Before (end of 2002) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 7 · Labour 6
After (end of 2003) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 8 · Labour 2
Ward results
ACLE1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Charlotte Casimir | Conservative | 346 ✓ |
| Michael Collis | Labour | 279 |
| Helena Blake | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
Aylsham1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Lawrence Smith | Liberal Democrats | 752 ✓ |
| Ted Vallance | Conservative | 646 |
| Deborah Kemp | Labour | 459 |
Blofield1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| David Ward | Independent | 612 ✓ |
| Everitt Barnes | Conservative | 297 |
| Christine Hemingway | Labour | 179 |
| Peter Reeve | Green | 42 |
Burlingham1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Elise Peters | Liberal Democrats | 523 ✓ |
| Anthony Hemmingway | Labour | 141 |
Buxton1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Ian Evans | Independent | 401 ✓ |
| Malcolm Kemp | Labour | 107 |
Freethorpe1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Michael Northover | Conservative | 259 ✓ |
| Elsie Grimson | Labour | 185 |
| Mark Blake | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
Hainford1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Roger Goodson | Conservative | 327 ✓ |
| Belinda Yaxley | Labour | 131 |
Horsford1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| John Starling | Liberal Democrats | 648 ✓ |
| Jeffery Read | Labour | 101 |
| Iona Christie | Green | 62 |
South Walsham1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| George Debbage | Independent | 393 ✓ |
| Christopher Jones | Labour | 143 |
Sprowston Central1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Christopher Cobb | Conservative | 400 ✓ |
| Barbara Lashley | Labour | 397 |
| Joy Watson | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
| Jean Bucknell | Green | 66 |
Sprowston East1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Anne Wright | Liberal Democrats | 612 ✓ |
| Sheila Dyball | Labour | 361 |
| Marianne Gibbs | Green | 71 |
Sprowston South1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Shamsher Singh Sirdar | Liberal Democrats | 465 ✓ |
| Trevor Burrows | Labour | 180 |
| Michael Utting | Conservative | 148 |
| Michael Uwins | Green | 19 |
Sprowston West1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| Martin Gowar Callam | Liberal Democrats | 319 ✓ |
| Clifford Cutting | Labour | 113 |
| Kenneth Leggett | Conservative | 99 |
| Adrian Christie | Green | 17 |
Taverham1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Stuart Clancy | Conservative | 1,225 ✓ |
| Joanna Casey | Liberal Democrats | 585 |
| Julie Jameron | Green | 141 |
| John Fisher | Conservative | 549 ✓ |
| Susan Eltringham | Labour | 385 |
| Deborah Meredith | Green | 103 |
Thorpe St. Andrew Northeast1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Peter Harwood | Labour | 672 ✓ |
| Graham Walker | Conservative | 666 |
| Christina Parsons | Green | 197 |