Before (end of 2002) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 2
After (end of 2003) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Bestwood Village1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Denis Beeston | Labour | 306 ✓ |
| Trevor Roach | Conservative | 129 |
Bonington3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| Stella Lane | Labour | 748 ✓ |
| Steve Rigby | Labour | 735 ✓ |
| Viv McCrossen | Labour | 703 ✓ |
| Teresa Pepper | Conservative | 567 |
| Robert Tait | Conservative | 560 |
| Balraj Johal | Conservative | 499 |
| Patricia Blandamer | Conservative | 551 ✓ |
| Alan Bexon | Conservative | 515 ✓ |
| Richard Berry | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| Andrew Mark Ellwood | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
| Jeanette Johnson | Labour | 331 |
| Brigitte Maguire | Labour | 301 |
Calverton3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| William Peet | — | 808 ✓ |
| James Woodward | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| Gareth Griffiths | Labour | 785 ✓ |
| William Mellors | — | 761 |
| Alan Woodward | Labour | 730 |
| Graham Withers | — | 716 |
| Mark Winter | Conservative | 383 |
| Simon Massey | Conservative | 314 |
Carlton3 seats · turnout 26.6%
| Robert Day | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| Wendy Golland | Conservative | 691 ✓ |
| Richard Goodwin | Conservative | 681 ✓ |
| Cheryl June Hewlett | Labour | 653 |
| Damian Belshaw | Labour | 623 |
| Barbara Sylvia Russell Miller | Labour | 611 |
| Andrew Sowter | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
Carlton Hill3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| Darrell Pulk | Labour | 942 ✓ |
| Paul Feeney | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| Seamus Creamer | Labour | 938 ✓ |
| Susan Jakeman | Conservative | 601 |
| Peter Foulkes | Conservative | 594 |
| Tom Butcher | Conservative | 592 |
Cavendish1 seat
| Peter Stevens | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Daybrook2 seats · turnout 27.2%
| Paul Barnes | Labour | 731 ✓ |
| Sandra Barnes | Labour | 713 ✓ |
| Lorraine Beaumont | Conservative | 308 |
| Mark Smedley | Conservative | 298 |
Gedling3 seats
| Gordon Tunnicliffe | Liberal Democrats | 1,067 ✓ |
| Marguerite Wright | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 ✓ |
| Margaret Junkin | Liberal Democrats | 970 ✓ |
| Edward Godfrey | Conservative | 508 |
| Andrew Bell | Conservative | 489 |
| Kevin Alcock | Conservative | 461 |
| Jenny Hollingsworth | Labour | 317 |
| Allan Leadbeater | Labour | 303 |
| James O'Riordan | Labour | 269 |
Killisick1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Harvey Maddock | Labour | 280 ✓ |
| Anthony Turner | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
| David Smith | Conservative | 86 |
| Henry Wheeler | Green | 73 |
Kingswell2 seats · turnout 36.1%
| Rodney Kempster | Conservative | 845 ✓ |
| Vernon Bradley | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| Martin Hall | Labour | 374 |
| Julia Buckby | Labour | 335 |
| Edna Hindle | Independent | 214 |
| Clifford Hindle | Independent | 179 |
Lambley1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Roland Spencer | Conservative | 417 ✓ |
| Marjorie Paling | Labour | 144 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Mapperley Plains3 seats · turnout 28.7%
| Veronica Pepper | Conservative | 1,013 ✓ |
| John Parr | Conservative | 989 ✓ |
| Gerald Clarke | Conservative | 979 ✓ |
| Peter Crossley | Labour | 607 |
| Nicola Brooks | Labour | 606 |
| Alan Hardy | Labour | 592 |
Netherfield and Colwick3 seats
| Albert Clarke | Labour | 768 ✓ |
| William Clarke | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| Christina Luckett | Labour | 728 ✓ |
| Anthony Morris | Conservative | 397 |
| Judith Nicholson | Conservative | 368 |
| Richard Smedley | Conservative | 362 |
Newstead1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| John McCauley | Labour | 265 ✓ |
| Bruce Andrews | Conservative | 264 |
Phoenix2 seats · turnout 39.7%
| Ivan Gollop | Labour | 539 ✓ |
| Raymond Poynter | Liberal Democrats | 519 ✓ |
| Arthur Turner | Labour | 501 |
| Paul Anthony Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
| Ann Collin | Conservative | 187 |
| Colin Blandamer | Conservative | 186 |
Porchester3 seats · turnout 37.8%
| John Oriel | Conservative | 907 ✓ |
| Donald Pycroft | Conservative | 892 ✓ |
| Jennifer Spencer | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| John Truscott | Labour | 832 |
| Paul James Barton | Labour | 811 |
| Leslie Nourse | Labour | 779 |
Ravenshead3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| William Grainger | Conservative | 1,226 ✓ |
| Thambithurai Chandran | Conservative | 1,098 ✓ |
| Mark Spencer | Conservative | 1,085 ✓ |
| Gwilym Griffith | Labour | 582 |
| John Kendrick | Labour | 564 |
| Barrie Bowker | Labour | 404 |
St James2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| Anthony Gillam | Liberal Democrats | 654 ✓ |
| Chris Pratt | Liberal Democrats | 598 ✓ |
| Eric Collin | Conservative | 351 |
| Elaine Goodwin | Conservative | 325 |
| Gary Graham Gregory | Labour | 257 |
| Paul Wilkinson | Labour | 234 |
St Marys3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| Jen Cole | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| Grace Millar | Labour | 779 ✓ |
| Stewart Ragsdale | Labour | 762 ✓ |
| Magdalen Roach | Conservative | 689 |
| Paul Beaumont | Conservative | 647 |
| Mavis Gunson | Conservative | 639 |
Valley2 seats
| Andrew Mark Dunkin | Liberal Democrats | 404 ✓ |
| Christopher Preston | Labour | 379 ✓ |
| Daniel John Taylor | Labour | 368 |
| Andrew Julian Swift | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Wesley Bleakley | Conservative | 208 |
| Bernard Leaper | Conservative | 205 |
Woodborough1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| James Glass | Conservative | 485 ✓ |
| Liz Delaney | Labour | 124 |
Woodthorpe3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| Suzanne Prew-Smith | Conservative | 1,216 ✓ |
| Richard Nicholson | Conservative | 1,206 ✓ |
| Francis Boot | Conservative | 1,183 ✓ |
| Ron McCrossen | Labour | 613 |
| Christine Russell | Labour | 576 |
| Philip Miller | Labour | 500 |
| Margaret Joan Swift | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| Christine Hindle | Independent | 266 |
| David Hindle | Independent | 216 |