Before (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 4 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Tracy Capon | Conservative | 478 ✓ |
| Valerie Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
| Andrew Vaughan | Green | 124 |
| David James Michael Lench | Labour | 97 |
Barling and Sutton1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| Richard Amner | Conservative | 216 ✓ |
| Kevin Salt | Labour | 116 |
Downhall and Rawreth1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Ronald Oatham | Liberal Democrats | 613 ✓ |
| Julie Mockford | Conservative | 208 |
Foulness and Great Wakering1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| Colin Seagers | Conservative | 563 ✓ |
| Graham Fox | Labour | 517 |
| Dawn Giles | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| June Lumley | Liberal Democrats | 442 ✓ |
| Carole Weston | Conservative | 351 |
Hawkwell North1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Maureen Starke | Conservative | 450 ✓ |
| Christine Mason | — | 199 |
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 100 |
| Marian Smith | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
| Cyril Pohl | Green | 42 |
Hawkwell South1 seat · turnout 22.1%
| Phil Capon | Conservative | 318 ✓ |
| Dudley Ball | Independent | 276 |
| Sheila Downard | Labour | 119 |
Hawkwell West1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Derrick Stansby | Conservative | 374 ✓ |
| Myra Anne Weir | Labour | 342 |
| Heather Johnson | Green | 146 |
Hockley Central2 seats · turnout 24.1%
| Keith Hudson | Conservative | 791 ✓ |
| Marina McCarthy | Conservative | 737 ✓ |
| Dorothy Thompson | Labour | 188 |
| Ian James Rooke | Labour | 186 |
| Keith Budden | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
| Peggy Pearse | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| Maria Tugwell | Green | 100 |
| Gabrielle Yeadell | Green | 75 |
Hullbridge1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Lesley Ann Butcher | Conservative | 603 ✓ |
| Mary Stevenson | Labour | 540 |
Lodge1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Terry Livings | Conservative | 369 ✓ |
| Frank Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 336 |
Rochford2 seats
| Susan Harper | Conservative | 455 ✓ |
| David Weir | Labour | 412 ✓ |
| Jim Dickson | Labour | 409 |
| Keith Gordon | Conservative | 406 |
| Kevin Attridge | Independent | 220 |
| David Ford | Independent | 193 |
| Joyce Giles | Liberal Democrats | 91 |
| Beryl Handford | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
Sweyne Park1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| Peter Savill | Conservative | 366 ✓ |
| Mary Beckers | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Michael Hoy | Labour | 118 |