Before (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 17 · Other 10 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 20 · Other 9 · Liberal Democrats 4
Ward results
Black Notley and Terling2 seats
| Peter Turner | Liberal Democrats | 504 ✓ |
| Margaret Galione | Conservative | 501 ✓ |
| Janet Turner | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| Cheryl Louis | Conservative | 377 |
| Marion Williams | Labour | 201 |
| Raymond Horrell | Labour | 151 |
Bocking Blackwater3 seats · turnout 26.4%
| Jean Wendy Schmitt | Conservative | 733 ✓ |
| David Reid | Conservative | 713 ✓ |
| Ralph Haslam | Conservative | 701 ✓ |
| Agnes Reid Bishop | Labour | 647 |
| Roy Lodge | Labour | 572 |
| Michael Shirvington | Labour | 527 |
| Stuart Seymour | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Terence Graystone | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| Wendy Partridge | Green | 222 |
Bocking North2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| Darshan Mann | Labour | 496 ✓ |
| Anthony Everard | Labour | 450 ✓ |
| Thomas McMillan | Conservative | 300 |
| Patricia Walsh | Conservative | 275 |
| Eileen Fierheller | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
Bocking South2 seats · turnout 23.5%
| Lynn Green | Labour | 566 ✓ |
| Moia Thorogood | Labour | 536 ✓ |
| Neil Birks | Conservative | 297 |
| Alan Herbert Scattergood | Conservative | 222 |
| Duncan Stewart | Green | 145 |
| James Abbott | Green | 855 ✓ |
| Philip John Hughes | Green | 755 ✓ |
| Greta Tew | Labour | 434 |
| Maureen Cann | Labour | 399 |
| Ashley Final | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| Barbara French | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
Braintree Central3 seats · turnout 24.0%
| Roy Cavinder | Liberal Democrats | 487 ✓ |
| Martin Green | Labour | 476 ✓ |
| William Edwards | Labour | 466 ✓ |
| Derek Lotery | Labour | 452 |
| James Brown | Conservative | 451 |
| J. McKee | Conservative | 446 |
| Robert McDermott | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| Joanne Fish | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Barbara Buchan | Independent | 344 |
| Russ Green | Independent | 256 |
| David Darney | Green | 133 |
Braintree East3 seats · turnout 21.3%
| Elwyn Bishop | Labour | 597 ✓ |
| Elaine Lynch | Labour | 531 |
| Carl Coughlan | Labour | 502 ✓ |
| David McIntosh | Conservative | 304 |
| Launa Clark | Independent | 254 |
| Matthew Buchan | Independent | 228 |
| Paul Lemon | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Pauline Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Braintree South3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| Michael Lynch | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| Allan Millam | Labour | 563 ✓ |
| Douglas Rice | Liberal Democrats | 528 ✓ |
| Richard Parsons | Labour | 520 |
| David Messer | Conservative | 371 |
| Herbert Rix | Conservative | 337 |
| Dormer David Andrews | Green | 187 |
Bumpstead1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| John Collar | Conservative | 534 ✓ |
| Anthony Bennett | Labour | 218 |
Coggeshall and North Feering2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| Paul Newton | Conservative | 767 ✓ |
| Nigel Edey | Conservative | 738 ✓ |
| Catherine Joyce | Labour | 640 |
| Terrence Lazell | Labour | 598 |
| David Sibley | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| Martin Langsdon | Green | 172 |
Cressing and Stisted1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Lynette Flint | Independent | 353 ✓ |
| Derek Heasman | Conservative | 279 |
Gosfield & Greenstead Green1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| Barry Broyd | Conservative | 531 ✓ |
| Ryan Waters | Independent | 294 |
| Daisy Marshall | Labour | 138 |
| Graham Butland | Conservative | 862 ✓ |
| Arthur Jenner | Conservative | 794 ✓ |
| Roger Walters | Conservative | 767 ✓ |
| Lesley Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 341 |
| Peter Braley | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| Terrence Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
| Anthony Watts | Independent | 192 |
| Lucy Merri Barlow | Labour | 168 |
| Basil Tate | Labour | 158 |
| Anthony Tearle | Labour | 141 |
Halstead St. Andrews3 seats
| Michael Gage | HRA | 1,042 |
