Before (end of 1999) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 5 · Conservative 3
After (end of 2000) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Other 12 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 3
Ward results
Bank Hall1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| P. Bennett | Labour | 550 ✓ |
| S Shah | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
Briercliffe1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| R. Frost | Liberal Democrats | 860 ✓ |
| R Ross | Labour | 253 |
Brunshaw1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| D Cheetham | Labour | 410 ✓ |
| F Melbourne | Independent | 289 |
| L. Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
Cliviger With Worsthorne1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| K Robinson | Independent | 829 ✓ |
| L Mellor | Conservative | 578 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 284 |
Coal Clough With Deerplay1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| P. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 729 ✓ |
| S. Hartley | Labour | 257 |
Daneshouse1 seat · turnout 72.0%
| Malik M. | Labour | 1,393 ✓ |
| M Subhan | Liberal Democrats | 1,328 |
| I Nelson | Independent | 103 |
Fulledge1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| L. Clark | Labour | 401 ✓ |
| D. Embra | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| S Bennett | Independent | 178 |
Gawthorpe2 seats · turnout 24.0%
| P. Stinton | Independent | 518 ✓ |
| Frank Cant | Labour | 498 ✓ |
| L. Gauton | Labour | 452 |
| C. Howarth | Independent | 340 |
| A. Dowding | Conservative | 225 |
| Jim Kenyon | Independent | 109 |
Hapton With Park1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| G. Lord | Independent | 795 ✓ |
| J Whittaker | Labour | 330 |
Lowerhouse1 seat
| S Holgate | Independent | 907 ✓ |
| P Tierney | Labour | 356 |
Queensgate1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| N. Chadwick | Independent | 824 ✓ |
| M. Najib | Labour | 457 |
| T. Sutcliffe | Ind Con | 75 |
Rosehill1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Janet Carol Lloyd | Independent | 619 ✓ |
| E. Tate | Conservative | 382 |
| C. Kavanagh | Labour | 294 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| C. Galbraith | Labour | 369 ✓ |
| M. McCann | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Whittlefield With Ightenhill1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| P Doyle | Conservative | 963 ✓ |
| C. Barber | Labour | 520 |
