Before (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 17 · Labour 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Alderney3 seats
| R. Dugdale | Liberal Democrats | 1,227 ✓ |
| Tony Trent | Liberal Democrats | 1,214 ✓ |
| Charles Meachin | Liberal Democrats | 1,135 ✓ |
| Wendy Herring | Conservative | 934 |
| Susan Luckham | Conservative | 798 |
| H Woolrych | Conservative | 779 |
| Ann Williams | Labour | 377 |
| Gruffydd Williams | Labour | 373 |
| John Hewinson | Labour | 362 |
| Kevin Davis | — | 72 |
Branksome East2 seats
| Mary Hillman | Conservative | 871 ✓ |
| Jonathan Pethen | Conservative | 837 ✓ |
| Matthew Gillett | Liberal Democrats | 574 |
| Juliette Alchin | Liberal Democrats | 557 |
Branksome West2 seats
| Philip Eades | Liberal Democrats | 815 ✓ |
| Joyce Lavender | Conservative | 798 ✓ |
| Marion Le Poidevin | Liberal Democrats | 783 |
| Marie Krolski | Conservative | 691 |
Canford Heath East2 seats
| Sandra Moore | Liberal Democrats | 857 ✓ |
| Graham Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 833 ✓ |
| Roy Oakton | Conservative | 609 |
| Reginald Chissell | Conservative | 599 |
| Julie Sanderson | Labour | 134 |
| Veronica Jones | Labour | 126 |
Canford Heath West2 seats
| Chris Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 1,008 ✓ |
| James Joseph Allen | Liberal Democrats | 941 ✓ |
| Anthony Hinxman | Conservative | 812 |
| Peter Bowler | Conservative | 796 |
Hamworthy East2 seats
| Roger Gregory | Conservative | 627 ✓ |
| Michael White | Conservative | 545 ✓ |
| Ann Smeaton | Independent | 447 |
| Randolph Meech | Independent | 416 |
| Chris Dennis | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Stella Castle | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Darren Watt | Labour | 151 |
| Edward Thompson | Labour | 146 |
Hamworthy West2 seats
| Michael Collyer | Liberal Democrats | 459 ✓ |
| Lou Knight | Liberal Democrats | 456 ✓ |
| Graham Chandler | Independent | 387 |
| Edward Wylie | Independent | 362 |
| Tobias Sebastian Fox | Conservative | 270 |
| Paul Goulden | Conservative | 254 |
| Jennifer Ellis | Labour | 188 |
| Sandra Watt | Labour | 186 |
Merley and Bearwood3 seats
| Catherine Hives | Conservative | 1,689 ✓ |
| Jane James | Liberal Democrats | 1,581 ✓ |
| Leo Belcham | Conservative | 1,542 ✓ |
| Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative | 1,519 |
| Leslie Legg | Liberal Democrats | 1,493 |
| Philip James | Liberal Democrats | 1,476 |
Newtown3 seats
| Brian Clements | Liberal Democrats | 1,309 ✓ |
| Michael Plummer | Liberal Democrats | 1,249 ✓ |
| Graham Martin Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,194 ✓ |
| Allison Gregory | Conservative | 668 |
| M Benyon | Conservative | 648 |
| Marjorie Benyon | Conservative | 638 |
| Sheila Roberts | Conservative | 626 |
| Paul Dickens | Labour | 427 |
| Paul Westbrook-Merry | Labour | 421 |
| Colette Dickens | Labour | 415 |