Before (end of 2004) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2005) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Lingfield1 seat
| Kenneth Rimington | Conservative | 3,590 ✓ |
| Anthony Dalrymple | Liberal Democrats | 2,442 |
| Samuel Hunt | Labour | 626 |
| Graham Marks | Independent | 571 |
| Gordon Bailey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 336 |
| Sandra Crittell | Green | 300 |