Before (end of 2001) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 0
Ward results
Cann Hall3 seats · turnout 32.2%
| Keith Rayner | Liberal Democrats | 1,590 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 1,574 ✓ |
| Carol Southall | Liberal Democrats | 1,567 ✓ |
| Dennis Bell | Labour | 761 |
| Brian Madican | Labour | 738 |
| Andrew Lock | Labour | 697 |
| Sally Labern | — | 165 |
| Jeremy Evans | Conservative | 139 |
| Mary Neilson-Hansen | Conservative | 130 |
| Corrina Vinicombe | Conservative | 127 |
Cathall3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| Milton Martin | Labour | 1,104 ✓ |
| Shameem Katharina Alexandra Highfield | Labour | 1,046 ✓ |
| Terry Wheeler | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| Robert Neal | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Peter Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Mark Southall | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| Andrew Butler | Conservative | 270 |
| Pervaiz Akhtar | Conservative | 268 |
| Anne Pryor | Conservative | 237 |
Chapel End3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Robert Belam | Liberal Democrats | 1,468 ✓ |
| Robert Carey | Liberal Democrats | 1,405 ✓ |
| John Macklin | Liberal Democrats | 1,341 ✓ |
| Jack Kaye | Labour | 744 |
| Paul Redcliffe | Labour | 642 |
| Faiz Yunis | Labour | 623 |
| Nial Finlayson | Conservative | 491 |
| Andrea Stevenson | Conservative | 454 |
| Karl Lee | Conservative | 448 |
Chingford Green3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| Derek Arnold | Conservative | 1,821 ✓ |
| Michael Fish | Conservative | 1,814 ✓ |
| Michael Lewis | Conservative | 1,721 ✓ |
| Henry Arthur Boyle | Liberal Democrats | 664 |
| Joan Margaret Carder | Liberal Democrats | 606 |
| Ian Aleander Paterson | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
| Mary Lambert | Labour | 508 |
| Elizabeth Lee | Labour | 506 |
| James Payne | Labour | 458 |
| Tracy-Jane Flaxton | BNP | 308 |
| Glenn Hardcastle | BNP | 259 |
Endlebury3 seats · turnout 35.4%
| Peter Herrington | Conservative | 1,959 ✓ |
| Andrew Hemsted | Conservative | 1,909 ✓ |
| Mladen Jovcic | Conservative | 1,890 ✓ |
| Yasmin Beg | Labour | 514 |
| Azra Chaudhry | Labour | 457 |
| Jill Renshaw | Labour | 456 |
| Violet Wells | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Kathleen Mudie | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
| Edward Carder | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
Forest3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| Jane Duran | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| Kabal Singh Dhillon | Labour | 1,239 ✓ |
| Mohammed Muzibur Rahman | Labour | 1,100 ✓ |
| Meher Khan | Liberal Democrats | 908 |
| Mohammed Shafiq | Liberal Democrats | 893 |
| Syed Hashmi | Liberal Democrats | 872 |
| Rosalind Jane Bedlow | Green | 395 |
| Julien Foster | Conservative | 358 |
| Raymond Luker | Conservative | 317 |
| Richard Glah | Conservative | 292 |
| Jean Farmer | CPA | 247 |
| Roland Rance | — | 107 |
Grove Green3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| Tarsem Singh Bhogal | Labour | 1,169 ✓ |
| Jennifer Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 ✓ |
| Christopher Robbins | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| Paul Olford | Liberal Democrats | 1,052 |
| Neal Chubb | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 |
| Peter Woodrow | Labour | 949 |
| Helen Griffith | Green | 265 |
| Mohammed Qureshi | Conservative | 235 |
| Joan Devine | Conservative | 226 |
| Maureen Christabel Measure | Green | 218 |
| Derek Pryor | Conservative | 191 |
| William Measure | Green | 167 |
| Thomas Taylor | — | 163 |
Hale End and Highams Park3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Lesley Finlayson | Conservative | 1,396 ✓ |
| Matthew Davis | Conservative | 1,380 ✓ |
| Timothy Croot | Conservative | 1,355 ✓ |
| John Beanse | Liberal Democrats | 1,122 |
| Mark Speed | Liberal Democrats | 1,081 |
| Keith Wenden | Liberal Democrats | 1,037 |
| Yasmin Nicholson-St Hill | Labour | 529 |
| Mohammed Khan | Labour | 496 |
| Muhammed Rachyal | Labour | 464 |
Hatch Lane3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| Marion Fitzgerald | Conservative | 1,756 ✓ |
| Gordon Walker | Conservative | 1,664 ✓ |
| Laurie Braham | Conservative | 1,624 ✓ |
| Claire Irvine | Labour | 855 |
| Gerard Lyons | Labour | 833 |
| Margaret Sorungbe | Labour | 725 |
| David John Young | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| Janel Hoskins | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Jane Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| Robert Frank Tatam | Green | 244 |
High Street3 seats · turnout 38.9%
| David Blunt | Labour | 1,654 ✓ |
| Simon Wright | Labour | 1,593 ✓ |
| Narinder Singh Matharoo | Labour | 1,436 ✓ |
| Robert Wheatley | Liberal Democrats | 1,393 |
| Mohammad Diwan | Liberal Democrats | 1,331 |
| Franklyn Georges | Liberal Democrats | 1,221 |
| Gary Lancet | Green | 405 |
| Muhammad Shabbir | Conservative | 282 |
| Atta Yunis | Conservative | 257 |
| Imran Ulhaq | Conservative | 229 |
| Anne Kruthoffer | — | 131 |
Higham Hill3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| Peter Dunphy | Liberal Democrats | 1,246 ✓ |
