Before (end of 2002) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 2
Ward results
Attenborough1 seat
| Thomas Pettengell | Conservative | 599 ✓ |
| David Emmett | Labour | 231 |
| Paul Unwin | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Awsworth1 seat
| Lydia Ball | Conservative | 326 ✓ |
| Graham Spencer | Labour | 256 |
| Joanna Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 43 |
Beeston Central2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| Lynda Annette Lally | Labour | 532 ✓ |
| Steven Doo | Labour | 510 ✓ |
| Malcolm Harrison | Conservative | 359 |
| David Wheat | Conservative | 332 |
| Paul Anderson | Green | 272 |
| Paul Fox | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| Stella Fox | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
| Richard David Eddleston | Green | 175 |
Beeston North2 seats
| Stephen Carr | Liberal Democrats | 757 ✓ |
| Adele Brunton | Liberal Democrats | 712 ✓ |
| Mick Atherton | Conservative | 469 |
| Gazala Bhatti | Labour | 456 |
| Phillip Hopkinson | Conservative | 418 |
| Mohammad Bhatti | Labour | 416 |
| Sylvia Anne Rule | Green | 139 |
Beeston Rylands2 seats · turnout 32.6%
| Celia Berry | Labour | 665 ✓ |
| Frank Prince | Labour | 577 ✓ |
| Betsy Clark | Conservative | 376 |
| Brenda Hopkinson | Conservative | 362 |
| Jane Lachhar | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| Christopher Salter | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
Beeston West2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| Maggie Garrett | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| Simon Rich | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| Graham Hopcroft | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
| Brian Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| Phyllis Din | Conservative | 412 |
| Joan Moodie | Conservative | 393 |
Bramcote3 seats · turnout 44.1%
| Stuart Heptinstall | Liberal Democrats | 2,013 ✓ |
| Ian Tyler | Liberal Democrats | 1,695 ✓ |
| David Watts | Liberal Democrats | 1,626 ✓ |
| Eileen Hepworth Atherton | Conservative | 745 |
| Andrew Hurdley | Conservative | 708 |
| Geoffrey Ward | Labour | 390 |
| Piers Krause | Labour | 355 |
| Rob Darby | Labour | 347 |
Brinsley1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Diane Ryan | Labour | 388 ✓ |
| Sadie Graham | BNP | 297 |
Chilwell East2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| Sheila Foster | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| Joan Briggs | Conservative | 907 ✓ |
| Barry Thorley | Labour | 488 |
| Maura May | Labour | 454 |
| John Ross | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Rakesh Sharma | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
Chilwell West3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| Richard Jackson | Conservative | 1,039 ✓ |
| Eric Kerry | Conservative | 1,015 ✓ |
| Trevor Cast | Labour | 1,013 ✓ |
| Simon Peter Brown | Conservative | 998 |
| Janet Thorley | Labour | 985 |
| Helen Skinner | Labour | 971 |
| Barbara Carr | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
| Nigel David Williams | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
Cossall and Kimberley3 seats
| Richard Robinson | Labour | 731 ✓ |
| Karen Adams | Liberal Democrats | 674 ✓ |
| Trevor Sterrett | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| Mark Gregory | Labour | 631 |
| Graham Cockburn | Liberal Democrats | 575 |
| Richard Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 557 |
| John Finch | Conservative | 458 |
| Terence Smith | Conservative | 444 |
| Christopher Cobb | Conservative | 387 |
| Bill Gregory | Labour | 324 ✓ |
| Peter Butler | Labour | 309 ✓ |
| Glenice Taylor | Conservative | 230 |
| Bob Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
| Hazel Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Eastwood South3 seats · turnout 23.1%
| Milan Radulovic | Labour | 1,099 ✓ |
| Douglas Wilcockson | Labour | 995 ✓ |
| Jim Kenny | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| George Wade | Conservative | 475 |
| Brian Wood | Conservative | 424 |
| Lillian Heptinstall | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| Brenda Houldsworth | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
| Harry Houldsworth | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Michael Brown | Conservative | 1,035 ✓ |
| Martin Wright | Conservative | 955 ✓ |
| Margaret Handley | Conservative | 950 ✓ |
| Dianne Martin | Labour | 640 |
| Janet Pearce | Labour | 583 |
| Alan Buttery | Labour | 570 |
Nuthall East and Strelley2 seats
| Susan Wildey | Independent | 683 ✓ |
| Beverley Hesketh | Independent | 646 ✓ |
| Philip John Owen | Conservative | 490 |
| Aileen Stanton | Conservative | 451 |
| Grenville Green | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 240 |
| Wayne Kirkham | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| Jillian Owen | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| David Wildey | Independent | 405 |
| Patrick Joseph Lally | Labour | 280 |
| Brendan McGrath | Labour | 277 |
| Wayne Foster | Liberal Democrats | 135 |
| Jenny Williams | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
Stapleford North2 seats · turnout 30.6%
| Brian Wombwell | Liberal Democrats | 634 ✓ |
| William Longdon | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| Jean Field | Labour | 352 |
| Maureen Tewson | Labour | 311 |
| Christine Knight | Conservative | 146 |
| Emma Whileman | Conservative | 134 |
Stapleford South East2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| Jacky Williams | Liberal Democrats | 783 ✓ |
| Michael Granville Rich | Liberal Democrats | 772 ✓ |
| Brian Pollard | Labour | 338 |
| Roger Collins | Labour | 323 |
| Edward Macintosh | Conservative | 233 |
| Paula Money | Conservative | 230 |
Stapleford South West2 seats · turnout 28.8%
| Christine Wombwell | Liberal Democrats | 496 ✓ |
| Clifford Ruffin | Liberal Democrats | 471 ✓ |
| John Saville | Labour | 465 |
| Elizabeth Donnelly | Labour | 453 |
| Eileen Bestwick | Conservative | 174 |
| David Money | Conservative | 173 |
Toton & Chilwell Meadows3 seats
| Phillip Brooks-Stephenson | Conservative | 1,183 ✓ |
| Wilfred Childs | Conservative | 1,126 ✓ |
| Tony Ford | Conservative | 1,118 ✓ |
| Wilfred Hastings | Labour | 504 |
| David Morton | Labour | 490 |
| David Malcolm Smith | Labour | 452 |
| Robert Pembleton | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
| Peter Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Trowell1 seat
| Kenneth Rigby | Liberal Democrats | 721 ✓ |
| Keith Boam | Conservative | 180 |
| John Bryant | Labour | 140 |