Before (end of 2002) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 15 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Caerys Ayling | Conservative | 862 ✓ |
| Barbara McGarrity | Conservative | 838 ✓ |
| Anita Pritchard | Conservative | 806 ✓ |
| Lana Aitchison | Labour | 704 |
| Tarsem Mahil | Labour | 663 |
| Wayne Busbridge | Labour | 640 |
Chalk1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Lynne Ennis-Goatham | Conservative | 427 ✓ |
| Paul McNulty | Labour | 220 |
Coldharbour2 seats
| V Ashenden | Labour | 463 ✓ |
| E. Brook | Labour | 442 ✓ |
| J. Beer | Conservative | 225 |
| M Knight | Conservative | 216 |
Denton3 seats
| Ian Proud | Liberal Democrats | 1,810 ✓ |
| Michael Lynch | Labour | 1,642 |
| Martin Storey | Conservative | 1,336 ✓ |
| Carol Sharp | Conservative | 1,300 ✓ |
| Michael Peake | Conservative | 1,221 ✓ |
| Nicole Farthing | Liberal Democrats | 524 |
| Ann Isabel Wake | Conservative | 321 |
Higham2 seats
| P. Oakeshott | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| C. Jupp | Conservative | 791 ✓ |
| E. Rice | Labour | 275 |
| Doug Christie | Labour | 254 |
Istead Rise2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| Kenneth Jones | Conservative | 901 ✓ |
| David Turner | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| Richard Cook | Labour | 192 |
| David Sales | Labour | 175 |
Meopham North2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| Michael Snelling | Conservative | 892 ✓ |
| Donald Menzies | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| Eileen Abbott | Labour | 243 |
| Pamela Sales | Labour | 216 |
| Richard Crawford | Green | 190 |
Meopham South & Vigo2 seats
| Raymonde Collins | Conservative | 706 ✓ |
| Patrick McSweeney | Conservative | 697 ✓ |
| Dorothy Riley | Labour | 209 |
| Mary Linda Williams | Labour | 196 |
Northfleet North3 seats · turnout 18.4%
| Raymond Parker | Labour | 530 ✓ |
| Colin Meredith | Labour | 527 ✓ |
| Richard Target | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Constance Dyke | Conservative | 279 |
| Robert Somerset | Conservative | 270 |
| Paul Parrin | Conservative | 266 |
Northfleet South3 seats · turnout 22.7%
| James Loughlin | Labour | 735 ✓ |
| John Patrick Burden | Labour | 726 ✓ |
| Narinderjit Thandi | Labour | 713 ✓ |
| Jeremy Black | Conservative | 392 |
| Julia Burgoyne | Conservative | 360 |
| Malcolm Burgoyne | Conservative | 342 |
Pelham3 seats · turnout 29.4%
| M. Singh | Labour | 844 |
| Catherine Cribbon | Labour | 826 ✓ |
| David Thomas | Labour | 805 ✓ |
| Clarice Masterson | Conservative | 562 |
| Anne Barrow | Conservative | 512 |
| John Stubbings | Conservative | 506 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 21.8%
| Lee Croxton | Labour | 684 ✓ |
| Robert Smith | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| Lyn Milner | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| Charleigh Barnes | Conservative | 304 |
| Helen Skellorn | Conservative | 270 |
| Clifford Hayes | Conservative | 265 |
Riverview2 seats · turnout 33.3%
| William Lambert | Conservative | 714 ✓ |
| David Hurley | Conservative | 666 ✓ |
| Kenneth Green | Labour | 466 |
| John Thompson | Labour | 419 |
| Robin Theobald | Conservative | 1,039 ✓ |
| Frank Marven | Conservative | 1,020 ✓ |
| Martin Newell | Labour | 218 |
| Rupinder Thandi | Labour | 176 |
Singlewell3 seats · turnout 20.4%
| Peter John Rayner | Labour | 615 ✓ |
| Margaret Mersh | Labour | 595 ✓ |
| Andrea Webb | Labour | 559 ✓ |
| Margaret Lambert | Conservative | 495 |
| Frederick Mepham | Conservative | 464 |
| Cyril Wheeler | Conservative | 436 |
Westcourt3 seats · turnout 22.3%
| Eileen Leadley | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| Colin Caller | Labour | 670 ✓ |
| Brian Newell | Labour | 637 ✓ |
| Robert Brereton | Conservative | 417 |
| Juliet Baker | Conservative | 408 |
| Graham Biggs | Conservative | 395 |
Whitehill2 seats · turnout 53.8%
| George Lambton | Conservative | 651 ✓ |
| Derek Robinson | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| Maureen Devlin | Labour | 622 ✓ |
| John David Caller | Labour | 495 |
| Stephen Edwin Dominic Webb | Labour | 452 |
| Pamela Smith | SNP | 288 |
| Jean McAlpine | Conservative | 116 |
| Michael Martin | SSP | 112 |
| John Oswald | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
Woodlands3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| Ronald Stanford | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| William Dyke | Conservative | 874 ✓ |
| Michael Wenban | Conservative | 867 ✓ |
| H. Malik | Labour | 819 |
| A. Campbell | SNP | 470 |
| D. Nicolson | SSP | 447 |
| W. Craig | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
| Carole Bowman | Labour | 359 |
| Peter Leadley | Labour | 353 |
| Surinder Singh | Labour | 327 |