Before (end of 2004) (80 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 2
After (end of 2005) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 45 · Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Beccles2 seats · turnout 63.7%
| M. Bee | Conservative | 3,104 |
| John Taylor | Labour | 2,757 |
| A. Thwaites | Labour | 2,714 |
| K. Sale | Conservative | 2,255 |
| S. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 1,280 |
| P. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 1,139 |
| G. Elliott | Green | 822 |
| L. Carroll | Green | 383 |
Bixley1 seat
| Russell Harsant | Conservative | 1,972 ✓ |
| Martyn Green | Labour | 1,051 |
| Gareth Peter Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,022 |
Bosmere1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| Julia Truelove | Liberal Democrats | 1,640 ✓ |
| John Pratt | Conservative | 1,453 |
| James Higgins | Labour | 779 |
| Mike Turner | Independent | 648 |
| Ian Mason | Independent | 428 |
Brandon1 seat
| William Bishop | Conservative | 1,895 ✓ |
| Pamela Brown | Labour | 964 |
| Catriona Pilborough | Liberal Democrats | 464 |
| John French | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 233 |
Bridge1 seat
| Harold Margar | Labour | 1,567 ✓ |
| Nadia Cenci | Conservative | 1,014 |
| Philip Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 698 |
Cosford1 seat · turnout 73.0%
| Jeremy Pembroke | Conservative | 2,475 ✓ |
| Mary Munson | Liberal Democrats | 1,422 |
| Roland Bee | Labour | 996 |
Gainsborough1 seat
| William Quinton | Labour | 2,225 ✓ |
| Janet Sibley | Conservative | 1,533 |
| Robert Kirk Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 856 |
Hadleigh1 seat
| David Grutchfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,894 ✓ |
| James Quinlan | Labour | 1,209 |
| Carey Fraulo | Conservative | 839 |
| Roy O'Shaughnessy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 162 |
Hardwick1 seat
| Stephen Oliver | Conservative | 1,827 ✓ |
| Allan Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,362 |
| Robert Corfe | Labour | 1,174 |
| Michael Brundle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 312 |
Haverhill Cangle2 seats
| Phillip French | Labour | 2,411 ✓ |
| Timothy Marks | Conservative | 2,395 ✓ |
| Jeremy Farthing | Conservative | 2,348 |
| Anne Thomas | Labour | 2,145 |
| Michael Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,328 |
| Lesley Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,198 |
| Derek Gregory | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 366 |
| Frederick Rapsey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 317 |
Priory Heath1 seat
| Susan Maguire | Labour | 1,593 ✓ |
| David Brown | Conservative | 865 |
| Catherine Stafford | Liberal Democrats | 624 |
Rushmere1 seat
| Susan Thomas | Labour | 1,869 ✓ |
| Eileen Smith | Conservative | 1,649 |
| Cathy French | Liberal Democrats | 1,107 |
St Helen's1 seat
| Kevan Lim | Labour | 1,485 ✓ |
| Philip Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,302 |
| Elizabeth Harsant | Conservative | 1,001 |
St John's1 seat
| Sandy Martin | Labour | 1,721 ✓ |
| John Carnell | Conservative | 1,238 |
| Bob Zablok | Liberal Democrats | 1,013 |
St Margaret's and Westgate2 seats
| Andrew Cann | Liberal Democrats | 3,301 ✓ |
| Inga Elisabeth Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 3,181 ✓ |
| Julia Schubert | Conservative | 2,684 |
| Priscilla Steed | Conservative | 2,681 |
| Keith Herod | Labour | 2,352 |
| Noel Tostevin | Labour | 1,914 |
Stour Valley1 seat
| Selwyn Pryor | Conservative | 2,131 ✓ |
| Bryn David Hurren | Liberal Democrats | 1,699 |
| Emma Bishton | Labour | 756 |
Sudbury1 seat
| Jack Michael Owen | Labour | 1,383 ✓ |
| Russ Platt | Liberal Democrats | 1,146 |
| Raymond Smith | Conservative | 1,019 |
| Errol Newman | Independent | 307 |
Thedwastre North1 seat · turnout 69.6%
| Jane Caroline Storey | Conservative | 2,365 ✓ |
| Carol Milward | Liberal Democrats | 1,708 |
| Sally Spore | Labour | 945 |
Thedwastre South1 seat
| Susan Lockett | Conservative | 2,247 ✓ |
| Penny Otton | Liberal Democrats | 1,644 |
| Suzanne Laure Britton | Labour | 898 |
Thingoe South1 seat
| Tina Anne Clements | Conservative | 2,571 ✓ |
| Alexander Carmichael | Labour | 1,088 |
| Charles Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 946 |
| William Attwood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 327 |
