Before (end of 2002) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Other 12 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 2
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 16 · Other 11 · Liberal Democrats 4
Ward results
| Marion Winship | Conservative | 442 ✓ |
| Terrence Glastonbury | Conservative | 427 ✓ |
| Elaine Bollen | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| Albert Stapleton | Labour | 211 |
| Jennifer Dawson-Marsh | Independent | 169 |
Awre1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Derek Whitelock | Conservative | 220 ✓ |
| D Preece | Labour | 177 |
Berry Hill1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| C. Lanckham | Labour | 274 |
| Helen Stewart | Labour | 219 ✓ |
| Anthony Newman | Conservative | 144 |
Blaisdon and Longhope1 seat
| David Barraclough | Conservative | 420 ✓ |
| Jean Mary Robinson | Labour | 187 |
Bream2 seats
| Michael Herbert | Labour | 405 ✓ |
| Paul Hiett | Labour | 391 ✓ |
| Freda Gittos | Conservative | 247 |
| Fiona Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 208 |
Bromesberrow and Dymock1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Edward Roberts | Independent | 351 ✓ |
| Christopher Snell | Conservative | 321 |
| Margaret Harper | Conservative | 258 ✓ |
| Max Coborn | Labour | 152 |
| Marie Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
Churcham and Huntley1 seat
| Venkatesh Shenoi | Conservative | 395 ✓ |
| Myra Lawrence | Labour | 125 |
Cinderford East2 seats
| Frank Beard | Labour | 365 ✓ |
| E. Martin | Labour | 305 |
| Jack Aston | Conservative | 235 |
| Susan Snell | Conservative | 184 |
Cinderford West3 seats
| Graham Morgan | Labour | 524 ✓ |
| Clive Brain | Labour | 454 ✓ |
| Lynn Iris Sterry | Labour | 400 ✓ |
| Malcolm Phillips | Conservative | 273 |
| Mary Potts | Conservative | 273 |
| R. Ogilvie Smala | Conservative | 241 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Coleford Central2 seats
| Ann Smallwood | Liberal Democrats | 266 ✓ |
| Patricia Evans | Labour | 234 ✓ |
| Susan Merrikin | Independent | 230 |
| Thomas Baker | Conservative | 228 |
| Johnathan Russell | Conservative | 209 |
| Elizabeth Davis | Labour | 208 |
| Clare Dow | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Coleford East3 seats · turnout 15.4%
| Charles Kay | Labour | 419 ✓ |
| Michael Meredith-Edwards | Independent | 406 ✓ |
| Alan Bensted | Conservative | 301 ✓ |
| Matthew Walkerley | Conservative | 256 |
| Donald Horne | Conservative | 207 |
Hartpury1 seat
| Michele Grant | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hewelsfield and Woolaston1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| David Harris | Independent | 374 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Morris | Conservative | 236 |
Littledean and Ruspidge2 seats
| Heather Dalziel | Liberal Democrats | 407 ✓ |
| Hayward Burt | Conservative | 292 ✓ |
| Graham Bingham | Conservative | 289 |
| J. Lapington | Labour | 285 |
| Geoffrey Kinns | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Lydbrook and Ruardean3 seats
| Andrew Gardiner | Independent | 707 ✓ |
| Denise Hogan | Labour | 506 ✓ |
| Roland Butler | Labour | 430 ✓ |
| Paul Hayes | Labour | 414 |
| Janet Pennock | Independent | 269 |
| Paul Jones | Conservative | 269 |
| John Cairns-Terry | Conservative | 259 |
| Iris Barnett | Independent | 241 |
| Keith McCarthy | Conservative | 203 |
Lydney East3 seats
| Bill Hobman | Labour | 494 ✓ |
| Derek Biddle | Independent | 482 ✓ |
| Sherille Clarke | Labour | 482 ✓ |
| Valerie Hobman | Labour | 404 |
| John Newman | Conservative | 362 |
| Brian Thornton | Conservative | 302 |
| Huw Dyer | Conservative | 277 |
Lydney North1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| Alan Preest | Conservative | 367 ✓ |
| Richard Clarke | Labour | 220 |
Mitcheldean & Drybrook naeD3 seats
| G Readman | Independent | 626 |
| D. Wagstaff | Conservative | 437 |
| S. Henchley | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| R Sterry | Labour | 385 |
| B Robinson | Conservative | 363 |
| R. Guppy | Conservative | 339 |
| C. Smith | Independent | 327 |
Newent Central2 seats
| Desmond Saunders | Independent | 413 ✓ |
| John Clissold | Conservative | 347 ✓ |
| Raymond Hill | Conservative | 326 |
Newland and St Briavels2 seats
| Arthur Thomas | Independent | 506 ✓ |
| Roger Stuart | Conservative | 432 ✓ |
| David Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| John Shaw | Conservative | 417 |
| Barten Venner | Labour | 359 |
| Simon Boden-Tebbutt | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Newnham and Westbury2 seats
| Norman Stephens | Independent | 609 ✓ |
| Stephen McMillan | Conservative | 318 ✓ |
| John King-Grange | Conservative | 255 |
| Colin Evers | Independent | 253 |
| Bridget King | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| Roger Brewis | Labour | 143 |
| Martyn Vick | Independent | 250 ✓ |
| Patricia Hill | Conservative | 248 |
| Cherry Burrow | Labour | 32 |
Pillowell2 seats
| Donald Pugh | Labour | 352 ✓ |
| Alan Horsfield | Labour | 324 ✓ |
| Ian Coghlan | Independent | 309 |
| Heather Manning | Conservative | 287 |
| Derek Cox | Independent | 269 |
| Joanna Markham | Conservative | 230 |
Redmarley1 seat
| Will Windsor-Clive | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Tibberton1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Jane Henson Horne | Conservative | 371 ✓ |
| David Humphreys | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Paul Kneen | Labour | 50 |
Tidenham3 seats
| Roy Birch | Liberal Democrats | 844 ✓ |
| John Harrison-Higgins | Independent | 717 ✓ |
| Mark Garnier | Conservative | 637 ✓ |
| Anne Martin | Labour | 618 |
| Helen McMillan | Conservative | 491 |
| Roger Nicholls | Conservative | 441 |