Before (end of 2010) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 14 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2011) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 15 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Bar Pool1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Victoria Fowler | Labour | 1,034 ✓ |
| Michael Bannister | Conservative | 519 |
| Alwyn Deacon | BNP | 204 |
| Andrew Crichton | Liberal Democrats | 142 |
| Andreas Hammerschmiedt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 65 |
| Thomas Sidwell | TUSC | 38 |