Before (end of 2004) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Conservative 16 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2005) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 14 · Labour 0
Ward results
Hythe1 seat · turnout 73.0%
| C. Capon | Conservative | 4,771 ✓ |
| N. Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 2,190 |
| A. Paton | Labour | 781 |
| T. Buss | PF | 230 |