Before (end of 2007) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 12 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2008) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Beccles North1 seat
| Christopher Punt | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| Netta Swallow | Green | 640 |
| Kevin Jenkins | Labour | 272 |
| Brian Michael Howe | Liberal Democrats | 75 |
Beccles South1 seat
| Gary Ruickbie | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| Jack Walmsley | Labour | 354 |
| Nicola Elliott | Green | 334 |
| Philip Evans | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Carlton1 seat
| Steve Ardley | Conservative | 482 ✓ |
| Chris Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Martyn Spore | Labour | 215 |
| B. Mountford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 150 |
| Angela Tregear | Green | 45 |
Carlton Colville2 seats
| P. Light | Conservative | 964 ✓ |
| Patricia Hawes | Conservative | 873 ✓ |
| A. Brown | Labour | 451 |
| J. Bamonde | Labour | 366 |
| G Hall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 288 |
| S Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
| E. Wareham | Green | 115 |
| K. Wareham | Green | 106 |
Gunton and Corton1 seat
| Mary Rudd | Conservative | 979 ✓ |
| Peter Allen Byatt | Labour | 221 |
| Michelle Elinor Lavill | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| Michelle Narburgh | Green | 145 |
Harbour1 seat
| Nicholas Dack | Labour | 789 ✓ |
| Joanna Harding | Conservative | 301 |
| Hilary Wilson | Independent | 149 |
| Lorraine Lakes | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
| Christopher Goodings | Green | 122 |
Kirkley1 seat
| Rosemary Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 660 ✓ |
| Lynn Dack | Labour | 375 |
| May Reader | Conservative | 256 |
| Kerri Edmondson | Green | 123 |
Normanston1 seat
| Keith John Patience | Labour | 736 ✓ |
| Terence Bromley | Conservative | 411 |
| Brenna Batchelder | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| Lucille Mason | Green | 128 |
Pakefield1 seat
| M. Pitchers | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| S Foulger | Conservative | 656 |
| D. Hackett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 412 |
| Joycelyn Russell | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
| C Leggett | Green | 104 |
Southwold and Reydon1 seat
| Stuart Johns Allen | Conservative | 708 ✓ |
| Michael Ladd | Independent | 660 |
| Jacqueline Wheatley | Labour | 130 |
| Michael Platt | Green | 93 |
Whitton1 seat
| T. Mortimer | Conservative | 803 ✓ |
| Tod Sullivan | Labour | 716 |
| Sandra Valerie Tonge | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Reginald Allen | Independent | 123 |
| Michael Milan | Green | 121 |