Before (end of 2003) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Baldock Town1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Ian Knighton | Conservative | 1,375 ✓ |
| Paul Burgin | Labour | 459 |
| Marilyn Kirkland | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
Hitchin Bearton1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| John Stears | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| Andrew Hyde | Conservative | 626 |
| Rory Jack Clark | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
| George Winston Howe | Green | 309 |
Hitchin Highbury1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| Sarah Wren | Conservative | 1,265 ✓ |
| David Shirley | Liberal Democrats | 1,205 |
| Kushminder Sahasi | Labour | 177 |
| Anthony Ware | Green | 114 |
Hitchin Oughton1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Joan Kirby | Labour | 581 ✓ |
| Nigel Brook | Conservative | 377 |
| Richard Canning | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
Hitchin Priory1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Richard Thake | Conservative | 1,106 ✓ |
| Andrew Ircha | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
| Douglas McCall | Labour | 261 |
Hitchin Walsworth1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Raymond Shakespeare-Smith | Conservative | 926 ✓ |
| Philip Kirk | Labour | 797 |
| Ingeborg Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| Evelyn Howe | Green | 204 |
Hitchwood1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| David Joseph Miller | Conservative | 582 ✓ |
| Michael Lott | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| Robert Whatson | Labour | 94 |
Knebworth2 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Robin Wordsworth | Conservative | 924 ✓ |
| Alex Bardett | Conservative | 889 ✓ |
| Debra Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
| Ursula Winder | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Anthony Eden | Labour | 198 |
| Stuart Madgin | Green | 192 |
Letchworth East1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Lorna Kercher | Labour | 752 ✓ |
| Evelyn Mitchell | Conservative | 714 |
| Martin Gammell | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
Letchworth Grange1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Simon Nicholas Bloxham | Conservative | 727 ✓ |
| Arthur Jarman | Labour | 696 |
| Samantha Turner | Liberal Democrats | 410 |
Letchworth South East1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Lawrence McNamara | Conservative | 979 ✓ |
| Marion Melton | Labour | 665 |
| Johnn Winder | Liberal Democrats | 484 |
Letchworth South West1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| Terence Hone | Conservative | 1,454 ✓ |
| Johnn Winder | Liberal Democrats | 1,218 |
| Jacqueline Hartley | Labour | 269 |
Letchworth Wilbury1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Gary Grindal | Labour | 548 ✓ |
| Jessica Cook | Conservative | 471 |
| Marion Minards-Gammell | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
Royston Heath1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| Colin Burt | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| Roger Hill | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| Kenneth Garland | Labour | 282 |
Royston Meridian1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Francis Smith | Conservative | 867 ✓ |
| John Ledden | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| Vaughan West | Labour | 247 |
Royston Palace1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Robert Inwood | Liberal Democrats | 614 ✓ |
| Gillian Palmer | Conservative | 518 |
| Leslie Baker | Labour | 248 |