Before (end of 2008) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 1 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1
After (end of 2009) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 2 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1
Ward results
Shaftesbury1 seat
| Mervyn Jeffrey | Liberal Democrats | 1,319 ✓ |
| Jane Gould | Conservative | 1,061 |
| Christine Moss | Labour | 81 |