Before (end of 1994) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 14 · Other 1
After (end of 1995) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 11 · Other 1
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| F Greenwood | Labour | 1,502 ✓ |
| L. Butler | Conservative | 551 |
| N. Leach | Liberal Democrats | 377 |
Brimrod and Deeplish1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| P. Rowen | Liberal Democrats | 1,662 ✓ |
| A. Robinson | Labour | 1,275 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| P. Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 1,665 ✓ |
| Jean Gladys Hornby | Labour | 1,548 |
Central and Falinge1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| C Thompson | Labour | 1,745 ✓ |
| M Ali | Liberal Democrats | 1,201 |
| R Chadwick | SOC | 144 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| J Lye | Liberal Democrats | 1,996 ✓ |
| S Biant | Labour | 1,424 |
| Neilson A. | Conservative | 349 |
Heywood North1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| J. Gorman | Labour | 1,447 ✓ |
| E. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 |
Heywood South1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| J. Taylor | Labour | 1,991 ✓ |
| B Manock | Conservative | 956 |
Heywood West1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Oja Bello S | Labour | 1,839 ✓ |
| J. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
Kingsway3 seats · turnout 42.8%
| D Barkworth | Labour | 2,298 ✓ |
| R. Ellis | Labour | 2,235 ✓ |
| N Dakin | Labour | 2,200 ✓ |
| A Readhead | Conservative | 1,351 |
| L Chapman | Conservative | 1,313 |
| M Orr | Conservative | 1,219 |
Littleborough1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| R. Sarginson | Liberal Democrats | 1,415 ✓ |
| M. Aldred | Labour | 1,151 |
| J. Leach | Conservative | 597 |
Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| A. Heaford | Labour | 1,415 ✓ |
| J McLacklan | Conservative | 250 |
| C. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Middleton East1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| H West | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| I. Bevan | Conservative | 417 |
| B Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Middleton North1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| A. Williams | Labour | 1,987 ✓ |
| D Porter | Conservative | 360 |
Middleton South1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| A. Williams | Labour | 1,973 ✓ |
| P. Hawton | Conservative | 1,209 |
Middleton West1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| L. Worsley | Labour | 1,053 ✓ |
| A Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
| Alexandra Faika Clark | Conservative | 79 |
Milnrow1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Irene Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,319 ✓ |
| P Courtney | Labour | 950 |
| T. Rook | Conservative | 606 |
| M Harwood | Independent | 93 |
Newbold1 seat
| D Entwistle | Labour | 1,304 ✓ |
| D. Collinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,294 |
| R. Kirby | Labour | 1,057 ✓ |
| P. Newsome | Conservative | 241 |
| K Henderson | BNP | 104 |
Norden and Bamford1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| J. Gartside | Conservative | 1,426 ✓ |
| T. Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 1,167 |
| G Ferguson | Labour | 640 |
Smallbridge and Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| Alexandra Sanderson | Labour | 1,990 ✓ |
| C Greenwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,555 |
| K. Taylor | Conservative | 90 |
| A Abrahams | Independent | 51 |
Wardle1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| J. Wright | Conservative | 1,061 ✓ |
| A Butler | Labour | 932 |
| P Brierley | Liberal Democrats | 818 |
