Before (end of 1989) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
After (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| W. Ridings | Labour | 1,802 ✓ |
| V. Earnshaw | Conservative | 1,107 |
| K. Simpson | Green | 316 |
| A. Docker | Ind Lab | 219 |
Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| H. Hardiker | SLD | 2,060 |
| L. James | Labour | 1,492 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| D. Morriss | SLD | 2,089 |
| K. Thompson | Labour | 1,894 |
Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| M. Beasley | Labour | 1,952 |
| R. Stott | SLD | 1,590 |
| Salim | M PIA | 721 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| D. Entwistle | Labour | 1,656 |
| J. Lye | SLD | 1,635 |
| J. Critten | Conservative | 1,374 |
Heywood North1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| B. Leather | Labour | 2,171 |
| P. Rush | Conservative | 1,167 |
Heywood South1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| N. Emmott | Labour | 2,393 |
| B. Manock | Conservative | 1,313 |
| L. Lunn | Green | 370 |
Heywood West1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Connell | Labour | 2,360 |
| M. Brockbank | Conservative | 710 |
Littleborough1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| A. Booth | SLD | 1,749 ✓ |
| S. McGrath | Labour | 1,444 |
| J. Angus | Conservative | 1,442 |
| M. Keegan | Green | 194 |
Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| J. Brown | Labour | 2,307 |
| J. Trueman | Conservative | 514 |
Middleton East2 seats · turnout 38.0%
| D. Murphy | Labour | 1,759 ✓ |
| H. West | Labour | 1,535 ✓ |
| R. Lewis | Conservative | 844 |
| D. Portel | Conservative | 824 |
Middleton North1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| P. Roberts | Labour | 2,582 |
| D. Liddle | Conservative | 643 |
| J. Rodgers | SDP | 289 |
Middleton South1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| J. Trueman | Conservative | 2,120 |
| P. Willams | Labour | 1,862 |
Middleton West1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| P. Thomson | Labour | 1,981 |
| P. Matthews | Conservative | 238 |
Milnrow1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| D. Clayton | SLD | 2,809 |
| A. Brett | Labour | 1,651 |
| J. Keegan | Green | 197 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| S. Moore | Labour | 1,798 ✓ |
| S. Robinson | Conservative | 1,062 |
| J. Hammill | SLD | 327 |
| C. Morgan | Green | 256 |
Norden & Bamford1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Gartside | Conservative | 3,370 |
| G. Ferguson | Labour | 964 |
Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| Chowdry | A Lab | 2,264 ✓ |
| J. Connell | SLD | 1,769 |
| K. Ahmed | Independent | 377 |
| K. Hemperson | Conservative | 198 |
Spotland1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| R. Colley | SLD | 2,263 |
| A. Williams | Labour | 909 |
| C. Britton | Independent | 108 |
Wardle1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| Alan Dear | Conservative | 1,907 ✓ |
| P. Anderson | Labour | 1,125 |
| P. Evans | SLD | 327 |
| J. Bugler | Green | 121 |
