Before (end of 1990) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1991) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| D. Boden | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| S. Roland | Conservative | 911 |
| B. Leahiff | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
Church1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| V. McGrory | Conservative | 2,451 ✓ |
| N Isherwood | Labour | 1,374 |
| H. Haines | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
East1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| T. Holt | Labour | 2,317 ✓ |
| M. Best | Conservative | 738 |
| J Booth | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| R Miles | Independent | 90 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| T. Lasota | Conservative | 2,388 ✓ |
| M Connolly | Labour | 1,984 |
| M Cretney | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
| C Hawkins | Ind Lab | 55 |
Holyrood1 seat
| V D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 2,671 ✓ |
| A. Novick | Conservative | 1,011 |
| W Flood | Labour | 909 |
| G Berg | Anti PT | 101 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| W. Ramsey | Labour | 2,202 ✓ |
| P. Jupe | Conservative | 1,799 |
| J Eagle | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
Pilkington Park1 seat
| C. Ormrod | Conservative | 2,055 ✓ |
| A Love | Labour | 1,480 |
| F Stockbridge | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Radcliffe Central1 seat
| A. Isherwood | Labour | 2,295 ✓ |
| R Mollard | Conservative | 1,040 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| C. Hammersley | Conservative | 2,097 ✓ |
| P. Carter | Labour | 2,037 |
| Wells E. | Liberal Democrats | 657 |
Radcliffe South1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| S. Lomax | Conservative | 1,737 ✓ |
| J. Adler | Labour | 1,641 |
| C Thickett | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| E. Waite | Conservative | 2,655 ✓ |
| M. Scott | Labour | 2,394 |
| Janet Turner | Liberal Democrats | 641 |
Redvales1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| D. Davies | Labour | 2,430 ✓ |
| W. Chadwick | Conservative | 816 |
| W. Rohmann | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
St. Mary's1 seat
| V. Guthrie | Conservative | 1,957 ✓ |
| H Zaman | Labour | 1,393 |
| J. Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 619 |
Tottington1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Johnson W. | Conservative | 2,798 ✓ |
| J McGinnis | Labour | 1,162 |
| H. Cretney | Liberal Democrats | 926 |
