Before (end of 2002) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 14 · Labour 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 16 · Labour 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Brentwood North1 seat
| Reginald Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 597 ✓ |
| Margaret Hamilton | Conservative | 461 |
| Roy Goddard | Labour | 150 |
| Frank Seckleman | Green | 96 |
Brentwood South1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| David Hann | Labour | 564 ✓ |
| Margaret Hogan | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
| Louise Monnickendam | Conservative | 337 |
Brentwood West1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Allan Wheatley | Liberal Democrats | 560 ✓ |
| Peter Cullum | Conservative | 378 |
| Cornelius Maxey | Labour | 91 |
Brizes & Doddinghurst1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Colin Brown | Liberal Democrats | 850 ✓ |
| Robin Maillard | Conservative | 356 |
| Michele Anne Wigram | Labour | 77 |
Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Gordon MacLellan | Conservative | 662 ✓ |
| Maudsley Boggis | LIB | 456 |
| Richard Burns | Labour | 92 |
Hutton East1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Chris Hossack | Conservative | 556 ✓ |
| Stephen Tilley | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
| William Harman | Labour | 77 |
Hutton North1 seat · turnout 94.7%
| Dudley Payne | Conservative | 649 ✓ |
| Doris Suckling | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| Charles Bisson | Labour | 101 |
| Ingatestone Fryerning | & Mountnessing | 0 |
Pilgrims Hatch1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Charles Myers | Liberal Democrats | 718 ✓ |
| Kathryn Dean | Conservative | 499 |
| Richard Bingley | Labour | 149 |
Shenfield1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Philip Baker | Conservative | 1,141 ✓ |
| Max Gottesmann | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Bernadette Pavitt | Labour | 123 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Tipps Cross1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Madeline Henwood | Conservative | 665 ✓ |
| Alastair Wakeley | Liberal Democrats | 456 |
| Rory Gow | Labour | 54 |
vote share1 seat
| Sarah Courage | Conservative | 1,057 ✓ |
| J Dickinson | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| L. Bowen | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| R Cameron | Labour | 599 |
| M. Jackson | Labour | 548 |
| Jacqueline Anslow | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| A Howes | NB | 219 |
| R. Margrave | Labour | 79 |
| Beryl Lankester | Green | 55 |
| P. Rogerson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Warley1 seat
| Jon Hubbard | Liberal Democrats | 659 ✓ |
| Joan Holmes | Conservative | 653 |
| P. Anderson | Labour | 131 |