Before (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Frank Greenwood | Labour | 1,023 |
| I. Buckworth | Conservative | 766 |
| S. Sawle | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| P. Rowen | Liberal Democrats | 1,555 ✓ |
| A. Mir | Labour | 914 |
| L. Butler | Conservative | 111 |
Brimrod and Deeplish1 seat
| Paul Rowen | Liberal Democrats | 1,555 |
| Adam Mir | Labour | 914 |
| L Butler | Conservative | 111 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| P. Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 1,573 |
| J. Butterworth | Labour | 1,161 |
| P. Hannam | Independent | 64 |
Central and Falinge1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| C Thompson | Labour | 1,669 |
| P. Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 755 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| T. Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 1,386 |
| J. O'Neill | Labour | 880 |
| Neilson A. | Conservative | 388 |
Heywood North1 seat
| B. Davies | Labour | 962 ✓ |
| A. Tranter | Conservative | 330 |
| A. Lee | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Heywood South1 seat
| Linda Robinson | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| W Payne | Conservative | 605 |
| G. Riding | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Heywood West1 seat
| K. Robotham | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| J. Oldham | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
Littleborough1 seat
| P. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,260 ✓ |
| P. Needham | Labour | 470 |
| M. Butler | Conservative | 439 |
Middleton Central1 seat
| B. Jones | Labour | 747 ✓ |
| M. Watson | Conservative | 242 |
| C. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Middleton East1 seat
| H West | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| M. Wesley | Liberal Democrats | 735 |
| D. Anthony | Conservative | 205 |
| C. West | Independent | 68 |
Middleton North1 seat
| Maureen Rowbotham | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| N. Lee | Conservative | 311 |
| Albert Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
Middleton South1 seat
| Donna Martin | Labour | 1,085 ✓ |
| V. Mannion | Conservative | 1,007 |
| A. Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Middleton West1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| T. Smith | Labour | 685 |
| A Coogan | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Milnrow1 seat
| I Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,347 ✓ |
| Kathleen Nickson | Labour | 716 |
| V Scoltock | Conservative | 432 |
| M Harwood | Idle Toad | 84 |
Norden and Bamford1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| James Gartside | Conservative | 1,360 |
| P. Oldham | Liberal Democrats | 1,205 |
| P Dawson | Labour | 375 |
Smallbridge and Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| S. Wazir | Liberal Democrats | 1,805 |
| Alexandra Sanderson | Labour | 1,706 |
| K. Taylor | Conservative | 229 |
Wardle1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| J. Wright | Conservative | 1,114 |
| P Wardhaugh | Liberal Democrats | 681 |