Before (end of 1989) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Ball G. | Labour | 2,182 ✓ |
| F Ogden | Conservative | 353 |
| P. Dillon | SLD | 217 |
| G. Gibson | SDP | 104 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| J. Greenwood | Labour | 2,154 |
| K. Cooper | Conservative | 966 |
| A. Eccles | SLD | 395 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| S. Dainty | Labour | 1,713 |
| M. Curran | Conservative | 1,278 |
| D. Fennell | SLD | 314 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| R. Semple | Labour | 2,423 |
| M. Spivey | Conservative | 672 |
| B. Bridges | SLD | 403 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| D. Stanton | SLD | 1,936 |
| D. Newman | Conservative | 450 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| A. Dillon | SLD | 1,952 |
| H. Taylor | Labour | 1,038 |
| D. Dunning | Conservative | 974 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| J. Roney | Labour | 2,558 |
| A. Dollman | Conservative | 958 |
| M. Taylor | SLD | 367 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| D. Phelan | Labour | 2,706 ✓ |
| M. Moore | Conservative | 731 |
| G. Zierl | SLD | 191 |
| E. Hilton | SDP | 171 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| B. Wright | Labour | 1,690 |
| N. Joynes | SLD | 1,104 |
| J. McDermott | Conservative | 174 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,767 |
| T Huston | Conservative | 775 |
| V. Hampson | SLD | 435 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| B Judge | Labour | 1,986 |
| B. Jackson | Conservative | 1,190 |
| P. Taylor | SLD | 658 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| J. Heap | Labour | 1,474 |
| J. Farquar | Conservative | 1,238 |
| J. Boyce | SLD | 461 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| R. Knowles | SLD | 2,495 |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 1,902 |
| J. Bottomley | Labour | 1,050 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| E. Shaw | SLD | 1,768 |
| E. Boon | Conservative | 1,261 |
| R Lawson | Labour | 1,041 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| A. Griffiths | SLD | 1,925 |
| W. Clegg | Labour | 955 |
| H. Bennett | Conservative | 680 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| A. McFayden | Labour | 1,637 |
| M Hardman | Conservative | 452 |
| J. Newman | SLD | 378 |
St Mary's1 seat
| G. Thompson | Labour | 1,666 ✓ |
| A. Khayal | Independent | 696 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 495 |
| D. Ritchie | SLD | 380 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| J. Smith | Labour | 1,936 ✓ |
| A Jowett | Conservative | 1,346 |
| K. Pendlebury | SLD | 449 |
| T. Tommey | SDP | 116 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| E. Brierley | Labour | 2,200 |
| C. Rooney | Conservative | 599 |
| F. Jackson | SLD | 304 |
