Drake | Liberal Democrats | 1,462 ✓ |
| Norah Goss | Liberal Democrats | 1,404 ✓ |
| John Slade | Liberal Democrats | 1,315 ✓ |
| Carolyn Burfitt | Labour | 764 |
| Peter Davis | Labour | 732 |
| Roger Iles | Labour | 725 |
| Marie Chamberlain | Conservative | 430 |
| Keith Worthy | Conservative | 394 |
| Brian Lankford | Conservative | 386 |
Portswood3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Jill Baston | Liberal Democrats | 1,830 ✓ |
| Adrian Vinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,675 ✓ |
| Calvin Laurie Horner | Liberal Democrats | 1,623 ✓ |
| Liam Marshall Ascough | Conservative | 827 |
| Nicholas Howells | Conservative | 803 |
| Edward Daunt | Conservative | 798 |
| Joseph Hannigan | Labour | 667 |
| Joan Rogers | Labour | 654 |
| Jacob Rahman | Labour | 591 |
| Philip Pope | — | 154 |
| Anthony Twine | — | 140 |
Redbridge3 seats · turnout 23.8%
| Paul Russell | Labour | 1,444 ✓ |
| Dennis Harryman | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| Peter John Marsh-Jenks | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| Jill Rudge | Liberal Democrats | 831 |
| Enid Greenham | Conservative | 567 |
| Lesley Matthews | Conservative | 531 |
| Christina Philbrick | Conservative | 512 |
| Ed Blake | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
| June Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
| Paul Nicholson | — | 78 |
| Mathew Danaher | — | 66 |
Shirley3 seats · turnout 69.5%
| Janet Marshall | Conservative | 2,372 ✓ |
| Michael Fisher | Conservative | 2,040 ✓ |
| Richard Chatterjee | Conservative | 1,978 ✓ |
| Edwina Cooke | Conservative | 1,462 ✓ |
| Tim Matthews | Conservative | 1,388 ✓ |
| Paulette Holt | Conservative | 1,382 ✓ |
| Sarah Jones | Labour | 1,343 |
| Richard Plackett | Labour | 1,205 |
| Anthony Rees | Labour | 1,177 |
| David Davies | Labour | 1,135 |
| William Kearns | Labour | 1,126 |
| Stuart Webb | Labour | 997 |
| Simon Hardy | Independent | 731 |
| Paul Kobryn | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| Ejnar Sorensen | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| Paul John West | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
| Violet Riddle | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| John Charles Thomas Spottiswoode | Green | 397 |
| Stephen Trent | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| Valerie Aston | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 162 |
Sholing3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| Sue Blatchford | Labour | 1,525 ✓ |
| June Bridle | Labour | 1,508 ✓ |
| Paul Jenks | Labour | 1,291 ✓ |
| Lesley Hilliam | Conservative | 1,227 |
| Philip Lankford | Conservative | 1,174 |
| Philip Williams | Conservative | 1,105 |
| Rita Gatesman | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| Ken Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| John Hills | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
Swaythling3 seats
| David Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 1,154 ✓ |
| Ann Milton | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 ✓ |
| Terence Holden-Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 ✓ |
| Christine Medway-Bull | Labour | 678 |
| Michael Collins | Labour | 663 |
| Ann Wardle | Labour | 646 |
| Emma Webster | Conservative | 404 |
| Richard Forbes | Conservative | 402 |
| Benjamin Guy | Conservative | 387 |
Woolston3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| Carol Anne Cunio | Labour | 1,443 ✓ |
| Richard Williams | Labour | 1,412 ✓ |
| Julian Price | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| David Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 1,077 |
| David Ian Newman | Liberal Democrats | 1,025 |
| Colin McPhee | Liberal Democrats | 958 |
| Roy Chamberlain | Conservative | 365 |
| James Martin | Conservative | 363 |
| Doris Moore | Conservative | 339 |