Before (end of 2001) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 10 · Other 2
After (end of 2002) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 8 · Other 4
Ward results
Brinkburn1 seat
| John Lauderdale | Liberal Democrats | 698 ✓ |
| Alison Lilley | Labour | 437 |
Brus1 seat
| Denis Waller | Labour | 559 ✓ |
| Christopher McKenna | Conservative | 205 |
| Mary Power | Independent | 125 |
Dyke House1 seat
| Sandra Fenwick | Labour | 640 ✓ |
| Lynne Christine Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
Elwick1 seat
| Stan Kaiser | Independent | 288 ✓ |
| Hilary Thompson | Conservative | 214 |
| Ron Watts | Labour | 97 |
Fens1 seat
| Patricia Rayner | Liberal Democrats | 865 ✓ |
| George English | Labour | 527 |
Grange1 seat
| Douglas Ferriday | Conservative | 911 ✓ |
| Adam Walker | Labour | 661 |
Jackson1 seat
| Carl Richardson | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| Samantha Bruce | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
Owton1 seat
| Anthony Groom | Labour | 504 ✓ |
| Kathryn Fox | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Park1 seat
| G Morris | Conservative | 970 |
| Stephen Belcher | Labour | 882 |
Rift House1 seat
| I Wright | Labour | 725 |
| Ronald Foreman | Liberal Democrats | 716 |
Rossmere1 seat
| Martyn Johnson | Labour | 777 ✓ |
| Howard Smith | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| Duncan Pascoe | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 97 |
Seaton1 seat
| Michael Turner | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| David Robert Young | Conservative | 704 |
St Hilda1 seat
| Stephen Allison | Independent | 521 ✓ |
| Patrick Price | Labour | 484 |
| Ken Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
Stranton1 seat
| Mary Fleet | Labour | 415 ✓ |
| Peter Whitham | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
Throston1 seat
| Stephen Wallace | Labour | 826 ✓ |
| Robert Addison | Conservative | 525 |
| Eileen Wilson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 443 |