Before (end of 2007) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Labour 16 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Derek Boden | Labour | 1,084 ✓ |
| Julie Baum | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| Adele Douglas | Conservative | 584 |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 354 |
Church1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| Roy-Edward Walker | Conservative | 2,425 ✓ |
| Linda Chesters | Labour | 789 |
| Julia Kay | BNP | 292 |
| Tamsin Thomson | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
East1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Jon Byrne | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| Ashiq Hussain | Conservative | 1,023 |
| Emma Davison | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
Elton1 seat
| Yvonne Creswell | Conservative | 1,861 ✓ |
| Simon Carter | Labour | 775 |
| Robert Sloss | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
Holyrood1 seat
| Victor d'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 1,632 ✓ |
| Matthew Hague | Conservative | 852 |
| Benjamin Shatliff | Labour | 669 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Dot Cassidy | Labour | 1,279 ✓ |
| Angela Cane | Conservative | 1,197 |
| Philip Sedman | BNP | 317 |
| Nissa Finney | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
| Victor Hagan | Independent | 130 |
North Manor1 seat
| Dorothy Gunter | Conservative | 2,694 ✓ |
| Nick Parnell | Labour | 577 |
| Ewan James Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| Thomas Nuttall | BNP | 162 |
| Lynnette Mitchell-Male | Independent | 66 |
Pilkington Park1 seat
| Jacqueline Wiseman | Conservative | 1,908 ✓ |
| S. Campbell | Labour | 637 |
| Wayne Burrows | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
Radcliffe East1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Sam Hurst | Conservative | 1,384 ✓ |
| Daisy Johnston | Labour | 907 |
| Thomas Rosser | BNP | 466 |
| Michael Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Jackie Harris | Conservative | 1,656 ✓ |
| Timothy Chamberlain | Labour | 1,265 |
| Peter Hallows | BNP | 472 |
| Lynn Molloy | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
Radcliffe West1 seat
| Tony Isherwood | Labour | 1,187 ✓ |
| Bernard Slingsby | Conservative | 727 |
| Stewart Clough | BNP | 484 |
| Joanne O'Hanlon | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
| Harold Greenhalgh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 89 |
Ramsbottom1 seat
| Barry Theckston | Conservative | 2,010 ✓ |
| Susan Robinson | Labour | 872 |
| C. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
Redvales1 seat
| Iftakhar Ahmed | Conservative | 1,465 ✓ |
| Susan Joy Southworth | Labour | 1,093 |
| Brian Jepson | BNP | 317 |
| Paul Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
| Mike Harling | Independent | 104 |
| Bill Brison | Independent | 98 |
Sedgley1 seat
| Ann Garner | Liberal Democrats | 1,488 ✓ |
| Jonathan Grosskopf | Conservative | 1,238 |
| Frank Adam | Labour | 906 |
St. Mary's1 seat
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 1,308 ✓ |
St. Marys1 seat
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 1,308 |
| K. Lee | Labour | 1,013 |
| R. Soloman | Conservative | 692 |
Tottington1 seat
| Roger Charles Arthur Brown | Conservative | 1,700 ✓ |
| Jane Susan Lewis | Labour | 614 |
| David Henry Foss | Liberal Democrats | 456 |
| Reg Norris | BNP | 210 |
Unsworth1 seat
| Samuel Cohen | Conservative | 1,821 ✓ |
| Ann Audin | Labour | 1,165 |
| Theodor Tymczyna | Liberal Democrats | 248 |