Before (end of 2009) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Labour 12 · Conservative 6 · Other 5
After (end of 2010) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 24 · Labour 14 · Conservative 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Bank Hall1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| Gary Frayling | Labour | 1,085 ✓ |
| Naweed Manzur | Liberal Democrats | 858 |
| Mathew Isherwood | Conservative | 430 |
Briercliffe1 seat · turnout 68.9%
| Roger Frost | Liberal Democrats | 1,869 ✓ |
| Susan Margaret Nutter | Conservative | 696 |
| Peter John Kenyon | Labour | 608 |
Brunshaw1 seat · turnout 78.2%
| Tony Harrison | Labour | 969 ✓ |
| T. Harrison | Labour | 959 |
| Allen Harris | Liberal Democrats | 946 |
| Carmé McDevitt | BNP | 538 |
| Brent Whittam | Conservative | 492 |
Burnley Central East1 seat
| Misfar Hassan | Labour | 3,157 ✓ |
| Martin Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,279 |
| Paul McDevitt | BNP | 868 |
| Matthew Isherwood | Conservative | 815 |
Cliviger With Worsthorne1 seat · turnout 74.4%
| David Heginbotham | Conservative | 1,577 ✓ |
| Margaret Brindle | Liberal Democrats | 1,101 |
| Samuel McLachlan | Labour | 586 |
Coal Clough With Deerplay1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| Gordon Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 1,474 ✓ |
| Alexander McLachlan | Labour | 519 |
| Paul Coates | Conservative | 371 |
| Christopher Vanns | BNP | 278 |
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Daneshouse With Stoneyholme1 seat · turnout 69.5%
| Raja Sakhawat Hussain | Labour | 1,554 ✓ |
| Tahir Nawaz | Liberal Democrats | 1,071 |
| Philip Nutter | Conservative | 101 |
Gannow1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| Neil Mottershead | Liberal Democrats | 891 ✓ |
| Stephen Large | Labour | 783 |
| Derek Dawson | BNP | 546 |
| Bernice Robinson | Conservative | 450 |
Gawthorpe1 seat · turnout 58.2%
| Frank Cant | Labour | 1,056 ✓ |
| Paul McDevitt | BNP | 573 |
| Phillip Clarke | Conservative | 567 |
| Paula Riley | Liberal Democrats | 566 |
Hapton With Park1 seat
| Jean Cunningham | Labour | 856 ✓ |
| Sandra Ann Byrne | Liberal Democrats | 793 |
| Jamie Cave | BNP | 708 |
| Michelle Lord | Conservative | 574 |
Lanehead1 seat · turnout 63.8%
| Peter McCann | Liberal Democrats | 1,352 ✓ |
| Ann Royle | Labour | 975 |
| Alexander Harrison | Conservative | 567 |
Queensgate2 seats · turnout 53.8%
| Jennifer Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 1,176 ✓ |
| Darren Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 1,039 ✓ |
| Marcus Johnstone | Labour | 787 |
| Margaret Smith | Labour | 629 |
| Jeremy Rowe | BNP | 444 |
| Arthur Coates | Conservative | 430 |
Rosegrove With Lowerhouse1 seat · turnout 57.6%
| Julie Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 926 ✓ |
| Joanne Greenwood | Labour | 869 |
| Paul Robinson | BNP | 509 |
| Barry Elliott | Conservative | 469 |
Rosehill With Burnley Wood1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| Jeff Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 ✓ |
| Peter Campbell | Labour | 755 |
| David Tierney | Conservative | 460 |
| Kyle Winder | BNP | 338 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| Howard Baker | Labour | 672 ✓ |
| Martyn Hurt | Liberal Democrats | 671 |
| Jack Picton | Conservative | 307 |
| David Shapcott | BNP | 301 |
Whittlefield With Ightenhill1 seat · turnout 69.9%
| Tom Porter | Liberal Democrats | 1,153 ✓ |
| Barrie Bamford | Conservative | 1,135 |
| Tyrell McGowan | Labour | 716 |
| Joan Shapcott | BNP | 384 |