Before (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 20 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2004) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 14 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Beccles North1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| Christopher Punt | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| Allen Thwaites | Labour | 483 |
| Graham Elliott | Green | 274 |
| Frances Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
Beccles South1 seat
| Jack Walmsley | Labour | 447 ✓ |
| Barry Bee | Conservative | 376 |
| Brian Aylett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 355 |
| Alison Briggs | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| Nicola Elliott | Green | 64 |
Carlton1 seat
| Steve Ardley | Conservative | 598 ✓ |
| Angela Turner | Labour | 260 |
| Brian Michael Howe | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
| Liam Carroll | Green | 101 |
Carlton Colville1 seat
| S Sayer | Conservative | 636 |
| B. Poole | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 465 |
| A. Brown | Labour | 414 |
| R. Vinton | Green | 105 |
Gunton and Corton1 seat
| Mary Rudd | Conservative | 1,004 ✓ |
| Tracey Smith | Labour | 309 |
| Patricia Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| Michelle Narburgh | Green | 165 |
Harbour1 seat
| Patricia Hawes | Independent | 676 ✓ |
| Ian Robert Graham | Labour | 446 |
| Gerald Mitzman | Conservative | 227 |
| Andrew Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| Lucille Mason | Green | 143 |
Kirkley1 seat
| David John Young | Liberal Democrats | 807 ✓ |
| Bharat Patel | Labour | 568 |
| Neil Littler | Conservative | 257 |
| Melanie Harrison | Green | 132 |
Normanston1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Keith John Patience | Labour | 645 ✓ |
| Dorothy Blenkinsopp | Conservative | 474 |
| Jack Thain | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Stephen Sizer | Green | 164 |
Pakefield1 seat
| S Foulger | Conservative | 769 |
| M. Pitchers | Labour | 739 |
| Lorraine Lakes | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| A. Skipper | Green | 243 |
Southwold and Reydon1 seat
| Susan Allen | Independent | 718 ✓ |
| Peter Austin | Conservative | 644 |
| John Windell | Green | 198 |
| Lynn Derges | Labour | 158 |
Whitton1 seat
| Sally Spore | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| May Reader | Conservative | 706 |
| Sandra Valerie Tonge | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
| Jennifer Berry | Green | 213 |
Worlingham1 seat
| Adam Duce | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| William Mason | Labour | 347 |
| Philip Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Susan Boor | Green | 141 |