Before (end of 1983) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat
| W. Higham | Conservative | 2,177 |
| J. Kilcoyne | Labour | 1,314 |
| D. Newman | Lib/Sdp | 532 |
Blackrod1 seat
| E. Johnson | Labour | 1,968 |
| N. Troup | Conservative | 1,267 |
| G. Langdon | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
Bradshaw1 seat
| W. Hall | Conservative | 2,087 |
| D. McEneaney | Labour | 1,091 |
| R. Steele | Lib/Sdp | 734 |
Breightmet1 seat
| K. Macivor | Labour | 2,243 |
| I. Chesney | Conservative | 1,581 |
| D. Lee | Lib/Sdp | 479 |
Bromley Cross1 seat
| A. Poulsom | Conservative | 2,231 |
| D. Doxsey | Labour | 1,107 |
| C. Moore | Lib/Sdp | 993 |
Burnden1 seat
| D. Eastwood | Labour | 1,993 |
| E. Holland | Conservative | 1,501 |
| S. Vicker | Lib/Sdp | 286 |
Daubhill1 seat
| T. Anderton | Labour | 2,615 ✓ |
| P. Gore | Conservative | 1,228 |
| K. Banks | Lib/Sdp | 198 |
| J. Hamilton | Ind Peop | 92 |
Deane-cum-Heaton1 seat
| D. Berry | Conservative | 2,959 |
| T. Hyams | Labour | 1,087 |
| I. Hamilton | Lib/Sdp | 1,057 |
Derby1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| J. Foster | Labour | 3,171 |
| P. Small | Conservative | 519 |
| D. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 222 |
Farnworth1 seat
| J. Wild | Labour | 2,222 |
| L. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 603 |
Halliwell1 seat
| E. Hamer | Labour | 1,853 |
| A. Halliwell | Lib/Sdp | 1,571 |
| S. Dawson | Conservative | 752 |
Harper Green1 seat
| J. Boardman | Labour | 2,401 |
| A. Royse | Conservative | 936 |
| P. Regan | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
Horwich1 seat
| E. Seddon | Labour | 2,137 ✓ |
| J. Blakemore | Conservative | 1,850 |
| M. Alcroft | Lib/Sdp | 686 |
| D. Harrison | Ecol | 77 |
Hulton Park2 seats
| K. Hornby | Conservative | 1,897 |
| F. Rushton | Conservative | 1,801 |
| E. Walker | Labour | 1,198 |
| N. Wilde | Labour | 1,079 |
| D. Cooper | Lib/Sdp | 540 |
| C. Monk | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
Kearsley1 seat
| J. Alker | Labour | 2,154 |
| E. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 1,070 |
| A. Waterson | Conservative | 601 |
Little Lever1 seat
| M. Connell | Labour | 1,817 |
| A. Longmire | Conservative | 1,557 |
| P. Keaveney | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
Smithills1 seat
| R. Hayes | Lib/Sdp | 1,879 |
| S. Collier | Conservative | 1,728 |
| F. Hampson | Labour | 566 |
Tonge1 seat
| A. Brigg | Labour | 2,202 |
| G. Kearton | Conservative | 1,567 |
| E. West | Lib/Sdp | 280 |
Westhoughton1 seat
| D. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,247 |
| P. Woodcock | Labour | 1,245 |