Before (end of 1993) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1994) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Ball G. | Labour | 1,494 ✓ |
| D Mather | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| Hussain A. | Independent | 411 |
| F Ogden | Conservative | 253 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. Greenwood | Labour | 1,895 ✓ |
| Eileen Hulme | Conservative | 668 |
| B. Yoxall | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| B. Hurst | Labour | 1,403 ✓ |
| J Hulme | Conservative | 991 |
| D Ritchie | Liberal Democrats | 511 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| D Hibbert | Labour | 1,951 ✓ |
| D. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| M. Owens | Conservative | 378 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Abdul Jabbar | Labour | 1,756 ✓ |
| Pendlebury K. | Liberal Democrats | 1,377 |
| G McDermott | Conservative | 214 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| A. Dillon | Liberal Democrats | 2,031 ✓ |
| M. Kelly | Labour | 767 |
| D. Dunning | Conservative | 663 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| J. Roney | Labour | 1,851 ✓ |
| F Gilder | Liberal Democrats | 659 |
| G Drinkwater | Conservative | 496 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| A Harrison | Labour | 1,879 ✓ |
| J Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,260 |
| D. Phelan | Ind Lab | 209 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| D Joynes | Liberal Democrats | 1,425 ✓ |
| B Ames | Labour | 1,272 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| C. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 1,584 ✓ |
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,324 |
| S Howard | Conservative | 332 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| B Judge | Labour | 1,854 ✓ |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 901 |
| P. Renold | Liberal Democrats | 641 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| J. Heap | Labour | 1,331 ✓ |
| L. Butler | Conservative | 968 |
| A. Eccles | Liberal Democrats | 640 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| R. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 3,209 ✓ |
| R Postle | Conservative | 1,048 |
| Louise Brown | Labour | 733 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| E. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 2,004 ✓ |
| E. Boon | Conservative | 922 |
| E Haslam | Labour | 776 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| A. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 2,251 ✓ |
| J. Brown | Labour | 539 |
| S. Paterson | Conservative | 483 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| Jacqueline McArdle | Liberal Democrats | 1,266 ✓ |
| J. Smith | Labour | 817 |
| M Hardman | Conservative | 208 |
St Mary's1 seat
| S Roz | Liberal Democrats | 1,579 ✓ |
| G. Thompson | Labour | 1,163 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 319 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| M. Hall | Labour | 1,663 ✓ |
| J. Shyne | Conservative | 890 |
| D. Fennell | Liberal Democrats | 690 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| C. Dugdale | Liberal Democrats | 2,580 ✓ |
| R Mallinson | Labour | 1,133 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| G Currie | Labour | 1,546 ✓ |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 445 |
| H. Al-Hamdani | Liberal Democrats | 327 |