Before (end of 2009) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2010) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
Ward results
EDEN1 seat · turnout 70.7%
| Anne Cheetham | Conservative | 1,083 ✓ |
| Simon Holland | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
| Nick Pilling | Labour | 453 |
Goodshaw1 seat · turnout 70.2%
| Alyson Barnes | Labour | 950 ✓ |
| Sandra McWicker | Conservative | 825 |
| Tony Justice | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 462 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 65.3%
| Granville Morris | Conservative | 1,476 ✓ |
| Marilyn Procter | Labour | 819 |
| Saquib Amin | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 61.9%
| James Eaton | Conservative | 1,428 ✓ |
| Bill Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 709 |
| Amanda Hewlett | Labour | 675 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 63.3%
| Colin Crawforth | Labour | 1,401 ✓ |
| Michael Pickup | Conservative | 1,274 |
Healey & Whitworth1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| Andy Neal | — | 583 ✓ |
| S. Serridge | Labour | 564 |
| Dawn Barnes | Conservative | 381 |
| Colin Cunningham | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 68.2%
| Brian Walter Essex | Conservative | 1,969 ✓ |
| Emma Harding | Labour | 1,212 |
Irwell1 seat
| Michael Christie | Conservative | 984 ✓ |
| Graham Haworth | Labour | 837 |
| Kevin Alistair Bryan | NF | 265 |
| Helen Jackson | Green | 195 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Liz McInnes | Labour | 991 ✓ |
| B Sheffield | Liberal Democrats | 965 |
| Mohammed Abdullah | Conservative | 785 |
Stacksteads1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Jackie Oakes | Labour | 1,039 ✓ |
| Fred Lynskey | Conservative | 573 |
Whitewell1 seat · turnout 62.2%
| James Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 1,095 ✓ |
| Barbara Marriott | Conservative | 833 |
| Jean Hayler | Labour | 826 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Ann Kenyon | Labour | 1,422 ✓ |
| Mark Thomson | Conservative | 1,125 |