Before (end of 2002) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 9 · Labour 3
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 7 · Labour 3
Ward results
Alsager Central1 seat
| Derek Hough | Liberal Democrats | 687 ✓ |
| Peter Winnup | Conservative | 290 |
Alsager East1 seat
| Gillian Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 699 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Neve | Conservative | 262 |
Alsager West1 seat
| Rod Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 548 ✓ |
| Peter Taylor | Conservative | 220 |
Buglawton1 seat
| George Edwards | Conservative | 396 ✓ |
| Robert Boston | Labour | 371 |
Congleton Central1 seat
| Gary Provis | Conservative | 374 ✓ |
| Margaret Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
| Linda Cairnes | Labour | 177 |
Congleton North1 seat
| David Atkin | Labour | 222 ✓ |
| John Pollard | Conservative | 153 |
| Doris Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 57 |
| Peter Copestick | Independent | 44 |
Congleton North West1 seat
| Gordon Baxendale | Conservative | 284 ✓ |
| Jeanne Whitehurst | Independent | 208 |
| Stanley Snowdon | Labour | 153 |
Congleton South1 seat
| Michael John William Cooper | Conservative | 906 ✓ |
| Kenneth Hibbert | Independent | 245 |
| Andrew Thomas | Labour | 147 |
| Chris Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Congleton West1 seat
| Roland Domleo | Conservative | 784 ✓ |
| Margaret Gartside | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Hilary Smith | Labour | 197 |
Holmes Chapel1 seat
| John Brown | Liberal Democrats | 682 ✓ |
| John Wray | Conservative | 681 |
| John Noakes | Labour | 129 |
Middlewich Cledford1 seat
| Paul Edwards | MF | 608 ✓ |
| Peter Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| Michael Hunter | Labour | 192 |
Middlewich Kinderton1 seat
| Michael Parsons | MF | 488 ✓ |
| Anthony Booth | Conservative | 436 |
| Jacqueline Cox | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
Odd Rode1 seat
| Andrew Barratt | Conservative | 599 ✓ |
| Linda Hemsley | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| William Lawson | Labour | 147 |
Sandbach East1 seat
| Leslie Morris | Independent | 706 ✓ |
| Pamela Price | Conservative | 414 |
| Doreen Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Rodney Breathen | Independent | 50 |
Sandbach North1 seat
| Barry Moran | Conservative | 934 ✓ |
| Andrew Wood | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
Sandbach West1 seat
| Jack Iddon | Conservative | 509 ✓ |
| Patrick Darnes | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Elizabeth Rubidge | Independent | 245 |