Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Waterhead & Lees)3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| J. Leyden | Labour | 1,990 ✓ |
| H. McDonald | Labour | 1,848 ✓ |
| E. Dean | Labour | 1,776 ✓ |
| J. Boardman | Conservative | 1,229 |
| R. Shepherdson | Conservative | 1,199 |
| W. Ring | Conservative | 1,199 |
| R. Cooke | LIB | 568 |
| H. Howard | LIB | 561 |
| J. Bradbury | LIB | 552 |
| E. Woolacott | COMM | 116 |
No. 11 (Chadderton South)3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| R. Semple | Labour | 1,790 |
| D. Graham | Labour | 1,624 |
| B. Wright | Labour | 1,584 |
| F. Hilton | Conservative | 1,013 |
| R. Brookes | Conservative | 971 |
| J. Curran | Conservative | 969 |
No. 13 (Crompton West-Dogford-Heyside)3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| W. McNamara | Independent | 1,439 ✓ |
| A. Paterson | Conservative | 1,422 ✓ |
| H. Bennett | Conservative | 1,061 ✓ |
| C. Hilton | Conservative | 1,045 |
| L. Clark | Labour | 977 |
| Whitehead K. | Labour | 964 |
| R. Condron | Labour | 931 |
| C. Hilyer | LIB | 824 |
| S. Hilyer | LIB | 672 |
| P. Buckley | LIB | 650 |
No. 14 (Dryclough-Haggate-Thornham)3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| W. Hilton | LIB | 1,687 |
| P. Jepson | LIB | 1,391 |
| D. Dale | Labour | 1,316 |
| J. Dalton | Labour | 1,263 |
| R. Partington | LIB | 1,242 |
| K. Moores | Conservative | 1,174 |
| J. Chapman | Labour | 1,149 |
| D. Kershaw | Conservative | 1,077 |
| V. Merriott | Conservative | 1,074 |
No. 4 (Hollinwood)3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| H. Bennett | Labour | 1,208 |
| A. Tweedale | Labour | 1,114 |
| J. Hilton | Labour | 1,081 |
| A. Boardman | Conservative | 334 |
| T. Heginbotham | Conservative | 329 |
No. 6 (St. Marys & Mumps)3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| W. Clover | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| G. Leonard | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| J. Armitage | Labour | 1,063 ✓ |
| A. Markham | Conservative | 794 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 708 |
| G. Wilson | Conservative | 635 |
| M. Wheeler | LIB | 345 |
| S. Marles | LIB | 310 |
| F. Platt | Independent | 276 |
| J. Round | COMM | 72 |