Before (end of 2001) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Belfairs1 seat
| Margaret Evans | Conservative | 1,246 ✓ |
| Mike Grimwade | Liberal Democrats | 739 |
| Linda Cook | Labour | 274 |
| Michael Downer | Independent | 219 |
Blenheim Park1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| Brian Smith | Liberal Democrats | 988 ✓ |
| Peter Collins | Conservative | 819 |
| Charles Willis | Labour | 356 |
Chalkwell1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Barbara Brown | Conservative | 1,217 ✓ |
| Ronald Alexander | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| Lydia Sookias | Labour | 280 |
| Donald Weedon | Independent | 160 |
Eastwood Park1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Andrew Moring | Conservative | 1,236 ✓ |
| Norah Goodman | Liberal Democrats | 837 |
| Julian Ware-Lane | Labour | 232 |
| Keith Richardson | Independent | 206 |
Kursaal1 seat · turnout 18.8%
| Judith McMahon | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| Judith Smithson | Conservative | 458 |
| Linda Smith | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
Leigh1 seat
| N Baker | Liberal Democrats | 1,068 ✓ |
| T Gray | Conservative | 800 |
| Douglas Copping | Independent | 268 |
| V Norman | Labour | 215 |
Milton1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Ann Robertson | Conservative | 1,069 ✓ |
| Lilias Felton | Labour | 682 |
| William Ferrett | Green | 216 |
Prittlewell1 seat
| Anne Waite | Conservative | 851 ✓ |
| John Adams | Liberal Democrats | 745 |
| Peter Walker | Independent | 602 |
| Margaret Borton | Labour | 370 |
Shoeburyness1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Allan Cole | Conservative | 675 ✓ |
| Roger Hadley | Independent | 535 |
| Anne Chalk | Labour | 479 |
| Marion Boulton | Liberal Democrats | 103 |
Southchurch1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Brian Kelly | Conservative | 1,290 ✓ |
| Joyce Mapp | Labour | 354 |
| Susan Richardson | Independent | 306 |
| Richard Gage | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
St Laurence1 seat
| Brian Houssart | Conservative | 796 ✓ |
| Carole Roast | Liberal Democrats | 749 |
| Adrian Sinclair-McCall | Independent | 661 |
| Paul White | Labour | 325 |
St. Luke's1 seat
| Michael Royston | Labour | 848 ✓ |
| Ellen Hodgson | Conservative | 627 |
| Adrian Hedges | Green | 208 |
Thorpe1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Daphne White | Conservative | 1,765 ✓ |
| John Townsend | Labour | 346 |
| Timothy Ray | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Jane Norman | Labour | 906 ✓ |
| Paul Jones | Conservative | 526 |
| Andrew Vaughan | Green | 149 |
West Leigh1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Gwendoline Horrigan | Conservative | 1,692 ✓ |
| Albert Wren | Liberal Democrats | 875 |
| Raoul Meade | Labour | 196 |
West Shoebury1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Verina Wilson | Conservative | 1,347 ✓ |
| George Saville | Labour | 588 |
| Geoffrey Goldsmith | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
Westborough1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| Teresa Merrison | Labour | 487 ✓ |
| Martin Terry | Independent | 460 |
| Colin Ritchie | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
| Mark Newman | Conservative | 318 |
| Rita Wood | Green | 110 |