Before (end of 1979)
Not known.
After (end of 1980)
Not known.
Ward results
Bank Top1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| W. Pearce | Labour | 1,275 |
| G. Harwood | Conservative | 332 |
Billinge1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| P. Shillitoe | Conservative | 1,309 |
| J. McGrath | Labour | 301 |
| J. Woodhouse | LIB | 150 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| L. Proos | Labour | 1,748 |
| M. Tully | Conservative | 276 |
| M. Dad | BIG | 233 |
Brownhill2 seats · turnout 44.3%
| J. Jump | Conservative | 899 |
| A. O'Brien | Conservative | 864 |
| J. Fletcher | RES | 843 |
| A. McGeady | RES | 815 |
| A. Mason | Labour | 747 |
| D. Cave | Labour | 704 |
Cathedral1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| W. Taylor | Labour | 1,551 ✓ |
| M. Tappenden-Cousins | Conservative | 195 |
| B. Clements | LIB | 127 |
| M. Erskine | BIG | 54 |
Earcroft1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| P. Bland | Conservative | 883 |
| T. Mason | Labour | 774 |
| T. Beetham | LIB | 239 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| K. Horsefield | Labour | 904 ✓ |
| R. King | RES | 555 |
| P. Hough | Conservative | 436 |
| J. Pilkington | NF | 49 |
Green Bank1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| D. McKinlay | Labour | 1,360 |
| E. Edwards | Conservative | 405 |
| M. Dunn | LIB | 134 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| J. Bury | Labour | 1,401 |
| W. Fleming | Conservative | 265 |
| M. Harrison | BIG | 39 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| C. Grills | LIB | 727 |
| M. Hurst | Conservative | 570 |
| K. Noble | Labour | 386 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| F. Baxendale | Labour | 1,160 |
| K. Malowana-Murphy | Conservative | 1,075 |
Moorgate1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| G. Toole | Labour | 991 |
| D. Rowbotham | Conservative | 542 |
| N. Kennedy | BIG | 57 |
Pleckgate1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| R. Robinson | RES | 1,048 |
| D. Harwood | Conservative | 670 |
| S. Harrington | Labour | 637 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| Sylvia Liddle | Labour | 1,232 |
| F. Beetham | LIB | 1,090 |
Revidge1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| R. Colling | Conservative | 1,358 |
| S. Cave | Labour | 592 |
| W. Phillips | LIB | 166 |
Shadsworth1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| J. Blackburn | Labour | 1,049 |
| M. Donleavy | Conservative | 206 |
| H. Dickinson | LIB | 135 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| W. Lishman | Labour | 726 |
| D. Ward | LIB | 622 |
| W. Birch | Conservative | 496 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| C. Turnbull | Conservative | 977 |
| A. Culverhouse | Labour | 477 |
| A. Rigby | LIB | 420 |
West Rural1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| E. Arnold | Conservative | 1,204 |
| T. Dewhurst | Labour | 631 |
Whitehall1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| J. Starbuck | Conservative | 609 |
| J. Bidwell | Labour | 350 |
| J. Rigby | LIB | 235 |