Before (end of 2001) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 6 · Other 1
After (end of 2002) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
ABBEY1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| S. Eling | Labour | 1,941 |
| Steven Eling | Labour | 1,491 ✓ |
| John Duncan McHard | Conservative | 724 |
| Roger Prior | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
| M. Connigale | SL | 163 |
| Malcolm Connigale | SOC LAB | 133 |
Blackheath1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| David Walker | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| Mary Docker | Conservative | 919 |
| Walter Bowdler | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
Bristnall1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Lois Griffin | Labour | 1,384 ✓ |
| Terence Grainger | Conservative | 1,014 |
| Sukhjinder Clair | SOC LAB | 163 |
Charlemont1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Anne Charlotte Hughes | Conservative | 1,100 ✓ |
| Anthony Underhill | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 |
| Babubhai Patel | Labour | 730 |
Cradley Heath & Old Hill1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| Glenis Webb | Labour | 1,462 ✓ |
| James Musk | Conservative | 894 |
Friar Park1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| Joyce Edis | Labour | 1,068 ✓ |
| Janet Williams | Conservative | 471 |
| Christopher Reed | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
Great Barr1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Sadie Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,393 ✓ |
| Sharron Devonport | Labour | 895 |
| Robert Lawrence | Conservative | 847 |
Great Bridge1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Derek Rowley | Labour | 1,105 ✓ |
| Fred Perry | Independent | 817 |
| Philip Mansell | Conservative | 409 |
Greets Green and Lyng1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Gurchuran Singh Sidhu | Labour | 1,169 ✓ |
| Rosemarie Campbell | Conservative | 471 |
| Philip Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Hateley Heath1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| Terry Williams | Labour | 989 ✓ |
| Mary Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 799 |
| Gaynor Skeldon | Conservative | 265 |
Langley1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Patrick Sullivan | Labour | 1,601 ✓ |
| Roland Hill | Conservative | 915 |
| Y. Reed | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| Jasvir Gill | SOC LAB | 96 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Anthony Fowler | Liberal Democrats | 1,440 ✓ |
| Simon Hackett | Labour | 1,209 |
| Anthony Ward | Conservative | 485 |
| Baldeesh Singh | SOC LAB | 54 |
Old Warley1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| Nicholas Meacham | Conservative | 1,266 ✓ |
| M Davies | Labour | 1,202 |
| Deborah Blewitt | Independent | 437 |
Oldbury1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Babu Singh Bawa | Labour | 1,358 ✓ |
| Jeanette Hill | Conservative | 571 |
| Amarjit Singh | SOC LAB | 361 |
| Diane Gorton | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
Princes End1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Raymond Howes | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| Richard Geddes | Conservative | 543 |
| John Salvage | BNP | 536 |
| Robert Roper | Independent | 128 |
| Alison Jones | Independent | 79 |
| Kevin Walker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 22 |
Rowley1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| Barbara Price | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| J. Hadley | Conservative | 894 |
| Joanne Hadley | Conservative | 825 |
Smethwick1 seat
| Linda Horton | Labour | 1,847 ✓ |
| E. Johnson | Conservative | 549 |
Soho & Victoria1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Mohammad Rouf | Labour | 1,178 ✓ |
| Rajinder Kumar | SOC LAB | 260 |
| William Shipman | Conservative | 181 |
St Pauls1 seat
| Gurinder Singh Josan | Labour | 2,095 ✓ |
| Ranjit Tagger | SOC LAB | 569 |
| Manjit Lall | Conservative | 381 |
Tipton Green1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Ian Alexander Jones | Labour | 2,030 ✓ |
| Stephen Edwards | — | 1,070 |
| Ian Davies | Conservative | 461 |
| Malcolm Beckley | Independent | 394 |
| Kenneth Salvage | BNP | 334 |
| Surinder Sandhu | SOC LAB | 154 |
Tividale1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| David Hinton | Labour | 1,205 ✓ |
| Steven Hockley | Conservative | 676 |
| Michael Davenport | Independent | 261 |
| Roger Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
Wednesbury North1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| William Archer | Conservative | 1,634 ✓ |
| Elaine Mary Giles | Labour | 748 |
Wednesbury South1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Roy Melia | Labour | 1,410 ✓ |
| Alan Nugent | Conservative | 991 |
West Bromwich Central1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Linda Turton | Labour | 1,925 ✓ |
| Bhajan Shoker | Conservative | 462 |
| Samantha Ford | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
| Dharam Pal | SOC LAB | 107 |
| Results | — | 0 |