Before (end of 2010) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 22 · Conservative 11 · Other 1
After (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 4
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Phillip Bethell | Labour | 1,241 ✓ |
| Paul Rowen | Liberal Democrats | 869 |
| Philip Grantham | Conservative | 332 |
| Peter Greenwood | NF | 190 |
Bamford1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| Maureen Sullivan | Conservative | 1,367 ✓ |
| William Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,308 |
| James Brown | Labour | 790 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Jean Gladys Hornby | Labour | 1,380 ✓ |
| Ted Flynn | Ind All | 644 |
| Anthony Smith | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 393 |
Central Rochdale1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| Farooq Ahmed | Labour | 2,869 ✓ |
| Ghafar Khan | Liberal Democrats | 556 |
| Roger Howarth | Conservative | 289 |
| Ajaz Ahmed | Respect | 87 |
East Middleton1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Donna Martin | Labour | 1,671 ✓ |
| Susan Pawson | Conservative | 556 |
| Joanna Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| Andrew Neilson | Conservative | 1,235 ✓ |
| Jason Beckett | Labour | 1,116 |
| Donald Wight | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| Ian Grenville Andrews | Green | 228 |
Hopwood Hall1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Susan Emmott | Labour | 1,767 ✓ |
| Darren Bayman | Conservative | 654 |
| James Ridley | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| Karen Burke | Labour | 2,001 ✓ |
| Sharon Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
| Mudassar Razzaq | Conservative | 369 |
| Naim Mahmud | Ind All | 239 |
| Mohammed Miah | Respect | 160 |
Littleborough Lakeside1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Ann Stott | Conservative | 1,076 ✓ |
| Jon Hartley | Labour | 1,002 |
| Rosemary Jones | Liberal Democrats | 656 |
Milkstone & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Murtazah Zaman | Labour | 2,440 ✓ |
| Altaf Nadeem | Conservative | 692 |
| Javed Iqbal | Respect | 491 |
| Aasim Rashid | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
Milnrow & Newhey1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| Martin Rodgers | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| Swift J. | Liberal Democrats | 923 |
| Ken Taylor | Conservative | 726 |
| Peter Oldham | Ind All | 120 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Ann Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,814 ✓ |
| Christopher Furlong | Labour | 846 |
| Nicholas Thornsby | Liberal Democrats | 511 |
North Heywood1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| Raymond Dutton | Labour | 1,270 ✓ |
| James MacSparran | Liberal Democrats | 531 |
| Doreen Brophy-Lee | — | 290 |
| David Garnett | Conservative | 275 |
North Middleton1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Alan Godson | Labour | 1,518 ✓ |
| Clair Chapman | Conservative | 557 |
| Natasha Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Aftab Hussain | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Leonard Branton | Conservative | 591 |
| G Rasool | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
South Middleton1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Peter James Williams | Labour | 1,674 ✓ |
| Bernard Braiden | Conservative | 1,294 |
| Clarice Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
Spotland & Falinge1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Cecile Biant | Labour | 1,369 ✓ |
| Mohammed Sajid | Liberal Democrats | 878 |
| Carl Faulkner | Independent | 659 |
| Syed Ajmol Ali | Conservative | 343 |
| Richard Todd | Ind All | 217 |
Wardle and West Littleborough1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Janet Darnbrough | Conservative | 1,686 ✓ |
| David Finlay | Labour | 746 |
| Reginald Lane | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
West Heywood1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Jacqueline Beswick | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Peter Winkler | Conservative | 519 |
| Emily Wood | Liberal Democrats | 218 |
West Middleton1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Phil Burke | Labour | 1,772 ✓ |
| David Andrew Harris | Conservative | 406 |
| Frank Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 146 |