Before (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat
| M. Azam | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| B. Thackeray | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
| S. Hill | Conservative | 293 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| S. Jacobs | Labour | 1,100 |
| E Bennett | Conservative | 564 |
| J. Mercer | Liberal Democrats | 490 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| J Sutcliffe | Labour | 1,130 |
| J. Curran | Conservative | 959 |
| D Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| D. Jones | Labour | 1,149 |
| M. Curran | Conservative | 392 |
| P. Renold | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Dean P. | Labour | 1,743 |
| G. Choudhury | slp | 466 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 442 |
| F Rahim | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Crompton1 seat
| A. Wingate | Liberal Democrats | 1,627 ✓ |
| David Dunning | Conservative | 575 |
| G. Hewitt | Labour | 522 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| J. Heyes | Labour | 1,189 |
| Catherine Glover | Liberal Democrats | 622 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| A Lyon | Labour | 1,250 |
| D Mather | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| N. Joynes | Liberal Democrats | 1,206 |
| S. Buckley | Labour | 1,178 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| V. Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 1,347 |
| H. McDonald | Labour | 1,022 |
| L Helstrip | Conservative | 213 |
Royton North1 seat
| M. Kelly | Labour | 1,067 ✓ |
| B. Jackson | Conservative | 765 |
| K. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 625 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| C. Hilyer | Liberal Democrats | 1,354 |
| S. Green | Labour | 778 |
| J. Farquhar | Conservative | 727 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Iain McInnes | Liberal Democrats | 2,158 |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 1,561 |
| H. Nield | Labour | 701 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Heffernan D. | Liberal Democrats | 1,404 |
| Allsopp N. | Conservative | 873 |
| Schofield J. | Labour | 796 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| H. Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,590 |
| R Mallinson | Labour | 379 |
| D. Atherton | Conservative | 267 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| J. Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 1,448 |
| A. Shah | Labour | 280 |
| Eileen Hulme | Conservative | 88 |
St Mary's1 seat
| M Sharif | Liberal Democrats | 1,668 |
| Q. Zaman | Labour | 1,186 |
| G Drinkwater | Conservative | 382 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| C Shyne | Conservative | 1,060 |
| S. Akhtar | Labour | 965 |
| J McCann | Liberal Democrats | 777 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| J. Anchor | Liberal Democrats | 1,985 |
| B Fletcher | Labour | 663 |
| C Boon | Conservative | 153 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Pendlebury K. | Liberal Democrats | 1,542 |
| U. Ateeque | Labour | 1,296 |
| J. Parvez | slp | 124 |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 124 |