Before (end of 2007) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1
After (end of 2008) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| Janet Graham | Conservative | 386 ✓ |
| Andrea Fletcher | Labour | 367 |
| Bob Sheffield | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
EDEN1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Darryl Smith | Conservative | 916 ✓ |
| John Pilling | Labour | 236 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Lynda Barnes | Conservative | 336 ✓ |
| Reggie Lane | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| Michael Crossley | BNP | 218 |
| Karen Ruane | Independent | 185 |
| Ian Mycock | Labour | 121 |
Goodshaw1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Dorothy Farrington | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| Judy Bates | Conservative | 510 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Gladys Sandiford | Conservative | 993 ✓ |
| Saquib Amin | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| Julie McManus | Labour | 290 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Judith Driver | Conservative | 697 ✓ |
| Dale Connearn | Labour | 422 |
| Peter Salt | BNP | 273 |
| Mike Carr | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Nicola May | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| Amanda Hewlett | Labour | 679 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Peter Evans | Conservative | 975 ✓ |
| Emma Harding | Labour | 320 |
| Clifford Adamson | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| Noel William O'Brien | Independent | 145 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Hazel May Steen | Conservative | 529 ✓ |
| Tina Durkin | Labour | 450 |
| Kevin Bryan | BNP | 307 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Jason Gledhill | Conservative | 679 ✓ |
| Maurice Jones | Labour | 484 |
| Leonard Entwistle | Independent | 350 |
Whitewell2 seats · turnout 30.4%
| Tim Nuttall | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 ✓ |
| James Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 733 ✓ |
| Trisha Dearden | Labour | 433 |
| Michael Wilkinson | Labour | 277 |
| Matthew Perry | BNP | 200 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Dave Stansfield | Conservative | 716 ✓ |
| Ann Kenyon | Labour | 675 |