Before (end of 2002) (26 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 11 · Conservative 9 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Other 5 · Labour 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
ASFORDBY2 seats
| Mallic Sheldon | Labour | 431 ✓ |
| John Robinson | Labour | 396 ✓ |
| Timothy Cullen | Independent | 269 |
| John Loaring | Conservative | 217 |
BOTTESFORD2 seats
| David Wright | Conservative | 711 ✓ |
| Prudence Chandler | Independent | 482 ✓ |
| Pamela Baguley | Conservative | 468 |
| Robert Sparham | — | 341 |
| Theophilus Samual | Labour | 193 |
Croxton Kerrial1 seat
| Gerald Botterill | Conservative | 498 ✓ |
| Peter Tully | Independent | 150 |
FRISBY-ON-THE-WREAKE1 seat
| Nigel Angrave | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Gaddesby1 seat
| Rex Holt | Independent | 394 ✓ |
| John Holland | Conservative | 201 |
Long Clawson & Stathern2 seats
| Jill Rhodes | Conservative | 857 ✓ |
| Richard Umbers | Conservative | 744 ✓ |
| John Meads | Labour | 391 |
| John Machin | Labour | 361 |
Melton Craven2 seats
| Robert Moore-Coltman | Independent | 593 ✓ |
| Peter Scott-Howes | Independent | 415 ✓ |
| John Wyatt | Conservative | 213 |
| John Rising | Labour | 179 |
| Rachael Cates | Labour | 177 |
| Kenneth Green | — | 137 |
Melton Dorian3 seats
| Thomas Netherton | Conservative | 367 ✓ |
| Ronald Marks | Conservative | 302 ✓ |
| Pat Cumbers | Independent | 297 ✓ |
| Paul McLintic | Labour | 268 |
| Richard Watson | Labour | 239 |
| Horace Berry | Labour | 237 |
| Anthony Woodcock | — | 188 |
Melton Egerton2 seats
| Brenda Jane Smith | Labour | 417 ✓ |
| Donald Tempest | Labour | 291 ✓ |
| Fiona Wilson | Conservative | 200 |
Melton Newport3 seats
| Chris Carter-Chapman | Conservative | 693 ✓ |
| Pam Posnett | Conservative | 639 ✓ |
| Valerie Manderson | Conservative | 598 ✓ |
| Matthew O'Callaghan | Labour | 522 |
| Brian Kettel | Labour | 486 |
| Douglas Adams | Labour | 450 |
Melton Sysonby3 seats
| Alan Brown | Conservative | 623 ✓ |
| Joe Orson | Conservative | 553 ✓ |
| Judith Wills | Conservative | 529 ✓ |
| Krzysztof Oles | Labour | 362 |
| Linda Machin | Labour | 343 |
| James Turley | Labour | 306 |
| Kashmir Bilgan | — | 204 |
Melton Warwick2 seats
| Peter Roffey | Conservative | 371 ✓ |
| Norman Slater | Conservative | 297 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Onslow | — | 242 |
| Allan Jackson | — | 179 |
| Clare Sheldon | Labour | 148 |
| Tara McLintic | Labour | 144 |
OLD DALBY1 seat
| Robert Hyslop | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Somerby1 seat
| Michael Charles Barnes | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Waltham-on-the-Wolds1 seat
| Elaine Holmes | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wymondham1 seat
| Malise Graham | Conservative | 0 ✓ |