Before (end of 2009) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 33 · Labour 19 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2010) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 22 · Conservative 11 · Other 1
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| Dale Mulgrew | Liberal Democrats | 1,400 ✓ |
| Stefan Cholewka | Labour | 1,094 |
| Michael Butler | Conservative | 755 |
| Darren Pedley | Independent | 515 |
Bamford1 seat · turnout 68.0%
| Ian Duckworth | Conservative | 2,269 ✓ |
| W. Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,934 |
| James Brown | Labour | 1,010 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| Peter Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,360 ✓ |
| Jean Gladys Hornby | Labour | 1,305 |
| Francis Salt | Independent | 763 |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 737 |
| Allan Jones | BNP | 400 |
Central Rochdale1 seat · turnout 59.2%
| Sultan Ali | Labour | 2,334 ✓ |
| Khalid Mahmood | Liberal Democrats | 1,676 |
| Roger Howarth | Conservative | 550 |
East Middleton1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| June West | Labour | 2,180 ✓ |
| Terrance Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,298 |
| David Andrew Harris | Conservative | 1,166 |
Healey2 seats · turnout 55.7%
| Hilary Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 1,718 ✓ |
| Andrew Neilson | Conservative | 1,546 ✓ |
| James Moran | Labour | 1,529 |
| Alan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,355 |
| Ken Taylor | Conservative | 1,046 |
| Margaret Taylor | Labour | 1,001 |
| Ian Grenville Andrews | Green | 467 |
| Samir Chatterjee | Green | 260 |
Hopwood Hall1 seat · turnout 82.4%
| Carol Wardle | Labour | 2,301 ✓ |
| Peter Burt | Conservative | 1,130 |
| James MacSparran | Liberal Democrats | 744 |
| Donald Ford | BNP | 496 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| Daalat Ali | Labour | 2,255 ✓ |
| Doreen Morton | Liberal Democrats | 1,690 |
| Mudassar Razzaq | Conservative | 624 |
Littleborough Lakeside1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| Stephanie Mills | Conservative | 1,928 ✓ |
| Pauline Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 1,594 |
| Jon Hartley | Labour | 1,277 |
Milkstone & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| Shah Wazir | Liberal Democrats | 1,774 ✓ |
| Murtazah Zaman | Labour | 1,704 |
| Javed Iqbal | Respect | 999 |
| John Kershaw | Conservative | 293 |
Milnrow & Newhey1 seat · turnout 62.3%
| Andy Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 1,905 ✓ |
| Martin Rodgers | Labour | 1,557 |
| Colm Merrick | Conservative | 1,364 |
| Joyce Burden | Respect | 153 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 68.7%
| Wera Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 2,240 ✓ |
| Maureen Sullivan | Conservative | 1,927 |
| Ann Courtney | Labour | 839 |
| Arthur Hughes | BNP | 319 |
North Heywood1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Peter Rush | Liberal Democrats | 2,028 ✓ |
| Mervyn Simpson | Labour | 1,328 |
| David Garnett | Conservative | 568 |
North Middleton1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| Jonathan Burns | Labour | 2,237 ✓ |
| Bernard Braiden | Conservative | 1,069 |
| Frank Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,040 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| Bernard Burke | Labour | 1,702 ✓ |
| Christine Akram | Liberal Democrats | 1,381 |
| Leonard Branton | Conservative | 934 |
South Middleton1 seat · turnout 64.9%
| Michael Holly | Conservative | 2,103 ✓ |
| Michael Burke | Labour | 1,977 |
| Jane al-Attar | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
Spotland & Falinge1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Surinder Biant | Labour | 1,883 ✓ |
| Peter Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 1,483 |
| Steven Scholes | Conservative | 718 |
| Carl Faulkner | Independent | 561 |
Wardle and West Littleborough1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| Robert Clegg | Conservative | 2,545 ✓ |
| Reginald Lane | Liberal Democrats | 1,074 |
| David Finlay | Labour | 1,067 |
West Heywood1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| Alan McCarthy | Labour | 2,203 ✓ |
| Simon Steward | Liberal Democrats | 1,109 |
| Darren Bayman | Conservative | 1,069 |
West Middleton1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| Neil Emmott | Labour | 2,232 ✓ |
| Natasha Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
| Richard Herdman | Conservative | 630 |
| Peter Greenwood | BNP | 508 |