Before (end of 2002) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Bank Top2 seats · turnout 37.7%
| John Kenneth Williams | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| Stella Robson | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| Stanley Johnson | Conservative | 225 |
| Simon Cawte | Conservative | 184 |
| Douglas Hardy | Independent | 149 |
| Harry Marrs | BNP | 135 |
Central2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Isobel Hartley | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| Raymond Flowers | Labour | 686 ✓ |
| David Reed | Conservative | 278 |
| James Moore | Conservative | 278 |
Cockerton East3 seats
| Bryan Thistlethwaite | Labour | 1,030 ✓ |
| Donald Bristow | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| Paul James Baldwin | Labour | 841 ✓ |
| Bryan Stapley | Conservative | 641 |
| William Lippett | Conservative | 549 |
| Elizabeth Sugden | Conservative | 534 |
Cockerton West2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| Clifford Hutchinson | Labour | 775 ✓ |
| Eileen Wilson | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| Andrew Bowers | Conservative | 372 |
| Robert Bowman | BNP | 157 |
College2 seats · turnout 54.7%
| Edward Richmond | Conservative | 979 ✓ |
| Philip Stamford-Bewlay | Conservative | 885 ✓ |
| Valerie Pringle | Labour | 368 |
| Ian Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 363 |
| Sheila Dunstone | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
| Carl Robinson | Labour | 324 |
Eastbourne3 seats
| Roderick Francis | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| Wayne Dixon | Labour | 831 ✓ |
| Lee Vasey | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| Janet Mazurk | Conservative | 568 |
| Doreen Tucker | Conservative | 551 |
| Colin Fairman | Independent | 343 |
Faverdale1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| John Armstrong | Conservative | 337 ✓ |
| John Flook | Labour | 259 |
Harrowgate Hill3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| Elizabeth Hart | Labour | 1,016 ✓ |
| John Vasey | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| Emma Vasey-Smith | Labour | 833 ✓ |
| Anne Harrison | Conservative | 647 |
| Marjorie Roberts | Conservative | 513 |
| Francis Elliott | Conservative | 494 |
| Tina Jones | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| Angela McPherson | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| Stephen Fenwick | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| Trevor Agnew | BNP | 261 |
| John Hoodless | Independent | 221 |
Haughton East2 seats · turnout 34.9%
| Chris McEwan | Labour | 892 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Arthur Walker | Labour | 829 ✓ |
| Hilda Allinson | Conservative | 408 |
Haughton North2 seats · turnout 47.5%
| Thomas Nutt | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| Veronica Copeland | Labour | 773 ✓ |
| Felicity Power | Conservative | 563 |
| Roger Power | Conservative | 522 |
Haughton West3 seats · turnout 39.5%
| David Lyonette | Labour | 1,145 ✓ |
| Nick Wallis | Labour | 1,040 ✓ |
| Andrew Scott | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| Terence Wilkinson | Conservative | 538 |
| Carol Lambird | Independent | 476 |
| Leslie John Smith | Conservative | 452 |
| Nigel Nevison | BNP | 185 |
Heighington & Coniscliffe2 seats · turnout 50.6%
| Gerald Lee | Conservative | 1,151 ✓ |
| Eric Roberts | Conservative | 943 ✓ |
| Elaine Hope | Labour | 208 |
| Sandra Thorne-Wallis | Labour | 173 |
Hummersknott2 seats · turnout 56.4%
| Charles Vincent Johnson | Conservative | 1,284 ✓ |
| Sheila Brown | Conservative | 1,272 ✓ |
| Joshua Chapman | Labour | 425 |
| Daniel John Taylor | Labour | 347 |
Hurworth2 seats · turnout 52.0%
| William Burtt | Conservative | 1,175 ✓ |
| Peter Foster | Conservative | 1,121 ✓ |
| Amanda McEwan | Labour | 318 |
| Bal Shukla | Labour | 315 |
Lascelles2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| Jacqueline Maddison | Labour | 702 ✓ |
| Wendy Newall | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| Margaret Martin | Conservative | 264 |
| Douglas Tingate | Conservative | 252 |
| D Tingate | Conservative | 242 |
Lingfield2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| Ian Haszeldine | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| Frank Robson | Labour | 974 ✓ |
| Paul Eric Charles Evans | Conservative | 368 |
| Graham Smurthwaite | Conservative | 347 |
Middleton St George2 seats · turnout 46.7%
| Doris Mary Jones | Conservative | 1,167 ✓ |
| William Maybrey | Conservative | 1,145 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Muggleton | Labour | 241 |
| Rebecca Mary Taylor | Labour | 229 |
Mowden2 seats · turnout 60.8%
| Ronald Lewis | Conservative | 1,318 ✓ |
| James Stenson | Conservative | 1,229 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Saint | Labour | 646 |
| Margaret Bristow | Labour | 557 |
North Road3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| Sidney Walker | Liberal Democrats | 963 ✓ |
| Stephen Jones | Liberal Democrats | 881 ✓ |
| William Holmes | Labour | 818 ✓ |
| Edward Jenkinson | Labour | 734 |
| Michael Nicholson | Labour | 696 |
| Frederick Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 690 |
| Jennifer Hardy | Conservative | 211 |
| Debra Barley | Conservative | 197 |
| Mark Kilpatrick | BNP | 154 |
Northgate2 seats · turnout 37.1%
| Dorothy Claire Long | Labour | 797 ✓ |
| Eleanor Jane Lister | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| Ian Storey | Conservative | 325 |
| Kenneth Brown | Conservative | 299 |
| Paul Thompson | BNP | 151 |
Park East3 seats · turnout 35.4%
| Jonathan Lyonette | Labour | 903 ✓ |
| Cynthia Hughes | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| Glen Reynolds | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| Peter Frietag | Liberal Democrats | 518 |
| Malcolm Dunstone | Liberal Democrats | 494 |
| Edward Kielb | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Barbara Bone | Conservative | 332 |
| Brian Parkinson | Conservative | 330 |
Park West2 seats · turnout 55.7%
| James Ruck | Conservative | 1,266 ✓ |
| Heather Scott | Conservative | 1,266 ✓ |
| Alison Claire Wright | Labour | 384 |
| Daniel Klein | Labour | 338 |
Pierremont3 seats · turnout 45.6%
| Stephen Harker | Labour | 969 ✓ |
| Patrick Heaney | Labour | 867 ✓ |
| Marian Swift | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| Colin Telfer | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
| Brian Fiske | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
| Michael Barker | Liberal Democrats | 515 |
| Patricia Chapman | Conservative | 478 |
| Jonathan Scott | Conservative | 443 |
| Joanna Summers | Conservative | 352 |
| Wayne Simpson | BNP | 132 |
Sadberge and Whessoe1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| Brian Jones | Conservative | 569 ✓ |
| Ian Charles Black | Labour | 222 |