Before (end of 1998) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 11 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| A. Barnes | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| A Choudhury | Conservative | 450 |
| P Marx | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| E. Pickup | Labour | 300 ✓ |
| L. Hammond | Conservative | 291 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| G Lee | Conservative | 792 ✓ |
| D. Atkinson | Labour | 565 |
| R Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| W. Challinor | Conservative | 630 ✓ |
| B. O’Connor | Labour | 469 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| M. Disley | Labour | 902 ✓ |
| L Entwistle | Conservative | 614 |
Healey & Whitworth1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| R Pickup | Labour | 449 ✓ |
| S. Shellard | Conservative | 418 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| N. Smith | Conservative | 952 ✓ |
| M. Procter | Labour | 611 |
| D Mann | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| J. Holt | Conservative | 942 ✓ |
| J. Bradbury | Labour | 449 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| J. Forshaw | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| B. Marriott | Conservative | 572 |
Stacksteads1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| M. Talukdar | Conservative | 642 ✓ |
| T Calder | Labour | 537 |
Whitewell1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| J. Hayler | Labour | 665 ✓ |
| C Wadsworth | Conservative | 654 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| L Riley | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| G. Atkinson | Labour | 444 |
