Before (end of 2010) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Besses1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Alan Matthews | Labour | 1,523 ✓ |
| Julie Baum | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| Ian Silvester | Conservative | 462 |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 209 |
| Andrew Redstone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 138 |
Church1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Jack Walton | Conservative | 1,975 ✓ |
| Susan Joy Southworth | Labour | 1,551 |
| Andrew Garner | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
East1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| Maura Connolly | Labour | 1,589 ✓ |
| Anjum Saddique | Conservative | 983 |
| Peter Entwistle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 433 |
| Maureen Davison | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| James Frith | Labour | 1,743 ✓ |
| Alan Creswell | Conservative | 1,600 |
| Zadok Day | Liberal Democrats | 172 |
Holyrood1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| S. Campbell | Labour | 1,508 |
| Wilfrid John Davison | Liberal Democrats | 1,314 |
| Carl Curran | Conservative | 584 |
| Valerie Morris | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 173 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Keith Rothwell | Labour | 1,629 ✓ |
| Alima Husain | Conservative | 901 |
| Timothy Boaden | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| Victor Hagan | Independent | 277 |
| Graeme Lambert | Pirate | 119 |
North Manor1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Khalid Hussain | Conservative | 1,868 ✓ |
| Andrew Richard Jones | Labour | 1,178 |
| Ewan James Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
| Glyn Heath | Green | 345 |
| Lynnette Mitchell-Male | Independent | 170 |
Pilkington Park1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| Robert Anthony Caserta | Conservative | 1,446 ✓ |
| John Joseph Mallon | Labour | 1,365 |
| Peter Redstone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 362 |
| Wayne Burrows | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Radcliffe East1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Matt Bailey | Labour | 1,623 ✓ |
| Bernard Slingsby | Conservative | 1,013 |
| Nick McNeill | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 277 |
| Mike Bell | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Peter Bury | Labour | 1,799 ✓ |
| Stuart Penketh | Conservative | 1,576 |
| Fiona Davison | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
Radcliffe West1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Tony Cummings | Labour | 1,901 ✓ |
| Samantha Davies | Conservative | 719 |
| Kamran Islam | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| Joanne Columbine | Labour | 1,823 ✓ |
| Robert Hodkinson | Conservative | 1,822 |
| Helen Herd | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Redvales1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| John Smith | Labour | 2,008 ✓ |
| Tahira Shaffi | Conservative | 913 |
| Steve Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 404 |
| Emma Davison | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Michael James | Labour | 2,317 ✓ |
| Steve Wright | Liberal Democrats | 843 |
| Marilyn Vincent | Conservative | 688 |
| Raymond Solomon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 181 |
St. Marys1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| N. Bayley | Labour | 1,612 |
| Richard Baum | Liberal Democrats | 1,039 |
| B. Sullivan | Conservative | 554 |
| A. Greene | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 158 |
Tottington1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| Yvonne Wright | Conservative | 1,646 ✓ |
| Simon Carter | Labour | 1,323 |
| David Henry Foss | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Unsworth1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| Joan Grimshaw | Labour | 1,875 ✓ |
| Janice Cheetham | Conservative | 1,149 |
| Cathy Frost | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 209 |
| Joanne O'Hanlon | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
