Before (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 16 · Other 12 · Liberal Democrats 11
After (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 11 · Other 11
Ward results
Alresford1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Gary Gordon Ian Scott | Liberal Democrats | 413 ✓ |
| Terry Ripo | Labour | 136 |
Alton Park2 seats · turnout 19.3%
| Delia Aldis | Labour | 330 ✓ |
| Matthew Morley | Labour | 299 ✓ |
| Graham Saltmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
| Kevin Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| Shelley Powell | Conservative | 180 |
| Sheila Wilde | Conservative | 157 |
Ardleigh & Little Bromley1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Neil Robin Stock | Conservative | 370 ✓ |
| C. Oliver | Labour | 104 |
Beaumont and Thorpe1 seat
| José Powell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Bockings Elm2 seats · turnout 28.5%
| Harold Shearing | Liberal Democrats | 757 ✓ |
| Patricia Beadles | Liberal Democrats | 731 ✓ |
| Grant Penny | Conservative | 274 |
| David Cottage | Conservative | 236 |
Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Mark de Roy | Liberal Democrats | 353 ✓ |
| Michael Mealing | Green | 205 |
| Richard Exell | Labour | 65 |
Bromley2 seats · turnout 29.6%
| I Dimmock | Conservative | 586 |
| H Jessop | Conservative | 563 |
| R. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 534 |
| Mann M. | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
Burrsville1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Charles Sambridge | Conservative | 336 ✓ |
| Walter Bensilum | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
Frinton2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| Edward Allen | Conservative | 974 ✓ |
| Nick Turner | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| Anthony Finnegan-Butler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 326 |
| Brian Whitson | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
| Ann Evander | Labour | 142 |
| Graham John Ford | Labour | 130 |
Golf Green2 seats · turnout 30.9%
| Roy Smith | — | 1,135 ✓ |
| Kenneth Sargeant | — | 651 ✓ |
| Maurice Alexander | Labour | 491 |
| Kenneth Spooner | Conservative | 231 |
Great and Little Oakley1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| David Lines | Conservative | 228 ✓ |
| Graham Turner | Labour | 215 |
| Anthony Colbourne | — | 109 |
Great Bentley1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Robert James Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 478 ✓ |
| Lily Jakubowski | Labour | 52 |
Hamford2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Roy Caddick | Conservative | 921 ✓ |
| Iris Johnson | Conservative | 893 ✓ |
| Valerie Bird | Labour | 234 |
| Sheila Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Harwich East1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Lawrence Payne | Labour | 295 ✓ |
| Michael Gardner | — | 198 |
| Janet Little | Conservative | 100 |
| Richard Allday | — | 39 |
Harwich East Central2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| Peter Brand | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| William Bleakley | Conservative | 492 ✓ |
| Dave McLeod | Labour | 481 |
| Fraser Leeks | — | 315 |
| Sylvia Noble | — | 85 |
Harwich West2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Leslie Double | Labour | 613 ✓ |
| Hugh Markham-Lee | Labour | 456 ✓ |
| Eric Yallop | Conservative | 359 |
| R. Callender | CRP | 329 |
| Ricardo Callender | — | 320 |
| Hugh Thompson | — | 256 |
| John Tipple | — | 80 |
Harwich West Central2 seats · turnout 31.0%
| Steven Henderson | — | 704 ✓ |
| David Rutson | — | 607 ✓ |
| Colin Knight | Labour | 386 |
| Louise Lopdell Armstrong | Labour | 386 |
| Karoline Hlubek | Conservative | 233 |
Haven1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Brian Thomasson | — | 361 ✓ |
| Joyce Broderick | Conservative | 296 |
| George Craft | Independent | 114 |
Holland and Kirby2 seats · turnout 28.1%
| Robert Bucke | Conservative | 907 ✓ |
| Mark Alan Cossens | Conservative | 875 ✓ |
| Joan Bond | Labour | 289 |
Lawford2 seats · turnout 24.6%
| Sarah Candy | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| John Gordon Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 353 ✓ |
| Russell Ginn | Conservative | 287 |
| Michael Barker | Labour | 203 |
| Gregory Morgan | Labour | 198 |
| David Smy | — | 154 |
Little Clacton and Weeley2 seats · turnout 22.7%
| Peter de Vaux-Balbirnie | Conservative | 617 ✓ |
| Bernard Leatherdale | Conservative | 578 ✓ |
| John Candler | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Ronald Fluin | Labour | 213 |
| Manningtree Mistley Little | Bentley & | 0 |
Peter Bruff2 seats · turnout 19.7%
| Susan Shearing | Liberal Democrats | 485 ✓ |
| Pauline Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 481 ✓ |
| John Matthew Stephenson | Conservative | 204 |
| Madeline Pound | Conservative | 184 |
Pier2 seats · turnout 19.2%
| Audrey Overton | Conservative | 357 ✓ |
| Ann Oxley | Conservative | 333 ✓ |
| Ricky Rogers | Labour | 291 |
| Anne Alexander | Labour | 291 |
| Marie Herbert | Green | 97 |
Ramsey and Parkeston1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| William Elmer | Labour | 205 ✓ |
| Michael Lowe | — | 181 |
| Andrew Purdy | Conservative | 129 |
Rush Green2 seats · turnout 17.8%
| Clive Baker | Labour | 300 ✓ |
| Anthony Sargent | Labour | 283 ✓ |
| Robert Harper | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| Tracy King | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| Helen Doddridge | Conservative | 198 |
St Bartholomew's2 seats
| Matt Bragg | — | 737 ✓ |
| Michael Holden | — | 673 ✓ |
| Claire Moor | Conservative | 640 |
| Brian Pennell | Conservative | 624 |
St James2 seats
| Chris Griffiths | Conservative | 403 ✓ |
| Gill Downing | Conservative | 384 ✓ |
| Gloria Bargent | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| Charles Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| Daniel Bolton | Labour | 249 |
| Martyn Hughes | Independent | 215 |
| Roy Raby | Labour | 214 |
St John's2 seats
| Robert Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 577 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Cripps | Liberal Democrats | 504 ✓ |
| Anthony Cooper | Conservative | 326 |
| N Jacobs | Labour | 321 |
| Colin Madge | Conservative | 313 |
St Marys2 seats
| Kenneth Aldis | Labour | 264 ✓ |
| Amanda-Jane Pound | Conservative | 261 ✓ |
| Susan Pamela Morley-Souter | Labour | 251 |
| Francis Woods | Conservative | 248 |
| Peter Miller | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
| Peter Redding | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
St Osyth and Point Clear2 seats · turnout 24.9%
| John Frederick White | Independent | 680 ✓ |
| Michael John Talbot | Independent | 655 ✓ |
| Ronald Walker | Conservative | 366 |
| Results | — | 0 |
St Paul's2 seats
| Pierre Oxley | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| Catherine Jessop | Conservative | 701 ✓ |
| David Gamman | Labour | 239 |
| Brian White | Independent | 219 |
| Christine Jarvis | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
| Sam Smith | Liberal Democrats | 154 |
| Thorrington Frating Elmstead | & Great | 0 |
Tendring2 seats
| M Dew | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
| Graham Richard Potter | Liberal Democrats | 511 |
| A. Johnson | Conservative | 438 |
| A. Ford | Conservative | 403 |
| C. Morgan | Labour | 154 |
Walton2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| Jeanette King | Conservative | 676 ✓ |
| Christine Turner | Conservative | 637 ✓ |
| Sacha Aldis | Labour | 280 |
