Before (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 6 · Other 3
After (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 7 · Other 3
Ward results
Berechurch1 seat
| Kim Naish | Labour | 735 ✓ |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| Craig Sutton | Conservative | 435 |
| Philippa Lane | Green | 136 |
Castle1 seat
| William Spyvee | Liberal Democrats | 1,111 ✓ |
| Peter Lynn | Green | 779 |
| Daniel Lawrence | Conservative | 434 |
| John Cooke | Labour | 136 |
Dedham and Langham1 seat
| John Garnett | Conservative | 895 ✓ |
| Carolyn Catney | Liberal Democrats | 102 |
| Andrew Maxwell | Labour | 46 |
| Sandra Moog | Green | 38 |
East Donyland1 seat
| Michael Lilley | Labour | 351 ✓ |
| P Hare | Conservative | 344 |
| Barry Ronald Woodward | Liberal Democrats | 67 |
| Tracy Lee-Newman | Green | 58 |
Harbour1 seat
| Justin Knight | Liberal Democrats | 727 ✓ |
| Barry McConnell | Conservative | 271 |
| Michael Gilheany | Labour | 141 |
| Sian Sarah Ford | Green | 88 |
Highwoods1 seat
| Beverley Oxford | Independent | 1,247 ✓ |
| Anne Allan | Conservative | 320 |
| J Baker | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| Patrick Sullivan | BNP | 131 |
| Jordan Newell | Labour | 97 |
| Robert Spence | Green | 63 |
Lexden1 seat
| Michael Hardy | Conservative | 1,079 ✓ |
| John Loxley | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Clare Teresa Palmer | Green | 104 |
| Adam Daniel Fox | Labour | 71 |
Marks Tey1 seat
| Elizabeth Blundell | Conservative | 450 ✓ |
| John Wood | Labour | 123 |
| Josephine Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
| Roger Bamforth | Green | 45 |
New Town1 seat
| Pauline Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 1,046 ✓ |
| Glenn Bath | Conservative | 277 |
| Linda Wonnacott | Green | 198 |
| Luke Powell Dopson | Labour | 150 |
Prettygate1 seat
| Beverly Davies | Conservative | 1,197 ✓ |
| Paul Ost | Liberal Democrats | 1,167 |
| Mike Dale | Labour | 142 |
| Peter Appleton | Green | 127 |
Shrub End1 seat
| N Offen | Liberal Democrats | 822 ✓ |
| Roger Buston | Conservative | 811 |
| Bruce John Tuxford | Labour | 196 |
| Walter Schwarz | Green | 89 |
St. Andrews1 seat
| Tina Dopson | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| Mark Warner | Liberal Democrats | 496 |
| Alex Wilson | Conservative | 240 |
| Andrew Senter | Green | 63 |
St. Annes1 seat
| G. Chuah | Liberal Democrats | 1,049 ✓ |
| S Levy | Conservative | 393 |
| R. Fisher | Labour | 272 |
| M. Carter | Green | 141 |
St. Johns1 seat
| Peter John Harle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,244 ✓ |
| G. Granger | Conservative | 389 |
| Glenn Granger | Conservative | 369 |
| Scott Harris | Labour | 59 |
| Tobie Glenny | Green | 45 |
Stanway1 seat
| Laura Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,118 ✓ |
| Alexander Ellis | Conservative | 1,063 |
| Carole May Spademan | Labour | 176 |
| Pam Nelson | Green | 96 |
Tiptree1 seat
| Ross Martin | Conservative | 1,116 ✓ |
| Jonathan Longman | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
| Audrey Spencer | Labour | 242 |
| Katherine Bamforth | Green | 142 |
West Mersea1 seat
| John Bouckley | Conservative | 1,583 ✓ |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 195 |
| Barbara Rosemary Nichols | Labour | 139 |
| Bev Maltby | Green | 120 |
Wivenhoe Cross1 seat
| Jon Manning | Liberal Democrats | 506 ✓ |
| Eugene Kraft | Conservative | 377 |
| Maria Iacovou | Green | 83 |
| Janet Smith | Labour | 79 |
Wivenhoe Quay1 seat
| Christine Quar | Conservative | 678 ✓ |
| Josephine Richardson | Labour | 518 |
| Carla Fox | Green | 513 |
| Claire Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 132 |