Before (end of 2003) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Abbey1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Fay Smith | Labour | 703 ✓ |
| John Margetts | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Anne Duguid | Conservative | 479 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Edmund Strengiel | Conservative | 1,015 ✓ |
| Julie Cooper | Labour | 756 |
| Ryan Hayward | — | 329 |
Boultham1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Amode Toofany | Labour | 979 ✓ |
| Jayne Fisk | Liberal Democrats | 637 |
| Daniel Lawrence | Conservative | 635 |
Bracebridge1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Hilton Spratt | Conservative | 1,575 ✓ |
| Kevin John Parnham | Labour | 1,093 |
Carholme1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Neil McElhinney Murray | Labour | 767 ✓ |
| Charles William Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
| Jayne Heaton Harris | Conservative | 509 |
| Peter McGovern | Independent | 222 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| Donald James Nannestad | Labour | 790 ✓ |
| Michael Reeve | Conservative | 426 |
| Phillip Mappin | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Robin Hall | — | 353 |
Glebe1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| Lawrence Wells | Labour | 926 ✓ |
| George Spencer | — | 865 |
| Geoffrey Brooking | Conservative | 634 |
Hartsholme1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Ross Lloyd Hills | Conservative | 1,710 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Jones | Labour | 973 |
Minster1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| David Gratrick | Conservative | 1,099 ✓ |
| Winston Duncan | Labour | 760 |
| Daphne Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 518 |
Moorland1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| David Bellamy | Conservative | 1,181 ✓ |
| Denise Moore | Labour | 1,117 |
Park1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Heather Quinton | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| Pat Vaughan | Labour | 586 |
| Paul Grice | Conservative | 426 |