Before (end of 1986)
Not known.
After (end of 1987)
Not known.
Ward results
Billinge1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Simpson | Conservative | 1,525 |
| J. Boardman | Labour | 486 |
| A. Prugar | Lib/Sdp | 309 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| C. West | Labour | 1,277 |
| I. Patel | Lib/Sdp | 647 |
Brownhill1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| A. Leak | Conservative | 1,098 |
| Kayani A. | Labour | 920 |
| M. Bakewell | RES | 777 |
Cathedral1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| M. Bateson | Labour | 910 |
| A. Knott | Lib/Sdp | 335 |
Earcroft1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| J. Ainsworth | Conservative | 1,287 |
| D. Grundy | Labour | 927 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| A. Farnsworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,186 |
| C. Oldfield | Labour | 858 |
Green Bank2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| F. Gorton | Labour | 1,739 |
| M. Harding | Labour | 1,462 |
| J. Bullen | Conservative | 679 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| A. Cross | Labour | 915 |
| G. Foulds | Lib/Sdp | 241 |
| M. Stringer | Conservative | 208 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Matthew Goodwin-Freeman | Conservative | 1,126 |
| F. Connor | Labour | 728 |
| M. Forbes-Crease | Lib/Sdp | 584 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| R. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 1,115 |
| A. Hutchinson | Conservative | 825 |
| J. Harling | Labour | 752 |
Moorgate1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| G. Barton | Labour | 967 |
| J. Murphy | Conservative | 823 |
| K. Hollins | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
North Turton1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| K. Malowana-Murphy | Conservative | 1,025 |
| J. Peet | Labour | 418 |
Pleckgate1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| A. Law-Riding | Conservative | 1,179 ✓ |
| J. Harrington | Labour | 964 |
| C. Bakewell | RES | 553 |
| A. Dilshad | Independent | 117 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| M. Leaver | Labour | 1,189 |
| I. Holmes | Conservative | 421 |
| A. Dean | Lib/Sdp | 376 |
Revidge1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| G. Bramley-Haworth | Conservative | 1,590 |
| A. Whalley | Labour | 684 |
| R. Moyes | Lib/Sdp | 370 |
Shadsworth1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| E. Smith | Labour | 950 |
| A. Knott | Lib/Sdp | 410 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| M. Whittle | Conservative | 1,235 |
| M. Nuttall | Labour | 1,196 |
West Rural1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| J. Tarbuck | Conservative | 1,571 |
| J. Williams | Labour | 531 |
| R. Henson | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
