Before (end of 2005) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Liberal Democrats 25 · Conservative 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2006) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Liberal Democrats 27 · Conservative 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Asaf Ali | Labour | 1,061 ✓ |
| Martin Alexander Dinoff | Liberal Democrats | 716 |
| Paul Stephenson | Conservative | 279 |
| Chris Wright | Independent | 193 |
| Kay Roney | Green | 168 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Colin McLaren | Labour | 915 ✓ |
| Gavin Smith | Conservative | 759 |
| Keith Pendlebury | Liberal Democrats | 370 |
| Philip Stevens | Green | 327 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Phil Rogers | Conservative | 1,495 ✓ |
| Julie Kirkham | Labour | 1,127 |
| Keith Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| Joan Spencer | Green | 172 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Elizabeth Wrigglesworth | Labour | 1,054 ✓ |
| John Berry | Conservative | 709 |
| Susannah Stevens | Green | 374 |
| Philip Renold | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| Muhammad Fakar Uddin | Liberal Democrats | 1,984 ✓ |
| Abu Choudhury | Conservative | 1,100 |
| Joseph Fitzpatrick | Labour | 906 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Philomena Dillon | Liberal Democrats | 1,761 ✓ |
| David Dunning | Conservative | 845 |
| Ann Buscema | Labour | 394 |
| Fiona Southall | Green | 258 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Peter Dean | Labour | 1,227 ✓ |
| Paul David Martin | Conservative | 806 |
| John Parker | Green | 356 |
| Lesley Schofield | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Aileen Bell | Labour | 1,165 ✓ |
| Warren Bates | Green | 531 |
| Ian Barker | Conservative | 493 |
| Derek Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Stephen Barrow | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 ✓ |
| Ian Thompson | Labour | 906 |
| David McDonald | Conservative | 352 |
| David Roney | Green | 202 |
Medlock Vale1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Jean Jones | Labour | 1,053 ✓ |
| Mohammed Aslam | Liberal Democrats | 1,037 |
| Martin Brierley | BNP | 557 |
| David Shaw | Green | 203 |
| Muhammad Badar | Conservative | 200 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Olwen Chadderton | Labour | 1,290 ✓ |
| Joseph Farquhar | Conservative | 853 |
| Anita Corbett | BNP | 848 |
| Susan Barratt | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| David Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 ✓ |
| Jill Read | Labour | 900 |
| Angela Shearer | BNP | 688 |
| Allan Fish | Conservative | 600 |
Saddleworth North1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| Alan Roughley | Liberal Democrats | 1,892 ✓ |
| Barbara Jackson | Conservative | 840 |
| Alastair McGregor | Labour | 450 |
| Ben McCarthy | Green | 215 |
Saddleworth South1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| John Francis Mccann | Liberal Democrats | 2,034 ✓ |
| Jerry Hudson | Conservative | 1,300 |
| Eddie Moores | Labour | 272 |
| David Godwin | Green | 254 |
Saddleworth West and Lees1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Thomas Beeley | Liberal Democrats | 1,364 ✓ |
| George Burston | Conservative | 790 |
| Paul Gordon Fryer | Labour | 685 |
| Oliver Thompson | Green | 242 |
| Robert Allsopp | Independent | 129 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Roderick Blyth | Liberal Democrats | 1,166 ✓ |
| Anthony Bennett | Independent | 529 |
| Alwyn Stott | BNP | 455 |
| Danny Fletcher | Labour | 388 |
| Kevin Howard | Conservative | 277 |
| Tara Ashworth | Green | 36 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| Roger Hindle | Liberal Democrats | 956 ✓ |
| Adrian Clive Alexander | Labour | 603 |
| Michael Treacy | BNP | 526 |
| Terence Hopkinson | Conservative | 266 |
| Paul Holmes | Green | 225 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Ali Salamat | Independent | 1,715 ✓ |
| Israk Miah | Liberal Democrats | 1,043 |
| Brian Ames | Labour | 769 |
| David Atherton | Conservative | 310 |
| Ajawat Hussain | Independent | 42 |
| Asif Hussain | Independent | 41 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Lynne Christine Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,353 ✓ |
| Jennifer Harrison | Labour | 870 |
| John David Caddick | Conservative | 317 |
| Stuart Allsopp | Independent | 233 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| Shoab Akhtar | Labour | 2,123 ✓ |
| Fazel Rahim | Liberal Democrats | 1,876 |
| Kenneth Heeks | Conservative | 365 |