Before (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 11 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2003) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 8 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Buckingham1 seat
| Debbie Kennard | Conservative | 901 ✓ |
| P. Osmond | Labour | 257 |
| F. Tilsley | Green | 145 |
Churchill1 seat
| Carol Bradburn | Conservative | 433 ✓ |
| Gibson R. | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Joy Hartley | Independent | 214 |
| Jeanette White | Labour | 192 |
Cokeham1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Daniel Yates | Labour | 553 ✓ |
| Brian William Boggis | Conservative | 444 |
Eastbrook1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Carol Eade | Conservative | 562 ✓ |
| Simon Thorpe | Labour | 488 |
| Jackie Painter | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
Hillside1 seat
| Alex Doyle | Conservative | 786 ✓ |
| Brian Fuller | Conservative | 740 ✓ |
| Brian Bridgewater | Independent | 611 |
| Kenneth Eade | Conservative | 602 ✓ |
| Brian Whipp | Labour | 419 |
| Alan Clewlow | Labour | 298 |
| Robert King | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| Angela Mills | Conservative | 485 ✓ |
| Jean Woolgar | Labour | 239 |
| Denise Ferris | Independent | 170 |
| Lionel Winston Parsons | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 136 |
Mash Barn1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| Nicola Eves | Conservative | 247 ✓ |
| Richard Burt | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| Ann Bridges | Labour | 153 |
| Patrick Beresford | Independent | 81 |
| Peter Franks-Lovell | Green | 21 |
Peverel2 seats · turnout 26.4%
| Brenda Collard | Conservative | 419 ✓ |
| Andy McGregor | Conservative | 402 ✓ |
| Joyce Burns | Labour | 228 |
| Timothy Clarks | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| John Wales | Labour | 180 |
Southlands2 seats · turnout 32.6%
| Phil Berry | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Sue-Ellen Murrel-Ashworth | Labour | 385 ✓ |
| Felicity Deen | Conservative | 364 |
| Laura Graysmark | Conservative | 361 |
| Sydney Little | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
| Louis Gibbs | Green | 109 |
| Eric Faulkner-Little | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 108 |
| Michael Henn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 79 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Southwick Green1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Betty Hayward | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| Steven Carden | Labour | 261 |
| Anthony Charles Stuart | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
| Esther Rees | Green | 78 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Geoffrey Howitt | Labour | 286 ✓ |
| Harry Treadwell | Conservative | 99 |
St Nicolas1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Michael Howard | Conservative | 642 ✓ |
| Alan Heselden | Labour | 360 |
| Moyra Martin | Green | 203 |
| Kara Bishop | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 119 |
Widewater1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Christine Turner | Conservative | 662 ✓ |
| Doris Martin | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Adrienne Lowe | Labour | 327 |
| Edwina Weekes | Independent | 142 |