Before (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Other 2
After (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 12 · Other 4
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Ian Frank Wilkes | Liberal Democrats | 835 ✓ |
| Kevin Phillips | Labour | 367 |
| Brenda Edwards | Conservative | 280 |
| Roger Ruddle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 146 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| John Henry Tagg | Conservative | 623 ✓ |
| Gareth Snell | Labour | 485 |
| Donald Bowers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 413 |
| David Dugdale | Liberal Democrats | 135 |
Butt Lane1 seat
| Dean Richards | Liberal Democrats | 398 ✓ |
| Baron Evans of Parkside John Evans | Labour | 314 |
| John Cyril Bishop | Conservative | 225 |
| Stuart Hall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 157 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Hilda Johnson | Labour | 423 ✓ |
| Michael Dolman | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| Mark Harry Barlow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 300 |
| Owen Meredith | Conservative | 285 |
Clayton1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Ann Heames | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| Mavis Brown | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| Sophia Baker | Labour | 199 |
| Glyn Jones | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 122 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| David Nixon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 507 ✓ |
| Sylvia Teresa Butler | Labour | 489 |
| Glenys Davies | Conservative | 234 |
| Paul Barnish | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Halmerend1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| Andrew Robert Wemyss | Liberal Democrats | 627 ✓ |
| B. Lewis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 309 |
| D. Scott | Labour | 294 |
| Alan Robert Humphreys | Conservative | 264 |
| Ian Michael Ashbolt | Labour | 236 |
| Neville Benson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 163 |
| C. Hemmingsen | Conservative | 99 |
| J. Colclough | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Holditch1 seat
| Barbara Lewis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 309 ✓ |
| Danny Scott | Labour | 294 |
| Clarrisa Hemmingsen | Conservative | 99 |
| Jamie Colclough | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Kidsgrove1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Tina Morrey | Liberal Democrats | 551 ✓ |
| Margaret Astle | Labour | 496 |
| Matthew Lewis | Conservative | 225 |
| Glyn Rafferty | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 198 |
Loggerheads and Whitmore1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| Freda Myatt | Conservative | 1,432 ✓ |
| David Howell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 422 |
| Eric Geoffrey Durber | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
| Martyn Harris | Labour | 138 |
Madeley1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| James Bannister | Conservative | 485 ✓ |
| William Welsh | Labour | 393 |
| Anne Becket | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Joseph Bonfiglio | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 109 |
May Bank1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Ian John Matthews | Conservative | 1,102 ✓ |
| Stephen Alan Harrison | Labour | 300 |
| Donald MacIver | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| Suzanne Walley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 131 |
Newchapel1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Christian Barber | Conservative | 416 ✓ |
| Kyle Robinson-Payne | Labour | 220 |
| Alison Jones | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
| Garry Whitehurst | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 127 |
Porthill 1 seat
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| B. Lawton | Labour | 265 |
| B. Kinnersley | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Ravenscliffe1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Sarah Myatt | Conservative | 399 ✓ |
| Gillian Burnett | Labour | 224 |
| Geoffrey Locke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 189 |
| Geoffrey Hall | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Raymond Slater | Liberal Democrats | 489 ✓ |
| Alexander Simpson | Conservative | 156 |
| Judith McNeela | Labour | 134 |
| Tracey Beardmore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 129 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Marion Lynne Reddish | Liberal Democrats | 831 ✓ |
| Luciana Flackett | Conservative | 497 |
| Nicholas James Butler | Labour | 210 |
| Deborah Arnold | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 132 |
Town1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| David Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 479 ✓ |
| Lloyd Brown | Labour | 266 |
| David Cooper | Conservative | 197 |
| Barry Milford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 71 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| Mary Moss | Conservative | 1,138 ✓ |
| Mary Shenton | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Eileen Robinson | Labour | 198 |
| Andrea Liversage | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 114 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Yvonne Burke | Conservative | 424 ✓ |
| Mark Joseph Olszewski | Labour | 420 |
| David Woolley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 418 |
| Christopher Wain | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
