Before (end of 2007) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 3
After (end of 2008) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 8
Ward results
Audley1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Zamir Khan | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| Ash Hussain | Liberal Democrats | 1,102 |
| Saadat Ali | Independent | 100 |
Bastwell1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| Mohammed Rizwan | Liberal Democrats | 1,582 ✓ |
| Parwaiz Akhtar | Labour | 1,351 |
Beardwood with Lammack1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Sheila Williams | Conservative | 1,586 ✓ |
| Donna Bowlay-Williams | Labour | 353 |
Corporation Park1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Ajaz Rehman | Liberal Democrats | 1,196 ✓ |
| Shaukat Hussain | Labour | 1,082 |
Earcroft1 seat
| Anthony Meleady | — | 493 ✓ |
| Moira Barrett | Labour | 390 |
| Vince Hitchen | Conservative | 233 |
| Mark Waring | — | 130 |
| Brian Dunning | Liberal Democrats | 65 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Joseph Smith | Conservative | 638 ✓ |
| Florence Oldfield | Labour | 635 |
Fernhurst1 seat
| John Slater | Conservative | 981 ✓ |
| Barbara Arkley | Labour | 256 |
| Glenn Evans | — | 143 |
| David Carter | Green | 112 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Dorothy Walsh | Labour | 723 ✓ |
| Jim Kenyon | Conservative | 487 |
| Darren Jeal | BNP | 396 |
Little Harwood1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| Abdul Samad Patel | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| Imran Khan | Conservative | 949 |
Livesey with Pleasington1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Alan Cottam | Conservative | 2,060 ✓ |
| Elaine Whittingham | Labour | 413 |
Marsh House1 seat
| Phil Jones | — | 650 ✓ |
| Frank Connor | Labour | 506 |
| Denise Gee | Conservative | 502 |
| Kevin Connor | Liberal Democrats | 491 |
Meadowhead1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Brian Gordon | Conservative | 996 ✓ |
| Carl Peter Nuttall | Labour | 642 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Malcolm Doherty | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 608 |
North Turton with Tockholes1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Colin Rigby | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| Kenneth McIver | Green | 346 |
| Bernard Mathews | Labour | 220 |
| Nicholas Holt | — | 173 |
| Stephen Potter | — | 74 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Faryad Hussain | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| Salim Makda | Liberal Democrats | 722 |
Roe Lee1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Michael Law-Riding | Conservative | 1,134 ✓ |
| Phil Riley | Labour | 434 |
| Timothy Holden | Independent | 177 |
Shadsworth with Whitebirk1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| Ronald O'Keeffe | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| Simon Wilkinson | Conservative | 526 |
Shear Brow1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| Solly Khonat | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| Iiyas Akubat | Liberal Democrats | 1,218 |
| Francis Apaloo | Independent | 144 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Paul Browne | Liberal Democrats | 686 ✓ |
| Heather Ashurst | — | 636 |
| Nigel Nuttall | Labour | 282 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Andrew Graham | — | 875 ✓ |
| David Malcolm Smith | Labour | 808 |
| David Grogan | Conservative | 366 |
| Pietro Sciambarella | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Wensley Fold1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Dave Harling | Labour | 1,088 ✓ |
| Mark Slater | Conservative | 424 |
Whitehall1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| Karimeh Foster | Liberal Democrats | 778 ✓ |
| Margaret Binns | — | 357 |
| Angela Lee | Conservative | 191 |
| Francis Davis | Labour | 88 |