Before (end of 2007) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 3
After (end of 2008) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3
Ward results
Ashton1 seat
| Keith Sedgewick | Conservative | 657 ✓ |
| Phil Crowe | Labour | 544 |
Brookfield1 seat
| Robert Cartwright | Conservative | 788 ✓ |
| Jonathan Saksena | Labour | 697 |
Cadley1 seat
| Michael Onyon | Liberal Democrats | 1,010 ✓ |
| Steven Johnston | Conservative | 624 |
| William Burke | Labour | 136 |
Deepdale1 seat
| Terry Cartwright | Independent | 891 ✓ |
| Anis Faruki | Labour | 543 |
| Sheila Heys | Conservative | 118 |
Fishwick1 seat
| Martyn Andrew Rawlinson | Labour | 609 ✓ |
| Sharon Riley | Liberal Democrats | 550 |
| Peter Agland | Independent | 107 |
Garrison1 seat
| Stuart Robert Greenhalgh | Conservative | 1,207 ✓ |
| Bert Williams | Labour | 324 |
| Stephen Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Greyfriars1 seat
| Geoffrey Driver | Conservative | 1,678 ✓ |
| John Porter | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
| Alan Winston Woods | Labour | 236 |
Ingol1 seat
| Pauline Brown | Liberal Democrats | 838 ✓ |
| June Dodd | Conservative | 684 |
| Sandra Malik | Labour | 191 |
Larches1 seat
| Deborah Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 1,011 ✓ |
| David William Gale | Labour | 627 |
Lea1 seat
| T Hart | Conservative | 892 ✓ |
| Julie Voges | Liberal Democrats | 804 |
| D. Wilson | Labour | 141 |
Preston Rural East1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Thomas Davies | Conservative | 1,019 ✓ |
| Lucy Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| Pauline Jackson | Labour | 126 |
Preston Rural North1 seat
| Anthony Gornall | Conservative | 1,894 ✓ |
| Chris Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
| Derek Barton | Labour | 156 |
Ribbleton1 seat
| Nicholas William Pomfret | Labour | 735 ✓ |
| Christine Sharp | Conservative | 354 |
| Rebecca Finch | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Riversway1 seat
| Julie Davenport | Labour | 569 ✓ |
| John Potter | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
| Richard Simon Smith | Conservative | 187 |
| Mark Cotterill | — | 109 |
| Elaine Abbot | — | 99 |
| Kizzi Murtagh | Green | 75 |
Sharoe Green1 seat
| Terence Thompson | Conservative | 1,178 ✓ |
| Fiona Wren | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| Terence Mattinson | Labour | 316 |
St George's1 seat
| James Hull | Labour | 415 ✓ |
| Hussain Mulla | Conservative | 242 |
| Tracy Singleton | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
St. Matthews1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| V. Afrin | Labour | 780 ✓ |
| J. Sedgewick | Conservative | 201 |
| L. Pennington | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
| D. Field | Independent | 61 |
Town Centre1 seat
| Salim Desai | Labour | 851 ✓ |
| Mukhtar Master | Independent | 777 |
| Alun Roberts | Conservative | 268 |
| Jenny Buxton | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Tulketh1 seat
| Matthew Jason Brown | Labour | 507 ✓ |
| Rick Seymour | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| Paul Henry Balshaw | Conservative | 432 |