Before (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 24 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt3 seats
| Allen John Brett | Labour | 1,151 ✓ |
| Darren Pedley | Labour | 1,062 ✓ |
| Angela Robinson | Labour | 1,021 ✓ |
| Linda Butler | Conservative | 785 |
| Richard Rudd | Conservative | 705 |
| Paula Devlin | Conservative | 654 |
| John Townson | Liberal Democrats | 527 |
| Hilary Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Drakzai Khan | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
Bamford3 seats · turnout 46.9%
| Jane Gartside | Conservative | 1,897 ✓ |
| Ian Duckworth | Conservative | 1,650 ✓ |
| William Hobhouse | Conservative | 1,591 ✓ |
| Crea Lavin | Liberal Democrats | 1,407 |
| Gregory Couzens | Liberal Democrats | 1,319 |
| John Swarbrick | Liberal Democrats | 1,235 |
| Rita Knight | Labour | 539 |
| Pauline Freeman | Labour | 513 |
| Neil Emmott | Labour | 468 |
Castleton3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| Patricia Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 1,852 ✓ |
| James Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 1,814 ✓ |
| Peter Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,713 ✓ |
| Peter Dawson | Labour | 663 |
| Andrew Butler | Labour | 660 |
| Stephen Griffiths | Labour | 658 |
| Cecilia Crossley | Conservative | 552 |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 548 |
| Bonnar Coleano | Conservative | 519 |
Central Rochdale3 seats · turnout 47.9%
| Zulfiqar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 2,144 ✓ |
| Khalid Mahmood | Liberal Democrats | 2,130 ✓ |
| Shah Wazir | Liberal Democrats | 2,096 ✓ |
| John Butterworth | Labour | 1,313 |
| Hellal Choudhury | Labour | 1,179 |
| Farooq Ahmed | Labour | 1,116 |
| Roger Howarth | Conservative | 513 |
East Middleton3 seats · turnout 19.9%
| Clarice Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,232 ✓ |
| Andrew Murphy | Labour | 1,189 ✓ |
| L. Murphy | Labour | 1,144 |
| James Moran | Labour | 978 |
Healey3 seats · turnout 43.6%
| Tom Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 2,037 ✓ |
| Robert Watkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,775 ✓ |
| Alan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,763 ✓ |
| Andrew Neilson | Conservative | 1,141 |
| Leonard Branton | Conservative | 920 |
| Ken Taylor | Conservative | 888 |
| Christine Taylor | Labour | 588 |
| Mo Hussain | Labour | 436 |
| Jamal Miah | Labour | 388 |
Hopwood Hall3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| Linda Robinson | Labour | 1,437 ✓ |
| Susan Emmott | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| Carol Wardle | Labour | 1,376 ✓ |
| Peter Burt | Conservative | 1,133 |
| Peter Brierley | Liberal Democrats | 680 |
| Malcolm Heard | Liberal Democrats | 678 |
| Neil Lever | Liberal Democrats | 623 |
Kingsway3 seats · turnout 46.6%
| David Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 1,557 ✓ |
| D. Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 1,547 |
| Lynne Brosnan | Labour | 1,493 ✓ |
| Thomas Stott | Labour | 1,344 ✓ |
| Abdul Chowdry | Labour | 1,276 |
| Christine Akram | Liberal Democrats | 1,226 |
| Faheem Akram | Liberal Democrats | 1,127 |
| Michael Butler | Conservative | 976 |
| Heidi Jepson | Conservative | 831 |
| Mudassar Razzaq | Conservative | 756 |
Littleborough Lakeside3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| Peter Reginald Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,613 ✓ |
| Rosemary Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,477 ✓ |
| Pauline Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 1,399 ✓ |
| Frank Mills | Conservative | 1,085 |
| Peter Cavendish Lord | Conservative | 1,076 |
| Janet Darnborough | Conservative | 919 |
| Alan Blacker | Labour | 451 |
| Vera Lomax | Labour | 420 |
| Derek Snowden | Labour | 407 |
Milkstone & Deeplish3 seats
| Mohammad Sharif | Liberal Democrats | 2,659 ✓ |
| Paul Rowen | Liberal Democrats | 2,561 ✓ |
| Angela Coric | Liberal Democrats | 2,382 ✓ |
