Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 24 · Conservative 21 · Labour 14 · Other 1
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 24 · Labour 6 · Other 4
Ward results
Berechurch3 seats
| Tom Timothy Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 913 ✓ |
| Craig Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 900 ✓ |
| Susan Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 875 ✓ |
| Dave Harris | Labour | 661 |
| Peter Bishop | Labour | 613 |
| Clive Pearson | Labour | 592 |
| Elizabeth Lee | Conservative | 249 |
| Peter Burgoyne | Conservative | 239 |
| Patricia Conville | Conservative | 234 |
Birch & Winstree2 seats
| Results | — | 0 |
Birch and Winstree2 seats
| Kevin Paul Bentley | Conservative | 1,117 ✓ |
| Peter Crowe | Conservative | 1,046 ✓ |
| Sharon Coveney | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Derek Jones | Labour | 311 |
Castle3 seats
| Christopher Hall | Liberal Democrats | 1,068 ✓ |
| William Spyvee | Liberal Democrats | 1,044 ✓ |
| Kenneth Jones | Liberal Democrats | 984 ✓ |
| Lynne Dingemans | Conservative | 369 |
| Andrew Phillip Baxter | Conservative | 357 |
| Lisa Laybourne | Labour | 268 |
| Hugh Thomas | Labour | 254 |
| Janet Margaret Thomas | Labour | 253 |
| Peter Lynn | Green | 190 |
| Andrew Senter | Green | 128 |
Christ Church2 seats
| Nicholas Cope | Liberal Democrats | 559 ✓ |
| Roger Buston | Conservative | 545 ✓ |
| M. Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 530 |
| A. Hauton | Conservative | 488 |
| Maureen Lee | Labour | 231 |
Copford and West Stanway1 seat
| Elizabeth Blundell | Conservative | 384 ✓ |
| Sally Scott | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Dedham and Langham1 seat
| John Garnett | Conservative | 757 ✓ |
| Catriona West | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
| Geraldine Harris | Labour | 73 |
East Donyland1 seat
| Andrew Raison | Labour | 286 ✓ |
| Patricia Sanderson | Conservative | 246 |
| Barry Ronald Woodward | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Fordham and Stour2 seats
| Claire Arnold | Conservative | 960 ✓ |
| Nigel Chapman | Conservative | 917 ✓ |
| Alexander Scott | Liberal Democrats | 341 |
| Tim Prosser | Labour | 248 |
Great Tey1 seat
| Peter John Chillingworth | Conservative | 566 ✓ |
| Andrew Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
Harbour2 seats
| P. Blandon | Liberal Democrats | 674 ✓ |
| Justin Knight | Liberal Democrats | 548 ✓ |
| Dason Canning | Labour | 424 |
| Jill Green | Labour | 392 |
| Michael Coyne | Conservative | 184 |
| Sandra Rae | Conservative | 165 |
Highwoods3 seats
| Gerald Oxford | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| Beverley Oxford | Liberal Democrats | 649 ✓ |
| Ian Ringer | Liberal Democrats | 560 ✓ |
| Sarah McLean | Conservative | 294 |
| Allan Blundell | Conservative | 293 |
| Robert Douglas Mark Stevens | Conservative | 278 |
| Edmund Chinnery | Labour | 228 |
| M Smith | Labour | 208 |
Lexden2 seats
| Sonia Lewis | Conservative | 1,258 ✓ |
| Donald Henshall | Conservative | 1,091 ✓ |
| Barbara Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
| Alan Trudgian | Labour | 239 |
Marks Tey1 seat
| Richard Gower | Conservative | 405 ✓ |
| Edna Salmon | Labour | 125 |
| Mal Gray | Liberal Democrats | 96 |
Mile End3 seats
| Nigel Philip Taylor | Conservative | 599 ✓ |
| Matthew Eaton | Conservative | 593 ✓ |
| Anne Turrell | Liberal Democrats | 546 ✓ |
| Alan Hayman | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| Wendy Diane Scattergood | Conservative | 526 |
| Lucy Wood | Labour | 446 |
| John Sutcliffe | Independent | 187 |
New Town3 seats
| Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 970 ✓ |
