Before (end of 2011) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 13 · Other 3
After (end of 2012) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 20 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 2
Ward results
Brighouse1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Ann Martin | Labour | 1,329 ✓ |
| Howard Granville Blagbrough | Conservative | 1,195 |
| Jennie Dawn Rigg | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
Calder1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Janet Mary Battye | Liberal Democrats | 1,599 ✓ |
| Susan Press | Labour | 1,454 |
| Kate Sweeny | Green | 541 |
| Gail Lund | Conservative | 477 |
Elland1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Pat Allen | Liberal Democrats | 950 ✓ |
| Angie Gallagher | Labour | 829 |
| Michael Joseph Payne | Conservative | 595 |
| Susan Thomas | Green | 225 |
Greetland & Stainland1 seat
| Malcolm James | Liberal Democrats | 1,121 ✓ |
| Karen Watson | Conservative | 751 |
| Jim Gallagher | Labour | 527 |
| Mark Richard Mullany | Green | 297 |
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Graham Hall | Conservative | 1,322 ✓ |
| Chris O'Connor | Independent | 930 |
| Anthony Rutherford | Labour | 722 |
| Mat Bowles | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Illingworth & Mixenden1 seat
| Lisa Ruth Lambert | Labour | 1,224 ✓ |
| Trevor Bates | Independent | 968 |
| Andrew Tagg | Conservative | 673 |
| Seán Loftus | Independent | 76 |
| Glen Michael Mattock | Liberal Democrats | 50 |
Luddendenfoot1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Simon Young | Labour | 1,263 ✓ |
| Christine Irene Bampton-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 948 |
| Gillian Smith-Moorhouse | Conservative | 823 |
Northowram and Shelf1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Peter Caffrey | Conservative | 1,705 ✓ |
| Gary Walsh | Labour | 1,094 |
| Kenneth Albret | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
Ovenden1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Anne Collins | Labour | 1,255 ✓ |
| Christopher Richard Blakey | Conservative | 367 |
| John Reynolds | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Park1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Jenny Lynn | Labour | 2,657 ✓ |
| Shakir Saghir | Conservative | 838 |
| Mohammad Ilyas | Liberal Democrats | 651 |
Rastrick1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Ann McAllister | Conservative | 1,311 ✓ |
| Peter Judge | Labour | 1,046 |
| Robert Bailey | TUSC | 258 |
Ryburn1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Ged Carter | Conservative | 1,253 ✓ |
| Judy Gannon | Labour | 944 |
| Freda Davis | Green | 349 |
| Rosemary Tatchell | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
Skircoat1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| John Cecil David Hardy | Conservative | 1,496 ✓ |
| Stephen Gow | Liberal Democrats | 1,104 |
| Alistair Millington | Labour | 778 |
| Charles Gate | Green | 251 |
Sowerby Bridge1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Adam David Wilkinson | Labour | 1,422 ✓ |
| Andrew Feather | Conservative | 915 |
| Elizabeth Ward | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
Todmorden1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Steven Sweeney | Labour | 1,072 ✓ |
| Olwen Jennings | Liberal Democrats | 874 |
| Ian Cooper | Conservative | 583 |
| David Ian Jones | — | 257 |
| John Nesbitt | Green | 246 |
Town1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| Megan Swift | Labour | 1,389 ✓ |
| Stephen Collins | Conservative | 576 |
| Ruth Coleman-Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Warley1 seat
| Martin Burton | Labour | 1,259 ✓ |
| James Baker | Liberal Democrats | 1,146 |
| Clive Pearson | Conservative | 658 |