Before (end of 2002) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 14 · Labour 6 · Other 5
After (end of 2003) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 6 · Labour 2
Ward results
Bacton and Old Newton1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| Michael Shave | Independent | 420 ✓ |
| David Hodges | Conservative | 270 |
| Roger Stearn | Green | 178 |
Badwell Ash1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| Roy Barker | Conservative | 668 ✓ |
| Malcolm Saunders | Liberal Democrats | 373 |
Barking and Somersham1 seat
| Vivienne Hoy | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Bramford and Blakenham2 seats
| Gary Install | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Claydon & Barham2 seats · turnout 36.6%
| Clive Crane | Liberal Democrats | 756 ✓ |
| Sally Eastall | Liberal Democrats | 712 ✓ |
| John Raymond Williams | Conservative | 538 |
| Neil Douglas Luther Cooper | Conservative | 485 |
Debenham1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| Edward Alcock | Conservative | 386 ✓ |
| Manuelo Lorenzo | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Merlin Carr | Green | 125 |
Elmswell and Norton2 seats · turnout 30.9%
| Carol Milward | Liberal Democrats | 873 ✓ |
| Douglas Reed | Liberal Democrats | 850 ✓ |
| David Etchells-Butler | Conservative | 453 |
Eye1 seat
| Charles Flatman | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Fressingfield1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| George Frost | Independent | 454 ✓ |
| Garry Richard Deeks | Independent | 117 |
| Mary Goode | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
| Emily Beanland | Green | 79 |
Gislingham1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Diana Kearsley | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| Terence O'Keefe | Labour | 294 |
Haughley and Wetherden1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| John Davie-Thornhill | Conservative | 335 ✓ |
| David Robert Evans | Labour | 307 |
Helmingham and Coddenham1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| Timothy Passmore | Conservative | 415 ✓ |
| Simon West | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
Hoxne1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| Christopher Lawrence | Conservative | 463 ✓ |
| Robert Van Slooten | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Mendlesham1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Andrew Stringer | Green | 472 ✓ |
| John Gilmour | Conservative | 412 |
Needham Market2 seats · turnout 32.3%
| Wendy Marchant | Liberal Democrats | 740 ✓ |
| Michael Norris | Liberal Democrats | 517 ✓ |
| Ian Mason | Conservative | 468 |
| Raymond Darnell | Conservative | 465 |
| David Andrew Joseph Hill | Labour | 173 |
Onehouse1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Bruce Cameron-Laker | Conservative | 297 ✓ |
| Robert Cray | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
| John Matthissen | Green | 108 |
Palgrave1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Charles Michell | Conservative | 418 ✓ |
| Elaine Halton | Labour | 164 |
Rattlesden1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Penny Otton | Liberal Democrats | 488 ✓ |
| Lord Morris | Independent | 177 |
Rickinghall and Walsham2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| Alec Russell | Conservative | 812 ✓ |
| Sara Michell | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| John Dougall | Labour | 409 |
Ringshall1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Patricia Godden | Liberal Democrats | 340 ✓ |
| Eleanor Rauh | Conservative | 286 |
Stowmarket Central2 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Gordon Paton | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| Poppy Robinson | Conservative | 558 ✓ |
| Marilyn Finbow | Labour | 518 |
| Ronald Snell | Labour | 428 |
Stowmarket North3 seats · turnout 18.4%
| Frank Shephard | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| Frank Whittle | Conservative | 571 ✓ |
| Duncan Macpherson | Labour | 455 ✓ |
| Jackie Drake | Labour | 448 |
| Suzanne Laure Britton | Labour | 446 |
Stowmarket South2 seats · turnout 34.5%
| B. McKinley | Liberal Democrats | 533 ✓ |
| Vera Waspe | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| Keith Edward Scarff | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| Keith Myers-Hewitt | Conservative | 479 |
Stowupland1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Ivan Lockett | Conservative | 384 ✓ |
| Timothy Lodge | Labour | 198 |
Stradbroke & Laxfield1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Stuart Gemmill | Independent | 438 ✓ |
| Sarah Coulter | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| Adrian Green | Green | 104 |
The Stonhams1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Anthony Fowler | Liberal Democrats | 333 ✓ |
| Richard Passmore | Conservative | 300 |
| Nicholas Hardingham | Green | 104 |
Thurston and Hessett2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Derrick Haley | Conservative | 687 ✓ |
| Alan Stiff | Conservative | 639 ✓ |
| David Kemplay | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| Donald Stevenson | Labour | 369 |
Wetheringsett1 seat
| Charles Tilbury | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Woolpit1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Ramon Melvin | Independent | 361 ✓ |
| Anne-Marie Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
Worlingworth1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Paul Debenham | Conservative | 547 ✓ |
| Denise Foster | Liberal Democrats | 160 |