Before (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 20 · Conservative 18 · Other 1
Ward results
Barrow1 seat
| Eleanor Victoria Johnson | Conservative | 465 ✓ |
| Benjamin Page | Labour | 68 |
| Barry Lockwood | Liberal Democrats | 63 |
Blacon Hall1 seat
| John Price | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| Desmond Dodd | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 164 |
| Charles Isaac | Conservative | 150 |
| David Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 76 |
Blacon Lodge1 seat
| Reginald Jones | Labour | 557 ✓ |
| Leslie Ingram | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 113 |
| Barbara Yakan | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
Boughton1 seat
| Robert Rudd | Labour | 449 ✓ |
| Michael Drinkwater | Conservative | 243 |
| James McCabe | Liberal Democrats | 94 |
| Helen Counsell | Green | 65 |
Boughton Heath1 seat
| Ann Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 713 ✓ |
| Paul Stewart | Conservative | 500 |
| Ethel Price | Labour | 126 |
Christleton1 seat
| John Boughton | Conservative | 691 ✓ |
| Katrina Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
| Chris Davies | Labour | 165 |
Curzon & Westminster1 seat
| Richard Short | Conservative | 927 ✓ |
| Zoe Langmead | Labour | 260 |
| Trevor Jones | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Elton2 seats
| Barry Cowper | Labour | 519 ✓ |
| Mark Peterson | Labour | 452 ✓ |
| Andrew Merrill | Conservative | 321 |
Hoole All Saints1 seat
| Jo Nuttall | Liberal Democrats | 459 ✓ |
| Hilary Harrison | Labour | 171 |
| John Burke | Conservative | 66 |
| Peter Fabian | CPA | 47 |
| Jill Pears | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 25 |
Hoole Groves1 seat
| Beverly Eaton | Liberal Democrats | 658 ✓ |
| Angus Black | Labour | 606 |
| Christina Alexander | Conservative | 161 |
| Helen Trask | Green | 52 |
| Stephen Allen | CPA | 28 |
Huntington1 seat
| John Moore | Liberal Democrats | 250 ✓ |
| Mark Williams | Independent | 194 |
| Alexandra van der Zwan | Conservative | 190 |
| Ann Treloar | Labour | 90 |
| Allan Weddell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 26 |
Kelsall1 seat
| Joan Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 767 ✓ |
| Pauline Tilley | Conservative | 624 |
| Paul Cornwell | Labour | 85 |
Lache Park1 seat
| David Challen | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| Max Drury | Conservative | 291 |
| Arthur Harada | Independent | 143 |
| Pauline McCabe | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
Malpas1 seat
| Keith Ebben | Conservative | 628 ✓ |
| Robert Flannery | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| Margaret Violet | Labour | 90 |
Mickle Trafford1 seat
| Margaret Parker | Conservative | 512 ✓ |
| Brian Roberts | Labour | 80 |
| Vera Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 55 |
Newton Brook1 seat
| Robert Jordan | Liberal Democrats | 526 ✓ |
| Karen Bardsley | Conservative | 381 |
| Peter Griffiths | Labour | 196 |
Tattenhall1 seat
| James Haynes | Independent | 874 ✓ |
| Anthony Pegrum | Labour | 121 |
Upton Grange1 seat
| Colin Bain | Liberal Democrats | 864 ✓ |
| Gerald Roose | Conservative | 547 |
| Brenda Southward | Labour | 264 |
Vicars Cross1 seat
| Graham Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 859 ✓ |
| Peter Moore Dutton | Conservative | 526 |
| Sara Barnsley | Labour | 180 |