Before (end of 2002) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 24 · Labour 16 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 14 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| L. Clarke | Conservative | 664 ✓ |
| A. Hill | Conservative | 630 ✓ |
| M. Hussain | Conservative | 604 ✓ |
| John Durrant | Labour | 502 ✓ |
| S Graham | Labour | 268 |
| A Gielgud | Labour | 267 |
| B Iqbal | Labour | 250 |
| Vivian Ellis | Conservative | 195 |
| Thomas Yates | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
| John Collins | Green | 71 |
Arbury1 seat
| Rhodri James | Liberal Democrats | 739 ✓ |
| Ian Kidman | Labour | 689 |
| Rhona Corinne Boorman | Conservative | 535 |
| Peter Pope | Green | 70 |
Castle1 seat
| David Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 1,226 ✓ |
| Rhona Boorman | Conservative | 455 |
| Rhona Boorman | Conservative | 445 |
| Gillian Richardson | Labour | 271 |
| Stephen Roger Lawrence | Green | 163 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat
| Robert Paul Dryden | Labour | 1,072 ✓ |
| Justin Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 1,021 |
| Geoffrey Heathcock | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| Shayne Mitchell | Green | 73 |
Coleridge1 seat
| Bernaneth Callaghan | Labour | 742 ✓ |
| Martin Peter Hall | Conservative | 571 |
| Laura Doherty | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| Richard Rippin | Green | 95 |
| Simon Sedgwick-Jell | — | 74 |
| Armand Watts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 70 |
East Chesterton1 seat
| Donald Marshall Adey | Liberal Democrats | 912 ✓ |
| Patricia Johnston | Labour | 756 |
| Mamunur Rashid | Conservative | 332 |
| Neil Hewett | Green | 157 |
| Marcus Barr | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 79 |
King's Hedges2 seats
| Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood | Green | 95 |
Kings Hedges2 seats · turnout 18.7%
| P. Hughes | Labour | 473 ✓ |
| L. Downham | Labour | 438 ✓ |
| H Mennie | Conservative | 214 |
| C Weinman | Conservative | 202 |
| E. Bradford | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
| G Goldbeck-Wood | Green | 157 |
| J. Monroe | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Market1 seat
| Michael Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 817 ✓ |
| James Orpin | Conservative | 240 |
| Martin Lucas-Smith | Green | 213 |
| Paul Sales | Labour | 171 |
Newnham1 seat
| Julie Smith | Liberal Democrats | 987 ✓ |
| Laurence Tailby | Conservative | 334 |
| Miriam Lynn | Labour | 257 |
| Anna Serena Gomori-Woodcock | Green | 239 |
Petersfield1 seat
| Paul Wright | Labour | 738 ✓ |
| Kevin Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| Margaret Wright | Green | 481 |
| Daniel Whant | Conservative | 235 |
Queen Ediths1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| A Baker | Liberal Democrats | 1,497 ✓ |
| K Henry | Conservative | 395 |
| S. Rosser | Labour | 242 |
| R Milsom | Green | 119 |
| H. Davies | UK Ind | 94 |
Romsey1 seat
| Iain Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 892 ✓ |
| Paul Gilchrist | Labour | 789 |
| Vicky Russell | Green | 146 |
| Richard Normington | Conservative | 145 |
| Diana Minns | — | 63 |
Trumpington Cambridge2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| Philippa Mary Slatter | Liberal Democrats | 1,225 ✓ |
| E. Adigun-Harris | Liberal Democrats | 1,126 ✓ |
| Hannah Towns | Conservative | 949 |
| S. George | Conservative | 914 |
| N. Ford | Green | 181 |
| D. Coulson | Labour | 150 |
| J. Goodacre | Labour | 135 |
West Chesterton2 seats
| Max Boyce | Liberal Democrats | 941 ✓ |
| Nick Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 912 ✓ |
| Mick Brown | Labour | 390 |
| Matthew Sargeant | Labour | 368 |
| James Andrew Strachan | Conservative | 341 |
| Gillian Palmer | Conservative | 298 |
| Sandra Peake | Green | 233 |
| Stephen Peake | Green | 155 |