| Sultan Ali | Labour | 1,219 |
| Amna Mir | Labour | 1,002 |
| Ghulam Nawaz | Labour | 977 |
| John Critten | Conservative | 218 |
| Kershaw J. | Conservative | 200 |
Milnrow & Newhey3 seats
| Irene Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,802 ✓ |
| Swift J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,487 |
| Denis Kershaw-Whittle | Liberal Democrats | 1,447 ✓ |
| Allan Marshall | Conservative | 936 |
| Geoffrey Coady | Labour | 654 |
| Peter Corby | Labour | 630 |
| John Ingham | Labour | 595 |
| Susan Heywood | Conservative | 580 |
| Steve Jones | Conservative | 572 |
Norden3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| James Gartside | Conservative | 1,885 ✓ |
| Ann Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,717 ✓ |
| Wera Reden-Hobhouse | Conservative | 1,334 ✓ |
| Bernard Rostron | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 |
| Beryl Rostron | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
| Richard Todd | Liberal Democrats | 881 |
| David Finlay | Labour | 504 |
| Helmut Izaks | Labour | 389 |
| Ali Khalid | Labour | 351 |
North Heywood3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| Bev Davies | Labour | 1,278 ✓ |
| Jean Gladys Hornby | Labour | 957 ✓ |
| Nicholas Maher | Labour | 912 ✓ |
| Peter Rush | Liberal Democrats | 842 |
| Maureen Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 833 |
| Walter Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 753 |
| Rachel Christine McLachlan | Conservative | 639 |
North Middleton3 seats · turnout 20.8%
| Maureen Rowbotham | Labour | 1,107 ✓ |
| Alan Godson | Labour | 1,019 ✓ |
| Ian Robertson | Labour | 956 ✓ |
| Albert Sullivan | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| Paul Spilling | Conservative | 810 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove3 seats
| Jean Ashworth | Liberal Democrats | 1,151 ✓ |
| Brenda Kerslake | Liberal Democrats | 949 ✓ |
| Lorraine Butterworth | Labour | 909 ✓ |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 845 |
| R. Parker | Labour | 841 |
| Surinder Biant | Labour | 700 |
| Bernard Schofield | Conservative | 599 |
| Michael Drummond Moverley Smith | Conservative | 555 |
| Colin Darnbrough | Conservative | 536 |
South Middleton3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| Mary Fitzsimons | Conservative | 1,607 ✓ |
| Vincent Mannion | Conservative | 1,576 ✓ |
| Peter James Williams | Labour | 1,574 ✓ |
| D Martin | Labour | 1,532 |
| Donna Martin | Labour | 1,523 |
| James Brown | Labour | 1,406 |
| Conal Brophy | Conservative | 1,236 |
| Hilary Murray | Liberal Democrats | 752 |
Spotland & Falinge3 seats
| Barbara Todd | Liberal Democrats | 2,146 ✓ |
| Rodney Stott | Liberal Democrats | 2,123 ✓ |
| Peter Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 2,031 ✓ |
| Michael Coats | Labour | 770 |
| Colin Thompson | Labour | 616 |
| Steven Scholes | Conservative | 595 |
| Francis Dignan | Labour | 560 |
| Ashley Dearnley | Conservative | 2,188 ✓ |
| Joyce Wright | Conservative | 1,708 ✓ |
| Robert Clegg | Conservative | 1,666 ✓ |
| Kieran Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 820 |
| Milorad Radanovic | Labour | 488 |
| Joy Gerber | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
| Dagmar Hilton | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
| Pavitar Mann | Labour | 391 |
| Stewart Robinson | Labour | 378 |
West Heywood3 seats · turnout 23.4%
| Colin Lambert | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Beswick | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| Alan McCarthy | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| William Payne | Conservative | 885 |
| Martin Littler | BNP | 779 |
West Middleton3 seats · turnout 23.6%
| Lily Murphy | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| Terry Smith | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| Eric Noi | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| Susan Pawson | Conservative | 606 |
| Phil Burke | LIB | 575 |