Before (end of 1994) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 2
After (end of 1995) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat
| S. Murray | Labour | 2,382 ✓ |
| J. Walsh | Conservative | 1,823 |
| W. Holt | Ind Con | 325 |
| P. Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
Bradshaw1 seat
| T. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 2,029 ✓ |
| E. Crook | Conservative | 1,693 |
| I. Peacock | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
Breightmet1 seat
| D. Grime | Labour | 2,284 ✓ |
| S. Little | Conservative | 487 |
| E. Hill | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
Bromley Cross1 seat
| Alex Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,944 ✓ |
| Barbara Ramsden | Labour | 1,745 |
| C. Atty | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
Burnden1 seat
| P. Birch | Labour | 2,280 ✓ |
| E Holland | Conservative | 421 |
| Rosalind Harasiwka | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
Central1 seat
| M. McLoughlin | Labour | 2,218 ✓ |
| J. Bradley | Conservative | 466 |
| M Khan | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Daubhill1 seat
| Martin Donaghy | Labour | 2,023 ✓ |
| F Tebbutt | Conservative | 409 |
| L. Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
Deane-cum-Heaton1 seat
| J. Hanscomb | Conservative | 2,342 ✓ |
| C. Kay | Liberal Democrats | 2,095 |
Farnworth1 seat
| R. Stones | Labour | 1,496 ✓ |
| W. Hardman | Ind Lab | 990 |
| D. Bailey | Conservative | 202 |
| W. Crook | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
Halliwell1 seat
| C. Morris | Labour | 2,222 ✓ |
| A. Radlett | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
| D. Price | Conservative | 338 |
Harper Green1 seat
| Glenn Dennis | Labour | 2,194 ✓ |
| Sheila Kesler | Conservative | 295 |
| D. Connor | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Horwich1 seat
| E. McCracken | Labour | 2,335 ✓ |
| P McGeehan | Liberal Democrats | 1,411 |
| M. Perks | Conservative | 1,030 |
| I Cooper | Independent | 80 |
Hulton Park1 seat
| B Ramsden | Labour | 1,865 ✓ |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 1,129 |
| Cooper D. | Liberal Democrats | 1,122 |
| P Woodcock | Independent | 61 |
Kearsley2 seats
| S. Keatings | Labour | 1,987 ✓ |
| Paula Spencer | Labour | 1,931 ✓ |
| J. Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 1,202 |
| Margaret Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 1,107 |
| K. Ward | Conservative | 176 |
| S. Jinks | Conservative | 165 |
Little Lever1 seat
| R. Evans | Labour | 2,090 ✓ |
| D. Dziubas | Conservative | 1,382 |
| Laura Baron | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
Smithills1 seat
| Joe Higson | Liberal Democrats | 2,233 ✓ |
| Anne Page | Labour | 1,030 |
| D. Bagnall | Conservative | 511 |
Tonge1 seat
| P Perry | Labour | 2,271 ✓ |
| J Evans | Conservative | 620 |
| S. Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
Westhoughton1 seat
| P. Finch | Labour | 1,377 ✓ |
| Edgar Hill | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 |
| R Crawford | Conservative | 309 |
| Goddard | D Ind | 194 |
