Party Previous council Staying councillors Seats up for election Election result New council
Conservatives 29 19 10 8 28
Labour 19 13 6 10 23
Socialist Alternative 3 2 1 0 2
Liberal Democrats 2 1 1 0 1
British National Party 0 0 0 0 0
Green 0 0 0 0 0
Independent 0 0 0 0 0
Respect 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 36 18 18 54