Before (end of 2010) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| P Wild | Conservative | 1,982 |
| Abdel Ibrahim | Labour | 1,481 |
| Neville Mercer | Independent | 430 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| Stuart Lever | — | 202 |
Bradshaw1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| Diana Brierley | Conservative | 2,328 ✓ |
| Kate Challender | Labour | 1,567 |
| Stephen Frederick Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
Breightmet1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Jon Byrne | Labour | 2,045 ✓ |
| Sandra MacNeill | Conservative | 1,176 |
| Tracey Kane | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
Bromley Cross1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Norman Critchley | Conservative | 2,821 ✓ |
| Anthony Muscat Terribile | Labour | 1,244 |
| Rosa Shaw | Green | 336 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Guy Harkin | Labour | 2,403 ✓ |
| Gareth Morris | Conservative | 713 |
| A Shaw | Green | 218 |
| Gabrielle McDowall | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| Jean Gillies | Labour | 1,855 ✓ |
| Ibby Ismail | Conservative | 383 |
| Diana Hayes | Green | 231 |
| Wendy Connor | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
Great Lever1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Madeline Murray | Labour | 2,282 ✓ |
| Anjani Kumar | Conservative | 612 |
| Aqeel Akhtar | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
| David William Collins | Green | 198 |
Halliwell1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Linda Thomas | Labour | 2,235 ✓ |
| Jolyon Horton Coombs | Conservative | 377 |
| Ian David McHugh | Green | 195 |
| Francine Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
Harper Green1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| Margaret Clare | Labour | 1,918 ✓ |
| Jay Patel | Conservative | 616 |
| David Connor | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
Heaton and Lostock1 seat
| Bob Allen | Conservative | 3,175 ✓ |
| John William Gillatt | Labour | 1,394 |
| Christine Joyce Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| Hannah Middleton | Green | 240 |
Horwich and Blackrod1 seat
| Lindsey Kell | Labour | 1,851 ✓ |
| J. Barrow | Conservative | 1,425 |
| Graham Chadwick | Green | 281 |
| Philip Kane | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Horwich North East2 seats · turnout 39.9%
| Joyce Kellett | Labour | 1,869 ✓ |
| Richard Silvester | Labour | 1,526 ✓ |
| Stephen Rock | Liberal Democrats | 1,217 |
| Carol Forshaw | Conservative | 1,135 |
| Kenneth Thomson | Liberal Democrats | 1,017 |
| Peter Sloan | Conservative | 837 |
Hulton1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| Phillip Ashcroft | Conservative | 1,671 ✓ |
| Shafaqat Shaikh | Labour | 1,369 |
| James Tomkinson | Green | 344 |
| M Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Kearsley1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| Liam Irving | Labour | 1,630 ✓ |
| Margaret Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 953 |
| Michelle Ionn | Conservative | 529 |
| Andy Connell | Labour | 1,988 ✓ |
| Rees Gibbon | Conservative | 1,057 |
| Eric John Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
| Alwynne Ann Cartmell | Green | 217 |
Rumworth1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Ebrahim Adia | Labour | 2,677 ✓ |
| Ruth Kenny | Conservative | 374 |
| Astrid Johnson | Green | 300 |
| David Charles Tyas Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
Smithills1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Carole Swarbrick | Liberal Democrats | 1,642 ✓ |
| Sean Harkin | Labour | 1,344 |
| Christine Flanigan | Conservative | 913 |
| Rachel Mann | Green | 202 |
Tonge with the Haulgh1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Elaine Sherrington | Labour | 1,714 ✓ |
| Kath Kavanagh | Conservative | 933 |
| David Sayers | BNP | 299 |
| Paul Harasiwka | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| Christopher Peacock | Labour | 2,038 ✓ |
| Patricia Allen | Conservative | 1,837 |
| Patricia Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
Westhoughton South1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| David Chadwick | Labour | 1,784 ✓ |
| M Baker | Conservative | 851 |
| Derek John Gradwell | Liberal Democrats | 841 |
| Glenn Kaalman | Independent | 60 |