Before (end of 1991) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1992) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat
| M. Riley | Labour | 1,303 ✓ |
| T. Davies | Conservative | 823 ✓ |
| F Ogden | Conservative | 555 |
| P Southon | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
| F. Hiscok | Labour | 261 |
| P. Dillin | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| P Watson | Conservative | 1,150 ✓ |
| F. Yates | Labour | 1,093 |
| V. Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| M. Curran | Conservative | 1,646 ✓ |
| B. Hurst | Labour | 897 |
| J Newman | Liberal Democrats | 218 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| D Heyes | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| A. Dalloway | Conservative | 879 |
| R Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| J Leyden | Labour | 1,462 ✓ |
| Pendlebury K. | Liberal Democrats | 784 |
| J Hamblett | Conservative | 349 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| M Hambley | Liberal Democrats | 1,631 ✓ |
| D. Dunning | Conservative | 1,136 |
| J. Lord | Labour | 360 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| J. Battye | Labour | 1,359 ✓ |
| G Drinkwater | Conservative | 926 |
| J Black | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| J. Johnson | Labour | 1,498 ✓ |
| M. Spivey | Conservative | 671 |
| G Zierl | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| M. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,179 ✓ |
| V. Connell | Labour | 999 |
| S Pythian | Conservative | 198 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| V. Sedgwick | Liberal Democrats | 1,258 ✓ |
| H. McDonald | Labour | 1,150 |
| D Hitchen | Conservative | 537 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| B. Jackson | Conservative | 1,590 ✓ |
| M. Kelly | Labour | 1,222 |
| P. Renold | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| J. Farquhar | Conservative | 1,604 ✓ |
| Brady S. | Labour | 991 |
| A. Eccles | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| B. Mather | Liberal Democrats | 2,552 ✓ |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 2,053 |
| H. Slack | Labour | 447 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| M. Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 1,837 ✓ |
| E. Boon | Conservative | 1,338 |
| R Lawson | Labour | 454 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| R Blyth | Liberal Democrats | 1,576 ✓ |
| D. Atherton | Conservative | 720 |
| R Mallinson | Labour | 351 |
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St James'1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| D. Jones | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| M Hardman | Conservative | 598 |
| J Crees | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
St Mary's1 seat
| N. Bennett | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| S Roz | Liberal Democrats | 698 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 599 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| C Shyne | Conservative | 1,396 ✓ |
| J. Whelan | Labour | 1,194 |
| K Stocks | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Kay Knox | Liberal Democrats | 2,328 ✓ |
| D Hibbert | Labour | 848 |
| W Mordue | Conservative | 415 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Ahmad R. | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 787 |
| F. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| I Ahmed | Ind Lab | 182 |