Before (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 20 · Other 2 · Conservative 1
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Labour 14 · Other 3 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Bowthorpe1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Ricky Borrett | Labour | 1,102 ✓ |
| Helen Bernadette Arundell | Liberal Democrats | 617 |
| Adrian Little | Conservative | 603 |
| Beth Brockett | Green | 208 |
Catton Grove1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Bernard Smith | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| C. Barker | Conservative | 491 |
| Colin Barker | Conservative | 401 |
| Paul Kendrick | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| Janet Mary Bearman | Green | 186 |
Coslany1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Harry Watson | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| Alan Strong | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| Ernest Horth | Conservative | 331 |
| Adrian Holmes | Green | 231 |
| David Bethell | — | 131 |
Crome1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Alan Henry Waters | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| David Lovewell | Conservative | 425 |
| Roger Smith | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| Fiona Dowson | Green | 94 |
Eaton1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| Judith Lubbock | Liberal Democrats | 2,164 ✓ |
| Ian James Mackie | Conservative | 782 |
| James Sinclair Bremner | Labour | 338 |
| Nicola Bartlett | Green | 159 |
Heigham1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Martin Verran | Liberal Democrats | 860 ✓ |
| Carol Morrey | Labour | 644 |
| Rupert Read | Green | 382 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Henderson2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| Jessica Goldfinch | Green | 1,011 ✓ |
| Adrian Ramsay | Green | 991 ✓ |
| Harriet Panting | Labour | 638 |
| John Sheridan | Labour | 473 |
| Phillip Bazley | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
| Anne Stairs | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Christine Page | Conservative | 124 |
| Francis Leatherdale | Conservative | 112 |
Lakenham1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Linda Harper | Liberal Democrats | 938 ✓ |
| Charles Sanderson | Labour | 657 |
| Christine Munroe | Conservative | 224 |
| Andrew Knighton | Green | 129 |
Mancroft1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Diana Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 1,058 ✓ |
| Phil Harris | Labour | 882 |
| Trevor Ivory | Conservative | 388 |
| Richard House | Green | 287 |
Mile Cross1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Victor Elvin | Liberal Democrats | 802 ✓ |
| Barbara Simpson | Labour | 710 |
| Jennifer Parkhouse | Green | 104 |
Mousehold1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Nick Williams | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Graham Hopkins | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| Paul Scruton | — | 357 |
| Lisa Freaney | Green | 171 |
Nelson1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Paul McAlenan | Liberal Democrats | 1,000 ✓ |
| Rob Gledhill | Green | 835 |
| Stephen Cook | Labour | 345 |
| Victor Hopes | Conservative | 164 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Tom Wells | Liberal Democrats | 1,082 ✓ |
| Scott Wright | Labour | 534 |
| Stephen Little | Green | 302 |
| Richard Wells | Conservative | 287 |
Thorpe Hamlet1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Joyce Drivers | Liberal Democrats | 1,106 ✓ |
| Julie Westmacott | Labour | 384 |
| Michelle Ivory | Conservative | 233 |
| Robin Farrington | Green | 206 |
Town Close1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Derek Frederick John Wood | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 ✓ |
| Keith Driver | Labour | 709 |
| John Wyatt | Conservative | 240 |
| Claudia Webb | Green | 199 |
University1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Ian Robert Williams | Liberal Democrats | 935 ✓ |
| Roy Blower | Labour | 586 |
| Katharine Willett | Green | 194 |
| Dipesh Palana | Conservative | 135 |