Before (end of 2002) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| Jonathan Noble | Labour | 661 ✓ |
| Michael Rodden | Conservative | 639 ✓ |
| John O'Neill | Labour | 595 ✓ |
| Robert Hearne | Labour | 579 |
| Colin Barratt | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
East2 seats · turnout 33.4%
| Mark Pengelly | Labour | 669 ✓ |
| Betty Wade | Labour | 464 ✓ |
| Brian Cummings | Conservative | 302 |
| Bernard Howard | Conservative | 228 |
Hazelwood3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| Peter Welsh McEwan | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| Ann Ferns | Labour | 785 ✓ |
| Robert Scott | Labour | 748 ✓ |
| Robert John Tustin | Conservative | 477 |
| Christine Mary Reed | Conservative | 470 |
| Karen Parker | Liberal Democrats | 440 |
Hillside1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Edwin Gordon | Labour | 229 ✓ |
| Dominic Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| William Owen | Conservative | 171 |
Kingswood3 seats
| Maureen Forshaw | Labour | 719 ✓ |
| W. Smith | Labour | 650 ✓ |
| B. Massie | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| Yvonne Von Bujtar | Conservative | 562 |
| S. Sood | Conservative | 441 |
| C. Latham | Liberal Democrats | 416 |
Lloyds3 seats
| Joanna Kane | Labour | 1,133 |
| P. Fawcett | Labour | 961 |
| S. Jones | Conservative | 843 |
| S. Fleming | Conservative | 838 |
| S Hagen | Labour | 773 |
Lodge Park3 seats
| C Woolmer | Conservative | 892 |
| J Addison | Labour | 708 |
| D Harley | Labour | 652 |
| M. Hill | Labour | 634 |
| Julie Connachie | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
Rural East2 seats
| S Heggs | Conservative | 761 |
| A. Howard | Conservative | 588 |
| Joanna Kane | Labour | 260 |
| G. Reed | Independent | 232 |
| A. Nathwani | Labour | 166 |
Rural North1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| Philip Charles Bromhall | Liberal Democrats | 265 ✓ |
| Paul Seaton | Conservative | 250 |
| John Anderson | Labour | 111 |
Rural West1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| Robert Rutt | Conservative | 338 ✓ |
| Sidney George Beecroft | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
| Gary McNeil | Labour | 136 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Shire Lodge2 seats · turnout 29.4%
| Raymond Beeby | Labour | 544 ✓ |
| Alexander Torrie | Conservative | 442 ✓ |
| Graham Bold | Labour | 412 |
| Jake Woodley | Independent | 311 |
West2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| William Latta | Labour | 500 ✓ |
| Thomas Beattie | Labour | 437 ✓ |
| Raymond Telfer | Independent | 424 |