Before (end of 2003) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2004) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Billericay East1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Stuart Sullivan | Conservative | 2,150 ✓ |
| John James | Liberal Democrats | 780 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 333 |
Billericay West1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Paul Richard Turner | Conservative | 2,345 ✓ |
| Frank Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 821 |
| William Archibald | Labour | 287 |
Burstead1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Richard Moore | Conservative | 1,935 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 837 |
| Margaret Viney | Labour | 365 |
Crouch1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Stuart Johns Allen | Conservative | 1,121 ✓ |
| Kim Gandy | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 420 |
| Wendy Aitken | Labour | 272 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Fryerns1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Paul Kirkman | Labour | 1,117 ✓ |
| David King | BNP | 601 |
| Kenneth Evens | Conservative | 584 |
| John Lutton | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Adam Ellis | Green | 183 |
Laindon Park1 seat
| Francis Tomlin | Conservative | 881 ✓ |
| Anthony Borlase | Labour | 716 |
| Steven Watts | BNP | 509 |
| Jonathan Myall | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| Alfred Viccary | Independent | 147 |
Langdon Hills1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Stephen Hillier | Conservative | 1,195 ✓ |
| Paul Donnell Eugene Mitchell | Labour | 448 |
| Linda Williams | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Annie Humphries | Green | 238 |
Lee Chapel North1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| Laura Gordon | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| Terry Fleet | Conservative | 604 |
| Sidney Chaney | BNP | 519 |
| Michael Martin | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| Ernest Humphries | Green | 145 |
| Richard Duane | Respect | 57 |
Nethermayne1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Geoffrey Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,459 ✓ |
| Helen Tucker | Conservative | 982 |
| Andrew Manning | Labour | 766 |
Pitsea North West1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| Andrew Simon Baggott | Conservative | 838 ✓ |
| Allan Davies | Labour | 789 |
| Martin Howard | Liberal Democrats | 458 |
Pitsea South East1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Jaqueline Blake | Conservative | 1,199 ✓ |
| Michael Plant | Labour | 722 |
| Leonard Heather | BNP | 526 |
| Christopher Melanaphy | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
St Martin's1 seat
| Rose Llewellyn | Labour | 592 ✓ |
| Pete Howell | BNP | 434 |
| Deborah Allen | Conservative | 378 |
| Steve Nice | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
Vange1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Hilary Dyer | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| Philip Johnson | Conservative | 502 |
| L Stone | BNP | 394 |
| Philip Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
Wickford North1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Carole Morris | Conservative | 1,822 ✓ |
| Fane Cummings | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
| Christopher Wilson | Labour | 468 |
| David Harrison | SCP | 430 |