Before (end of 2002) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 10 · Labour 5
After (end of 2003) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 11 · Other 8 · Labour 6
Ward results
Alton2 seats · turnout 31.4%
| David John Wood | Liberal Democrats | 686 ✓ |
| Duncan Read | Liberal Democrats | 587 ✓ |
| Kenneth Felstead | Independent | 380 |
| Patricia Cave | Conservative | 305 |
Berners2 seats
| Wendy Sadler | Liberal Democrats | 856 ✓ |
| Penny Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 723 ✓ |
| Peter Burgoyne | Conservative | 267 |
Boxford1 seat
| Bryn David Hurren | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Brett Vale1 seat
| Desmond Keane | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Brook2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| Peter Jones | Independent | 611 ✓ |
| Nicholas Ridley | Conservative | 492 ✓ |
| Dale Cartwright | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
Bures St Mary1 seat
| Peter Holbrook | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Chadacre1 seat
| James Long | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Dodnash2 seats · turnout 30.1%
| Michael Miller | Liberal Democrats | 753 ✓ |
| John Hinton | Conservative | 634 ✓ |
| Ian St John | Green | 315 |
Glemsford and Stanstead2 seats
| Len Young | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| Rex Thake | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Great Cornard North2 seats · turnout 19.8%
| Anthony Bavington | Labour | 280 ✓ |
| Neil MacMaster | Labour | 262 ✓ |
| Carol Beer | Conservative | 253 |
| Dafydd Rhys Thomas | Conservative | 218 |
| Derek Allen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 195 |
Great Cornard South2 seats · turnout 23.5%
| Peter Beer | Conservative | 371 ✓ |
| Humphrey Todd | Conservative | 353 ✓ |
| Susan Gibson | Labour | 234 |
| Patrick Treacy | Labour | 215 |
| Russ Platt | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
| Cynthia Allen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 114 |
Hadleigh North2 seats · turnout 27.8%
| James Quinlan | Labour | 360 ✓ |
| Keith Grimsey | Labour | 317 ✓ |
| Eileen Banks | Independent | 269 |
| Peter George Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| Ann Stephenson | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
| Pat White | Conservative | 154 |
Hadleigh South2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| David Grutchfield | Liberal Democrats | 644 ✓ |
| Jeanette Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 369 ✓ |
| Jan Byrne | Independent | 266 |
| Sheila Webb | Conservative | 232 |
| Penelope Cook | Labour | 186 |
| Susan Monks | Labour | 151 |
Holbrook1 seat
| D Rose | Independent | 380 ✓ |
| P. Steggles | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
Lavenham1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| John Roberts | Conservative | 506 ✓ |
| Fiona Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
Leavenheath1 seat
| Jennifer Jenkins | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Long Melford2 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Richard Edward Kemp | Independent | 800 ✓ |
| John Brand | Independent | 571 ✓ |
| David Burch | Conservative | 430 |
Lower Brett1 seat
| Susan Wigglesworth | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Mid Samford2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| Susan Carpendale | Liberal Democrats | 781 ✓ |
| Gerald White | Conservative | 778 ✓ |
| David Yorke-Edwards | Conservative | 648 |
| Leonard Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 633 |
Nayland1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| Christopher Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 428 ✓ |
| Jamie Cave | Conservative | 420 |
North Cosford1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| Clive Arthey | Independent | 436 ✓ |
| Dick Sands | Conservative | 367 |
Pinewood2 seats · turnout 13.8%
| David Busby | Liberal Democrats | 358 ✓ |
| Colin Kerr | Liberal Democrats | 309 ✓ |
| Colin Hurcombe | Conservative | 255 |
South Cosford1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Brian Lazenby | Liberal Democrats | 438 ✓ |
| Joyce Jardine | Conservative | 267 |
Sudbury East2 seats · turnout 16.8%
| Jack Michael Owen | Labour | 396 ✓ |
| Albert Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 343 ✓ |
| Sylvia Byham | Conservative | 331 |
Sudbury North2 seats · turnout 20.3%
| Jack Sayers | Conservative | 412 ✓ |
| Nicholas Irwin | Labour | 322 ✓ |
| Raymond Smith | Conservative | 303 |
| Andrew Welsh | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Sudbury South2 seats · turnout 18.6%
| Nigel Andrew Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 381 ✓ |
| Martyn Booth | Liberal Democrats | 365 ✓ |
| Peter Goodchild | Conservative | 280 |
| David Regester | Labour | 162 |
Waldingfield2 seats · turnout 27.2%
| Colin Michael Spence | Conservative | 664 ✓ |
| Frances Bates | Liberal Democrats | 587 ✓ |
| David Jardine | Conservative | 500 |
