Before (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 26 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Labour 22 · Conservative 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Martin Alexander Dinoff | Liberal Democrats | 932 ✓ |
| Khamran Ghafoor | Conservative | 841 |
| Hugh McDonald | Labour | 801 |
| Philip Edward Howarth | Independent | 183 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Jerry Hudson | Conservative | 966 ✓ |
| Tony Brownridge | Labour | 866 |
| Roy Goodwin | BNP | 660 |
| Pat Lord | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Jack Hulme | Conservative | 1,699 ✓ |
| Julie Kirkham | Labour | 927 |
| Nilu Uddin | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| David Hibbert | Labour | 959 ✓ |
| John Berry | Conservative | 735 |
| Martin Brierley | — | 425 |
| Kevin Anthony Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Abdul Jabbar | Labour | 2,296 ✓ |
| Mujibur Rahman | Liberal Democrats | 1,684 |
| Muhammed Dara | Conservative | 365 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Ann Wingate | Liberal Democrats | 1,672 ✓ |
| Christopher Shyne | Conservative | 819 |
| David Bibby | Labour | 351 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Paul David Martin | Conservative | 1,036 ✓ |
| Barbara Dawson | Labour | 1,028 |
| John Parker | Green | 173 |
| Philip Renold | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Ian Barker | Conservative | 963 ✓ |
| John Johnson | Labour | 871 |
| Warren Bates | Green | 589 |
| Ken Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Philip Holley | Liberal Democrats | 1,268 ✓ |
| Jean Stretton | Labour | 992 |
| Abdul Malik | Conservative | 208 |
Medlock Vale1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Ateeque Ur-Rehman | Labour | 1,136 ✓ |
| Rafiq Pazeer | Liberal Democrats | 925 |
| Gary Dalloway | Independent | 534 |
| Tahir Iqbal | Conservative | 254 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Bernard Judge | Labour | 1,093 ✓ |
| Joseph Farquhar | Conservative | 811 |
| Nazia Raja | Liberal Democrats | 742 |
| Anita Corbett | Independent | 376 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| Anne Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 ✓ |
| Phil Harrison | Labour | 953 |
| Allan Fish | Conservative | 832 |
Saddleworth North1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| Mike Buckley | Liberal Democrats | 1,744 ✓ |
| Barbara Jackson | Conservative | 916 |
| Kenneth Hulme | Labour | 575 |
Saddleworth South1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| Richard Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 1,774 ✓ |
| Graham Sheldon | Conservative | 1,582 |
| Paul Gordon Fryer | Labour | 301 |
Saddleworth West and Lees1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| V. Sedgwick | Liberal Democrats | 1,673 ✓ |
| Pam Byrne | Conservative | 799 |
| Janet Battye | Labour | 527 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Howard David Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,496 ✓ |
| Michael Canning | Conservative | 422 |
| Alwyn Stott | BNP | 391 |
| Danny Fletcher | Labour | 303 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Jackie Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 968 ✓ |
| Joseph Fitzpatrick | Labour | 476 |
| David Atherton | Conservative | 392 |
| Andrew Clayton | — | 327 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Mohammed Masud | Liberal Democrats | 2,483 ✓ |
| Mohammed Sharif | Labour | 1,632 |
| Paul Stephenson | Conservative | 320 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Linda Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 1,421 ✓ |
| Arooj Shah | Labour | 535 |
| David Caddick | Conservative | 335 |
| Stuart Allsopp | Independent | 189 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| Fareed Hussain | Labour | 2,244 ✓ |
| Ashazar Mahmood | Liberal Democrats | 1,308 |
| Mohammed Irfan | Conservative | 351 |