Before (end of 2007) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2008) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Arboretum1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Joy Squires | Labour | 728 ✓ |
| David Wilkinson | Conservative | 700 |
| Ken Carpenter | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
| Martin Sullivan | Green | 138 |
| Jack Amos | BNP | 134 |
Battenhall1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Robert Rowden | Conservative | 1,021 ✓ |
| Lian Rees | Labour | 341 |
| Janet Dyer | Green | 211 |
Bedwardine1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Derek Prodger | Conservative | 1,369 ✓ |
| Christopher John Winwood | Labour | 350 |
| Vaughan Hencher | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
| Clive Matthews | Green | 198 |
Cathedral1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Francis David Lankester | Conservative | 1,154 ✓ |
| Rachel Hall | Labour | 521 |
| Louis Stephen | Green | 384 |
Claines1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| Susan Askin | Liberal Democrats | 1,551 ✓ |
| Nick Turner | Conservative | 1,005 |
| Peter Robinson | Green | 195 |
| Jane McCann | Labour | 171 |
Gorse Hill1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Roger Berry | Labour | 515 ✓ |
| Lee Hancock | BNP | 282 |
| David Nolan | Conservative | 243 |
| Linda Smith | Green | 98 |
Nunnery1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Michael Layland | Independent | 1,115 ✓ |
| Vanessa Mann | Labour | 707 |
| Tom Amos | BNP | 353 |
| Alexander Gwinn | Green | 141 |
Rainbow Hill1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Adrian Stewart Gregson | Labour | 443 ✓ |
| Lesley Auden | Conservative | 327 |
| Ruth Stafford | Green | 234 |
St Clement1 seat
| Simon Geraghty | Conservative | 876 ✓ |
| Richard Bird | Labour | 451 |
| John Charles Butterfield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 146 |
| Peter Beechey | BNP | 130 |
| Olaf Twiehaus | Green | 84 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Keith Burton | Conservative | 802 ✓ |
| Edward Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| George Squires | Labour | 215 |
| Penelope Asquith | Green | 107 |
St. John1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Margaret Layland | Independent | 1,049 ✓ |
| Richard Udall | Labour | 905 |
Warndon1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Alan Amos | Labour | 635 ✓ |
| Robert Campbell | Conservative | 371 |