Before (end of 2006) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 10 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2007) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Christine Gill | Labour | 456 ✓ |
| Robert Sheffield | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| Judy Bates | Conservative | 231 |
| Rita O'Brien | BNP | 120 |
EDEN1 seat
| Anne Cheetham | Conservative | 708 ✓ |
| Margaret Stanley | Labour | 266 |
| James Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Teresa Aldred | Labour | 431 ✓ |
| Reginald Lane | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
| Hazel May Steen | Conservative | 251 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Catherine Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 919 ✓ |
| Peter Starkey | Conservative | 680 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Bill Challinor | Conservative | 469 ✓ |
| Bernadette O'Connor | Labour | 457 |
| Mike Carr | Liberal Democrats | 394 |
| Peter Salt | BNP | 369 |
Hareholme2 seats
| Trevor Unsworth | Labour | 713 ✓ |
| Amanda Hewlett | Labour | 693 ✓ |
| Mark Mills | Conservative | 626 |
| Michael Christie | Conservative | 560 |
| Benjamin Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Healey & Whitworth1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Roger Wilson | Labour | 344 ✓ |
| Dawn Barnes | Conservative | 318 |
| Michael Crossley | BNP | 220 |
| Joanne Karoo | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Barry Pawson | Conservative | 859 ✓ |
| Marilyn Procter | Labour | 434 |
| Marc Karoo | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Irwell1 seat
| Peter Steen | Conservative | 386 ✓ |
| Tina Durkin | Labour | 384 |
| Kevin Bryan | BNP | 315 |
| Clifford Adamson | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
Longholme2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| Andrew Swain | Conservative | 663 ✓ |
| Alison Tickner | Conservative | 586 ✓ |
| Denise Hancock | Labour | 554 |
| John Pilling | Labour | 528 |
| Farzana Quraishi | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Stacksteads1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Christine Lamb | Labour | 485 ✓ |
| Susan Popland | Conservative | 254 |
| Sue Workman | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
Whitewell1 seat
| Amanda Robertson | Labour | 529 ✓ |
| Tim Nuttall | Liberal Democrats | 515 |
| Barbara Marriott | Conservative | 361 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Joyce Thorne | Conservative | 636 ✓ |
| Ann Kenyon | Labour | 532 |
| Saquib Amin | Liberal Democrats | 301 |