Before (end of 2001) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Labour 8 · Other 2
After (end of 2002) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Labour 8 · Other 2
Ward results
Middleton1 seat
| DAVID PETER LANGHAM | Labour | 2,052 ✓ |
| Robert Allen | Conservative | 567 |
| FISHER Sadie | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
| Patricia CAPSTICK | Green | 183 |