Before (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 20 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Beccles North1 seat
| Brian Woodruff | Conservative | 540 ✓ |
| Allen Thwaites | Labour | 468 |
| Brian Aylett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 258 |
| Graham Elliott | Green | 185 |
| Frances Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
Beccles South1 seat
| Michael Adams | Labour | 373 ✓ |
| Neil Smith | Conservative | 336 |
| Alison Briggs | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| Michael McGee | Green | 54 |
Carlton1 seat
| Frank Charles Mortimer | Conservative | 501 ✓ |
| Peter Eric Shelley | Labour | 199 |
| Brian Michael Howe | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| Emma Waller | Green | 30 |
Carlton Colville1 seat
| Kathy Grant | Conservative | 580 |
| P. Widdowson | Labour | 356 |
| J Marsden | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
| R. Vinton | Green | 53 |
Halesworth1 seat
| R. Niblett | Conservative | 684 |
| J. McLoughlin | Labour | 274 |
| P Whitlow | Green | 270 |
| H Watts | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Harbour1 seat
| Norman Keable | Independent | 575 ✓ |
| Ian Robert Graham | Labour | 412 |
| Jack Thain | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
| John Fraser | Conservative | 150 |
| Peter Harvey Taylor | Green | 56 |
Kirkley1 seat
| Graham Baxter | Liberal Democrats | 710 ✓ |
| Josette Bellham | Labour | 416 |
| Paul Kimble | Conservative | 178 |
| Michelle Narburgh | Green | 82 |
Normanston1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| Dafydd Rhys Thomas | Labour | 467 ✓ |
| Dorothy Blenkinsopp | Conservative | 405 |
| Andrew Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| Stephen Sizer | Green | 65 |
| Nicholas Bird | — | 59 |
Oulton1 seat
| P. Collecott | Independent | 461 |
| M. Rodgers | Labour | 289 |
| A Borrett | Conservative | 274 |
| D. Whiting | Green | 40 |
Pakefield1 seat
| S. Barrett | Labour | 782 |
| M. Ardley | Conservative | 562 |
| Lorraine Lakes | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
| Melanie Harrison | Green | 96 |
Whitton1 seat
| Emily Barrett | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| Barry Bee | Conservative | 421 |
| Reginald Allen | Independent | 260 |
| Sandra Valerie Tonge | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| James Stoddart | Green | 57 |
Worlingham1 seat
| Kenneth Sale | Conservative | 691 ✓ |
| Michael Turner | Labour | 278 |
| Philip Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| Nicola Elliott | Green | 57 |
Wrentham1 seat
| John Goldsmith | Conservative | 370 ✓ |
| Jack Seal | Labour | 86 |
| Nicholas Bromley | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
| Ray Cameron-Goodman | Green | 43 |