Before (end of 2002) (20 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 10 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 1 · Other 0 · SNP 0
After (end of 2003) (20 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 6 · Other 1 · Conservative 0 · SNP 0
Ward results
Ward 31 seat
| Sylvia O'Neill | SNP | 343 |
Ward 41 seat
| Helen O'Rourke | Labour | 561 |
Ward 61 seat
| John McLachlan | SSP | 126 |
Ward 71 seat
| James O'Rourke | Labour | 467 |
Ward No. 21 seat · turnout 52.0%
| A. Robertson | Labour | 557 |
| J MacLeod | SNP | 444 |
| J. Doherty | Independent | 249 |
| R Hawthorn | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| H. Miller | Conservative | 32 |
Ward No. 31 seat · turnout 52.9%
| I. Tucker | Liberal Democrats | 632 |
| D. Morrison | Labour | 615 |
| S. O’Neill | SNP | 343 |
| F. Gallaher | Conservative | 44 |
Ward No. 41 seat · turnout 54.0%
| R. Hill | Liberal Democrats | 667 |
| H. O’Rouke | Labour | 561 |
| R McKibben | SNP | 279 |
| J Hunter | Conservative | 30 |
Ward No. 61 seat · turnout 47.1%
| S McCabe | Labour | 661 |
| R. Burns | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| F McFadyen | SNP | 154 |
| J. Maclachlan | SSP | 126 |
| R. Dick | Conservative | 39 |
Ward No. 71 seat · turnout 50.0%
| M. McCormick | Independent | 690 |
| J. O’Rouke | Labour | 467 |
| K. Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
| J Riddell | SNP | 91 |
Ward No. 91 seat · turnout 50.9%
| D. Roach | Labour | 793 |
| G. Byng | Liberal Democrats | 488 |
| S Hilton | SNP | 220 |
Ward No.101 seat · turnout 50.4%
| A. Snoddy | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| A. McGhee | Labour | 554 |
| L. Docherty | SNP | 235 |
| P. Macafferty | SSP | 147 |
Ward No.111 seat · turnout 54.8%
| A. Nimmo | Liberal Democrats | 1,036 |
| W. Quigg | Labour | 506 |
| C. McGregor | SNP | 240 |
Ward No.131 seat · turnout 50.6%
| I McKenzie | Labour | 576 |
| A. McGraw | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| P. Docherty | SNP | 179 |
| D. Landels | SSP | 163 |
Ward No.141 seat · turnout 41.3%
| P McCormick | Labour | 469 |
| K. Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| P Gillan | SNP | 266 |
| P Campbell | Independent | 44 |
Ward No.151 seat · turnout 48.7%
| L. Rebecchi | Liberal Democrats | 864 |
| K. Mulholland | Labour | 407 |
| C. Park | SNP | 183 |
Ward No.171 seat · turnout 62.6%
| A Blair | Liberal Democrats | 1,349 |
| J McLaughlin | Labour | 402 |
| M. Thomson | SNP | 278 |
| J. Strachan | Conservative | 166 |
Ward No.181 seat · turnout 55.3%
| G White | Liberal Democrats | 805 |
| T Loughran | Labour | 576 |
| John Crowther | SNP | 315 |
| H. Cunningham | Conservative | 110 |
Ward No.191 seat · turnout 56.2%
| J. Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 1,032 |
| J. Bradley | Labour | 419 |
| N. Macgillivray | SNP | 315 |
| H. Osborn | Conservative | 240 |
Ward No.201 seat · turnout 54.8%
| E Forbes | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
| W. Gallacher | Labour | 475 |
| I Ramsay | SNP | 305 |
| W. Carrick | Conservative | 143 |