Before (end of 2005) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses1 seat
| Kenneth Audin | Labour | 1,085 ✓ |
| Jonathan Grosskopf | Conservative | 597 |
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
| Lucy Cohn | Independent | 208 |
Church1 seat
| Robert Bibby | Conservative | 2,048 ✓ |
| Benjamin Shatliff | Labour | 847 |
| Paul Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 649 |
East1 seat
| Trevor Holt | Labour | 1,259 ✓ |
| Alima Husain | Conservative | 702 |
| Shafqat Mahmood | Liberal Democrats | 421 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Michael Hankey | Conservative | 1,533 ✓ |
| Stella Smith | Labour | 1,083 |
| Ewan James Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 597 |
Holyrood1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Tim Pickstone | Liberal Democrats | 1,576 ✓ |
| Marilyn Vincent | Conservative | 757 |
| Suzanne Johnston | Labour | 699 |
Moorside1 seat
| Peter Ashworth | Conservative | 1,129 ✓ |
| Warren Flood | Labour | 995 |
| Victor Hagan | Liberal Democrats | 686 |
North Manor1 seat
| James Taylor | Conservative | 2,350 ✓ |
| Robert Sloss | Liberal Democrats | 741 |
| Francis Shatliff | Labour | 706 |
Pilkington Park1 seat
| Bernard Vincent | Conservative | 1,760 ✓ |
| Alan Quinn | Labour | 840 |
| Mohammed Mustafa | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
Radcliffe East1 seat
| Catherine Berry | Conservative | 1,029 ✓ |
| Stephen Perkins | Labour | 963 |
| Michael Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| Paul Clarke | Independent | 199 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| Sharon Briggs | Labour | 1,431 ✓ |
| Stuart Penketh | Conservative | 1,416 |
| Maureen Davison | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| Mathew Randall | Independent | 180 |
Radcliffe West1 seat
| Wayne Campbell | Labour | 1,231 ✓ |
| Alan Bigg | Conservative | 709 |
| Deborah Fallon | Independent | 301 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Diana Ashworth | Conservative | 1,759 ✓ |
| Valerie Robinson | Labour | 939 |
| Fiona Davison | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
Redvales1 seat
| Farook Chaudhry | Labour | 1,178 ✓ |
| Khalid Hussain | Conservative | 1,127 |
| Bill Brison | Liberal Democrats | 840 |
Sedgley1 seat
| Andrew Garner | Liberal Democrats | 1,478 ✓ |
| Peter Timperley | Labour | 1,224 |
| Shneur Odze | Conservative | 1,075 |
St. Mary's1 seat
| Donal Antony O'Hanlon | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 ✓ |
St. Marys1 seat
| Donal Antony O'Hanlon | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 |
| Steven Treadgold | Labour | 896 |
| Denise Ormrod | Conservative | 727 |
| Andrew Duff | Independent | 217 |
Tottington1 seat
| Iain Gartside | Conservative | 1,590 ✓ |
| Jane Susan Lewis | Labour | 711 |
| David Henry Foss | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
Unsworth1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Beverley Sullivan | Conservative | 1,311 |
| Joan Grimshaw | Labour | 1,250 |
| Geoffrey Young | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Paul Gerrard | Independent | 154 |