Before (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Labour 25 · Conservative 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat
| Riaz Ahmad | Labour | 1,171 ✓ |
| A. Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 629 |
| Robert Anderson | Independent | 333 |
| S Roney | Green | 95 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| C. Brownbridge | Labour | 906 |
| E Bennett | Conservative | 639 |
| J. Mercer | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| J. Curran | Conservative | 1,087 |
| L Quinn | Labour | 1,032 |
| S. Farrimond | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| D Heyes | Labour | 761 |
| P. Renold | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| M. Curran | Conservative | 444 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| M. Uddin | Liberal Democrats | 1,571 |
| J Leyden | Labour | 1,337 |
| K Whitehead | Conservative | 421 |
Crompton1 seat
| P. Dillon | Liberal Democrats | 1,589 ✓ |
| David Dunning | Conservative | 615 |
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 364 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Catherine Glover | Liberal Democrats | 2,335 |
| J. Battye | Labour | 730 |
| G Drinkwater | Conservative | 102 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| J. Johnson | Labour | 1,034 |
| D Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 631 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Stephen Barrow | Liberal Democrats | 1,367 |
| I Thompson | Labour | 704 |
| W. Lockett | BNP | 229 |
| K. Moores | Green | 57 |
Lees1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| V. Sedgwick | Liberal Democrats | 1,346 |
| B Fletcher | Labour | 837 |
| W. Lee | Conservative | 278 |
Royton North1 seat
| K. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 2,226 ✓ |
| J Larkin | Labour | 760 |
| B. Jackson | Conservative | 358 |
Royton South1 seat
| D. Phelan | Liberal Democrats | 1,280 ✓ |
| P Harrison | Labour | 1,164 |
| Joseph Farquhar | Conservative | 634 |
Saddleworth East1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| B. Mather | Liberal Democrats | 2,759 |
| R Postle | Conservative | 944 |
| H. Nield | Labour | 588 |
Saddleworth West1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| C. Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 1,904 |
| Pam Byrne | Conservative | 742 |
| Schofield J. | Labour | 602 |
Shaw1 seat
| R Blyth | Liberal Democrats | 1,413 ✓ |
| D. Bentley | Conservative | 388 |
| G. Hewitt | Labour | 323 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| R Hindle | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 |
| N. Bennett | Labour | 299 |
| Eileen Hulme | Conservative | 123 |
St Mary's1 seat
| M Masud | Labour | 1,607 ✓ |
| B. Thackeray | Liberal Democrats | 1,327 |
| David Andrew Atherton | Conservative | 279 |
St Pauls1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| J. Crowther | Labour | 881 |
| J Hudson | Conservative | 820 |
| J McCann | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
| J. Roney | Green | 199 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Kay Knox | Liberal Democrats | 2,015 |
| C. Jones | Labour | 472 |
| K. Middleton | Conservative | 211 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| S. Akhtar | Labour | 1,618 |
| K Stocks | Liberal Democrats | 1,385 |
| R. Walmsley | Conservative | 213 |
| P. Robbie | Green | 82 |