Before (end of 2003) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 3
After (end of 2004) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Other 18 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 7
Ward results
Abram3 seats · turnout 21.7%
| Audrey Bennett | Labour | 1,809 ✓ |
| Eunice Smethurst | Labour | 1,686 ✓ |
| Carl Sweeney | Labour | 1,629 ✓ |
| Dennis Shambley | BNP | 647 |
| Marion Green | Conservative | 625 |
Ashton3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| Paul Tushingham | — | 2,366 ✓ |
| Walter Carney | — | 2,302 ✓ |
| Claire Daington | — | 2,229 ✓ |
| Nigel Ash | Labour | 1,302 |
| Barry Hampson | Labour | 1,029 |
| Frederick Lever | Labour | 1,012 |
| Margaret Mary Winstanley | Conservative | 402 |
Aspull New Springs Whelley3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| John Hilton | Labour | 1,758 ✓ |
| Christopher Ready | Labour | 1,744 ✓ |
| Jean Beswick | Liberal Democrats | 1,528 ✓ |
| James Alexander Roberts | Labour | 1,519 |
| Ashleigh Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,134 |
| Chris Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 |
Astley Mosley Common3 seats · turnout 29.4%
| Brian Wilson | Labour | 1,501 ✓ |
| Glynnis Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 1,367 ✓ |
| Joseph Haley | Liberal Democrats | 1,259 ✓ |
| John Stackhouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 |
| John Lea | Labour | 1,122 |
| Alan Stephenson | Labour | 1,095 |
| Ian Davies | Green | 870 |
Atherleigh3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Susan Loudon | Labour | 1,219 ✓ |
| Mark Aldred | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| Anne Turnock | Labour | 1,207 ✓ |
| Francis Myler | — | 683 |
| Patricia Myler | — | 680 |
| Ann Davies | Conservative | 584 |
| Gladys Wilkes | — | 442 |
Atherton3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Robert Splaine | Liberal Democrats | 1,705 ✓ |
| David Higginbottom | Liberal Democrats | 1,525 ✓ |
| Karen Aldred | Labour | 1,487 ✓ |
| Andy Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,414 |
| Philip Loudon | Labour | 1,320 |
| Reginald Holmes | Labour | 1,292 |
| Malcolm Parr | Conservative | 449 |
| Nicholas Redmond | Green | 310 |
Bryn3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| Jamie Hodgkinson | — | 2,370 ✓ |
| Gary Wilkes | — | 2,297 ✓ |
| Brian Merry | — | 2,239 ✓ |
| Mildred Millington | Labour | 1,233 |
| Alan Melling | Labour | 1,183 |
| Wyn Evans | Labour | 986 |
| William Winstanley | Conservative | 323 |
Douglas3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| Joy Birch | Labour | 1,427 ✓ |
| Christine Hitchen | Labour | 1,347 ✓ |
| Margaret Coghlin | Labour | 1,318 ✓ |
| Lucy Beale | — | 1,296 |
| Robert Beale | — | 1,287 |
| Janette Thomas | — | 1,223 |
Golborne & Lowton West3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| Peter Franzen | — | 1,639 ✓ |
| Kevin Williams | — | 1,414 ✓ |
| Peter Solinas | — | 1,413 ✓ |
| David Kelly | Labour | 1,298 |
| Martin King | Labour | 1,258 |
| Gerard Bretherton | Labour | 1,216 |
| Rosina Oxley | Conservative | 355 |
Hindley3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| Alfred Robinson | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| Jim Ellis | — | 1,153 ✓ |
| Dorothy Grace | — | 1,134 ✓ |
| John Holland | Labour | 1,041 |
| Stephen Murphy | Labour | 1,024 |
| Davud Culshaw | Independent | 874 |
| Edward Houlton | — | 614 |
| Dorothy Angell | Conservative | 403 |
Hindley Green3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| William Simmons | Labour | 1,272 ✓ |
| Robert Brierley | — | 1,264 ✓ |
| Barry Fagan | — | 1,231 ✓ |
| Gina Jackson | Labour | 898 |
| John Phillips | Labour | 895 |
| Adele Wilkes | — | 750 |
| John Vickers | Independent | 583 |
| Andrew Stuart Walker | Conservative | 489 |
Ince3 seats · turnout 23.4%
| David Molyneux | Labour | 1,494 ✓ |
| Joan Hurst | Labour | 1,368 ✓ |
| James Moodie | Labour | 1,132 ✓ |
| Constantine Winstanley | — | 694 |
| Robin Hall | — | 667 |
| David Hall | — | 651 |
Leigh East3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Keith Cunliffe | Labour | 1,407 ✓ |
| Brian Jarvis | Labour | 1,299 ✓ |
| Frederick Walker | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| Stuart Winstanley | — | 943 |