| Pauline Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 948 ✓ |
| Margaret Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 932 ✓ |
| Jean Quinn | Labour | 465 |
| Chris Beattie | Conservative | 267 |
| Glenn Bath | Conservative | 260 |
| Angus Allan | Conservative | 236 |
Prettygate3 seats
| Paul Sheppard | Liberal Democrats | 1,015 ✓ |
| Jennifer Gray | Liberal Democrats | 1,013 ✓ |
| Ron Levy | Conservative | 996 ✓ |
| Peter Crafford | Conservative | 975 |
| Sandra Gray | Liberal Democrats | 974 |
| Melissa-Jane Pearson | Conservative | 940 |
| Andrew Frost | Labour | 326 |
Pyefleet1 seat
| Rebecca Davidson | Conservative | 581 ✓ |
| Wilma Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
Shrub End3 seats
| Winifred Foster | Conservative | 593 ✓ |
| Amanda Arnold | Conservative | 589 ✓ |
| Alan Herbert Scattergood | Conservative | 561 ✓ |
| Richard William Bourne | Labour | 553 |
| Luke Powell Dopson | Labour | 520 |
| K Naish | Labour | 502 |
| Keith Hindle | Liberal Democrats | 490 |
| William Frame | Liberal Democrats | 458 |
| Sue Waite | Liberal Democrats | 452 |
St. Andrews3 seats
| John Young | Labour | 851 ✓ |
| Debbie Quinn | Labour | 818 ✓ |
| T. Young | Labour | 808 ✓ |
| J Fellows | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Anne Allan | Conservative | 238 |
| S. Burgoyne | Conservative | 213 |
| Pauline Lucas | Conservative | 203 |
| J Jepps | SA | 106 |
St. Annes3 seats
| Mike Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 895 ✓ |
| G. Chuah | Liberal Democrats | 824 ✓ |
| B. Cook | Liberal Democrats | 785 ✓ |
| P Brine | Labour | 425 |
| D Jonas | Labour | 394 |
| P. Fryer-Kelsey | Labour | 385 |
| B. Beard | Conservative | 299 |
| R Lamberth | Conservative | 272 |
| A Doran | Conservative | 257 |
St. Johns2 seats
| Raymond Gamble | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 ✓ |
| Peter John Harle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 919 ✓ |
| David Smith | Conservative | 366 |
| Elizabeth Gorman | Conservative | 308 |
| Anna Trudgian | Labour | 123 |
Stanway3 seats
| Colin Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,137 ✓ |
| Gwendoline Ilott | Liberal Democrats | 1,099 ✓ |
| Lesley Scott-Boutell | Liberal Democrats | 1,043 ✓ |
| Jane Collier | Conservative | 730 |
| Jonathan Pyman | Conservative | 717 |
| Michael Segal | Conservative | 670 |
| Ian Yates | Labour | 261 |
Tiptree3 seats
| J. Webb | Independent | 757 ✓ |
| John Elliott | Independent | 620 ✓ |
| Anne Burgess | Independent | 617 ✓ |
| Alan Charles Leslie Mogridge | Labour | 569 |
| Audrey Spencer | Labour | 432 |
| Nancy Cannon | Conservative | 398 |
| John Reeves | Conservative | 354 |
| Helen Bunney | Independent | 330 |
| Stella Barnes | Green | 183 |
| David Paul Cannon | Conservative | 757 ✓ |
| Jill Todd | Conservative | 692 ✓ |
| Una Jones | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Gareth Griffiths | Labour | 287 |
| John Withers | Green | 238 |
West Mersea3 seats
| John Jowers | Conservative | 1,348 ✓ |
| J. Boukley | Conservative | 1,184 ✓ |
| Margaret Kimberley | Conservative | 1,136 ✓ |
| Bry Mogridge | Labour | 430 |
| Ronald Baker | Liberal Democrats | 389 |
Wivenhoe Cross2 seats
| Philip Hawkins | Labour | 369 ✓ |
| David Adams | Conservative | 303 ✓ |
| Kenneth Rogers | Conservative | 290 |
| D Purdey | Labour | 184 |
| John Galpin | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| Patrick Mossop | Liberal Democrats | 149 |
Wivenhoe Quay2 seats
| Robert Newman | Labour | 592 ✓ |
| S Davies | Independent | 567 ✓ |
| Stephen Ford | Labour | 523 |
| Eugene Kraft | Conservative | 412 |
| Elizabeth Corke | Conservative | 399 |
| Carla Fox | Green | 231 |
