Before (end of 2007) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 17 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (39 seats, our estimate)
Conservative 22 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 8
Ward results
Leftwich and Kingsmead1 seat
| Unknown | Conservative | 855 ✓ |
| Unknown | Labour | 383 |
| Unknown | Liberal Democrats | 323 |