Before (end of 2001) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 12 · Labour 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Bush Fair3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| Eleanor Macy | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 ✓ |
| Christopher Robins | Liberal Democrats | 1,082 ✓ |
| Christopher Millington | Liberal Democrats | 1,071 ✓ |
| David Cameron | Labour | 868 |
| Andrew Richard Jones | Labour | 845 |
| John Paul Sullivan | Labour | 838 |
| Kevin Bailey | Conservative | 224 |
| David Carter | Conservative | 219 |
| Simon O'Connor | Conservative | 215 |
| Peter Brown | — | 87 |
Church Langley3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| Samantha Warren | Conservative | 1,164 ✓ |
| Simon Nicholas Carter | Conservative | 1,125 ✓ |
| Tony Hall | Conservative | 1,110 ✓ |
| Tina Baker | Labour | 340 |
| Grace Matthews | Labour | 273 |
| Jacqueline Sully | Labour | 268 |
| Richard Clements | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
| Zena Faccini | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
| Kuzna Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
Great Parndon3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Joshua Jolles | Conservative | 894 ✓ |
| Patrick McClarnon | Conservative | 892 ✓ |
| Eileen Johnson | Conservative | 892 ✓ |
| Edmund Gray | Labour | 725 |
| Robert Eschle | Labour | 696 |
| Feroz Khan | Labour | 656 |
| Robert Glendenning | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
| Lesley Anne Rideout | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
| Robert Tinsley | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
Harlow Common3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| Maggie Hulcoop | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| Gregory Peck | Labour | 867 ✓ |
| Mark Wilkinson | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Nora Arnott | Conservative | 760 |
| Pamela Norton | Conservative | 736 |
| Richard Glover | Conservative | 699 |
| Audrey Curran | Liberal Democrats | 341 |
| Stanley Curran | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Peter Mabey | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
Little Parndon and Hare Street3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Leslie Bayliss | Labour | 911 ✓ |
| John Jesse | Labour | 884 ✓ |
| Jamie Cave | Labour | 859 ✓ |
| Charles Ross | Conservative | 446 |
| Sandra Crame | Conservative | 426 |
| Vivien Ross | Conservative | 410 |
| David Cholerton | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| Paul Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| Marion Elizabeth Dyer | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| John Hobbs | — | 175 |
Mark Hall3 seats · turnout 41.2%
| Jane Steer | Liberal Democrats | 1,098 ✓ |
| Matthew Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 1,091 ✓ |
| Nicholas Macy | Liberal Democrats | 1,075 ✓ |
| Rene Morris | Labour | 791 |
| Sean Folan | Labour | 782 |
| Caroline Carter | Labour | 772 |
| Judith Carter | Conservative | 276 |
| Nick Carter | Conservative | 269 |
| Edward Thomas | Conservative | 255 |
Netteswell3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| Robert Keith Thurston | Liberal Democrats | 1,066 ✓ |
| Ian Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 ✓ |
| James Pailing | Liberal Democrats | 1,041 ✓ |
| Suzanne Ennifer | Labour | 683 |
| Sandra Rootsey | Labour | 653 |
| Valerie Sear | Labour | 643 |
| Alan Johnstone | Conservative | 242 |
| Eileen Johnstone | Conservative | 234 |
| Matthew Warren | Conservative | 206 |
| Anthony Sullivan | — | 101 |
Old Harlow3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| Michael George Garnett | Conservative | 963 ✓ |
| Christopher Ford | Conservative | 945 ✓ |
| Sue Livings | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| Charles Cochrane | Labour | 735 |
| Paul Bellairs | Labour | 645 |
| Patricia Larkin | Labour | 645 |
| Peter Barton | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| Simon MacNeill | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
| Paul Westlake | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
Staple Tye3 seats · turnout 26.7%
| Lorna Spenceley | Liberal Democrats | 869 ✓ |
| Susan Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 867 ✓ |
| Michael Faccini | Liberal Democrats | 823 ✓ |
| John Hocking | Labour | 329 |
| Jenny Holland | Labour | 324 |
| Philip Liddle | Labour | 305 |
| Guy Mitchinson | Conservative | 245 |
| Patricia Rauch | Conservative | 237 |
| Robert Rauch | Conservative | 225 |
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Sumners & Kingsmoor3 seats · turnout 28.4%
| Nicholas Churchill | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| Michael Gough | Conservative | 714 ✓ |
| Andrew Johnson | Conservative | 700 ✓ |
| Derek Eardley | Labour | 634 |
| V. Clark | Labour | 626 |
| Robert Long | Labour | 623 |
| P. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
| H. Ackland-Snow | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
| C Enders | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
| C. Hill | Independent | 118 |
Toddbrook3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Roy Collyer | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| Kevin Kennedy-Brooks | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Robert Davis | Labour | 878 ✓ |
| Muriel Jolles | Conservative | 643 |
| Andrew Shannon | Conservative | 620 |
| Craig Thomas | Conservative | 595 |
| Susan Cayford | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| Molly White | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| David Wright | Liberal Democrats | 293 |