Before (end of 2002) (12 seats, our estimate)
Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 4 · Conservative 3
After (end of 2003) (21 seats, our estimate)
Liberal Democrats 10 · Labour 8 · Conservative 3
Ward results
Clifton East1 seat
| Geoffrey Jones | Liberal Democrats | 996 ✓ |
| Stephen O'Keefe | Conservative | 714 |
| Donna Sutton | Labour | 257 |
| John Hills | Green | 152 |
| Kevin Bainbridge | — | 91 |
Hartcliffe1 seat
| Mark Brain | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| Shirley Hodges | Conservative | 894 |
| Joyce Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Stephen Petter | Green | 88 |
Hengrove1 seat
| Jos Clark | Liberal Democrats | 1,600 ✓ |
| Roy Pepworth | Conservative | 696 |
| Richard Hughes | Labour | 695 |
| Neil Thomas | Green | 96 |
St George East1 seat
| Margaret Shovelton | Labour | 1,030 ✓ |
| Matthew Denyer | Conservative | 914 |
| Gordon Draper | Liberal Democrats | 469 |
| Andrew Way | — | 144 |
| Don Brown | Green | 107 |
St George West1 seat
| John Deasy | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| Gordon Williams | Liberal Democrats | 525 |
| Charles William Alexander | Conservative | 438 |
| John Francom | — | 182 |
| David Mowat | Green | 135 |