Before (end of 2002) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 15 · Other 6 · Labour 2
After (end of 2003) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Conservative 10 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Ashdon1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| Martin Savage | Liberal Democrats | 351 ✓ |
| Raymond Tyler | Independent | 173 |
| Tariq Ali | Independent | 56 |
Barnston and High Easter1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Esme Hicks | Conservative | 316 ✓ |
| Deborah Bryce | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
Birchanger1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Elizabeth Godwin | Independent | 269 |
| Ray Gooding | Conservative | 74 |
| David Raynor | Liberal Democrats | 27 |
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys2 seats · turnout 46.3%
| K. Artus | Conservative | 645 |
| Alan Row | Conservative | 607 ✓ |
| Robert Wingard | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| Elizabeth Jones | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
Clavering1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Edgar Abrahams | Independent | 352 ✓ |
| Ruth Rawlinson | Liberal Democrats | 65 |
Elsenham & Henham2 seats
| David Morson | Liberal Democrats | 533 ✓ |
| M. Dean | Liberal Democrats | 532 |
| Tamsin Johnston | Conservative | 367 |
| Keith Mackman | Conservative | 275 |
Felsted2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| David Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 539 ✓ |
| Alan Thawley | Liberal Democrats | 531 ✓ |
| John Howson | Conservative | 336 |
| Louise McLaughlin | Conservative | 298 |
Great Dunmow North2 seats · turnout 29.7%
| Mark Gayler | Liberal Democrats | 470 ✓ |
| Jane Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 403 ✓ |
| Carol James | Conservative | 152 |
| Heather Powell | Conservative | 136 |
| Michael Earley | Green | 46 |
Great Dunmow South3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| Rodney Copping | Liberal Democrats | 660 ✓ |
| Keith Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| Frank Silver | Liberal Democrats | 598 ✓ |
| Douglas James | Conservative | 393 |
| Helen Rothwell | Conservative | 374 |
| Barrie Powell | Conservative | 354 |
Hatfield Heath1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Reginald Lemon | Independent | 286 ✓ |
| Peter Lewis | Conservative | 185 |
| Marion Elizabeth Dyer | Liberal Democrats | 26 |
Littlebury1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Janet Menell | Conservative | 395 ✓ |
| Alan Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
Saffron Walden Audley3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| Mike Hibbs | Liberal Democrats | 885 ✓ |
| Christine Bayley | Liberal Democrats | 713 ✓ |
| Victor Lelliott | Liberal Democrats | 683 ✓ |
| David Joseph Miller | Conservative | 655 |
| Alastair Walters | Conservative | 538 |
| Jane Muir | Conservative | 486 |
| Richard Glover | Independent | 217 |
| John Cox | Independent | 174 |
Saffron Walden Castle3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| Richard Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 539 ✓ |
| Barbara Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 526 ✓ |
| Stephen Jones | Liberal Democrats | 496 ✓ |
| Sarfraz Anjum | Conservative | 421 |
| Peter Preece | Labour | 416 |
| Robert O'Neill | Conservative | 409 |
| Jessica Hess | Conservative | 395 |
| Yvonne Lily Morton | Labour | 280 |
| Simon David Trimnell | Labour | 276 |
Saffron Walden Shire3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| Howard Baker | Liberal Democrats | 531 ✓ |
| Alfred Ketteridge | Conservative | 502 ✓ |
| Patrick Boland | Liberal Democrats | 484 ✓ |
| Russ Green | Labour | 468 |
| Joan Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| Adrian Malcolm Lee | Conservative | 377 |
| Grant St Clair-Armstrong | Conservative | 364 |
| Steven Lake | Labour | 237 |
Stansted North2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| Geoffrey Sell | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| Anne Marchant | Liberal Democrats | 533 ✓ |
| Alan Williams | Conservative | 385 |
| Sian Lloyd | Conservative | 354 |
| Raymond Clifford | Independent | 229 |
Stansted South2 seats · turnout 23.7%
| Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 361 ✓ |
| Vanessa Ollier | Liberal Democrats | 355 ✓ |
| Richard Wallace | Conservative | 172 |
| John Flack | Conservative | 127 |
Stebbing1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Christina Cant | Liberal Democrats | 267 ✓ |
| Mark Brackenbury | Conservative | 145 |
Stort Valley1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| Janice Loughlin | Liberal Democrats | 331 ✓ |
| Edward Oliver | Conservative | 196 |
Takeley & The Cranfields2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| R. Harris | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| J. Cheetham | Conservative | 472 |
| P. Westlake | Liberal Democrats | 416 |
| D Jones | Conservative | 388 |
| R. Smith | Independent | 178 |
Thaxted2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| Martin Liam Foley | Liberal Democrats | 732 ✓ |
| Antoinette Wattebot | Liberal Democrats | 560 ✓ |
| Andrew Dixon | Conservative | 426 |
| Darren Hector | Conservative | 334 |
| Judith Pretty | Labour | 167 |
The Chesterfords1 seat · turnout 62.3%
| Elfreda Tealby-Watson | Liberal Democrats | 424 ✓ |
| Howard Stephen Rolfe | Conservative | 387 |
The Eastons1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Cecile Down | Conservative | 350 ✓ |
| Shirley Wilcock | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
The Rodings1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| Susan Flack | Conservative | 608 ✓ |
| Jillien Bolvig-Hansen | Liberal Democrats | 71 |
The Sampfords1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Susan Schneider | Conservative | 344 ✓ |
| David Geoffrey Llewelyn Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Wendon Lofts1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| R. Chambers | Conservative | 406 |
| N Reed | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Wimbish and Debden1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| David Corke | Liberal Democrats | 299 ✓ |
| Rodney Stone | Independent | 169 |
| Simon Lacey | Green | 40 |
