Before (end of 2008) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 38 · Labour 10 · Other 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2009) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 38 · Labour 10 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Birdholme1 seat
| David Allen | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| Clive Archer | Liberal Democrats | 1,186 |
| Steven Temperton | Conservative | 553 |
Brimington1 seat
| Walter Burrows | Labour | 1,619 ✓ |
| Michael Bagshaw | Liberal Democrats | 727 |
| Linda Rowley | Conservative | 425 |
Newbold1 seat
| T. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 1,797 ✓ |
| M. Leverton | Labour | 963 |
| M. Linsey | Conservative | 467 |
Spire1 seat
| Sharon Blank | Labour | 1,480 ✓ |
| Katie Lomas | Liberal Democrats | 1,318 |
| Malcolm Rowley | Conservative | 441 |
| David Stone | Liberal Democrats | 1,632 ✓ |
| Chris Ludlow | Labour | 986 |
| Nigel Robert Sterland | Conservative | 381 |