Before (end of 2008) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3
After (end of 2009) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3
Ward results
Preston East1 seat
| Kevin Robert Ellard | Labour | 1,004 ✓ |
| Paul Henry Balshaw | Conservative | 707 |
| Mark Cotterill | — | 599 |
| Deborah Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
Preston North1 seat
| Geoffrey Driver | Conservative | 2,460 ✓ |
| Stephen Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 |
| Julie Young | Labour | 492 |