Before (end of 2001) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 16 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 0
Ward results
Baffins3 seats · turnout 35.0%
| Nicola Bentley | Liberal Democrats | 1,667 ✓ |
| Michael Andrewes | Liberal Democrats | 1,507 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Goble | Liberal Democrats | 1,433 ✓ |
| David Banks | Conservative | 1,318 |
| Robert Pettigrew | Conservative | 1,312 |
| Andrew Pursglove | Conservative | 1,201 |
| Thomas Clayton | Labour | 780 |
| Erica Halvorsen | Labour | 725 |
| Stuart Vine | Labour | 690 |
| Sarah Coote | Green | 292 |
Central Southsea3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| Lee Hunt | Conservative | 1,447 ✓ |
| Michael Blandford | Labour | 1,397 ✓ |
| Mark Button | Labour | 1,374 ✓ |
| Peter Montague | Conservative | 1,297 |
| Linda Rae Symes | Conservative | 1,257 |
| John Ferrett | Labour | 1,226 |
| Benn Berry | Liberal Democrats | 639 |
| Edward Couldwell | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
| John Wearn | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| Andrea Smith | Green | 259 |
| Timothy Evans | — | 160 |
| Paul Thatcher | — | 141 |
| Michael Skiggs | — | 136 |
| Daniel Marshman | Independent | 93 |
Charles Dickens3 seats · turnout 24.1%
| Jacqueline Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 1,242 ✓ |
| Peter Guthrie | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| John McIntyre | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| Lauren Semke | Labour | 1,140 |
| James Iddon Bowen | Liberal Democrats | 976 |
| Steven Wylie | Liberal Democrats | 926 |
| Ellen Hurst | Conservative | 306 |
| Pamela Lacey | Conservative | 305 |
| Valerie Measures | Conservative | 291 |
Copnor3 seats · turnout 28.0%
| Michael Park | Conservative | 1,446 ✓ |
| Malcolm Hey | Conservative | 1,386 ✓ |
| Alan Langford | Conservative | 1,269 ✓ |
| Barbara Sparrow | Labour | 1,060 |
| Gavin Wade | Labour | 954 |
| John Spiegelhalter | Labour | 929 |
| Linda Burton | Liberal Democrats | 534 |
| Shirley Lunn | Liberal Democrats | 423 |
| Roland Rendle | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Cosham3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| Carolyn Lowndes | Labour | 1,441 ✓ |
| Graham Heaney | Labour | 1,425 ✓ |
| David Horne | Labour | 1,367 ✓ |
| Dominic Fairfax | Conservative | 1,100 |
| Luke Mason | Conservative | 1,087 |
| Sylvia Jarman | Conservative | 1,053 |
| Alan Webb | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Paul Stallard | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| Wendy Stallard | Liberal Democrats | 370 |
Drayton & Farlington3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| Simon Bosher | Conservative | 2,402 ✓ |
| Barry Maine | Conservative | 2,344 ✓ |
| Robin Sparshatt | Conservative | 2,338 ✓ |
| Phyllis Rapson | Labour | 1,037 |
| Sonia Relf | Labour | 968 |
| Paul Whittle | Liberal Democrats | 873 |
| Geoffrey Wade | Labour | 819 |
| Matthew Jensen | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| Paul Burton | Liberal Democrats | 605 |
Eastney & Craneswater3 seats
| T. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 1,422 |
| Anthony Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,358 ✓ |
| Frederick Charlton | Liberal Democrats | 1,357 ✓ |
| Andrew Storey | Conservative | 1,228 |
| Selina Corkerton | Conservative | 1,219 |
| Nicholas Lacey | Conservative | 1,200 |
| Anthony Basker | Labour | 463 |
| June Clarkson | Labour | 445 |
| John Pilkington | Labour | 391 |
Fratton3 seats · turnout 23.7%
| Michael Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 1,767 ✓ |
| Philip Shaddock | Liberal Democrats | 1,518 ✓ |
| Eleanor Scott | Liberal Democrats | 1,452 ✓ |
| Beverley Hancock | Labour | 595 |
| V. Strange | Conservative | 465 |
| Nigel Durrant | Labour | 438 |
| Deborah Tomes | Conservative | 432 |
| Barbara White | Conservative | 420 |
| Keith Roberts | Labour | 374 |
| Jonathan Molyneux | — | 62 |
Hilsea3 seats · turnout 29.2%
| Thomas Blair | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| Jezz Baker | Conservative | 1,278 ✓ |
| Alistair Thompson | Conservative | 1,250 ✓ |
| Donna Abrahart | Labour | 1,248 |
| Jessica Mott | Conservative | 1,245 |
| Matthew Tiller | Labour | 1,171 |
| Patricia Strawbridge | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| Norma Skerratt | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
| Hugh Mason | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
Milton3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Caroline Scott | Liberal Democrats | 1,763 ✓ |
| Alexander Bentley | Liberal Democrats | 1,760 ✓ |
| Nigel Sizer | Liberal Democrats | 1,494 ✓ |
| Gerald Shimbart | Conservative | 928 |
| Michael Lowery | Conservative | 880 |
| Peter Wright | Conservative | 823 |
| Frances Fox | Labour | 481 |
| Kenneth Ferrett | Labour | 445 |
| Wendy Hunt | Labour | 374 |
| Marie Adams | Independent | 304 |
Nelson3 seats · turnout 22.1%
| Jason Fazackarley | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| Patricia Bateman | Labour | 1,242 ✓ |
| Leo Madden | Labour | 1,238 ✓ |
| David Plater | Conservative | 704 |
| Barbara Maine | Conservative | 675 |
| Sandra Plater | Conservative | 635 |
| Jennifer Evens | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| Elizabeth Guy | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
| John George Ramsbottom | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Paulsgrove3 seats · turnout 22.3%
| James Patey | Labour | 1,514 ✓ |
| Andrew Silvester | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| Keith Crabbe | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| Lisa Stubbs | Conservative | 712 |
| Christopher Jarman | Conservative | 672 |
| Philip Ludlam | Conservative | 649 |
| Fred Holliday | Liberal Democrats | 292 |
| Matthew Price | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
| Moreena Mohammed-Campey | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
St Jude3 seats
| Elaine Baker | Conservative | 1,108 ✓ |
| George Semmens | Conservative | 1,057 ✓ |
| Malcolm Kristion George Chewter | Conservative | 1,047 ✓ |
| David Butler | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| Patricia Inkpen | Liberal Democrats | 686 |
| James Inkpen | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
| Matthew Gummerson | Labour | 423 |
| Gerrard Blair | Labour | 399 |
| John Stevenson | Labour | 393 |
| Richard Lines | Green | 356 |
St Thomas3 seats
| Frank Worley | Conservative | 1,363 ✓ |
| Stephen Wemyss | Conservative | 1,340 ✓ |
| Elaine Shimbart | Conservative | 1,276 ✓ |
| Finni Golden | Liberal Democrats | 1,070 |
| Roisin Kehoe-Pank | Liberal Democrats | 977 |
| Leslie Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 956 |
| Alwin Oliver | Labour | 542 |
| Stephen Reid | Labour | 537 |
| Roger Thomas | Labour | 529 |