Before (end of 2003) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2004) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 2 · Labour 1
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Terence Cutmore | Conservative | 714 ✓ |
| Andrew Vaughan | Green | 384 |
| Jim Dickson | Labour | 166 |
Foulness and Great Wakering1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Barbara Jean Wilkins | Conservative | 903 ✓ |
| Graham Fox | Labour | 626 |
Hockley Central2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Jeremy Thomass | Conservative | 1,203 ✓ |
| Caroline Weston | Conservative | 1,107 ✓ |
| Gabrielle Yeadell | Green | 415 |
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 366 |
| Dorothy Thompson | Labour | 353 |
Hockley North1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Colin Hungate | Conservative | 473 ✓ |
| Stephen Hinde | Labour | 143 |
Hockley West1 seat
| Liv Hungate | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hullbridge1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Peter Robinson | Conservative | 1,040 ✓ |
| Michael Hoy | Labour | 520 |
| Robin Hume | Green | 385 |
Lodge1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| David Merrick | Conservative | 704 ✓ |
| Neil Kirsh | Green | 381 |
Rayleigh Central1 seat
| Antony Humphries | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Rochford1 seat
| Keith Gordon | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| Myra Anne Weir | Labour | 625 |
Sweyne Park1 seat
| Gerald Mockford | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Kevin Gibbs | Conservative | 722 ✓ |
| Keith Budden | Liberal Democrats | 494 |
Wheatley1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| John Pullen | Conservative | 815 ✓ |
| Mark Andrew Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Simon Paul Smith | Conservative | 732 ✓ |
| Elena Black | Liberal Democrats | 436 |