Before (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
After (end of 1991) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 12 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| A Bagnall | Conservative | 1,696 ✓ |
| P Witkowski | Labour | 1,510 |
Brimrod and Deeplish1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| P. Rowen | Liberal Democrats | 1,979 ✓ |
| M Ayres | Labour | 1,288 |
| N Beverley | Conservative | 346 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| P. Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 2,069 ✓ |
| K. Thompson | Labour | 1,451 |
| W Ridings | Conservative | 453 |
Central and Falinge1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| R. Parker | Labour | 1,689 ✓ |
| R. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,211 |
| B. Smith | Conservative | 319 |
| A Ramtoola | Independent | 249 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| J Lye | Liberal Democrats | 2,096 ✓ |
| J Moran | Labour | 1,473 |
| J Critten | Conservative | 1,327 |
Heywood North1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| J. Gorman | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| M. Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 1,164 |
| M. Brockbank | Conservative | 744 |
Heywood South1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| B Manock | Conservative | 1,925 ✓ |
| T. Broderick | Labour | 1,765 |
| L. Lunn | Green | 390 |
Heywood West1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Oja Bello S | Labour | 1,694 ✓ |
| E Warrener | Conservative | 890 |
Littleborough1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| R. Sarginson | Liberal Democrats | 1,717 ✓ |
| F Mills | Conservative | 1,373 |
| S McGraph | Labour | 947 |
| J Keegan | Green | 124 |
Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| A. Heaford | Labour | 1,545 ✓ |
| J. Trueman | Conservative | 592 |
Middleton East1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| H West | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| P. Matthews | Conservative | 968 |
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Middleton North1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| A. Williams | Labour | 1,914 ✓ |
| D Porter | Conservative | 709 |
| J Heyworth | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
Middleton South1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| P. Hawton | Conservative | 2,126 ✓ |
| J Carroll | Labour | 1,451 |
Middleton West1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| L. Worsley | Labour | 1,319 ✓ |
| R Lewis | Conservative | 300 |
Milnrow1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| Irene Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,856 ✓ |
| Brett A. | Labour | 1,430 |
| A Penny | Conservative | 1,254 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| J. Whitehead | Labour | 1,527 ✓ |
| M Collinson | Liberal Democrats | 731 |
| S. Robinson | Conservative | 699 |
Norden and Bamford1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| J. Gartside | Conservative | 2,481 ✓ |
| R Buckley | Liberal Democrats | 1,480 |
| G Ferguson | Labour | 414 |
Smallbridge and Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Alexandra Sanderson | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| J Connell | Liberal Democrats | 1,585 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 352 |
| K Henderson | BNP | 158 |
Spotland1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| N. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,186 ✓ |
| A. Williams | Labour | 619 |
| T. Rook | Conservative | 273 |
Wardle1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| B. Wright | Conservative | 1,519 ✓ |
| R Stott | Liberal Democrats | 873 |
| P. Anderson | Labour | 819 |