Before (end of 2007) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Labour 17 · Other 13 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2008) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 9 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Barton and Sandhills1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Malcolm Murray | Liberal Democrats | 528 ✓ |
| Andrew Lomas | Labour | 524 |
| Timothy Stephen Hamer | Conservative | 406 |
| Ray Hitchins | Green | 82 |
Blackbird Leys1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Valerie Smith | Labour | 647 ✓ |
| Lesley Cole | — | 417 |
| Gareth Jennings | Conservative | 79 |
| Susan Tibbles | Green | 28 |
| Ian Corthan Bearder | Liberal Democrats | 20 |
Carfax1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| Stephen Brown | Liberal Democrats | 375 ✓ |
| Paul-Austin Sargent | Conservative | 284 |
| Claudia Fitzherbert | Green | 208 |
| Sarah Hutchinson | Labour | 182 |
Churchill1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Mark Robert Lygo | Labour | 588 ✓ |
| Claire Kent | — | 375 |
| Peter Bonney | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| Gordon Bell | Conservative | 172 |
| Eliza Hilton | Green | 47 |
Cowley1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Bryan Keen | Labour | 692 ✓ |
| Judith Harley | Conservative | 250 |
| Susan Gonzalez | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| Alyson Duckmanton | Green | 180 |
| Paul Garraway | Independent | 91 |
Cowley Marsh1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Saj Malik | Labour | 773 ✓ |
| Antony Brett | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
| Lilian Sherwood | Green | 153 |
| John Young | Conservative | 131 |
Headington1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Ruth Elaine Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 564 ✓ |
| Andrew Clifford | Conservative | 548 |
| Ivan Coulter | Labour | 266 |
| Jill Haas | Green | 215 |
Headington Hill and Northway1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Maureen Christian | Labour | 485 ✓ |
| Marc Borja | Conservative | 448 |
| Jonathan Coats | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
| Mary Livingstone | Green | 82 |
Hinksey Park1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Oscar van Nooijen | Labour | 871 ✓ |
| Deborah Glass Woodin | Green | 391 |
| Simon Robert Mort | Conservative | 222 |
| Joseph Chick | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Holywell1 seat
| Nathan Pyle | Liberal Democrats | 481 ✓ |
| Alexander Stafford | Conservative | 239 |
| Jon Sherwood | Green | 196 |
| Kieran Hutchinson Dean | Labour | 144 |
Iffley Fields1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Elise Benjamin | Green | 858 ✓ |
| Mike Rowley | Labour | 447 |
| Nick Carter | Conservative | 159 |
Jericho And Osney1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Colin Cook | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| Adrian Clive Rosser | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
| Stephen Drew | Green | 282 |
| Claire Penny | Conservative | 216 |
Littlemore1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| John Stuart Tanner | Labour | 639 ✓ |
| Yvonne Lowe | Conservative | 313 |
| Fiona Stevenson | Green | 173 |
| Neil Fawcett | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
Lye Valley1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Robert Timbs | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| John Lowe | Conservative | 258 |
| John Kentish | Green | 126 |
| David White | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Marston1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| Beverley Hazell | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| Caroline van Zyl | Liberal Democrats | 544 |
| Michael John Haines | Independent | 437 |
| Duncan Valentine Hatfield | Conservative | 302 |
| Alistair Morris | Green | 108 |
North1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Clark Brundin | Liberal Democrats | 463 ✓ |
| Frances Kennett | Conservative | 378 |
| Merlyn Lyons | Green | 221 |
| Suzanne Ledwith | Labour | 184 |
Northfield Brook1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Stuart Craft | — | 537 ✓ |
| Richard Stevens | Labour | 471 |
| Patricia Jones | Conservative | 78 |
| Rosemary Anne Beatrice Morlin | Liberal Democrats | 56 |
| Kate Prendergast | Green | 44 |
Quarry and Risinghurst1 seat
| Laurence Baxter | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| Tia Macgregor | Conservative | 622 |
| Rosalind Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 585 |
| Donald O'Neal | Green | 86 |
| Pathmanathan Mylvaganam | Independent | 9 |
Rose Hill and Iffley1 seat
| Edward Owen Turner | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| Siddharth Deva | Conservative | 230 |
| Catherine Bearder | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
| Laura Sanders | Green | 182 |
St Clement's1 seat
| Nuala Ann Young | Green | 558 ✓ |
| Altaf Hussain | Labour | 280 |
| Matthew Dieppe | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
| Elizabeth Mills | Conservative | 152 |
St Margaret's1 seat
| G. Royce | Liberal Democrats | 469 ✓ |
| C Goodall | Green | 390 |
| R Porter | Conservative | 378 |
| James Fry | Labour | 168 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Matthew Morton | Green | 488 ✓ |
| David Green | Labour | 180 |
| Carolyn ten Holter | Conservative | 99 |
| Julia Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Summertown1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Dennis McCready | Liberal Democrats | 747 ✓ |
| Clara Bantry White | Conservative | 424 |
| Sarah Pethybridge | Green | 349 |
| Scott Seamons | Labour | 169 |
Wolvercote1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Michael Leonard Gotch | Liberal Democrats | 623 ✓ |
| Joanne Bowlt | Conservative | 572 |
| Mary-Lynn Franklin | Green | 377 |
| Mark Andrew Taylor | Labour | 255 |