Before (end of 1990) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1991) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Alma Atherton | Labour | 2,601 ✓ |
| A Rawlinson | Conservative | 1,472 |
| O'Connor R. | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| D Craig | Labour | 1,520 ✓ |
| A Haworth | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| E. Huyton | Conservative | 281 |
Broad Oak1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| R Notere | Liberal Democrats | 2,497 ✓ |
| J Hesdon | Labour | 1,363 |
| Joan Foster | Conservative | 81 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| L. Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 2,068 ✓ |
| P Rawlinson | Conservative | 1,224 |
| R Ashley | Labour | 563 |
Grange Park1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| C Heyes | Labour | 1,346 ✓ |
| Shirley Evans | Liberal Democrats | 533 |
| E. Anderton | Conservative | 494 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| J. Mealor | Labour | 2,273 ✓ |
| E. Biggs | Conservative | 504 |
| P. Partington | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
| G Rigby | LIB | 173 |
Marshalls Cross2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| C. White | Liberal Democrats | 1,503 ✓ |
| K. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,391 ✓ |
| Jill Bond | Labour | 1,139 |
| M. Marren | Labour | 1,016 |
| Jill Jones | Conservative | 112 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| L. McGuire | Labour | 1,771 ✓ |
| L. Harvey | Conservative | 701 |
| R. Ferry | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
Newton East1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| N. Derbyshire | Liberal Democrats | 2,023 ✓ |
| Callaghan J. | Labour | 1,474 |
| B. Honey | Conservative | 330 |
Newton West1 seat · turnout 79.7%
| Suzanne Knight | Liberal Democrats | 2,122 ✓ |
| Local | Elections Handbook | 1,991 |
| G. Roberts | Labour | 1,763 |
| R Bolton | Conservative | 149 |
Parr & Hardshaw1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| June Molyneaux | Labour | 1,641 ✓ |
| Mills A. | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| J Hockenhull | Conservative | 178 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| A Dutton | Labour | 1,299 ✓ |
| Mandy Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 1,200 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| J. Brown | Conservative | 1,718 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Labour | 1,010 |
| T. Gadsden | Liberal Democrats | 467 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| J De'Asha | Labour | 1,751 ✓ |
| G Short | Conservative | 1,365 |
| A Ashton | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| K. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 1,621 ✓ |
| W. Noctor | Labour | 1,602 |
| P Higham | Conservative | 210 |
Thatto Heath1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| D. Watts | Labour | 1,918 ✓ |
| L. Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| A Pearson | Conservative | 386 |
West Sutton1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| K Tilston | Labour | 1,712 ✓ |
| C Middlehurst | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 237 |
Windle1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| M. Bolton | Conservative | 1,694 ✓ |
| H. Southworth | Labour | 1,431 |
| S Clintworth | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
