Before (end of 2006) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2007) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Alan Matthews | Labour | 1,138 ✓ |
| Valerie Morris | Conservative | 829 |
| Fiona Davison | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
Church1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| Jack Walton | Conservative | 2,032 ✓ |
| Benjamin Shatliff | Labour | 898 |
| Gaynor Clarkson | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Julia Kay | BNP | 359 |
East1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Maura Connolly | Labour | 1,216 ✓ |
| Ashiq Hussain | Conservative | 753 |
| Nissa Finney | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Ron Miles | Independent | 180 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Denise Bigg | Conservative | 1,555 ✓ |
| Steven Treadgold | Labour | 936 |
| Robert Sloss | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
Holyrood1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Wlif Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,661 ✓ |
| Alan Quinn | Labour | 698 |
| Marilyn Vincent | Conservative | 681 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Keith Rothwell | Labour | 1,230 ✓ |
| Angela Cane | Conservative | 1,077 |
| Victor Hagen | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
| Philip Sedman | BNP | 336 |
North Manor1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| David Higgin | Conservative | 2,411 ✓ |
| Roy Hardy | Labour | 753 |
| Ewan James Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 498 |
| Jonathan Barbour | BNP | 184 |
Pilkington Park1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| Patrick Redstone | Conservative | 1,828 ✓ |
| Stephen Perkins | Labour | 793 |
| Maureen Davison | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
Radcliffe East1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Siobhan Costello | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Matthew Hague | Conservative | 972 |
| Thomas Rosser | BNP | 586 |
| Michael Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 377 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Stuart Penketh | Conservative | 1,452 ✓ |
| Daisy Johnston | Labour | 1,373 |
| Peter Hallows | BNP | 477 |
| Emma Davison | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Radcliffe West1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Tony Cummings | Labour | 1,299 ✓ |
| Bernard Slingsby | Conservative | 582 |
| Jean Purdy | BNP | 503 |
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Sheila Magnall | Conservative | 1,766 ✓ |
| Valerie Robinson | Labour | 1,007 |
| Janet Turner | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
Redvales1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| John Smith | Labour | 1,172 ✓ |
| Iftakhar Ahmed | Conservative | 1,074 |
| Bill Brison | Liberal Democrats | 545 |
| Eric Marshall | BNP | 372 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| Steve Wright | Liberal Democrats | 1,402 ✓ |
| Jonathan Grosskopf | Conservative | 1,148 |
| Gill Campbell | Labour | 1,124 |
St. Mary's1 seat
| Richard Baum | Liberal Democrats | 1,424 ✓ |
| Keith Grime | Labour | 1,102 |
| Stephen Morris | Conservative | 789 |
Tottington1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Yvonne Wright | Conservative | 1,565 ✓ |
| Jane Susan Lewis | Labour | 726 |
| David Henry Foss | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| Stewart Clough | BNP | 345 |
Unsworth1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Joan Grimshaw | Labour | 1,568 ✓ |
| Nicola Arnold | Conservative | 1,564 |
| Theodor Tymczyna | Liberal Democrats | 235 |