Before (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Jane Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 807 ✓ |
| John Cook | Labour | 649 |
| Maureen Springle | Conservative | 321 |
| Jane Scott | Green | 106 |
Bixley1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Stephen Barker | Conservative | 1,097 ✓ |
| John Rivett | Liberal Democrats | 711 |
| Martyn Green | Labour | 403 |
| Dave Cooper | CPA | 155 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Philip Smart | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| Duncan Titchmarsh | Conservative | 491 |
| Nick Jacob | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| David Frederick Goldsmith | Conservative | 1,205 ✓ |
| James Adams | Labour | 443 |
| Dennis Day | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
Gainsborough1 seat
| D. Edwards | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| A. Ramsey | Conservative | 454 |
| Catherine Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
| J. Barnes | CPA | 83 |
Gipping1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Peter Kenneth Gardiner | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| Nadia Cenci | Conservative | 464 |
| Charles Blue | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
Holywells1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Elizabeth Harsant | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| Robert Daines | Labour | 429 |
| Robin T Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Dali Jabbar | Labour | 509 ✓ |
| Sarah Dodwell | Conservative | 446 |
| Catherine French | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| Sally Wainman | Independent | 88 |
Rushmere1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Eileen Smith | Conservative | 991 ✓ |
| Richard Kirby | Labour | 749 |
| Roberta Kerslake | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| Stephen Bloomfield | CPA | 162 |
Sprites1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| John le Grys | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| Robin Hall | Conservative | 693 |
| Catherine Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
St John's1 seat
| Neil Edward MacDonald | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Stephen Richard Ion | Conservative | 684 |
| Louise Gooch | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| Janet Phipps | Green | 111 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| John Adrian Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,211 ✓ |
| David Brown | Conservative | 1,079 |
| Rosemary Winterton | Labour | 626 ✓ |
| John Burford | Conservative | 540 |
| Jane Shaw | Labour | 341 |
| Patricia Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| David Skinner | Conservative | 160 |
| Colin Boor | Green | 71 |
| Eric Needham | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
St. Clements2 seats
| M. Anderson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Fletcher | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Stephen Cook | Conservative | 723 ✓ |
| Keith Rawlingson | Labour | 635 |
| Adrian Brown | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
Westgate1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Martin Cook | Labour | 568 ✓ |
| Julia Schubert | Conservative | 467 |
| Kim Toye | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| George King | Liberal Democrats | 555 ✓ |
| Christopher Newbury | Labour | 435 |
| Colin Morgan | Conservative | 417 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Sandra Doyle | Conservative | 757 ✓ |
| Carole Elizabeth Jones | Labour | 658 |
| Joan Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 280 |