Before (end of 1994) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 64 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 2 · Other 1
After (end of 1995) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 67 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Abram1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| Hampson B. | Labour | 1,746 ✓ |
| A. Eccles | Conservative | 178 |
Ashton-Golborne1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| J. Hilton | Labour | 1,965 ✓ |
| Marie Winstanley | Conservative | 376 |
| S. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Aspull-Standish1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| D. Standring | Labour | 1,726 ✓ |
| G. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 1,494 |
| J Davies | Conservative | 306 |
Bedford-Astley1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| J. Lea | Labour | 1,602 ✓ |
| R Bleakley | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
| J. Mosley | Conservative | 200 |
Beech Hill1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| C. Roscoe | Labour | 1,744 ✓ |
| J. Beswick | Liberal Democrats | 965 |
| J. Cartwright | Conservative | 109 |
Bryn1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Judy Foster | Labour | 2,385 ✓ |
| W. Holmes | Conservative | 340 |
Hindley1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| E. Edwardson | REAL Lab | 1,207 ✓ |
| Peter Kelly | Labour | 984 |
| F. Graham | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| R. McAllister | Labour | 1,893 ✓ |
| J Hough | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| C Butterworth | Conservative | 217 |
Hindsford1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| S. Little | Labour | 1,898 ✓ |
| D. Soye | Liberal Democrats | 406 |
| R. Oxley | Conservative | 253 |
Hope Carr1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| G Brooks | Labour | 1,859 ✓ |
| P. Hough | Liberal Democrats | 1,090 |
| D Morris | Conservative | 307 |
Ince1 seat
| D. Molyneux | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Langtree1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| M Greenwood | Labour | 2,067 ✓ |
| T Beswick | Liberal Democrats | 911 |
| F Parkinson | Conservative | 301 |
Leigh Central1 seat
| B Thomas | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Leigh East2 seats · turnout 23.4%
| K Cunliffe | Labour | 1,849 ✓ |
| S Kennedy | Labour | 1,657 ✓ |
| S Hide | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
| G Waddup | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
| A Oxley | Conservative | 249 |
Newtown1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| J. Birch | Labour | 1,827 ✓ |
| M. Wiswall | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Norley1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| S. Parker | Labour | 1,819 ✓ |
| A Sudworth | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Orrell1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| R. Capstick | Labour | 1,839 ✓ |
| Marion Green | Conservative | 654 |
Swinley1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| J. Ball | Labour | 1,606 ✓ |
| K Swift | Conservative | 781 |
| A Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Tyldesley East1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| S. Hellier | Labour | 2,109 ✓ |
| A Pennington | Liberal Democrats | 876 |
Whelley1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| M. Pendleton | Labour | 1,859 ✓ |
| T Sharpe | Conservative | 185 |
Winstanley1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| G. Roberts | Labour | 2,324 ✓ |
| G Whiston | Conservative | 365 |
Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| J. Baldwin | Labour | 1,912 ✓ |
| T Sutton | Conservative | 205 |
