Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Brett | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| Greenwood | Conservative | 779 |
| Sawle | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
Brimrod and Deeplish1 seat
| Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 1,094 ✓ |
| Griffiths | Labour | 845 |
| Butler | Conservative | 170 |
Central and Falinge1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Beasley | Labour | 1,674 ✓ |
| Wright | Liberal Democrats | 699 |
| Neilson | Conservative | 192 |
Heywood North1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| Hornby | Labour | 993 ✓ |
| McLachlan | Conservative | 546 |
| Haddad | Independent | 213 |
Heywood South1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Carol Wardle | Labour | 1,685 ✓ |
| Hobhouse | Conservative | 827 |
Heywood West2 seats · turnout 20.6%
| Lambert | Labour | 1,086 ✓ |
| McCarthy | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| Barker | Conservative | 302 |
| Matthews | Conservative | 272 |
Littleborough1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,340 ✓ |
| Lord | Conservative | 735 |
| Robinson | Labour | 649 |
Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| Brown | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| McDermott | — | 79 |
Middleton East1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Murphy | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| Welsby | Liberal Democrats | 864 |
| Howard | Conservative | 202 |
| West | — | 31 |
Middleton North1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| Roberts | Labour | 1,001 ✓ |
| Haynes | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
Middleton South1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Williams | Labour | 1,589 ✓ |
| Harrow | Conservative | 1,072 |
| Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 370 |
Middleton West1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Murphy | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| Matthews | Conservative | 143 |
| Coogan | Liberal Democrats | 78 |
| Burke | LIB | 76 |
| Edge | — | 60 |
Milnrow1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Kershaw Whittle | Liberal Democrats | 1,176 ✓ |
| Corby | Labour | 647 |
| Allan Marshall | Conservative | 590 |
Newbold1 seat
| Andrew Butler | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| Raymond Kirby | Labour | 945 ✓ |
| Denham Cavanagh | Labour | 913 ✓ |
| John Arthur Wells | Labour | 910 ✓ |
| Caroline Wright | Conservative | 457 |
| Thirsk | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| Vivienne Seakins | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
| Michael Frank Butler | Conservative | 238 |
Norden and Bamford1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Gartside | Conservative | 1,881 ✓ |
| Gala | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 |
| Chowdry | Labour | 494 |
Smallbridge and Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| Ali | Liberal Democrats | 1,562 ✓ |
| Choudhury | Labour | 1,422 |
| Sanderson | Independent | 1,002 |