Before (end of 2002) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 23 · Labour 5 · Other 2
After (end of 2003) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Labour 2 · Other 0
Ward results
| Richard James Poulter | Conservative | 734 ✓ |
| Ronald Saunders | Conservative | 667 ✓ |
| Alan Dixon | Independent | 474 |
| David Whiteing | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| Edward Williamson | Independent | 177 |
| Hilary Chad | Labour | 147 |
| Paul Matthews | Labour | 103 |
Boreham & The Leighs2 seats
| John Galley | Conservative | 848 ✓ |
| Philip Robert Andrew Wilson | Conservative | 652 ✓ |
| Sarah MacKrory | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| Vicky Davies | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
| Timothy Marlowe MacGregor | Labour | 153 |
Broomfield & The Walthams3 seats
| Delmas Ashford | Conservative | 1,245 ✓ |
| Alan Willsher | Conservative | 1,123 ✓ |
| Jason Need | Conservative | 1,040 ✓ |
| Graham Pooley | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
| Anna-Marie Broadhead | Liberal Democrats | 574 |
| Deborah Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
| Michael Powell | Labour | 243 |
| Wyn Evans | Labour | 200 |
| Andrew Dearman | Labour | 191 |
| Duncan Lumley | Conservative | 977 ✓ |
| Ronald Alcock | Conservative | 966 ✓ |
| Neil Gulliver | Conservative | 901 ✓ |
| Robert Webb | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
| John Styles | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
| Adrian Robson | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| James Russell | Labour | 218 |
Chelmsford Rural West1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Nicolette Chambers | Conservative | 586 ✓ |
| Philip Evans | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Barry Williams | Labour | 69 |
Galleywood2 seats · turnout 29.1%
| Janette Potter | Conservative | 868 ✓ |
| David Stevenson | Conservative | 841 ✓ |
| John Mountain | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Roger Patterson | Labour | 264 |
| Muriel Briault | Labour | 261 |
| James Hutchon | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Goat Hall2 seats · turnout 28.0%
| Freda Mountain | Liberal Democrats | 824 ✓ |
| John Williams | Liberal Democrats | 734 ✓ |
| V. Makin | Conservative | 441 |
| Vernon Makin | Conservative | 411 |
| Susan Ford-Sumner | Conservative | 398 |
| Brian Whitelaw | Labour | 167 |
Great Baddow East3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| Christine Rycroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,081 ✓ |
| Trevor Miller | Liberal Democrats | 1,071 ✓ |
| Andrew Sosin | Liberal Democrats | 1,052 ✓ |
| Kenneth Carr | Conservative | 628 |
| Peter Ernest Charles Martin | Conservative | 602 |
| Ivy Day | Conservative | 588 |
| Carol Kemp | Labour | 184 |
| Deborah Laing | Labour | 145 |
| Ernest Webb | Labour | 127 |
Great Baddow West2 seats · turnout 26.7%
| Margaret Hutchon | Liberal Democrats | 618 ✓ |
| Janetta Sosin | Liberal Democrats | 587 ✓ |
| Peter Hindle | Conservative | 326 |
| Roy Moore | Conservative | 323 |
| Joanna Grindrod | Labour | 126 |
| Kyle Abel | Labour | 117 |
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon3 seats · turnout 29.4%
| Maurice Hurrell | Conservative | 1,343 ✓ |
| Ian Wright | Conservative | 1,327 ✓ |
| Christopher Kingsley | Conservative | 1,306 ✓ |
| Laura O'Brien | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| Colin Budgey | Green | 350 |
| Paul Chaplin | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
| Lester Crichton | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Donald Newton | Labour | 152 |
Marconi2 seats · turnout 16.4%
| William Horslen | Labour | 432 ✓ |
| Adrian Longden | Labour | 400 ✓ |
| Clive Hodges | Conservative | 261 |
| Jennifer Alefounder | Conservative | 236 |
| Richard Glyn Pennicard | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
| Susan Harvey | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Moulsham & Central3 seats
| David Lee | Conservative | 921 ✓ |
| Timothy Worrall | Conservative | 906 ✓ |
| Sameh Hindi | Conservative | 860 ✓ |
| Peter Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 824 |
| Keith Francis | Liberal Democrats | 794 |
| Clive Secluna | Liberal Democrats | 746 |
