Before (end of 1997) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 5 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1998) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| L. Forshaw | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| M Ormerod | Conservative | 606 |
EDEN1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| J Cheetham | Conservative | 476 ✓ |
| J. Johnson | Labour | 435 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Joyce Thorne | Conservative | 634 ✓ |
| F. Whitehead | Labour | 572 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| J. Driver | Conservative | 771 ✓ |
| D. Baron | Labour | 378 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| G. Pearson | Labour | 728 ✓ |
| D Ruddick | Conservative | 596 |
Healey & Whitworth1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| J Grogan | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| C. Adamson | Labour | 415 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| R Beavan | Conservative | 835 ✓ |
| M. Procter | Labour | 758 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| P. Steen | Conservative | 786 ✓ |
| P Heyworth | Labour | 549 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| J. Pilling | Labour | 627 ✓ |
| L Entwistle | Conservative | 542 |
Stacksteads1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| D. Easton | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| D Nuttall | Conservative | 486 |
Whitewell1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| D. Hancock | Labour | 660 ✓ |
| C. Marsden | Conservative | 559 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| S Birtwell | Conservative | 530 ✓ |
| Julie McManus | Labour | 454 |