Before (end of 2002) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Labour 13 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Barham Downs1 seat
| Martin John Vye | Liberal Democrats | 761 ✓ |
| Don Faulkner | Conservative | 318 |
| Andrew Fenyo | Labour | 34 |
Barton3 seats
| C. Brett | Liberal Democrats | 1,051 |
| Christina Kay-Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 919 ✓ |
| Christopher Took | Liberal Democrats | 855 ✓ |
| Michael Northey | Conservative | 854 |
| Pauline Hook | Conservative | 799 |
| Terrence Ogier | Conservative | 736 |
| L. Cooper | Labour | 263 |
| Carl Parsons | Labour | 242 |
| Keith Bothwell | Green | 175 |
| Corey Mills | Green | 145 |
| James Cooper | — | 143 |
Blean Forest2 seats
| Hazel McCabe | Conservative | 672 ✓ |
| John Walter Guy Gilbey | Conservative | 562 ✓ |
| Geoff Meaden | Green | 176 |
| Michael Fuller | Labour | 159 |
| Philip Rogers | Green | 146 |
| David McLellan | Labour | 139 |
Chartham & Stone Street2 seats
| R. Doyle | Conservative | 756 ✓ |
| M. Petterson | Conservative | 696 ✓ |
| A. Nicholson | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| C. Colthup | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| J Chiappino | Labour | 268 |
| J Bhujan | Labour | 196 |
Chartham and Stone Street2 seats
| Michael Patterson | Conservative | 696 ✓ |
Chestfield and Swalecliffe3 seats
| Jennifer Samper | Conservative | 1,577 ✓ |
| Ian Thomas | Conservative | 1,503 ✓ |
| Pat Todd | Conservative | 1,495 ✓ |
| Jane Hardy | Labour | 434 |
| Ruth Wreford | Labour | 386 |
| Martin Brown | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| Michael Steed | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
| Suzanne Tibertius | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
Gorrell2 seats
| Peter Halfpenny | Labour | 805 ✓ |
| Wesley McLachlan | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Perkins | Conservative | 746 |
| Paul Carnell | Conservative | 720 |
| Margaret Lansdell | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
| Roger Lansdell | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| Peter Holloway | — | 59 |
Greenhill and Eddington2 seats
| Roger Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 478 ✓ |
| Nigel Oakes | Liberal Democrats | 465 ✓ |
| Lynsey Laker | Conservative | 413 |
| Vincent McMahan | Conservative | 412 |
| Bill Brade | Labour | 359 |
| Robert Stephen Thomas Walker | Labour | 330 |
| Jess Hampshire | Green | 73 |
Harbledown1 seat
| Michael Paul Dixey | Liberal Democrats | 517 ✓ |
| E. Taylor | Conservative | 264 |
| Victoria Foster | Labour | 104 |
Harbour2 seats
| Julia Seath | Labour | 729 ✓ |
| John Wratten | Labour | 650 ✓ |
| Michael Harrison | Conservative | 485 |
| Howard Smith | Conservative | 455 |
| La Roche B.. Ms | — | 161 |
| Janet Berridge | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
| Gwendoline Bale | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
Herne & Broomfield3 seats
| Ronald Mavers | Liberal Democrats | 685 ✓ |
| Ian Wright | Liberal Democrats | 653 ✓ |
| Robert Bright | Conservative | 619 ✓ |
| Kay Shannon | Conservative | 609 |
| Pauline Roper | Conservative | 599 |
| David Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
| John Henry Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 299 |
| Carol Davis | Green | 261 |
| Edith Bigg | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 214 |
| James Brown | Labour | 213 |
| Terence Kendall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 203 |
| Peter Tavener | Labour | 203 |
| Eric Reeves | Labour | 192 |
Heron3 seats
| Ron Flaherty | Liberal Democrats | 1,050 ✓ |
| Maisie Seager | Liberal Democrats | 1,017 ✓ |
| Ken Hando | Liberal Democrats | 960 ✓ |
| Jennifer Kadwell | Conservative | 544 |
| Jean Herwin | Conservative | 531 |
| Roy Smale | Conservative | 515 |
| Rolane Brade | Labour | 346 |
| Lynnda Faux-Bowyer | Labour | 317 |
| Tony Morris | Labour | 304 |
Little Stour1 seat
| Lewis Norris | Conservative | 454 ✓ |
| Arthur Linfoot | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| Alan Forrest | Labour | 119 |
Marshside1 seat
| Michael Nee | Labour | 348 ✓ |
| Heather Taylor | Conservative | 321 |
North Nailbourne1 seat
| Bill Oakey | Conservative | 574 ✓ |
| Janet Horsley | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
Northgate2 seats
| Ron Pepper | Labour | 583 ✓ |
| Fred Whitemore | Labour | 558 ✓ |
| Graham Gibbens | Conservative | 469 |
| Donald Bunting | Conservative | 443 |
| Clifford Arter | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| Andrew Frogley | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
Reculver3 seats
| Gabrielle Davis | Conservative | 1,226 ✓ |
| Michael Street-Williams | Conservative | 1,216 ✓ |
| Gillian Reuby | Conservative | 1,213 ✓ |
| Iris Law | Liberal Democrats | 923 |
| Margaret Flaherty | Liberal Democrats | 888 |
| George Corney | Liberal Democrats | 872 |
| Kim Brade-Dawkins | Labour | 314 |
| David Hornsby | Labour | 273 |
St Stephen's3 seats
| Graham Gubby | Conservative | 648 ✓ |
| William Clements | Conservative | 631 ✓ |
| Hilary McCorry | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| Trevor Smith | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| Dominic Coughlan | Labour | 235 |
Sturry North1 seat
| Tony Austin | Conservative | 426 ✓ |
| Nicholas Turner | Labour | 309 |
Sturry South1 seat
| Marion Attwood | Conservative | 550 ✓ |
| Susan Barnard | Labour | 92 |
| Monica Clare Eden-Green | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
Tankerton2 seats
| Jeanne Harrison | Conservative | 851 ✓ |
| David Cavell | Conservative | 822 ✓ |
| Heather Scott | Liberal Democrats | 531 |
| Donna Dwight | Liberal Democrats | 511 |
| Michael Vince | Labour | 198 |
| Lorraine Vincent | — | 68 |
West Bay2 seats
| Pete Lee | Conservative | 893 ✓ |
| Crispin Henry Rampling | Conservative | 815 ✓ |
| Brian Hunter | Labour | 546 |
| John Neil | Labour | 445 |
| Margaret Burns | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Westgate3 seats
| Susan Ashmore-Fish | Liberal Democrats | 793 ✓ |
| Christian Farthing | Liberal Democrats | 769 ✓ |
| Richard Henry Parkinson | Liberal Democrats | 768 ✓ |
| Jean Butcher | Labour | 646 |
| Philip Bond | Labour | 545 |
| Douglas Robinson | Conservative | 540 |
| Gordon Hartley | Labour | 537 |
| John Anderson | Conservative | 527 |
| Victoria Elizabeth Gray | Conservative | 522 |
| Deirdre Balaam | Green | 177 |
| Ronald Hollands | Green | 160 |
Wincheap3 seats
| Nick Eden-Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,138 ✓ |
| Charlotte MacCaul | Liberal Democrats | 1,126 ✓ |
| Alex Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,103 ✓ |
| Alan Griffiths | Conservative | 442 |
| Cecile Manning | Labour | 409 |
| Neil Parsonson | Conservative | 408 |
| John Derrick | Labour | 275 |
| Anne Seller | Labour | 266 |
| Patricia Parsonson | Conservative | 236 |
| Emily Shirley | Green | 213 |
