Before (end of 2006) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Labour 20 · Conservative 10 · Other 0
After (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 32 · Labour 20 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt1 seat
| Liz Thirsk | Liberal Democrats | 938 ✓ |
| Darren Pedley | Labour | 827 |
| Darren Bayman | Conservative | 299 |
Bamford1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| Andrew Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 1,390 ✓ |
| Ian Duckworth | Conservative | 1,380 |
| John Orford | Labour | 302 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Ted Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 1,254 ✓ |
| Marie Williams | Labour | 519 |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 332 |
| Francis Salt | Independent | 241 |
Central Rochdale1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| Farooq Ahmed | Labour | 1,875 ✓ |
| Khalid Mahmood | Liberal Democrats | 1,466 |
| Roger Howarth | Conservative | 325 |
East Middleton1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Donna Martin | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| Rhoda Morley | Liberal Democrats | 765 |
| Cecelia Crossley | Conservative | 426 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Elwyn Watkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,401 ✓ |
| Andrew Neilson | Conservative | 827 |
| James Moran | Labour | 571 |
Hopwood Hall1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| Susan Emmott | Labour | 1,583 ✓ |
| Conal Brophy | Conservative | 724 |
| Malcolm Heard | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Naim Mahmud | Liberal Democrats | 1,185 ✓ |
| Thomas Stott | Labour | 1,101 |
| Philip Grantham | Conservative | 364 |
Littleborough Lakeside1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Rosemary Jones | Liberal Democrats | 962 ✓ |
| Frank Mills | Conservative | 894 |
| Jon Hartley | Labour | 467 |
Milkstone & Deeplish1 seat
| Imtiaz Ahmed | Labour | 1,794 ✓ |
| Javed Iqbal | Liberal Democrats | 1,719 |
| Mudassar Razzaq | Conservative | 188 |
Milnrow & Newhey1 seat
| John Keith Swift | Liberal Democrats | 1,326 ✓ |
| Michael Butler | Conservative | 633 |
| Geoffrey Coady | Labour | 342 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Ann Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,234 ✓ |
| Joanne Payne | Liberal Democrats | 1,153 |
| Anthony Bennett | Labour | 292 |
North Heywood1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Doreen Brophy-Lee | Liberal Democrats | 847 ✓ |
| Jean Gladys Hornby | Labour | 791 |
| Steve Jones | Conservative | 307 |
North Middleton1 seat
| Alan Godson | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| David Andrew Harris | Conservative | 552 |
| Neil Lever | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove1 seat
| Brenda Kerslake | Liberal Democrats | 903 ✓ |
| Sultan Ali | Labour | 785 |
| Leonard Branton | Conservative | 373 |
South Middleton1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Peter James Williams | Labour | 1,320 ✓ |
| Susan Pawson | Conservative | 1,266 |
| Hilary Murray | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Spotland & Falinge1 seat
| Gregory Couzens | Liberal Democrats | 1,672 ✓ |
| Surinder Biant | Labour | 1,003 |
| Steven Scholes | Conservative | 363 |
| Janet Darnborough | Conservative | 1,591 ✓ |
| Hilary Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| Mike Radanovic | Labour | 305 |
West Heywood1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Jacqueline Beswick | Labour | 1,142 ✓ |
| John Kershaw | Conservative | 454 |
| Harry Boota | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
West Middleton1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Terence Linden | Labour | 1,125 ✓ |
| Terry Smith | Liberal Democrats | 728 |
| David Pawson | Conservative | 325 |