Before (end of 2007) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Conservative 14 · Labour 6 · Other 1
After (end of 2008) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 16 · Labour 10 · Other 3
Ward results
Barrowford1 seat
| Anthony Beckett | Conservative | 1,136 ✓ |
| Susan Frances Nike | Labour | 411 |
| T. Bradshaw | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
Boulsworth2 seats
| Michael Calvert | Conservative | 1,189 ✓ |
| George Askew | Conservative | 1,006 ✓ |
| Angela Davies | Liberal Democrats | 663 |
| David Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| Gerald McCabe | Labour | 133 |
| John Edward Pope | Labour | 69 |
Bradley1 seat
| Mohammad Sakib | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| Jonathan Mohammed | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| Zahid Chaudry | Conservative | 329 |
Brierfield1 seat
| Naeem Hussain Ashraf | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Ann Jackson | Conservative | 632 |
| Francis Wren | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
Coates1 seat
| Marjorie Adams | Liberal Democrats | 665 ✓ |
| Keith Bailey | Conservative | 637 |
| William Edward Skinner | Labour | 158 |
Craven1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Glenn Whittaker | Independent | 559 ✓ |
| Shelley Franklin | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Sandra Bunn | Conservative | 427 |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | BNP | 235 |
| Robert Andrew Oliver | Labour | 56 |
Earby1 seat
| Valerie Langtree | Conservative | 1,248 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Taylforth | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| David Kenneth Foat | Labour | 223 |
Horsfield1 seat
| Smith Benson | Conservative | 670 ✓ |
| Dorothy Elizabeth Lord | Liberal Democrats | 507 |
| Anthony Hargreaves | Labour | 185 |
Marsden1 seat
| Adam Grant | BNP | 412 ✓ |
| Gary Rowland | Conservative | 339 |
| Dorothy Ormrod | Labour | 221 |
| Mark Upward | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Reedley1 seat
| Michael Blomeley | Conservative | 1,250 ✓ |
| Robert Allen | Labour | 285 |
| Mubashir Ali | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
Vivary Bridge1 seat
| Glennda Louise Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 490 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Riley | Conservative | 393 |
| Veronica Cullen | BNP | 305 |
| Ian William Tweedie | Labour | 189 |
Walverden1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| Mohammed Waleed Khalid | Labour | 610 ✓ |
| Asghar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Barbara King | Conservative | 376 |
Waterside1 seat
| Anthony Greaves | Liberal Democrats | 492 ✓ |
| Helen Mulligan | BNP | 337 |
| James Ilott | Conservative | 211 |
| Anthony David Martin | Labour | 151 |
| Irvin Robinson | Independent | 43 |
Whitefield1 seat
| Nadeem Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 1,110 ✓ |
| Mohammad Tariq | Labour | 512 |
| Victoria Landriau | Conservative | 85 |