Before (end of 2005) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 24 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Labour 20 · Conservative 10 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt1 seat
| Dale Mulgrew | Liberal Democrats | 957 ✓ |
| Steven Burke | Labour | 660 |
| Linda Butler | Conservative | 439 |
Bamford1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| William Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,593 ✓ |
| Sylvia Diggle | Conservative | 1,193 |
| Valerie Godson | Labour | 359 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Peter Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,399 ✓ |
| Colin Thompson | Labour | 646 |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 384 |
Central Rochdale1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| Ibrar Khan | Labour | 1,763 ✓ |
| Shah Wazir | Liberal Democrats | 1,472 |
| Roger Howarth | Conservative | 354 |
East Middleton1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Dave Murphy | Labour | 900 ✓ |
| Mark Brady | Liberal Democrats | 845 |
| Susan Pawson | Conservative | 438 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Alan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,250 ✓ |
| Andrew Neilson | Conservative | 738 |
| Donald Mooney | BNP | 660 |
| Abdul Chowdry | Labour | 434 |
| Samir Chatterjee | Green | 122 |
Hopwood Hall1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Carol Wardle | Labour | 1,267 ✓ |
| Peter Burt | Conservative | 761 |
| Malcolm Heard | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Mark Birkett | Liberal Democrats | 1,218 ✓ |
| Thomas Stott | Labour | 1,158 |
| Philip Grantham | Conservative | 314 |
Littleborough Lakeside1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Pauline Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 1,293 ✓ |
| Frank Mills | Conservative | 785 |
| Derek Snowden | Labour | 339 |
Milkstone & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| Angela Coric | Liberal Democrats | 1,931 ✓ |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | Labour | 1,379 |
| Mudassar Razzaq | Conservative | 266 |
Milnrow & Newhey1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Denis Whittle | Liberal Democrats | 1,298 ✓ |
| M. Butler | Conservative | 581 |
| Geoffrey Coady | Labour | 472 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Wera Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,327 ✓ |
| Paul Chadwick | Conservative | 1,109 |
| Muhammad Malik | Labour | 263 |
North Heywood1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Peter Rush | Liberal Democrats | 1,034 ✓ |
| Nicholas Maher | Labour | 748 |
| Norman Warwick | Conservative | 285 |
North Middleton1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| Ian Robertson | Labour | 811 ✓ |
| Neil Lever | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
| David Andrew Harris | Conservative | 475 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove1 seat
| Christine Akram | Liberal Democrats | 817 ✓ |
| Lorraine Butterworth | Labour | 769 |
| Ken Taylor | Conservative | 417 |
South Middleton1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Michael Holly | Conservative | 1,261 ✓ |
| Peter James Williams | Labour | 1,242 |
| Paul Guisborne-Hilton | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
Spotland & Falinge1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Peter Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 1,713 ✓ |
| James Brown | Labour | 592 |
| Steven Scholes | Conservative | 391 |
Wardle and West Littleborough1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Robert Clegg | Conservative | 1,652 ✓ |
| Hilary Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Pavitar Mann | Labour | 299 |
West Heywood1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Alan McCarthy | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| Doreen Brophy-Lee | Liberal Democrats | 585 |
| Kathryn Burt | Conservative | 484 |
West Middleton1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| Robin Parker | Labour | 988 ✓ |
| Barbara Guisbourne-Hilton | Liberal Democrats | 498 |
| David Pawson | Conservative | 338 |