Before (end of 2002) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Labour 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 12 · Labour 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Bush Fair1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| Christopher Millington | Liberal Democrats | 663 ✓ |
| Terry Brandon | Labour | 624 |
| Hazel Beckers | Conservative | 140 |
Church Langley1 seat · turnout 17.3%
| Anthony Hall | Conservative | 705 ✓ |
| Molly White | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
| Tina Baker | Labour | 150 |
Great Parndon1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Patrick McClarnon | Conservative | 706 ✓ |
| Suzanne Ennifer | Labour | 514 |
| Peter Barton | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
Harlow Common1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Mark Wilkinson | Labour | 725 ✓ |
| Nora Arnott | Conservative | 405 |
| Audrey Curran | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
| Valerie Clark | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| Nicholas Macy | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| John Goddard | Conservative | 293 |
| John Hobbs | — | 66 |
Mark Hall1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| Lesley Anne Rideout | Liberal Democrats | 598 ✓ |
| Sean Folan | Labour | 510 |
| Callum Finlayson | Conservative | 179 |
| Robert Delbridge | — | 48 |
Netteswell1 seat
| James Pailing | Liberal Democrats | 622 ✓ |
| Feroz Khan | Labour | 406 |
| Matthew Warren | Conservative | 153 |
| Josephine Clarke | — | 67 |
Old Harlow1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Sue Livings | Conservative | 809 ✓ |
| Robert Eschle | Labour | 430 |
| Simon MacNeill | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Staple Tye1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| Michael Faccini | Liberal Democrats | 519 ✓ |
| Sandra Rootsey | Labour | 246 |
| Shona Souter | Conservative | 175 |
Sumners & Kingsmoor1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| A. Johnson | Conservative | 572 |
| D. Eardley | Labour | 452 |
| P. Mabey | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
Toddbrook1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Robert Davis | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| Muriel Jolles | Conservative | 473 |
| Paul Lawton | Liberal Democrats | 189 |