Before (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| Derek Boden | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| Alan Matthews | Labour | 1,514 ✓ |
| Kenneth Audin | Labour | 1,424 ✓ |
| Mark Corson Roberts | Conservative | 830 |
| Julian Kershner | Conservative | 783 |
| Winifred Rohmann | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
| Chava Odze | Conservative | 657 |
Church yruB3 seats
| R. Walker | Conservative | 2,643 |
| J Walton | Conservative | 2,161 |
| R Bibby | Conservative | 1,922 |
| Andrew McAnulty | Labour | 1,357 |
| Linda Jones-Bulman | Labour | 1,182 |
| B Shatliff | Labour | 885 |
| T Rosser | BNP | 817 |
| M. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 815 |
East3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| Jon Byrne | Labour | 1,597 ✓ |
| Maura Connolly | Labour | 1,582 ✓ |
| Trevor Holt | Labour | 1,538 ✓ |
| Alima Husain | Conservative | 1,115 |
| Jeanette Tonge | Liberal Democrats | 1,083 |
| J Tonge | Liberal Democrats | 1,081 |
| Nawaz Khan | Conservative | 1,051 |
| Shahid Haider | Conservative | 757 |
| Anthony Hill | Independent | 489 |
| Thomas Canham | Independent | 441 |
Elton3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| Yvonne Creswell | Conservative | 1,639 ✓ |
| Denise Bigg | Conservative | 1,519 ✓ |
| John Costello | Labour | 1,468 ✓ |
| Michael Hankey | Conservative | 1,447 |
| Evelyn Isobel Holt | Labour | 1,317 |
| Ray Watts | Labour | 1,274 |
| Yvonne Eagle | Liberal Democrats | 717 |
| Shaun Fitzsimon | Independent | 423 |
Holyrood3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| Victor d'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 2,114 ✓ |
| Wilfrid John Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,994 ✓ |
| Tim Pickstone | Liberal Democrats | 1,980 ✓ |
| W Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,194 |
| Eve Sandler | Labour | 891 |
| Darrell Johnson | Labour | 873 |
| Lillian Johnston | Labour | 867 |
| Sheila Blaby | Conservative | 721 |
| Marliyn Vincent | Conservative | 688 |
| Jeannette Chrystal | Conservative | 625 |
Moorside3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Dot Cassidy | Labour | 1,608 ✓ |
| Keith Rothwell | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| Warren Flood | Labour | 1,324 ✓ |
| Peter Ashworth | Conservative | 1,195 |
| Trevor Jones | Conservative | 1,175 |
| Beverley Sullivan | Conservative | 1,141 |
| Victor Hagan | Liberal Democrats | 794 |
| James Eagle | Liberal Democrats | 791 |
| Paul Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 738 |
North Manor3 seats · turnout 49.8%
| Dorothy Lyn Gunther | Conservative | 3,075 ✓ |
| David Higgin | Conservative | 2,877 ✓ |
| James Taylor | Conservative | 2,459 ✓ |
| Peter Bury | Labour | 1,099 |
| Ian Hargreaves | Labour | 1,043 |
| Robert Sloss | Liberal Democrats | 931 |
| Zia Ullah | Labour | 740 |
Pilkington Park3 seats · turnout 43.3%
| Michelle Wiseman | Conservative | 2,208 ✓ |
| Patrick Redstone | Conservative | 2,012 ✓ |
| Bernie Vincent | Conservative | 1,800 ✓ |
| Paul Nesbit | Labour | 1,339 |
| Alan Quinn | Labour | 1,045 |
| Elliot Graham Moss | Labour | 1,025 |
| Lynn Molloy | Liberal Democrats | 736 |
Radcliffe East3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Lindsey Campbell | Labour | 1,626 ✓ |
| Siobhan Costello | Labour | 1,355 ✓ |
| S. Costello | Labour | 1,335 |
| Stephen Perkins | Labour | 1,299 ✓ |
