Before (end of 2007) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 13 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2008) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Labour 11 · Other 2 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| Margaret Wright | Green | 812 ✓ |
| John Durrant | Labour | 645 |
| Andrew Bower | Conservative | 376 |
| Callie Leroux | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Arbury1 seat
| Mike Todd-Jones | Labour | 941 ✓ |
| Rhodri James | Liberal Democrats | 908 |
| Shapour Meftah | Conservative | 468 |
| Catherine Terry | Green | 187 |
| Tim Hawke | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 161 |
Castle1 seat
| John Hipkin | Independent | 851 ✓ |
| Valerie Holt | Liberal Democrats | 707 |
| Edward Alexander Macnaghten | Conservative | 255 |
| Sam Wakeford | Labour | 225 |
| Stephen Roger Lawrence | Green | 145 |
Cherry Hinton1 seat
| Robert Paul Dryden | Labour | 1,247 ✓ |
| Sarah El-Neil | Conservative | 827 |
| David John Willingham | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| Neil Ford | Green | 157 |
Coleridge1 seat
| Christopher Howell | Conservative | 955 ✓ |
| Tariq Sadiq | Labour | 941 |
| Alain Desmeir | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| Valerie Hopkins | Green | 193 |
| Armand Watts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 65 |
East Chesterton1 seat
| Jennifer Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 777 ✓ |
| Kevin Andre Francis | Conservative | 576 |
| Stefan Haselwimmer | Labour | 368 |
| Peter Pope | Green | 203 |
| Peter Burkinshaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 100 |
Kings Hedges1 seat
| N McGovern | Liberal Democrats | 760 ✓ |
| Gerri Bird | Labour | 562 |
| C Weinman | Conservative | 419 |
| J. Youd | Green | 129 |
Market1 seat
| Tim Bick | Liberal Democrats | 645 ✓ |
| Sheila Lawlor | Conservative | 342 |
| Nick Dale | Labour | 255 |
| Shayne Mitchell | Green | 222 |
Newnham1 seat
| J. Reid | Liberal Democrats | 870 ✓ |
| James Andrew Strachan | Conservative | 427 |
| Jennifer Butler | Green | 238 |
| William Redfern | Labour | 200 |
Petersfield1 seat
| Benjamin Bradnack | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Anne Parkin | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
| Jeremy Alexander Newton | Conservative | 301 |
| Simon Sedgwick-Jell | Green | 236 |
Queen Ediths1 seat
| A. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,250 ✓ |
| D. Douglas | Conservative | 838 |
| J. Goodacre | Labour | 233 |
| M. Lawson | Green | 183 |
Romsey1 seat
| Catherine Helen Lindsay Smart | Liberal Democrats | 791 ✓ |
| Leonard Freeman | Labour | 535 |
| Tom Woodcock | — | 328 |
| Samuel Barker | Conservative | 285 |
| Keith Garrett | Green | 189 |
Trumpington1 seat
| Salah al-Bandar | Liberal Democrats | 985 ✓ |
| Peter Hase | Conservative | 828 |
| Ceri Galloway | Green | 178 |
| Pam Stacey | Labour | 154 |
West Chesterton1 seat
| Ian Nimmo-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 969 ✓ |
| Steven Mastin | Conservative | 513 |
| Matthew Sargeant | Labour | 461 |
| Sandra Peake | Green | 302 |