Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Barton1 seat
| David Henry Jolley | Labour | 1,097 ✓ |
| Ian Mathieson | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| Linda Taylor | Conservative | 255 |
Blackfriars1 seat
| Joseph Murphy | Labour | 840 ✓ |
| Gary Riding | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
| Paul Rigby | LIB | 92 |
Broughton1 seat
| John Merry | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| Sydney Hastings | Independent | 222 |
| Jatinder Seehra | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
Cadishead1 seat
| Keith Mann | Labour | 938 ✓ |
| Thomas Holt | Conservative | 603 |
| Neil Taylor | Independent | 163 |
| John Wenham | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
Claremont1 seat
| Timothy Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,531 ✓ |
| Peter Wheeler | Labour | 1,185 |
Eccles1 seat
| Alan Broughton | Labour | 1,395 ✓ |
| Michael Edwards | Conservative | 619 |
| Christine Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
Irlam1 seat
| Jennifer Kean | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Hill | Conservative | 596 |
| Nicholas David Wood | Independent | 182 |
| Julie Wenham | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Kersal1 seat
| Peter Connor | Labour | 1,576 ✓ |
| Susan Carson | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
Langworthy1 seat
| Andrew Salmon | Labour | 545 ✓ |
| Christopher Barnes | LIB | 290 |
| Jeffrey Flint | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| Peter Hayes | — | 35 |
Little Hulton1 seat
| Doris Fernandez | Labour | 885 ✓ |
| Jean Blainey | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| Walter Edwards | Conservative | 222 |
Ordsall1 seat
| Susan Slater | Labour | 520 ✓ |
| Ann Gibbons | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| Philippa Hanley | LIB | 60 |
| Sheilah Wallace | Independent | 29 |
Pendlebury1 seat
| Barry Warner | Labour | 1,589 ✓ |
| James Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
| Marjorie Weston | Conservative | 449 |
Pendleton1 seat
| James Hulmes | Labour | 916 ✓ |
| Lynn Drake | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
| James Knowles | — | 84 |
Swinton North1 seat
| Derek Antrobus | Labour | 1,298 ✓ |
| Valerie Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Wendy Powell | Conservative | 445 |
Swinton South1 seat
| Janet Cullen | Labour | 1,216 ✓ |
| Peter Allcock | Conservative | 912 |
| Patricia Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 555 |
Walkden North1 seat
| William Pennington | Labour | 1,251 ✓ |
| Declan Harrington | Conservative | 261 |
| Pauline Ogden | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
Walkden South1 seat
| Valerie Burgoyne | Labour | 1,341 ✓ |
| John Mosley | Conservative | 961 |
| Peter Harrison Brown | Liberal Democrats | 663 |
Weaste & Seedley1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| A. Ullman | Labour | 969 |
| M. Powis | Liberal Democrats | 916 |
| A Priest | LIB | 203 |
Winton1 seat
| Margaret Wilkinson | Labour | 1,172 ✓ |
| Sara Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| Judith Tope | Conservative | 379 |
Worsley & Boothstown1 seat
| Robert Boyd | Liberal Democrats | 1,772 ✓ |
| Beryl Howard | Conservative | 1,460 |
| Warren Coates | Labour | 636 |
| Ian Davies | Green | 141 |