Before (end of 2000) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Audley1 seat · turnout 56.2%
| Tariq Mahmood | Labour | 1,777 |
| A Olaiya | Conservative | 571 |
| P. Greenwood | Independent | 493 |
| S. Ridha | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
Beardwood with Lammack1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| S. Williams | Conservative | 2,092 |
| S Afzal | Labour | 519 |
| B. Dunning | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
Corporation Park1 seat · turnout 58.1%
| D. Harling | Labour | 1,374 |
| Bamber M. | Conservative | 1,077 |
| Salim Sidat | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
Earcroft1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| M. Barrett | Labour | 1,888 |
| Jacquie Slater | Conservative | 1,387 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| M. Bateson | Labour | 1,324 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 666 |
| A Dean | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| D. Walsh | Labour | 992 |
| F Gollop | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
| J. Stones | Conservative | 462 |
Little Harwood with Whitebirk1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| F. Gorton | Labour | 1,601 |
| B Miller | Conservative | 936 |
| I. Patel | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
Livesey with Pleasington1 seat · turnout 63.8%
| D. Hardman | Conservative | 1,738 |
| J. Hickmott | Liberal Democrats | 835 |
| E. Arnold | Independent | 811 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 58.1%
| F. Connor | Labour | 1,260 |
| C Thayne | Liberal Democrats | 942 |
| K. Kay | Conservative | 790 |
Meadowhead1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| M. Rishton | Labour | 1,132 |
| P McGurty | Conservative | 975 |
| D Jepson | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| M. Doherty | Labour | 1,151 |
| R. Walker | Liberal Democrats | 789 |
| C Tattersall | Conservative | 400 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| S. Greenwood | Labour | 1,117 |
| M. Khan | Conservative | 733 |
| Z. Sabbah | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Roe Lee1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| Maureen McGarvey | Conservative | 1,425 |
| R. O'Keeffe | Labour | 1,058 |
| M. Dean | Liberal Democrats | 374 |
Shadsworth1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| J. Blackburn | Labour | 1,153 |
| D D’Arcy | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
| Margaret Carus | Conservative | 341 |
Shear Brow1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| Hussain Akhtar | Labour | 2,038 |
| V. Bhikha | Conservative | 1,222 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| E. Entwistle | Labour | 1,195 |
| J Warren | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 58.7%
| D. Smith | Labour | 1,681 |
| T Threlfall | Conservative | 730 |
| S Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 448 |
Wensley Fold1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| D. Rishton | Labour | 1,498 |
| M. Miller | Conservative | 622 |
| K. Suleman | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
Whitehall1 seat
| K. Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,033 ✓ |
| H Slater | Conservative | 414 |
| Janette Parker | Labour | 414 |
