Before (end of 2009) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 8
After (end of 2010) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 5
Ward results
Audley1 seat · turnout 61.5%
| Salim Sidat | Labour | 1,901 ✓ |
| Salim Lorgat | Liberal Democrats | 1,473 |
| Saadat Ali | Independent | 200 |
Bastwell1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| Parwaiz Akhtar | Labour | 1,967 ✓ |
| Sajid Ali | Liberal Democrats | 1,923 |
Beardwood with Lammack1 seat · turnout 69.5%
| James Hurst | Conservative | 1,973 ✓ |
| Ashley Richard Whalley | Labour | 1,227 |
Corporation Park1 seat · turnout 67.9%
| John Wright | Labour | 1,992 ✓ |
| Ansar Rafiq | Liberal Democrats | 1,122 |
| Ismail Patel | Independent | 212 |
East Rural1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| Jacqueline Slater | Conservative | 756 ✓ |
| Brian Dunning | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
| Francis Davis | Labour | 184 |
| Nella Melia | — | 86 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| Florence Oldfield | Labour | 1,390 ✓ |
| Lee Black | Conservative | 995 |
Fernhurst1 seat · turnout 68.6%
| Denise Gee | Conservative | 1,411 ✓ |
| Andrew Murphy | Labour | 899 |
| Daniel Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
| Wilf Helliwell | — | 156 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| Andrea Kay | Labour | 1,361 ✓ |
| Paul Marrow | Conservative | 885 |
| Darren Jeal | BNP | 551 |
Little Harwood1 seat · turnout 64.3%
| Pat McFall | Labour | 1,360 ✓ |
| Abu Lorgat | Liberal Democrats | 852 |
| Asghar Ali | Conservative | 647 |
Livesey with Pleasington1 seat · turnout 71.4%
| John Pearson | Conservative | 2,660 ✓ |
| Katie Haworth | Labour | 1,236 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 63.5%
| Christopher Thayne | Liberal Democrats | 915 ✓ |
| Neil Slater | Conservative | 851 |
| Frank Connor | Labour | 835 |
| Stephen Potter | — | 419 |
Meadowhead1 seat · turnout 90.1%
| Konrad Jan Tapp | Conservative | 1,395 ✓ |
| Carl Peter Nuttall | Labour | 1,285 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| Jim Smith | Labour | 1,055 ✓ |
| Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 583 |
| Jim Kenyon | Conservative | 436 |
| Robin Evans | BNP | 332 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| Salim Mulla | Labour | 1,511 ✓ |
| Faraz Ali | Liberal Democrats | 833 |
Roe Lee1 seat · turnout 65.6%
| David Pearson | Conservative | 1,721 ✓ |
| Phil Riley | Labour | 1,354 |
Shadsworth with Whitebirk1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| Tony Humphreys | Labour | 1,548 ✓ |
| Lorraine Chesterton | Conservative | 593 |
| Glenn Evans | BNP | 484 |
Shear Brow1 seat · turnout 67.2%
| Shahabuddin Solkar | Labour | 1,559 ✓ |
| Arif Waghat | Independent | 794 |
| Zah Hussain | Conservative | 576 |
| Hanif Patel | Liberal Democrats | 524 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Eileen Entwistle | Labour | 813 ✓ |
| Mark Davies | Liberal Democrats | 793 |
| Angela Lee | Conservative | 454 |
| Heather Ashurst | — | 448 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 67.3%
| Dave Smith | Labour | 1,296 ✓ |
| David Collier | Conservative | 680 |
| John East | Liberal Democrats | 523 |
| Martin McCaughran | — | 486 |
Wensley Fold1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| Mohammed Khan | Labour | 1,926 ✓ |
| Naseer Sajid | Conservative | 653 |
Whitehall1 seat · turnout 68.7%
| David Hugh Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,142 ✓ |
| Andrew Baker | Conservative | 503 |
| Barry Taylor | Labour | 284 |
| Joan Helliwell | — | 216 |