Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Other 1 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Canning Town North3 seats
| Marie Collier | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| Clive Furness | Labour | 901 ✓ |
| Paul Schafer | Labour | 784 ✓ |
| Kara Greig | Green | 426 |
| Michael Davidson | BNP | 389 |
| Sydney Burnett | CPA | 322 |
| Edward Nkemnacho | Independent | 187 |
| Robert Siggins | SOC LAB | 122 |
Canning Town South3 seats · turnout 21.3%
| Alan Craig | CPA | 959 ✓ |
| Ashley Taylor | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| Maureen Jones | Labour | 887 ✓ |
| Simon Tucker | Labour | 808 |
| Benjamin Stafford | CPA | 739 |
| Rose Irtwangejibril | CPA | 525 |
East Ham Central3 seats
| Mary Skyers | Labour | 1,538 ✓ |
| Ian Keith Corbett | Labour | 1,479 ✓ |
| Unmesh Desai | Labour | 1,437 ✓ |
| Stewart Lindsay | Conservative | 587 |
| Diane McBrinn | Green | 446 |
East Ham North3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Sukhdev Singh Marway | Labour | 1,367 ✓ |
| Lester Hudson | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| Patricia Sheekey | Labour | 1,244 ✓ |
| Mohammed Akram | Conservative | 896 |
| Swaminathan Balakrishnan | Independent | 578 |
| Karen King | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
| Gary Hewett | Green | 252 |
| Berlyne Hamilton | — | 177 |
Forest Gate North3 seats
| Paul Brickell | Labour | 1,333 ✓ |
| John Saunders | Labour | 1,265 ✓ |
| Saj Ahmad | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| Mary Forse | Green | 628 |
| Charles Richard Patrick Gaitskell Meaby | Conservative | 344 |
| Paul Phillips | — | 272 |
| Gerard Batten | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 233 |
Forest Gate South3 seats · turnout 22.1%
| Akbar Chaudhary | Labour | 1,274 ✓ |
| Alan Griffiths | Labour | 1,142 ✓ |
| Winston Theodore Vaughan | Labour | 1,102 ✓ |
| Jennifer Gray | Liberal Democrats | 472 |
| Patricia Mahoney | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| Christopher Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| Brian Iliff Maze | Conservative | 323 |
| Mubin Haq | — | 276 |
Green Street East3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| Mahmood Ahmad | Labour | 1,403 ✓ |
Green Street West3 seats · turnout 23.9%
| Aliya Sheikh | Labour | 1,594 ✓ |
| Rustam Talati | Labour | 1,448 ✓ |
| Harvinder Singh Virdee | Labour | 1,439 ✓ |
| Reza Choudhury | Conservative | 826 |
| John Widdowson | Green | 371 |
Plaistow South3 seats · turnout 21.1%
| Neil Wilson | Labour | 1,180 ✓ |
| Graham Lane | Labour | 1,138 ✓ |
| Bryan Collier | Labour | 1,064 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Burns | Conservative | 374 |
| Barry Roberts | Conservative | 355 |
| Gabrielle Rolfe | Green | 340 |
| Jamieson Moore | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
| Danuta Gradosielska | Conservative | 263 |
| Josephine Phillips | — | 147 |
| Donald Freeman | — | 139 |
Royal Docks3 seats · turnout 15.3%
| Michael Law | Labour | 433 ✓ |
| Victor Turner | Labour | 398 ✓ |
| Sarah Ruiz | Labour | 346 ✓ |
| Ayotunde Thanni | Independent | 196 |
| Graham Postles | Conservative | 175 |
| Beatrice Appiah | CPA | 168 |
| Glyn Weare | Conservative | 159 |
| Mark Lond | BNP | 130 |
| Funmike Daodu | CPA | 103 |
Stratford and New Town3 seats · turnout 19.3%
| Judith Garfield | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| David Michael Griffin | Labour | 1,090 ✓ |
| Anthony McAlmont | Labour | 938 ✓ |
| Oisin | Green | 398 |
| Richard Arnopp | Conservative | 374 |
| Armyn Hennessy | Conservative | 330 |
| Nigel Nadolski | Conservative | 286 |
| Victoria Wya | CPA | 211 |
West Ham3 seats
| J. Whitworth | Labour | 1,150 ✓ |
| Megan Harris | Labour | 1,057 ✓ |
| M. Inverary | Labour | 965 ✓ |
| Josephine Child | Conservative | 459 |
| Rita Reale | Green | 453 |
| Kathleen Chater | Liberal Democrats | 443 |