Before (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Louise Gooch | Liberal Democrats | 802 ✓ |
| John Cook | Labour | 661 |
| Keith Matthews | Conservative | 483 |
Bixley1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Paul Anthony Carter | Conservative | 1,325 ✓ |
| John Rivett | Liberal Democrats | 704 |
| Martyn Green | Labour | 351 |
| Christine Pinder | CPA | 84 |
Bridge1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Steve Flood | Conservative | 693 ✓ |
| Harold Mangar | Labour | 673 |
| Nick Jacob | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
Castle Hill1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| Dale Jackson | Conservative | 1,189 ✓ |
| Peter Shaw | Labour | 473 |
| Charles Tracy | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
Gainsborough1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| John Mowles | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| Janet Sibley | Conservative | 531 |
| Robert Kirk Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| Paul Billingham | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 71 |
| Jonathan Barnes | CPA | 54 |
Gipping1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| David Ellesmere | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| Nadia Cenci | Conservative | 458 |
| Bob Zablok | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
Holywells1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| David Hale | Conservative | 806 ✓ |
| Susan Maguire | Labour | 470 |
| Robin T Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
Priory Heath1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| William Quinton | Labour | 731 ✓ |
| Duncan Titchmarsh | Conservative | 644 |
| Joan Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
Rushmere2 seats · turnout 36.5%
| Stephen Richard Ion | Conservative | 928 ✓ |
| D. Terry | Conservative | 867 |
| Alasdair Ross | Labour | 719 |
| Keith Herod | Labour | 696 |
| Gilliam Auton | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
| Kim Toye | Liberal Democrats | 421 |
| Stephen Bloomfield | CPA | 143 |
Sprites1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Richard Kirby | Labour | 861 ✓ |
| Robin Hall | Conservative | 832 |
| Simon Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
St John's1 seat
| John Winston Carnall | Conservative | 842 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Cooper | Labour | 796 |
| Cathy French | Liberal Democrats | 511 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| Richard Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,336 ✓ |
| David Brown | Conservative | 1,119 |
| Jonathan Winterton | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| Gwynneth Royce | Liberal Democrats | 635 ✓ |
| John Burford | Conservative | 624 |
| George Hawes | Independent | 502 |
| Crispin Goodall | Green | 449 |
| Robert Porter | Conservative | 358 |
| Jane Shaw | Labour | 337 |
| Colin Boor | Green | 133 |
| James Cloyne | Labour | 108 |
Stoke Park1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Paul Martin West | Conservative | 894 ✓ |
| Barry Studd | Labour | 609 |
| Adrian Brown | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Westgate1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Carole Elizabeth Jones | Labour | 632 ✓ |
| Julia Schubert | Conservative | 480 |
| Catherine Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
| Sally Wainman | Independent | 136 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Anthony James | Liberal Democrats | 564 ✓ |
| William Knowles | Labour | 556 |
| Colin Morgan | Conservative | 491 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Donald Ward | Conservative | 810 ✓ |
| John Harris | Labour | 651 |
| Joan Goodall | Liberal Democrats | 367 |