Before (end of 2009) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Labour 7 · Other 3
After (end of 2010) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 24 · Labour 7 · Other 3
Ward results
Berechurch1 seat
| Colin Mudie | Liberal Democrats | 1,535 ✓ |
| Clive Pearson | Labour | 1,224 |
| Alex Bright | Conservative | 897 |
| Maria Iacovou | Green | 112 |
Birch and Winstree1 seat
| Kevin Paul Bentley | Conservative | 2,019 ✓ |
| Geraldine Westcott-Boyd | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| Jahdia Spencer | Labour | 358 |
| Angela Livingstone | Green | 154 |
Castle1 seat
| William Frame | Liberal Democrats | 1,774 ✓ |
| Lucy Craymer | Conservative | 1,112 |
| Peter Lynn | Green | 913 |
| Adam Daniel Fox | Labour | 449 |
Christ Church1 seat
| N. Cope | Liberal Democrats | 1,218 ✓ |
| A. Drew | Conservative | 717 |
| A. Cave | Green | 236 |
| Alexander Cave | Green | 226 ✓ |
| M. Donnachie | Labour | 200 |
Fordham and Stour1 seat
| Claire Arnold | Conservative | 1,698 ✓ |
| Barry Ronald Woodward | Liberal Democrats | 749 |
| Michael Gilheany | Labour | 335 |
| Clarice Mort | Green | 176 |
Harbour1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| Patricia Blandon | Liberal Democrats | 1,452 ✓ |
| Grant Mitchell | Conservative | 583 |
| Stephen Adshead | Labour | 329 |
| Sian Sarah Ford | Green | 143 |
Highwoods1 seat
| Gerard Paul Oxford | Independent | 2,057 ✓ |
| Joshua Woulfe | Conservative | 848 |
| Ian Grimsey | Liberal Democrats | 831 |
| Janet Smith | Labour | 352 |
| Patrick Sullivan | BNP | 98 |
| Robert Spence | Green | 85 |
Lexden1 seat
| Sonia Lewis | Conservative | 1,729 ✓ |
| Josephine Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 |
| Audrey Spencer | Labour | 168 |
| Clare Teresa Palmer | Green | 132 |
Mile End1 seat
| Scott Greenhill | Liberal Democrats | 2,577 ✓ |
| Matthew Eaton | Conservative | 1,516 |
| Ian Yates | Labour | 372 |
| Matt Bryan | Green | 146 |
New Town1 seat
| Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 2,061 ✓ |
| Mo Metcalf-Fisher | Conservative | 680 |
| Rossanna Trudgian | Labour | 441 |
| Linda Wonnacott | Green | 304 |
Prettygate1 seat
| Sue Lissimore | Conservative | 2,055 ✓ |
| John Loxley | Liberal Democrats | 1,891 |
| Mike Dale | Labour | 320 |
| Peter Appleton | Green | 146 |
Pyefleet1 seat
| Terence Sutton | Conservative | 699 ✓ |
| J. Raven | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
| Robert Fisher | Labour | 146 |
| Tobie Glenny | Green | 69 |
Shrub End1 seat
| Linda Barton | Liberal Democrats | 1,832 ✓ |
| Daniel Lawrence | Conservative | 1,321 |
| Paul Henry Fryer-Kelsey | Labour | 465 |
| Walter Schwarz | Green | 135 |
St. Andrews1 seat
| Julie Young | Labour | 1,323 ✓ |
| Mark Warner | Liberal Democrats | 1,107 |
| Daniel John Ellis | Conservative | 545 |
| Bev Maltby | Green | 100 |
St. Annes1 seat
| Martyn Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 2,214 ✓ |
| Benjamin Caine | Conservative | 916 |
| Bruce John Tuxford | Labour | 490 |
| Sandra Moog | Green | 168 |
St. Johns1 seat
| Raymond Gamble | Liberal Democrats | 1,833 ✓ |
| Andrew Tollick | Conservative | 813 |
| Luke Powell Dopson | Labour | 217 |
| David William Traynier | Green | 89 |
Stanway1 seat
| Colin Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,991 ✓ |
| Gaye Pyman | Conservative | 1,726 |
| Dave Hough | Labour | 478 |
| Pam Nelson | Green | 130 |
Tiptree1 seat
| John Elliott | Conservative | 2,266 ✓ |
| Jason Lower | Liberal Democrats | 858 |
| Robert Peter Spademan | Labour | 732 |
| Katherine Bamforth | Green | 238 |
| Dennis Willetts | Conservative | 1,350 ✓ |
| John Gili-Ross | Independent | 653 |
| Katherine Douglas | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
| Barbara Rosemary Nichols | Labour | 276 |
| Roger Bamforth | Green | 119 |
West Mersea1 seat
| John Jowers | Conservative | 2,694 ✓ |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 838 |
| John Wood | Labour | 392 |
| Carla Fox | Green | 207 |