Before (end of 1994) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1995) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| J. Iqbal | Labour | 1,487 ✓ |
| D. Doyle | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
| F Ogden | Conservative | 253 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| S. Jacobs | Labour | 1,847 ✓ |
| E Bennett | Conservative | 452 |
| E. Ritchie | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| J Sutcliffe | Labour | 1,446 ✓ |
| J. Curran | Conservative | 941 |
| D Ritchie | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| S. Skinkis | Labour | 1,938 ✓ |
| D. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| G Partington | Conservative | 295 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Dean P. | Labour | 1,767 ✓ |
| Pendlebury K. | Liberal Democrats | 939 |
| G McDermott | Conservative | 220 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| A. Wingate | Liberal Democrats | 1,423 ✓ |
| D Holt | Labour | 1,120 |
| D. Dunning | Conservative | 584 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| J. Heyes | Labour | 2,098 ✓ |
| D Mather | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| J Mayo | Conservative | 286 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| A Lyon | Labour | 1,997 ✓ |
| K Stocks | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| S. Buckley | Labour | 1,679 ✓ |
| N. Joynes | Liberal Democrats | 1,076 |
| J. Slater | Conservative | 92 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| H. McDonald | Labour | 1,770 ✓ |
| V. Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 1,688 |
| D. Atherton | Conservative | 212 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| M. Kelly | Labour | 1,970 ✓ |
| H. Bennett | Conservative | 641 |
| P. Renold | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| C Hillier | Liberal Democrats | 1,800 ✓ |
| J Bloe | Labour | 1,552 |
| D Hitchen | Conservative | 347 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| Iain McInnes | Liberal Democrats | 2,261 ✓ |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 1,491 |
| Louise Brown | Labour | 942 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Heffernan D. | Liberal Democrats | 1,535 ✓ |
| Schofield J. | Labour | 1,220 |
| E. Boon | Conservative | 894 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| J. Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 1,285 ✓ |
| J. Crowther | Labour | 844 |
| M Hardman | Conservative | 133 |
St Mary's1 seat
| R. Short | Liberal Democrats | 1,610 ✓ |
| J. Armitage | Labour | 1,332 |
| J. Bradley | Labour | 273 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 155 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| H Sutcliffe | Labour | 1,780 ✓ |
| J. Shyne | Conservative | 707 |
| D. Fennell | Liberal Democrats | 506 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| J. Anchor | Liberal Democrats | 2,284 ✓ |
| R Mallinson | Labour | 1,163 |
| C Boon | Conservative | 173 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| J Comyn-Platt | Ind Lab | 1,281 ✓ |
| A Qayum | Labour | 1,178 |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 319 |
| R Hindle | Liberal Democrats | 216 |