Before (end of 2009) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 13 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2010) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 14 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat
| Timothy O'Kane | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| Jill Anderson | Conservative | 722 |
| Nick Collingridge | Independent | 655 |
| Andrew Eccles | BNP | 192 |
Huncoat1 seat
| Nick Whittaker | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| Martyn Isherwood | Labour | 779 |
| Paul Gott | Independent | 669 |
Immanuel1 seat
| Colette McCormack | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| Spencer Taylor | Conservative | 1,142 |
Milnshaw1 seat
| Caitlin Pritchard | Labour | 1,230 ✓ |
| Roger Jepson | Conservative | 913 |
Netherton1 seat
| Ciaran Wells | Labour | 1,137 ✓ |
| Dennis Baron | Conservative | 540 |
| Stephen Aspin | Independent | 347 |
Overton1 seat
| Irvin Robinson | Independent | 1,614 ✓ |
| Roy Atkinson | Conservative | 1,503 |
Peel1 seat
| Bernard Dawson | Labour | 1,168 ✓ |
| Danny Cassidy | Conservative | 470 |
Rishton1 seat
| Ken James Moss | Labour | 1,535 ✓ |
| Ross Sourbutts | Conservative | 1,384 |
| C Fisher | Independent | 380 |
Spring Hill1 seat
| Pamela Barton | Labour | 1,291 ✓ |
| Mohammed Safdar | Conservative | 447 |
| Aftab Hussain | Liberal Democrats | 281 |