Before (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 1
Ward results
Barton1 seat
| John Mullen | Labour | 1,039 ✓ |
| Abdul Mannan | Conservative | 701 |
| Ronnie Benjamin | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Alan Valentine | Independent | 303 |
| Anne Cheetham | Conservative | 1,867 |
| Catherine Connett | Liberal Democrats | 452 |
| Abdul Shahid | Labour | 437 |
Broughton1 seat
| James King | Labour | 1,185 ✓ |
| Bernard Carson | Liberal Democrats | 472 |
| David Wolfson | Conservative | 383 |
Cadishead1 seat
| Lyn Bramer-Kelly | Conservative | 1,047 ✓ |
| James Hunt | Labour | 865 |
| Chris Dickenson | — | 653 |
| Melanie Owen | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Claremont1 seat
| Norman Owen | Liberal Democrats | 1,277 ✓ |
| Peter Wheeler | Labour | 737 |
| Chris Allcock | Conservative | 525 |
| Edward O'Sullivan | BNP | 295 |
| Robert Wakefield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 149 |
Eccles1 seat
| Judith Tope | Conservative | 1,422 ✓ |
| Alan Broughton | Labour | 1,144 |
| Stephen Ferrer | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
Irlam1 seat
| Rick Houlton | — | 1,152 ✓ |
| Stephen Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 832 |
| Roger Jones | Labour | 650 |
| Mariska Jones | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Irwell Riverside1 seat
| Stephen Coen | Labour | 888 ✓ |
| Kenneth McKelvey | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| Dean Lewis | Conservative | 286 |
| Anthony Healey | BNP | 233 |
Kersal1 seat
| Peter Connor | Labour | 1,385 ✓ |
| Shneur Odze | Conservative | 1,046 |
| Harold Kershner | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
Langworthy1 seat
| Lynn Drake | Liberal Democrats | 1,049 ✓ |
| Andrew Salmon | Labour | 878 |
| Helen Vernon | Conservative | 330 |
Little Hulton1 seat
| Patricia Ryan | Labour | 1,021 ✓ |
| Elaine West | Conservative | 488 |
| Vinnie Coleman | BNP | 404 |
| Susan Carson | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
Ordsall1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| Ray Mashiter | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| Yan Cockayne | Conservative | 358 |
| Liam Starkey | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
Pendlebury1 seat
| Barry Warner | Labour | 975 ✓ |
| Peter Allcock | Conservative | 826 |
| Christine Corry | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| Wendy Taylor | BNP | 352 |
| Stuart Cremins | Independent | 117 |
Swinton North1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Derek Antrobus | Labour | 1,122 ✓ |
| Shirley Walsh | Conservative | 947 |
| Tamara Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 624 |
Swinton South1 seat
| Martin O'Neill | Liberal Democrats | 1,150 ✓ |
| Valerie Burgoyne | Labour | 642 |
| Hilary Brunyee | Conservative | 527 |
| Dave Kelly | Independent | 347 |
Walkden North1 seat
| Vincent Devine | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| Emma Macdonald | Conservative | 756 |
| Thomas Fernley | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
Walkden South1 seat
| Nicolette Turner | Conservative | 1,649 ✓ |
| Brendan Patrick Ryan | Labour | 815 |
| Pauline Ogden | Liberal Democrats | 458 |
| Tommy Cavanagh | BNP | 336 |
Weaste & Seedley1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| Janice Heywood | Liberal Democrats | 1,282 |
| T. Harold | Labour | 682 |
| H. Grant | Conservative | 478 |
Winton1 seat
| David Anthony Lancaster | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| Gary Green | Conservative | 593 |
| Paul Michael Doyle | Independent | 471 |
| Stephen Plaister | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| Thomas Williams | BNP | 251 |
Worsley1 seat
| Karen Garrido | Conservative | 2,411 ✓ |
| John Ferguson | Labour | 582 |
| Sheila Mulleady | Liberal Democrats | 476 |