Before (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| Brett A. | Labour | 859 |
| I Duckworth | Conservative | 697 |
| P. Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
| I. Sheldon | Independent | 19 |
Brimrod and Deeplish1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| H. Hardiker | Liberal Democrats | 1,458 |
| S Biant | Labour | 972 |
| M. Butler | Conservative | 121 |
| Results of | — | 0 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| J Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 1,356 |
| P. Smiels | Labour | 1,143 |
| B. Coleano | Conservative | 146 |
| P. Hannam | Independent | 75 |
Central & Falinge1 seat
| E. Beasley | Labour | 1,746 |
| Tom Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| L Butler | Conservative | 115 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Steele J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,366 |
| J. O'Neill | Labour | 893 |
| Neilson A. | Conservative | 397 |
Heywood North1 seat
| Bernard Lea | Labour | 1,146 ✓ |
| A. Tranter | Conservative | 300 |
| G. Riding | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Heywood South1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| A Gaskell | Labour | 1,336 ✓ |
| W Payne | Conservative | 564 |
| S. Hyland | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
Heywood West1 seat
| C. Lambert | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| S Millner | Conservative | 174 |
| J McCann | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Littleborough1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Rosemary Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,191 |
| D. Felton | Labour | 794 |
| F Mills | Conservative | 626 |
Middleton Central1 seat
| J Brown | Labour | 870 ✓ |
| M. Watson | Conservative | 221 |
| C. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Middleton East1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| D. Murphy | Labour | 813 |
| N. Hill | Conservative | 364 |
| B Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Middleton North1 seat · turnout 16.1%
| P. Roberts | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| B Manock | Conservative | 255 |
| M. Godwin | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Middleton South1 seat
| P Williams | Labour | 1,132 ✓ |
| V. Mannion | Conservative | 855 |
| A. Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
Middleton West1 seat
| L. Murphy | Labour | 670 ✓ |
| A Coogan | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
Milnrow1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| J. McIntosh | Liberal Democrats | 698 |
| E. Rothwell | Labour | 647 |
| Charles-Lambert D. | Conservative | 467 |
| R. Woodrus | Green | 223 |
| M Harwood | Independent | 49 |
Newbold1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| A Butler | Labour | 1,474 |
| P Wardhaugh | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
| P. Hill | Conservative | 161 |
Norden and Bamford1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| J. Gartside | Conservative | 1,326 |
| P. Oldham | Liberal Democrats | 1,167 |
| B. Ahmed | Labour | 326 |
Smallbridge and Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| Zulfiqar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 1,812 |
| A Chowdry | Labour | 1,412 |
| K. Taylor | Conservative | 327 |
Wardle1 seat
| Ashley Dearnley | Conservative | 1,525 ✓ |
| P. Mann | Labour | 373 |
| P Brierley | Liberal Democrats | 210 |