Before (end of 2007) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2008) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 1 · Labour 0
Ward results
Ashingdon and Canewdon1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Terence Cutmore | Conservative | 663 ✓ |
| Valerie Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| Andrew Vaughan | Green | 169 |
Barling and Sutton1 seat
| Mike Steptoe | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Barbara Jean Wilkins | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hockley Central1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Jeremy Thomass | Conservative | 1,302 ✓ |
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 312 |
Hockley North1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Michael Carter | Conservative | 421 ✓ |
| Mark Cooling | BNP | 92 |
| S. Downward | Labour | 61 |
Hockley West1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Malcolm Maddocks | Conservative | 401 ✓ |
| Brian Hazlewood | Independent | 163 |
Hullbridge1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Peter Robinson | Conservative | 1,122 ✓ |
| Russ Green | BNP | 479 |
| Angelina Marriott | Labour | 325 |
Lodge1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| David Merrick | Conservative | 549 ✓ |
| Paula Hayter | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 264 |
| Janet Davies | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 174 |
| Neil Kirsh | Green | 105 |
Rayleigh Central1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Tony Humphries | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| Michael Nobes | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
Rochford2 seats
| Gillian Lucas-Gill | Conservative | 864 ✓ |
| Keith Gordon | Conservative | 796 ✓ |
| David James Michael Lench | Labour | 361 |
| Myra Anne Weir | Labour | 357 |
| Margaret Stoll | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 347 |
| Douglas John Copping | Green | 205 |
Sweyne Park1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Julie Mockford | Conservative | 516 ✓ |
| Patricia Putt | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Kim Gandy | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 236 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Kevin Gibbs | Conservative | 562 ✓ |
| John Hayter | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 372 |
| Mark Andrew Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 101 |
| Peter Lickfold | Labour | 65 |
Wheatley1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| John Pullen | Conservative | 829 ✓ |
| Corey Vost | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Whitehouse1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Simon Paul Smith | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| Ken Bennett | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 312 |
| Elena Black | Liberal Democrats | 184 |