| Peter Woollcott | Liberal Democrats | 1,231 ✓ |
| Sean Meiszner | Liberal Democrats | 1,184 ✓ |
| Peter John Barnett | Labour | 1,101 |
| Geraldine Anne Reardon | Labour | 1,041 |
| Marcia Douet | Labour | 1,028 |
| Clive Alexander | Conservative | 266 |
| Darlinton Greenaway | Conservative | 240 |
| Laurance Wedderburn | Conservative | 224 |
Hoe Street3 seats · turnout 29.8%
| Sylvia Poulsen | Labour | 1,143 ✓ |
| Muhammad Nasim | Labour | 1,114 ✓ |
| Eric Sizer | Labour | 1,105 ✓ |
| Ashgar Ali | Conservative | 559 |
| Brian Clarke | Conservative | 529 |
| Mustafa Malik | Conservative | 507 |
| Stephen William Lambert | Green | 463 |
| Morwenna Blewett | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| Frank Blewett | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| Richard Burkett | Green | 404 |
| Elena Sproston | Green | 382 |
| Michael Harkin | Liberal Democrats | 373 |
| Cecilia Prosper | — | 148 |
Larkswood3 seats · turnout 32.0%
| Kathleen Gosling | Conservative | 1,670 ✓ |
| John Walter | Conservative | 1,639 ✓ |
| Erica Williams | Conservative | 1,601 ✓ |
| Carolyn Brown | Labour | 595 |
| James Brown | Labour | 587 |
| Gillian Leadbetter | Labour | 562 |
| Cynthia Wenden | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Geraldine McElarney | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| Graham Woolnough | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
Lea Bridge3 seats · turnout 23.6%
| Anthony Buckley | Labour | 1,207 ✓ |
| Masood Ahmad | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| Stella Creasy | Labour | 1,110 ✓ |
| Kay-Lorraine Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
| Mohammad Riaz | Conservative | 463 |
| Mohammed Irfan Bhatti | Conservative | 445 |
| Muhammed Shah | Conservative | 436 |
| Ellen Sowle | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| Dave Raval | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
| Terry Calvert | — | 120 |
Leyton3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| Loretta Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 1,593 ✓ |
| Robert Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 1,552 ✓ |
| Barbara Grace Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,494 ✓ |
| Grace Chambers | Labour | 883 |
| Crispin St Hill | Labour | 836 |
| Nicholas Russell | Labour | 806 |
| Paul Graham Smith | Conservative | 174 |
| Janet James | Conservative | 167 |
| Roger Wheeler | Conservative | 119 |
Leytonstone3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| Jenny Gray | Labour | 1,173 ✓ |
| Ian Leslie | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| Clyde Loakes | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| Nazir Butt | Liberal Democrats | 1,027 |
| Jonathan Fryer | Liberal Democrats | 1,014 |
| John Colin Howard | Liberal Democrats | 1,010 |
| Mark Dawes | Green | 450 |
| Patricia Scott | Conservative | 226 |
| Carol Johns | Conservative | 217 |
| David Vinicombe | Conservative | 203 |
| Susan Catten | — | 176 |
Markhouse3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| Diana Murray | Labour | 994 ✓ |
| Tahir Kamal | Labour | 934 ✓ |
| Graham Smith | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| Meharban Hussain | Conservative | 547 |
| Yasin Khan | Conservative | 527 |
| Aftab Iqbal | Conservative | 508 |
| Judith Stubbings | Green | 416 |
| Peter Hatton | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| Jeremy Dauncey | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| Louise Thompson | — | 177 |
| Suzanne Muna | — | 172 |
| Kevin Parslow | — | 137 |
Valley3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| John Gover | Conservative | 1,570 ✓ |
| Alan Siggers | Conservative | 1,527 ✓ |
| David Divine | Conservative | 1,521 ✓ |
| Margaret Broadley | Labour | 987 |
| Aktar Beg | Labour | 886 |
| Gary Martin | Labour | 853 |
| Barbara Young | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| Keith Hardy | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
| Shahnaz Rashid | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
William Morris3 seats · turnout 27.8%
| Martin O'Connor | Labour | 1,326 ✓ |
| Liaquat Ali | Labour | 1,285 ✓ |
| John Wilson | Labour | 1,256 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Tidmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 648 |
| Richard Tidmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
| Aym Wadud | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
| Rachel Bettelley | Conservative | 391 |
| John Moss | Conservative | 363 |
| Kabir Sabar | Conservative | 303 |
| Lee Rock | — | 256 |
Wood Street3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Angela Bean | Labour | 1,361 ✓ |
| Paul Devaney | Labour | 1,230 ✓ |
| Richard Sweden | Labour | 1,187 ✓ |
| Paula Claytonsmith | Liberal Democrats | 1,021 |
| Lindsay Collier | Liberal Democrats | 988 |
| Mashoodul Qureshi | Liberal Democrats | 977 |
| Camille Alexander | Conservative | 465 |
| Jemma Hemsted | Conservative | 414 |
| Jude Lobendhan | Conservative | 401 |
| Timothy Andrew Baker | Green | 240 |
| Christine Jennifer Olende | Green | 228 |
| Sallie Poppleton | Green | 210 |
| Brenda Strudwick | — | 95 |