Before (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 25 · Labour 24 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 5
After (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 28 · Labour 17 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 6
Ward results
Abbey Green1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Melanie Baddeley | BNP | 858 ✓ |
| Gary Elsby | Labour | 784 |
| Andrew Wragg | Conservative | 721 |
| Paul Sutton | Independent | 244 |
| Barry Malpass | Green | 164 |
Bentilee and Townsend1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Steven Batkin | BNP | 829 ✓ |
| Mervin Smith | Labour | 620 |
| Wendy Johnson | Independent | 320 |
| Christine Warren | Conservative | 273 |
| Maurice Lewis | — | 177 |
| Susan Ford | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Berryhill and Hanley East1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| John Davis | — | 729 ✓ |
| Terrence Crowe | Labour | 654 |
| Richard Ibbs | Conservative | 434 |
| John Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
Blurton1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Roy Naylor | — | 1,152 ✓ |
| Michael Tappin | Labour | 776 |
| Harold Mouat | Conservative | 469 |
| Peter Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Burslem North1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| David Conway | Labour | 1,104 ✓ |
| Malcolm Barber | — | 513 |
| Donald Smith | Conservative | 493 |
| Sabrina Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
Burslem South1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Javid Iqbal Najmi | Labour | 968 ✓ |
| Ted Owen | — | 688 |
| Gareth Fallows | Conservative | 349 |
| David Giltrap | Independent | 189 |
| Diane Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
| Jane Mellalieu | — | 130 |
Chell and Packmoor1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Janine Taylor | — | 912 ✓ |
| Angela Miller | Independent | 579 |
| Craig Pond | BNP | 566 |
| Dave Roberts | Labour | 416 |
| Sylvia Nagington | Independent | 103 |
East Valley1 seat
| Joanne Powell-Beckett | Conservative | 1,146 ✓ |
| Sybil Halfpenny | Labour | 713 |
| A. Knight | Pot | 509 |
| Jackie Ward | — | 247 |
Fenton1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Mick Bell | — | 1,150 ✓ |
| Samuel Tunstall | BNP | 779 |
| Stanley Bate | Labour | 578 |
| Sue Morris | Conservative | 292 |
| Thomas Grocock | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Hanley West and Shelton1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Zulfiqar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 977 ✓ |
| Marjorie Bate | Labour | 743 |
| James Piper | Independent | 217 |
| Marek Goslicki | Independent | 37 |
Hartshill and Penkhull1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Randy Conteh | Independent | 1,263 ✓ |
| Susan Brown | Conservative | 543 |
| Jonathan Ray Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
| Adam Colclough | Labour | 415 |
Longton North1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Thomas Reynolds | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| Pauline Smith | BNP | 844 |
| Mark Leat | Independent | 578 |
| Anthony Robert Hayward | Conservative | 550 |
| Roy Bennett | Independent | 292 |
Longton South1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Bash Ali | Labour | 1,633 ✓ |
| James Whitehurst | Conservative | 797 |
| Lynne Pond | BNP | 756 |
| Geoffrey Jenkinson | Liberal Democrats | 569 |
| Rob Kettle | Independent | 132 |
Meir Park and Sandon1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Janet Burgess | BNP | 979 ✓ |
| Christine Follows | — | 909 |
| Abigail Brown | Conservative | 774 |
| Kath Banks | Labour | 570 |
Northwood and Birches Head1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| Donna Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 624 ✓ |
| Eve Maley | Independent | 623 |
| Stanley Leese | BNP | 594 |
| Reginald Booth | — | 500 |
| Barry Stockley | Labour | 379 |
Norton and Bradeley1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Mick Salih | Independent | 1,225 ✓ |
| Robert Hooper | Independent | 1,148 |
| Richard Blake | Labour | 383 |
Stoke and Trent Vale1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Pauline Joynson | Independent | 824 ✓ |
| Conrad Lubinski | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
| Harold Gregory | Conservative | 424 |
| Margaret Lilley | Labour | 376 |
| Monica Mitchell | Independent | 298 |
| Spencer Cartlidge | Independent | 45 |
Trentham and Hanford1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Terry Follows | — | 2,087 ✓ |
| Shaun Lee Bennett | Conservative | 1,104 |
| Alastair Watson | Labour | 288 |
| Christine Grocock | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
Tunstall1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| Megan Ryan | Independent | 1,143 ✓ |
| Terence Cope | BNP | 813 |
| Sheila Grace Pitt | Labour | 703 |
| Simon Jones | Conservative | 327 |
| Albert Hurst | Independent | 110 |
Weston and Meir North1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Jamie Daniels | Conservative | 1,044 ✓ |
| Anthony Tabbinor | BNP | 968 |
| Ian McLaughlin | Labour | 930 |
| Gordon Perry | Independent | 287 |