Before (end of 2010) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 38 · Labour 10 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
| David Stone | Liberal Democrats | 898 ✓ |
| Barry Bingham | Liberal Democrats | 865 ✓ |
| Paul Stone | Liberal Democrats | 807 ✓ |
| John Hoar | Labour | 796 |
| Stephanie Hoar | Labour | 789 |
| Stephen Lismore | Labour | 759 |
Brimington North2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| John Burrows | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| Tricia Gilby | Labour | 822 ✓ |
| Michael Bagshaw | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
| Graham Ryder | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
Brimington South3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| Andy Bellamy | Labour | 1,279 ✓ |
| Ian Callan | Labour | 1,244 ✓ |
| Julie Lowe | Labour | 1,173 ✓ |
| Alison Galloway | Liberal Democrats | 820 |
| Stuart Galloway | Liberal Democrats | 776 |
| J Mann | Liberal Democrats | 724 |
Brockwell3 seats · turnout 53.1%
| Maureen Davenport | Liberal Democrats | 1,147 ✓ |
| Raymond Russell | Liberal Democrats | 1,089 ✓ |
| Robert Gibson | Liberal Democrats | 1,081 ✓ |
| J. Foster | Labour | 980 |
| Michael Leverton | Labour | 935 |
| Tony Murphy | Labour | 897 |
| Christopher Connolly | Green | 327 |
| Frederick Parkinson | Conservative | 254 |
Dunston3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| Gordon Simmons | Labour | 1,136 ✓ |
| Sarah Hollingworth | Labour | 1,134 ✓ |
| Mark David Rayner | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| J. Harrington | Liberal Democrats | 710 |
| Lee Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 662 |
| John Barnett | Liberal Democrats | 608 |
Hasland3 seats · turnout 46.4%
| David Allen | Labour | 1,435 ✓ |
| Amanda Serjeant | Labour | 1,195 ✓ |
| Andrew Slack | Labour | 1,185 ✓ |
| Margaret Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 915 |
| Bridget Dunks | Liberal Democrats | 848 |
| Barbra Butt | Liberal Democrats | 718 |
Hollingwood and Inkersall3 seats
| Helen Ann Elliott | Labour | 1,440 ✓ |
| Barry Dyke | Labour | 1,400 ✓ |
| Anthony Hill | Labour | 1,330 ✓ |
| Michael Bagshaw | Liberal Democrats | 868 |
| Paul Michael Mann | Liberal Democrats | 827 |
| Ruth Perry | Liberal Democrats | 783 |
Holmebrook2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| Keith Miles | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| Martin Stone | Labour | 755 ✓ |
| Keith Falconer | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
| Glenys Falconer | Liberal Democrats | 576 |
Linacre2 seats · turnout 42.5%
| Mark Higginbottom | Liberal Democrats | 914 ✓ |
| Peter Ian Barr | Liberal Democrats | 832 ✓ |
| Helen Blair | Labour | 507 |
| Gavin Baldauf-Good | Labour | 504 |
Loundsley Green2 seats · turnout 44.6%
| Avis Joan Murphy | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| Michael Fanshawe | Labour | 687 ✓ |
| Frederick Quayle | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
| Nicholas Redihough | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
| Steven Temperton | Conservative | 115 |
Lowgates and Woodthorpe2 seats
| Jim McManus | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Victoria Lang | Labour | 838 ✓ |
| Stephen James Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| Jean Yates | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
Middlecroft and Poolsbrook2 seats
| Chris Ludlow | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| Donald Parsons | Labour | 871 ✓ |
| Michelle Mann | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| Sonia Lloyd-Croydon | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
Moor2 seats · turnout 43.7%
| Keith Brown | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| G King | Labour | 788 |
| Tony Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 646 |
| Joanne Favreau | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
Old Whittington2 seats · turnout 37.4%
| Neil Rayner | Labour | 701 ✓ |
| Jean Innes | Labour | 698 ✓ |
| John Craw | Liberal Democrats | 538 |
| Jane Collins | Liberal Democrats | 503 |
St Helen's2 seats · turnout 41.2%
| Angela Everitt | Labour | 852 ✓ |
| William Reynolds | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| Katie Lomas | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
| Roy Pastoll | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
St Leonard's3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Sharon Blank | Labour | 1,440 ✓ |
| Ken Huckle | Labour | 1,239 ✓ |
| Nick Stringer | Labour | 1,174 ✓ |
| Adrian Mather | Liberal Democrats | 942 |
| Kieran Harley | Liberal Democrats | 870 |
| Jeannie Barr | Liberal Democrats | 866 |
Walton3 seats · turnout 50.0%
| Karen Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 1,237 ✓ |
| Christopher Collard | Liberal Democrats | 1,190 ✓ |
| Alexis Diouf | Liberal Democrats | 1,146 ✓ |
| Richard Foster | Labour | 620 |
| Nigel Saul | Labour | 574 |
| Chris Witham | Labour | 564 |
| James Paul Dale | Conservative | 519 |
| Richard Bullock | Conservative | 516 |
| Marcus Stanton Linsey | Conservative | 515 |
West3 seats · turnout 56.4%
| Howard Borrell | Liberal Democrats | 1,165 ✓ |
| Denise Hawksworth | Liberal Democrats | 1,111 ✓ |
| Shirley Niblock | Liberal Democrats | 1,106 ✓ |
| Ray Catt | Labour | 736 |
| John Boulter | Conservative | 730 |
| Liz Newbold | Labour | 719 |
| William Gratton | Conservative | 650 |
| Nigel Robert Sterland | Conservative | 642 |
| Denis Waller | Labour | 636 |
| Patrick Ralph | Green | 235 |