Before (end of 1983) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Chadderton Central1 seat
| F. Yates | Labour | 1,582 |
| M. Spivey | Conservative | 1,105 |
| J. Denson | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Chadderton North1 seat
| B. Hurst | Labour | 1,173 |
| N. Rodgers | Conservative | 1,139 |
| K. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 370 |
Chadderton South1 seat
| J. Heap | Labour | 2,115 |
| M. Moore | Conservative | 1,082 |
Coldhurst2 seats
| C. McCall | Labour | 1,607 |
| F. Liles | Labour | 1,263 |
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 542 |
| P. O'Connell | Conservative | 507 |
| K. Stocks | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
| D. Stanton | Lib/Sdp | 271 |
Failsworth East1 seat
| J. Battye | Labour | 1,991 |
| D. Dollman | Conservative | 1,676 |
Failsworth West1 seat
| J. Berry | Labour | 2,115 |
| A. Dollman | Conservative | 1,278 |
| P. Widdall | COMM | 57 |
Hollinwood1 seat
| A. Tweedale | Labour | 2,003 |
| J. McDermott | Conservative | 493 |
Lees1 seat
| H. McDonald | Labour | 2,041 |
| C. Shyne | Conservative | 940 |
Royton North1 seat
| A. Wood | Conservative | 1,654 |
| B. Judge | Labour | 1,548 |
Royton South1 seat
| J. Farquhar | Conservative | 1,307 |
| T. Marrington | Labour | 1,084 |
| J. Czernenko | Lib/Sdp | 491 |
Saddleworth East1 seat
| B. Mather | Lib/Sdp | 2,153 |
| B. Colson | Conservative | 2,041 |
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 765 |
Saddleworth West1 seat
| B. Boon | Conservative | 1,578 |
| G. Burston | Lib/Sdp | 1,523 |
| M. Williamson | Labour | 696 |
Shaw1 seat
| G. Read | Labour | 1,372 |
| E. Bridges | Conservative | 1,223 |
| D. Mather | Lib/Sdp | 329 |
St Mary's1 seat
| N. Bennett | Labour | 1,828 |
| T. Huston | Conservative | 935 |
St Pauls1 seat
| A. Jowett | Conservative | 1,700 |
| T. Hulme | Labour | 1,690 |
| G. Cunningham | Lib/Sdp | 452 |
Waterhead1 seat
| R. Clegg | Labour | 1,618 |
| B. Heywood | Conservative | 952 |
| J. Anchor | Lib/Sdp | 427 |
Werneth1 seat
| S. Brady | Labour | 1,823 |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 791 |
| K. Pendlebury | Lib/Sdp | 560 |