| Jeffrey McGilvray | Conservative | 1,115 |
| Eric Margieson | Conservative | 1,026 |
| Peter Staley | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| Janet Lees | BNP | 755 |
| Alison Roberts | Conservative | 725 |
Radcliffe North3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| Timothy Chamberlain | Labour | 1,827 ✓ |
| Barry Briggs | Labour | 1,788 ✓ |
| Sharon Briggs | Labour | 1,740 ✓ |
| Alan Bigg | Conservative | 1,574 |
| Stuart Penketh | Conservative | 1,427 |
| Anthony Sprason | Conservative | 1,283 |
| Gaynor Clarkson | Liberal Democrats | 768 |
| Bernadette Hargreaves | Independent | 380 |
Radcliffe West3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| Tony Isherwood | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| Anthony Cummings | Labour | 1,601 ✓ |
| Wayne Campbell | Labour | 1,562 ✓ |
| Kathleen Armour | Conservative | 852 |
| Roger Thompson | Conservative | 842 |
| Ian Bevan | Conservative | 821 |
| Caroline Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
Ramsbottom3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| Barry Theckston | Conservative | 2,329 ✓ |
| Sheila Magnall | Conservative | 2,106 ✓ |
| Richard Nuttall | Conservative | 1,813 ✓ |
| Jane Susan Lewis | Labour | 1,406 |
| Nicole Ivanoff | Labour | 1,147 |
| Michael Rae | Labour | 1,127 |
| Fiona Davison | Liberal Democrats | 815 |
Redvales3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| Susan Joy Southworth | Labour | 1,503 ✓ |
| John Smith | Labour | 1,410 ✓ |
| Khalid Hussain | Conservative | 1,178 ✓ |
| Iona Margaret Worthington | Conservative | 1,156 |
| Farook Chaudhry | Labour | 1,142 |
| Iftakhar Ahmed | Conservative | 1,003 |
| Bill Brison | Liberal Democrats | 986 |
| Debbie Pierce | Independent | 652 |
Sedgley3 seats · turnout 50.2%
| Ann Garner | Liberal Democrats | 1,692 ✓ |
| Gill Campbell | Labour | 1,543 ✓ |
| Andrew Garner | Liberal Democrats | 1,542 ✓ |
| Catherine Evans | Labour | 1,478 |
| Peter Timperley | Labour | 1,471 |
| Donal Antony O'Hanlon | Liberal Democrats | 1,465 |
| Neville Singer | Conservative | 1,260 |
| Henry Kessler | Conservative | 1,229 |
| Shneur Odze | Conservative | 1,092 |
St. Marys3 seats
| Margaret Gibb | Labour | 1,597 |
| Eric Grime | Labour | 1,550 |
| Steven Treadgold | Labour | 1,381 |
| Anthony Barlow | Conservative | 1,225 |
| D Green | Conservative | 1,171 |
| Denise Ormrod | Conservative | 1,141 |
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 910 |
| Maureen Davison | Liberal Democrats | 905 |
| Michael Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
Tottington3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| Roger Charles Arthur Brown | Conservative | 1,796 ✓ |
| Yvonne Wright | Conservative | 1,563 ✓ |
| Iain Garside | Conservative | 1,479 ✓ |
| Simon Carter | Labour | 1,111 |
| Vera McClung | Labour | 1,044 |
| Victor McClung | Labour | 980 |
| Stewart Clough | BNP | 663 |
| Emma Davison | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
Unsworth3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| Samuel Cohen | Conservative | 1,560 ✓ |
| Gordon Sharkey | Labour | 1,536 ✓ |
| Joan Grimshaw | Labour | 1,418 ✓ |
| Stella Smith | Labour | 1,335 |
| Marilyn Green | Conservative | 1,307 |
| Jonathan Grosskopf | Conservative | 1,231 |
| Geoffrey Young | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
| Alan Garman | Independent | 297 |
| Maurice Konyk | Independent | 95 |