| Peter O'Connell | — | 843 |
| Derek Davies | Conservative | 644 |
| Natalie Franzen | — | 595 |
Leigh South3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Kevin Anderson | Labour | 1,547 ✓ |
| John David O'Brien | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| Charles Rigby | Labour | 1,429 ✓ |
| Stephen Ellison | — | 1,175 |
| Janice Solinas | — | 1,094 |
| Irene Franzen | — | 1,041 |
| Ann Oxley | Conservative | 1,030 |
Leigh West3 seats · turnout 22.2%
| Barbara Jarvis | Labour | 1,708 ✓ |
| Myra Whiteside | Labour | 1,624 ✓ |
| Peter Geoffrey Smith | Labour | 1,503 ✓ |
| Daniel Burrows | — | 669 |
| Yvonne Lavelle | — | 549 |
| Richard Close | BNP | 513 |
| Ian Franzen | — | 508 |
Lowton East3 seats · turnout 36.9%
| Ian Franzen | — | 1,793 ✓ |
| Jonathan Miller | — | 1,730 ✓ |
| James Lavelle | — | 1,516 ✓ |
| Lynne Liptrot | Labour | 1,289 |
| Eric Waterworth | Labour | 1,179 |
| Christine Cottam | Labour | 1,062 |
| James Grundy | Conservative | 879 |
| Jeanette Leigh | Conservative | 792 |
| Alan Lowe | Conservative | 647 |
Orrell3 seats · turnout 44.7%
| Richard Clayton | Conservative | 1,747 ✓ |
| Margaret Mary Winstanley | Conservative | 1,520 ✓ |
| Ernest Swift | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| Michael Barnes | Labour | 1,381 |
| Rodney Stockwell | Labour | 1,313 |
| S. | Conservative | 1,285 |
| Charles Mather | BNP | 671 |
| Alan Freeman | — | 595 |
| Tracy Lavelle | — | 420 |
| Sean Ashdown | — | 395 |
Pemberton3 seats · turnout 26.7%
| Jeanette Prescott | Labour | 1,419 ✓ |
| Barbara Bourne | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| Paul Prescott | Labour | 1,314 ✓ |
| Margaret Crank | — | 1,140 |
| William Burrows | — | 1,096 |
| John Hulme | — | 1,025 |
| Jonathan Charles Cartwright | Conservative | 439 |
Shevington with Lower Ground3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| John O'Neill | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| David Michael Brown | Labour | 1,468 ✓ |
| Michael John Crosby | Labour | 1,461 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Beasleigh | Conservative | 1,456 |
| Deborah Fairhurst | Conservative | 1,288 |
| Barry Alder | Conservative | 1,191 |
| Martin Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 739 |
| Freda Janet Graham | Liberal Democrats | 664 |
| Solveiq Gaber | Liberal Democrats | 607 |
Standish with Langtree3 seats · turnout 38.5%
| George Adam Davies | Labour | 1,383 ✓ |
| George Fairhurst | Conservative | 1,325 ✓ |
| Jessica Downer | Conservative | 1,278 ✓ |
| Raymond Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 1,254 |
| Trevor Beswick | Liberal Democrats | 1,202 |
| Thomas Morris | Labour | 1,197 |
| Barry Woolley | Conservative | 1,185 |
| Maureen Garner | Liberal Democrats | 1,066 |
| Mihcael McLoughlin | Labour | 953 |
Tyldesley3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| Neil Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 2,212 ✓ |
| Katie McManus | Liberal Democrats | 1,976 ✓ |
| Richard Derricutt | Liberal Democrats | 1,768 ✓ |
| Stephen John Hellier | Labour | 1,350 |
| David Boydell | Labour | 1,212 |
| Richard Evans | Labour | 1,027 |
| Deborah Woodcock | Conservative | 457 |
Wigan Central3 seats · turnout 40.4%
| Henry Cadman | Conservative | 2,130 ✓ |
| James Jeffrey Leighton Davies | Conservative | 2,089 ✓ |
| Gareth Fairhurst | Conservative | 1,961 ✓ |
| Richard Walsh | Labour | 1,694 |
| Susan Turner | Labour | 1,668 |
| John Ball | Labour | 1,502 |
Wigan West3 seats
| David Willis | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Terence William Halliwell | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Joe Shaw | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Winstanley3 seats · turnout 41.6%
| Stanley Barnes | — | 1,810 ✓ |
| Rona Winkworth | Labour | 1,393 ✓ |
| William Wlikes | — | 1,330 ✓ |
| Ronald Varnes | — | 1,299 |
| Peter Kelly | Labour | 1,000 |
| Robin Atkinson | Labour | 993 |
| Matthew Sephton | Conservative | 525 |
Worsley Mesnes3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| Joseph Baldwin | Labour | 1,547 ✓ |
| William Rotherham | Labour | 1,540 ✓ |
| Wilfred Brogan | Labour | 1,498 ✓ |
| Susan Barnes | — | 1,171 |
| William Barnes | — | 1,115 |
| Stephen Wilkes | — | 966 |
| Thomas Sutton | Conservative | 424 |
