Before (end of 2002) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Billericay East1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| David Dadds | Conservative | 1,563 ✓ |
| John Derry Lawrence Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 526 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 272 |
Billericay West1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Stephen Horgan | Conservative | 1,712 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
| Geoffrey Viney | Labour | 238 |
Burstead1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Kevin Blake | Conservative | 1,213 ✓ |
| Belinda Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 902 |
| Margaret Viney | Labour | 234 |
Fryerns1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| Julia Woods | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| William Baker | BNP | 487 |
| Kenneth Evens | Conservative | 427 |
| John Lutton | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
| Adam Ellis | Green | 124 |
Laindon Park1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| David Robert Walsh | Conservative | 844 ✓ |
| Anthony Borlase | Labour | 780 |
| Dorothy Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
| Jason Richardson | Independent | 97 |
| Michael Payne | Independent | 51 |
Lee Chapel North1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| Richard Rackham | Labour | 766 ✓ |
| Richard Hyland | Conservative | 434 |
| Sidney Chaney | BNP | 285 |
| Michael Martin | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
| Ernest Humphries | Green | 114 |
| Steven Denne | Independent | 80 |
Nethermayne1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Benjamin Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,168 ✓ |
| Laura Gordon | Labour | 672 |
| Helen Tucker | Conservative | 586 |
Pitsea North West1 seat · turnout 16.6%
| Philip Rackley | Labour | 738 ✓ |
| Mark Levey | Conservative | 541 |
| Martin Howard | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Pitsea South East1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Malcolm Geddes | Conservative | 771 ✓ |
| Michael Plant | Labour | 717 |
| David King | BNP | 332 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
| Raymond Abrahall | Independent | 87 |
| David Wilkinson | Green | 61 |
St Martin's1 seat
| Colin Payn | Labour | 563 ✓ |
| Deborah Allen | Conservative | 351 |
| Michael James Dickinson | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| Alfred Viccary | Independent | 107 |
Vange1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| Swatantra Nandanwar | Labour | 507 ✓ |
| Philip Johnson | Conservative | 452 |
| Mark Peter Hersom | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
| John Cord | Independent | 88 |
Wickford North1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Michael Owen Mowe | Conservative | 1,396 ✓ |
| Clive Thomas | Labour | 451 |
| Ian Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
Wickford Park1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| Christopher Roy Jackman | Conservative | 679 ✓ |
| Christopher Wilson | Labour | 268 |
| Michelle Woods | Liberal Democrats | 183 |