Before (end of 2004) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 11 · Other 8 · Labour 6
After (end of 2005) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 11 · Other 8 · Labour 6
Ward results
Belstead Brook1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| Kathy Pollard | Liberal Democrats | 1,875 ✓ |
| Jamie Cave | Conservative | 1,497 |
| Janet Norden | Labour | 909 |
Cosford1 seat · turnout 73.0%
| Jeremy Pembroke | Conservative | 2,475 ✓ |
| Mary Munson | Liberal Democrats | 1,422 |
| Roland Bee | Labour | 996 |
Great Cornard1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| Peter Beer | Conservative | 1,470 ✓ |
| Wil Gibson | Labour | 1,268 |
| Marion Press | Liberal Democrats | 921 |
Melford1 seat
| Richard Edward Kemp | Independent | 2,601 ✓ |
| David Burch | Conservative | 1,644 |
| Mischa Wilson | Labour | 1,013 |
Peninsula1 seat · turnout 73.2%
| David John Wood | Liberal Democrats | 2,792 ✓ |
| Yvonne Chartier | Conservative | 1,847 |
| Keith Robert Rawlings | Labour | 1,074 |
Samford1 seat · turnout 76.8%
| William Yorke-Edwards | Conservative | 2,362 ✓ |
| Laurie Mayer | Liberal Democrats | 2,175 |
| Cameron Scott | Labour | 1,058 |
| John Gray Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 330 |
Sudbury East And Waldingfield1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| Colin Michael Spence | Conservative | 1,633 ✓ |
| Nicholas Irwin | Labour | 1,396 |
| Andrew Welsh | Liberal Democrats | 880 |
| Leon Stedman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 316 |