Before (end of 2007) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Other 16 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0
After (end of 2008) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Labour 8 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0
Ward results
Bedlinog2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| Leighton Smart | Independent | 752 ✓ |
| Gareth Jones | Independent | 671 ✓ |
| Helen Olivia Thomas | Labour | 237 |
| Tony Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
| Ian Thomas | Labour | 118 |
Cyfarthfa3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| Leslie Elliott | — | 1,108 ✓ |
| Stephen Brown | — | 933 ✓ |
| Malcolm Connolly | — | 784 ✓ |
| Matthew Owen | Labour | 586 |
| Margaret Davies | Labour | 533 |
| Steve Morgan | Independent | 422 |
| Maxwell Kitcher | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Dowlais4 seats · turnout 26.7%
| William Rogers | Independent | 1,093 ✓ |
| Raymond Thomas | Labour | 906 ✓ |
| Phillip Williams | Labour | 841 ✓ |
| Julian Amos | Independent | 815 ✓ |
| John Pritchard | Independent | 666 |
| Trystan Lewis | Labour | 560 |
| Lyndon Samuel | Labour | 526 |
Gurnos4 seats · turnout 24.5%
| Clive Tovey | Independent | 610 ✓ |
| Adam Gregory Brown | Independent | 603 ✓ |
| David Phillips | Labour | 489 ✓ |
| Wayne Smith | Labour | 481 ✓ |
| Laurence Howells | Independent | 478 |
| Allan Davies | Labour | 443 |
| David Jarrett | Labour | 383 |
Merthyr Vale2 seats · turnout 30.1%
| Jeffrey Edwards | Independent | 840 ✓ |
| Brian Mansbridge | Labour | 460 ✓ |
| Maureen Hughes | Independent | 459 |
Park3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| Brendan Toomey | Labour | 1,000 ✓ |
| Clive Jones | Labour | 950 ✓ |
| Christopher Barry | Labour | 867 ✓ |
| James Stanfield | Independent | 572 |
Penydarren3 seats · turnout 32.8%
| Aeron Maldwyn Jones | Independent | 942 ✓ |
| Neil Greer | Independent | 715 ✓ |
| Christopher Davies | Independent | 606 ✓ |
| Clive Barsi | Independent | 551 |
| Jillian Richards | Labour | 360 |
| Jeremy Islwyn Trevor Davies | Labour | 345 |
| Sheila Davies | Labour | 253 |
Plymouth3 seats
| B. Carter | Liberal Democrats | 936 ✓ |
| Kevin O'Connor | Liberal Democrats | 906 ✓ |
| D. Games | Independent | 854 ✓ |
| H. Jones | Labour | 817 |
| J. Pappas | Liberal Democrats | 649 |
| R. Clark | Labour | 644 |
| A. Clark | Labour | 418 |
Town4 seats
| Amy Kitcher | Liberal Democrats | 1,610 ✓ |
| Kurt Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 1,035 ✓ |
| Gareth Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 1,025 ✓ |
| Robert Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 1,021 ✓ |
| Ian Clark | Labour | 657 |
| Mark Elliott | Labour | 657 |
| Andrew David Barry | Independent | 649 |
| David Thomas Jones | Labour | 572 |
| William Lynford Thomas | PC | 544 |
| Byron Thomas | Labour | 471 |
| V. Pugh | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 469 |
Treharris3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| Richard Thomas | Independent | 1,056 ✓ |
| Glenn Price | Independent | 881 ✓ |
| Paul Smithers | Independent | 817 ✓ |
| Gareth Watkins | Labour | 646 |
| Ernest Galsworthy | Labour | 516 |
| Ann-Marie Moran | Labour | 508 |
| Ann Kitcher | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Vaynor2 seats · turnout 44.2%
| Howard Barrett | Independent | 793 ✓ |
| Lisa Mytton | Independent | 617 ✓ |
| Stephen Jackson | Labour | 531 |
| Alan Baynham | Independent | 392 |
| Richard Evans | COMM | 86 |