Before (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1991) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| J. Iqbal | Labour | 1,352 ✓ |
| K Stocks | Liberal Democrats | 661 |
| J. Farquhar | Conservative | 566 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| S. Jacobs | Labour | 1,746 ✓ |
| M. Moore | Conservative | 1,037 |
| V. Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| J. Curran | Conservative | 1,538 ✓ |
| L. Greenwood | Labour | 1,328 |
| D. Fennell | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| S. Skinkis | Labour | 1,909 ✓ |
| L Castleton | Conservative | 690 |
| R Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 651 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| F. Heap | Labour | 1,471 ✓ |
| Pendlebury K. | Liberal Democrats | 1,163 |
| D Chowdhury | Conservative | 348 |
| J Kennedy | Independent | 57 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| P. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,767 ✓ |
| D. Dunning | Conservative | 1,175 |
| J. Paterson | Labour | 775 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| B. Lund | Labour | 2,066 ✓ |
| A Jowett | Conservative | 863 |
| M. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| G. Hughes | Labour | 1,890 ✓ |
| M. Spivey | Conservative | 733 |
| G Zierl | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| N. Joynes | Liberal Democrats | 1,312 ✓ |
| M. Hall | Labour | 1,208 |
| J Hamblett | Conservative | 182 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| V. Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 2,112 ✓ |
| H. Slack | Labour | 1,018 |
| T Huston | Conservative | 415 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| P. Costello | Labour | 1,538 ✓ |
| B. Jackson | Conservative | 1,414 |
| R Ainley | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| E. McKinley | Conservative | 1,440 ✓ |
| R Brunton | Labour | 997 |
| J. Boyce | Liberal Democrats | 660 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| G Lord | Liberal Democrats | 2,651 ✓ |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 2,039 |
| L. Bottomley | Labour | 821 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| W. Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 1,874 ✓ |
| E. Boon | Conservative | 1,445 |
| R Lawson | Labour | 747 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| H. Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 2,237 ✓ |
| R Mallinson | Labour | 555 |
| G Doe | Conservative | 512 |
St James'1 seat
| M. Whitehouse | Labour | 1,770 ✓ |
| A. Forrester | Conservative | 1,464 |
| J. Crowther | Labour | 947 ✓ |
| E. Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 493 |
| P Watson | Conservative | 388 |
| P Holmes | Independent | 273 |
| A Nolan | NF | 92 |
St Mary's1 seat
| J. Armitage | Labour | 1,215 ✓ |
| D Ritchie | Liberal Democrats | 643 |
| S Roz | Ind Lab | 621 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 521 |
| G. Williams | Labour | 290 |
| H. Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| H Sutcliffe | Labour | 1,787 ✓ |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 1,326 |
| J Parker | Liberal Democrats | 654 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| J. Anchor | Liberal Democrats | 3,180 ✓ |
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 1,181 |
| M Hardman | Conservative | 418 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Dean P. | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| C. Rooney | Conservative | 608 |
| A Rashid | Anti PT | 528 |
| F. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
