Before (end of 2005) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Barton1 seat
| David Henry Jolley | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| Roy Laurence | Liberal Democrats | 511 |
| Gary Green | Conservative | 416 |
| Alan Valentine | Independent | 244 |
Boothstown & Ellenbrook1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Christine Gray | Conservative | 1,354 |
| P. Cusack | Labour | 615 |
| R. Benjamin | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| R. Battersby | Green | 224 |
Broughton1 seat
| John Merry | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Susan Carson | Liberal Democrats | 557 |
| Hilary Brunyee | Conservative | 278 |
Cadishead1 seat
| Keith Mann | Labour | 1,118 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Hill | Conservative | 982 |
Claremont1 seat
| Margaret Ferrer | Liberal Democrats | 1,162 ✓ |
| Peter Wheeler | Labour | 707 |
| Edward O'Sullivan | BNP | 424 |
| Catherine Edwards | Conservative | 331 |
Eccles1 seat
| Jane Amelia Murphy | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| Ann Davies | Conservative | 975 |
| Christine Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 632 |
Irlam1 seat
| Roger Lightup | Labour | 905 ✓ |
| Judith Margaret Collins | Conservative | 585 |
| Mariska Jones | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
Irwell Riverside2 seats
| James Hulmes | Labour | 716 ✓ |
| Stephen Coen | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| Kenneth McKelvey | Liberal Democrats | 611 |
| Edith Moores | Conservative | 284 |
| Jack Stockford | Conservative | 173 |
Kersal1 seat
| Ann-Marie Humphreys | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Harold Kershner | Liberal Democrats | 642 |
| Colin Moore | Conservative | 563 |
Langworthy1 seat
| John Warmisham | Labour | 890 ✓ |
| Lynn Drake | Liberal Democrats | 758 |
| Sydney Cooper | Conservative | 253 |
Little Hulton2 seats
| Eric Burgoyne | Labour | 890 ✓ |
| Patricia Ryan | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| David Allan Cowpe | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| Nicolette Turner | Conservative | 341 |
| Thomas Fernley | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Elaine West | Conservative | 274 |
Ordsall1 seat
| Alan Clague | Labour | 584 ✓ |
| Stephen Plaister | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| Nicholas Grant | Conservative | 243 |
Pendlebury1 seat
| Bernard Lea | Labour | 1,143 ✓ |
| Peter Allcock | Conservative | 643 |
| Christine Corry | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
Swinton North1 seat
| Charles Hinds | Labour | 1,107 ✓ |
| Michael Edward | Conservative | 662 |
| Patricia Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
Swinton South1 seat
| Joseph O'Neill | Liberal Democrats | 965 ✓ |
| Charles McIntyre | Labour | 842 |
| Christine Allcock | Conservative | 584 |
Walkden North1 seat
| Barbara Sylvia Russell Miller | Labour | 1,062 ✓ |
| Walter Edwards | Conservative | 542 |
| Margita Shevchikova | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
Walkden South1 seat
| Lucy Turner | Conservative | 1,385 ✓ |
| Adrian Brocklehurst | Labour | 900 |
| Pauline Ogden | Liberal Democrats | 632 |
Weaste & Seedley1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| J. Deas | Liberal Democrats | 1,003 |
| S. Race | Labour | 888 |
| J. Thomason | Conservative | 345 |
Winton1 seat
| Margaret Morris | Labour | 994 ✓ |
| Philip Ward | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| Judith Tope | Conservative | 439 |
Worsley1 seat
| Graham Compton | Conservative | 1,980 ✓ |
| James Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 649 |
| Warren Coates | Labour | 573 |