| Beryl Gage | HRA | 1,037 |
| H. Catley | HRA | 1,029 |
| Grahame McCoyd | Labour | 377 |
| T. Rogers | Labour | 372 |
| Stuart Gilbert | Labour | 346 |
Halstead Trinity2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| Jacqueline Pell | — | 822 ✓ |
| John Pilgrim | — | 612 ✓ |
| Malcolm Fincken | Labour | 362 |
| Stuart Knight | Labour | 344 |
Hatfield Peverel2 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Keith Bigden | Conservative | 806 ✓ |
| David Finch | Conservative | 684 ✓ |
| Peter Watt | Labour | 257 |
| Vilma Bermudez | Labour | 225 |
Hedingham and Maplestead3 seats · turnout 28.7%
| Joanne Beavis | Conservative | 1,013 ✓ |
| Clive Tanner | Conservative | 924 ✓ |
| Wendy Diane Scattergood | Conservative | 710 ✓ |
| Stephen Bolter | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| Noel Andalusia Croft Owen | Labour | 332 |
| Peter Schwier | Independent | 310 |
| Sarah Goodfellow | Labour | 259 |
| Kenneth Tew | Labour | 199 |
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Kelvedon2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| Thomas Foster | Conservative | 732 ✓ |
| Rachael Mitchell | Conservative | 655 ✓ |
| Euan Davidson | Labour | 592 |
| Ian Alexander Marshall | Labour | 579 |
| John Hackworth | Independent | 387 |
| Bryan Boyer | Independent | 300 |
| Martin Ashby | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Panfield1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Timothy Wilkinson | Conservative | 421 ✓ |
| Russ Green | Labour | 174 |
Rayne1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| Anthony Meadows | Liberal Democrats | 369 ✓ |
| Elizabeth MacNee | Conservative | 358 |
Stour Valley North1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| Nigel Harley | Conservative | 447 ✓ |
| Mark Posen | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
| Peter Owen | Labour | 130 |
Stour Valley South1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Anthony Shelton | Conservative | 498 ✓ |
| Frederick Hearn | Labour | 183 |
The Three Colnes2 seats · turnout 26.4%
| Bernard Gaught | Independent | 740 ✓ |
| Gabrielle Spray | Conservative | 658 ✓ |
| Robert Alston | Labour | 314 |
| Sylvia Overnell | Labour | 305 |
Three Fields2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| John Finbow | Conservative | 800 ✓ |
| Sam Walsh | Conservative | 783 ✓ |
| Adrian Axtell | Labour | 230 |
| John Overnell | Labour | 221 |
Upper Colne1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Robert Bolton | Conservative | 450 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Jones | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
| Peter John Long | Labour | 90 |
Witham Chipping Hill and Central2 seats · turnout 29.4%
| Philip Barlow | Labour | 443 ✓ |
| Michael Lager | Conservative | 443 ✓ |
| Ian Pointon | Labour | 372 |
| Barry John Fleet | Liberal Democrats | 363 |
| Christine May | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Nelson Joseph Brunton | Green | 255 |
Witham North2 seats · turnout 21.0%
| Robert Neil Evans | Labour | 462 ✓ |
| John Gyford | Labour | 435 ✓ |
| Claire Heasman | Conservative | 215 |
| Diane Barber | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
| Nicholas Scales | Green | 138 |
| Cheryl Gerrard | Green | 115 |
Witham South3 seats
| Jacqueline Suzanne Marie Martin | Labour | 583 ✓ |
| Paul Alan Thomas Heath | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| Richard Tincknell | Labour | 521 ✓ |
| Jennifer Jarvis | Conservative | 515 |
| Ronald Ramage | Conservative | 498 |
| Derrick Jonathan Louis | Conservative | 469 |
| Bernard Dearlove | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Carol Gerrard | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| Susan Ransome | Green | 178 |
Witham West3 seats · turnout 21.1%
| Kerin Boylan | Labour | 564 ✓ |
| Kathleen Tearle | Labour | 546 |
| Joy Reekie | Labour | 533 ✓ |
| Jane Walton | Conservative | 426 |
| Stephen Eric Hicks | Green | 314 |
| Patricia Brunton | Green | 297 |
| Pamela Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
| Kevin Peterson | Green | 253 |
Yeldham1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Nigel McCrea | Conservative | 245 ✓ |
| Stuart Scrivens | Labour | 168 |
| Tim Ellis-Dale | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
