Before (end of 1999) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 15 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2000) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
EDEN1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| B Pawson | Conservative | 568 ✓ |
| J. Johnson | Labour | 441 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| A. Bolton | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| R Neal | Labour | 310 |
| M Reilly | Independent | 21 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| A Scofield | Conservative | 969 ✓ |
| M Cruise | Labour | 544 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| J. Eaton | Conservative | 1,079 ✓ |
| B. O’Connor | Labour | 320 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| J. O’Driscoll | Conservative | 827 ✓ |
| P Barnes | Labour | 732 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| D. Pawson | Conservative | 1,263 ✓ |
| Julie McManus | Labour | 644 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| L. Hammond | Conservative | 1,054 ✓ |
| T Calder | Labour | 371 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| A Choudhury | Conservative | 643 ✓ |
| D White | Labour | 612 |
Stacksteads1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| M McShea | Labour | 692 ✓ |
| D Nuttall | Conservative | 560 |
Whitewell1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| C Wadsworth | Conservative | 883 ✓ |
| D. Hancock | Labour | 624 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| P Nuttall | Conservative | 569 ✓ |
| G. Atkinson | Labour | 404 |
