Before (end of 2009) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4
After (end of 2010) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 4
Ward results
New Mills West1 seat
| Janet Carter | Liberal Democrats | 819 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Gadd | Conservative | 647 |
| Alan Barrow | Labour | 504 |
| Lancelot Dawson | Independent | 235 |
| Hazel May Body | Green | 218 |