| Patrick Baldwin | Labour | 463 |
| Rob Jones | Labour | 442 |
| Peter Alexander Dixon | Labour | 427 |
| Stephen Stratton | Independent | 201 |
Moulsham Lodge2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| Philip Firth | Liberal Democrats | 884 ✓ |
| David Jones | Liberal Democrats | 814 ✓ |
| Pauline Hepworth | Conservative | 340 |
| David Kimberlin | Conservative | 329 |
| Frederick Grindrod | Labour | 180 |
| John Knott | Labour | 158 |
Patching Hall3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Thomas Smith-Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 857 ✓ |
| Alan Arnot | Liberal Democrats | 797 ✓ |
| Peter Charman | Liberal Democrats | 747 ✓ |
| Richard Campion | Conservative | 712 |
| Michael McCullough | Conservative | 678 |
| Norman Stevenson | Conservative | 669 |
| Roy Chad | Labour | 364 |
| David Howell | Labour | 326 |
| Sean Osullivan | Labour | 309 |
| Alison Thomson | Green | 160 |
Rettendon & Runwell2 seats
| John Little | Conservative | 901 ✓ |
| Raymond Anthony Ride | Conservative | 817 ✓ |
| Eileen Mickelborough | Independent | 446 |
| Benjamin Owen | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Ian Grundy | Conservative | 1,051 ✓ |
| Roy Whitehead | Conservative | 977 ✓ |
| George Allen | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| Nancy Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| Carol Stevens | Labour | 140 |
| M. Moulds | Conservative | 855 |
| J. Allen | Conservative | 845 |
| Christopher Stephens | Conservative | 829 |
| M. Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| N Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| D Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
| C. Trevaldwyn | Labour | 139 |
| Patricia Hughes | Conservative | 915 ✓ |
| Robert Denston | Conservative | 914 ✓ |
| Linda Pamela Denston | Conservative | 905 ✓ |
| Jennifer Goldfinch | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| Ian Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| Paul Martin | Independent | 409 |
| Judith Deakin | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| James Barnett | Labour | 218 |
| Alison Hurst | Labour | 146 |
| Max Gibson | Labour | 136 |
Springfield North3 seats · turnout 20.8%
| Graham Thomas McGhie | Conservative | 654 ✓ |
| Anthony West | Conservative | 626 ✓ |
| David Sismey | Conservative | 618 ✓ |
| William Lane | Liberal Democrats | 613 |
| Pamela Lane | Liberal Democrats | 612 |
| Mike MacKrory | Liberal Democrats | 597 |
| Karen Kennedy | Labour | 206 |
| Steven Haigh | Labour | 192 |
| Margaret Horslen | Labour | 187 |
St. Andrews3 seats
| Simon Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,083 ✓ |
| John Trustrum | Liberal Democrats | 1,032 ✓ |
| Thomas Willis | Liberal Democrats | 1,005 ✓ |
| Elaine Judith Baldwin | Labour | 698 |
| John Devane | Labour | 661 |
| Russell John Kennedy | Labour | 643 |
| John Candler | Conservative | 481 |
| Katy Pauley | Conservative | 476 |
| Patricia Marchand | Conservative | 462 |
The Lawns2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Philip Harvey | Liberal Democrats | 787 ✓ |
| Yvonne Spence | Conservative | 779 ✓ |
| Pamela Joughin | Conservative | 767 |
| Anthony Hall | Liberal Democrats | 713 |
| Robert Miller | Labour | 108 |
| Alan Rigg | Labour | 90 |
| Eleanor Burgess | Green | 65 |
Trinity2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Ian Gale | Liberal Democrats | 748 ✓ |
| Susan Davis | Liberal Democrats | 739 ✓ |
| Paul John Leslie Hutchinson | Conservative | 632 |
| Alastair Tween | Conservative | 569 |
| Prudence Jones | Labour | 175 |
| Roderick Essery | Labour | 165 |
Waterhouse Farm2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| John Hunnable | Liberal Democrats | 609 ✓ |
| Lorraine Cobbold | Liberal Democrats | 592 ✓ |
| Joan Valerie Bliss | Labour | 431 |
| Max Austin | Labour | 423 |
| Anthony Lipman | Conservative | 363 |
| Christopher Wickers | Conservative | 336 |
Writtle2 seats · turnout 38.0%
| Anthony Sach | Conservative | 692 ✓ |
| Timothy Roper | Conservative | 690 ✓ |
| Angela Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 661 |
| Stephen Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
| Barry Grainge | Labour | 191 |
| Thomas Mahon | Independent | 171 |
| Susan O'Brien | Labour | 167 |
| Richard De Ville | Green | 68 |
