Before (end of 1983) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| J. Dobbin | Labour | 2,029 |
| G. Sanderson | Conservative | 1,163 |
Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| R. Knight | Labour | 1,409 |
| P. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 1,081 |
| D. Crossley | Conservative | 500 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| A. Beasley | Labour | 1,559 |
| A. Cleasby | Lib/Sdp | 1,419 |
Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| R. Stott | Lib/Sdp | 1,914 |
| A. Nashad | Labour | 1,132 |
| P. Atkinson | COMM | 96 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| B. Ashworth | Lib/Sdp | 2,206 |
| B. Leather | Labour | 1,319 |
Heywood North1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| B. Gibbs | Labour | 1,428 |
| P. Keane | Conservative | 854 |
| A. Rumbelow | Lib/Sdp | 853 |
Heywood South1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| S. Emmott | Labour | 1,698 |
| S. Fitton | Conservative | 1,419 |
| J. Maybank | Lib/Sdp | 308 |
Heywood West1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| M. Moffat | Labour | 2,024 |
| C. Ripley | Conservative | 744 |
Littleborough1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| E. Kilpatrick | Conservative | 1,470 ✓ |
| T. Amato | Labour | 1,035 |
| D. Davidson | Lib/Sdp | 391 |
| H. Barker | NF | 60 |
Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| J. Littler | Labour | 1,713 |
| J. Redfern | Lib/Sdp | 926 |
| D. Barnes | Conservative | 362 |
Middleton East1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| G. Redford | Labour | 1,217 |
| M. Gilmartin | Conservative | 791 |
| P. Duffy | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
Middleton North1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| D. Moffat | Labour | 1,835 |
| A. Bent | Conservative | 684 |
| J. Hinde | Lib/Sdp | 649 |
Middleton South1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| R. Lewis | Conservative | 1,851 |
| A. Williams | Labour | 967 |
| A. Coogan | Lib/Sdp | 391 |
Middleton West1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| K. Hunt | Labour | 1,695 |
| V. Mannion | Conservative | 181 |
| N. Creaner | Lib/Sdp | 124 |
Newbold2 seats · turnout 33.3%
| R. Farnell | Labour | 2,188 |
| S. Moore | Labour | 1,941 |
| G. Cuff | Lib/Sdp | 916 |
Norden & Bamford1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| E. Collins | Conservative | 2,038 |
| S. James | Lib/Sdp | 1,106 |
| G. Roberts | Labour | 348 |
Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| J. Connell | Labour | 1,848 |
| M. Fernandes | Lib/Sdp | 891 |
Spotland1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| J. Schofield | Lib/Sdp | 1,736 |
| J. Haslam | Labour | 569 |
Wardle1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| B. Schofield | Conservative | 1,460 |
| G. Kirby | Labour | 950 |
