Before (end of 2011) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4
After (end of 2012) (64 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Audley1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Zamir Khan | Labour | 2,006 ✓ |
| Ayaaz Diwan | Conservative | 245 |
Bastwell1 seat · turnout 62.2%
| Shaukat Hussain | Labour | 2,134 ✓ |
| Mohammed Ayub | Conservative | 1,099 |
Beardwood with Lammack1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Julie Margaret Daley | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| Ehsan Raja | Labour | 640 |
| Jonathan Tranter | Green | 163 |
Corporation Park1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| Ajaz Rehman | Labour | 1,461 ✓ |
| Mahmood Ahmed | Conservative | 860 |
Earcroft1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| Stephanie Brookfield | Labour | 447 ✓ |
| Stephen Potter | Darwen | 150 |
| Lynn Perkins | Conservative | 150 |
| Mark Davies | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Jason Groves | Labour | 839 ✓ |
| Joseph Smith | Conservative | 343 |
| Duncan Campbell | Independent | 73 |
Fernhurst1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| John Slater | Conservative | 758 ✓ |
| Donald McKinlay | Labour | 478 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Dorothy Walsh | Labour | 1,037 ✓ |
| Paul Marrow | Conservative | 275 |
Little Harwood1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| Abdul Samad Patel | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Maureen McGarvey | Conservative | 385 |
Livesey with Pleasington1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Alan Cottam | Conservative | 1,263 ✓ |
| Andrew Murphy | Labour | 701 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Tom Evans | Labour | 544 ✓ |
| Simon Pearce Huggill | Liberal Democrats | 484 |
| Kevin Connor | Conservative | 388 |
Meadowhead1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Ashley Richard Whalley | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| Brian Gordon | Conservative | 656 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Plumpton Walsh C.. Ms. | Labour | 874 ✓ |
| Ann Marie Tolley | Conservative | 175 |
| Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
North Turton with Tockholes1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Colin Rigby | Conservative | 837 ✓ |
| Tim Oxley | Labour | 475 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Faryad Hussain | Labour | 1,141 ✓ |
| Imtiaz Ali | Conservative | 263 |
Roe Lee1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Sylvia Liddle | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| Michael Law-Riding | Conservative | 686 |
| Nancy Shaw | BNP | 101 |
Shadsworth with Whitebirk1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| Ronald O'Keeffe | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| David Bradley | BNP | 165 |
| David Coker | Conservative | 116 |
Shear Brow1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| Solly Khonat | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| Nick Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Sajid Adam | Conservative | 169 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| Paul Browne | Liberal Democrats | 628 ✓ |
| Matthew Worden | Labour | 484 |
| David Jackson | Darwen | 169 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Pete Hollings | Labour | 1,055 ✓ |
| Brenda Cronshaw | Conservative | 440 |
| Mark Westall | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
Wensley Fold1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Dave Harling | Labour | 1,436 ✓ |
| Asghar Ali | Conservative | 347 |
Whitehall1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Karimeh Foster | Liberal Democrats | 678 ✓ |
| Anna Brookfield | Labour | 191 |
| Neil Slater | Conservative | 180 |