Before (end of 1999) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2000) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses1 seat · turnout 20.8%
| A. Matthews | Labour | 783 ✓ |
| M Roberts | Conservative | 472 |
| I. Hooley | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Church1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| R. Walker | Conservative | 1,934 ✓ |
| J Ashworth | Labour | 776 |
| M. Wellock | Env | 179 |
| F. Davison | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
East1 seat
| J. Byrne | Labour | 974 ✓ |
| R Thompson | Conservative | 401 |
| Hagan V. | Independent | 107 |
| T. Tymczyna | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Y. Creswell | Conservative | 1,127 ✓ |
| A. Hughes | Labour | 1,041 |
| R. Sloss | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| G. Heath | Env | 142 |
Holyrood1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| W Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,370 ✓ |
| M. Whitby | Labour | 593 |
| J. Chrystal | Conservative | 467 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 1,384 ✓ |
| M Rashid | Labour | 940 |
| W. Rohmann | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Pilkington Park1 seat
| Bryan Vincent | Conservative | 921 ✓ |
| A Bridson | Labour | 915 |
| M. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
Radcliffe Central1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| W. Campbell | Labour | 1,440 ✓ |
| C. Dunkley | Conservative | 411 |
| M. Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 389 |
Radcliffe North2 seats · turnout 27.4%
| T Chamberlain | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| D. Bigg | Conservative | 1,345 ✓ |
| A. Bigg | Conservative | 1,284 |
| S. Worsley | Labour | 1,220 |
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
| A Hooley | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Radcliffe South1 seat
| S. Costello | Labour | 833 ✓ |
| P. Wright | Conservative | 827 |
| B. Hackley | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| S. Magnall | Conservative | 1,847 ✓ |
| M Riddell | Labour | 1,286 |
| Foss D. | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
Redvales1 seat
| C. Fitzgerald | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| C Hall | Conservative | 517 |
| Martin Robinson-Dowland | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| P. Nesbit | Labour | 1,118 ✓ |
| Tim Pickstone | Liberal Democrats | 1,021 |
| M. Vincent | Conservative | 455 |
St. Mary's1 seat
| S. Treadgold | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| E Margieson | Conservative | 754 |
| G. Duffey | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
| R. Flood | Conservative | 462 ✓ |
| R. O’Regan | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
St. Marys1 seat
| Steven Treadgold | Labour | 982 |
| E Margieson | Conservative | 754 |
| G. Duffey | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
Tottington1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Yvonne Wright | Conservative | 1,779 ✓ |
| V McClung | Labour | 840 |
| Janet Turner | Liberal Democrats | 326 |