Before (end of 2002) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 8 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 2
Ward results
APPLEBY1 seat
| R. Blunt | Conservative | 572 |
| Michael Dyer | Labour | 219 |
Ashby Castle1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| John Geoffrey Coxon | Conservative | 502 ✓ |
| Terri Eynon | Labour | 185 |
Ashby Holywell2 seats
| Royston Bayliss | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| Gordon Tacey | Labour | 357 ✓ |
| Graham Allman | Conservative | 323 |
| J. Legrys | Labour | 321 |
| David Price | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| Philip Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
Ashby Ivanhoe2 seats
| David Whetton | Labour | 728 ✓ |
| Sean Sheahan | Labour | 649 ✓ |
| Derek Michael Jones | Conservative | 559 |
| Yvo Henniker-Heaton | Conservative | 557 |
Bardon1 seat
| Edward Purver | Conservative | 227 ✓ |
| David Everitt | Labour | 141 |
Breedon1 seat
| Nicholas Rushton | Conservative | 571 ✓ |
| Martyn Hening | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| Malcolm Smith | Labour | 118 |
Castle Donington3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| Charles Dalby | Conservative | 890 ✓ |
| Derek Wintle | Labour | 781 ✓ |
| Anthony Saffell | Conservative | 746 ✓ |
| Neil Cox | Conservative | 722 |
| Patrick Lynch | Labour | 666 |
| Andrew Talliss | Labour | 604 |
Coalville2 seats
| Philip Holland | Independent | 509 ✓ |
| Karen Clarke | Independent | 472 ✓ |
| Wilfred Wildgoose | Labour | 430 |
| Barrie Hall | Labour | 380 |
Greenhill3 seats
| Michael Wyatt | Liberal Democrats | 964 ✓ |
| James Collins | Liberal Democrats | 794 ✓ |
| Julie Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 780 ✓ |
| Adoline Smith | Labour | 635 |
| Clifford Stanley | Labour | 591 |
| Jill Smith | Labour | 532 |
Hugglescote2 seats
| Paul Hyde | Labour | 481 ✓ |
| Stephen Peace | Labour | 462 ✓ |
| Ben Horne | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
Ibstock and Heather3 seats
| Felix Fenning | Labour | 672 ✓ |
| Alison Harrop | Labour | 659 ✓ |
| John Male | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| Ian Hewson | Conservative | 433 |
| Karen Hewson | Conservative | 424 |
Kegworth and Whatton2 seats
| Trevor Pendleton | Conservative | 852 ✓ |
| Anne Catherine Smith | Conservative | 673 ✓ |
| James Alexander Roberts | Labour | 370 |
| Derek Barham | Labour | 363 |
Measham2 seats
| John Lewis | Labour | 582 ✓ |
| Edward Palmer | Labour | 417 ✓ |
| Patrick Byrne | Conservative | 370 |
Moira2 seats
| Patrick Regan | Labour | 719 ✓ |
| Mark Chadbourn | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| Paul Rushton | Conservative | 455 |
OAKTHORPE & DONISTHORPE1 seat
| Glyn Davies | Labour | 316 ✓ |
| Frederick Sharpe | Independent | 131 |
| Leonard Warwicker | Independent | 74 |
Ravenstone & Packington1 seat
| Nigel Smith | Conservative | 522 ✓ |
| Helen Abbott | Labour | 410 |
Snibston2 seats
| Arthur Geary | Labour | 521 ✓ |
| Frank Straw | Labour | 477 ✓ |
| Peter Lacey | Conservative | 469 |
| Richard Kowalski | Independent | 373 |
Thringstone2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| Roderick Evans | Labour | 552 ✓ |
| Pamela Clayfield | Labour | 527 ✓ |
| Colin Pickering | Liberal Democrats | 517 |
| Susan Pickering | Liberal Democrats | 448 |
| Sudesh Mattu | Conservative | 179 |
Valley2 seats
| David Stevenson | Conservative | 834 ✓ |
| James Webster | Conservative | 788 ✓ |
| Terence Green | Labour | 401 |
| Jonathan Abbott | Labour | 351 |
Whitwick3 seats
| Derek Howe | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| Raymond Woodward | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| David Wyatt | Liberal Democrats | 656 ✓ |
| Steven Preston | Labour | 600 |