Before (end of 2002) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 23 · Conservative 10 · Labour 5 · Liberal Democrats 2
After (end of 2003) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 20 · Conservative 15 · Labour 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Baschurch1 seat
| Barbara Craig | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Clive and Myddle2 seats
| Bradley Williams | Conservative | 659 ✓ |
| David Davies | Independent | 596 ✓ |
| John Cole | Conservative | 410 |
Cockshutt1 seat
| John Hodnett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Dudleston Heath1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| Ann Hartley | Conservative | 301 ✓ |
| Iwan Stuart Ward | Independent | 173 |
| Jeff Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 147 |
Ellesmere and Welshampton3 seats
| Thomas Faulkner | Independent | 973 ✓ |
| Averil MacDonald | Conservative | 964 ✓ |
| Barry Knight | Independent | 955 ✓ |
| Patricia McLaughlin | Conservative | 694 |
Hinstock2 seats
| Frederick Udale | Independent | 673 ✓ |
| Michael James Gould | Independent | 446 ✓ |
| Michael Platt | Conservative | 423 |
| William Sinker | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Market Drayton East2 seats
| D Minnery | Conservative | 514 |
| V Taylor | Labour | 433 |
| S Glover | UK Ind | 366 |
| Powell M-L. Ms. | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Market Drayton North3 seats
| John Beckett | Conservative | 468 ✓ |
| Gary Groves | Labour | 467 ✓ |
| Janet Smith | Labour | 463 ✓ |
| Roger Alan Hughes | Independent | 430 |
| Colin Phillips | Independent | 412 |
| Robert Davies | Conservative | 384 |
| Jennifer Brookes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 373 |
| Philip Lockwood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 319 |
| Doreen Barclay | Labour | 292 |
Market Drayton South3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| Debra Parker | Labour | 341 ✓ |
| Denis Brookes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 328 ✓ |
| Rachel Bentley | Labour | 258 ✓ |
| Howard Lewis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 255 |
| David Erwin | Conservative | 249 |
Shavington1 seat
| April Style | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Sutton1 seat
| Arthur Newby | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wem East2 seats
| Christopher John Mellings | Liberal Democrats | 777 ✓ |
| Pauline Anne Dee | Independent | 608 ✓ |
| Christine Murray | Independent | 263 |
| Gerald Smith | Independent | 214 |
Wem Rural1 seat
| Peter Broomhall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wem West2 seats
| Margaret Carson | Independent | 645 ✓ |
| Leslie Phillips | Independent | 595 ✓ |
| John Murray | Independent | 439 |
| Robert Davies | Conservative | 293 |
Whitchurch Rural1 seat
| Michael Barker | Independent | 308 ✓ |
| Gerald Dakin | Conservative | 276 |
Whitchurch South2 seats · turnout 35.9%
| Margaret Mullock | Independent | 492 ✓ |
| Douglas Carmichael | Independent | 383 ✓ |
| John Shore | Labour | 291 |
| Lynette Hopkins | Conservative | 291 |
| Helen Gillow | Conservative | 187 |
Whitchurch West2 seats
| Paul Anthony Donald Wynn | Conservative | 659 ✓ |
| Doris Ankers | Conservative | 448 ✓ |
| Jonathan Michael Bates | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Andrew Bailey | Labour | 263 |
Whixall1 seat
| Denzil Hollis | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Woore1 seat
| Michael Brassington | Independent | 400 ✓ |
| Frank Woodcock | Independent | 272 |