Before (end of 2007) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 14 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2008) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Labour 10 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Batchley1 seat
| Jinny Pearce | Conservative | 968 ✓ |
| Diane Haywood | Labour | 709 |
| Christopher Hennessey | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
Central1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| RJ Farooqui | Conservative | 744 ✓ |
| Greg Chance | Labour | 571 |
| Simone Rudge | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
| Isabel Margaret Armstrong | Independent | 113 |
Church Hill1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Bill Hartnett | Labour | 733 ✓ |
| James Swansborough | Conservative | 722 |
| David Howard Gee | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| David Small | Independent | 176 |
Greenlands1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| William Norton | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| Pattie Hill | Labour | 626 |
| Anthony Pitt | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
| Orion Moon | Independent | 119 |
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Peter Anderson | Conservative | 1,493 ✓ |
| Dot Dudley | Labour | 550 |
| Ronald Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
Lodge Park1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Mark Henry Shurmer | Labour | 556 ✓ |
| Paul Swansborough | Conservative | 547 |
| Ian David Webster | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
| Richard Armstrong | Independent | 94 |
Matchborough1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Anita Janet Clayton | Conservative | 852 ✓ |
| Gareth Young | Labour | 356 |
| Fiona Hennessey | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
| Roz Mansell | Independent | 108 |
West1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| Michael Braley | Conservative | 1,112 ✓ |
| John Fisher | Labour | 294 |
| Helen Truman | Independent | 158 |
Winyates1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Malcolm William Hall | Liberal Democrats | 791 ✓ |
| Jonathan Russell | Conservative | 675 |
| Maurice Field | BNP | 549 |
| Linda Hammond | Labour | 486 |