Before (end of 2010) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2011) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Christine Gill | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| Mischa Charlton-Mockett | Conservative | 402 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Teresa Aldred | Labour | 526 ✓ |
| Dawn Barnes | Conservative | 429 |
| David Jackson | Green | 148 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| Annabel Shipley | Conservative | 979 ✓ |
| Marilyn Procter | Labour | 803 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Andy MacNae | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| William Challinor | Conservative | 789 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| Michael Harriott | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| Michael Pickup | Conservative | 766 |
Healey & Whitworth1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Sean Joseph Michael Serridge | Labour | 516 ✓ |
| David Bradbury | CFirst | 499 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Amanda Milling | Conservative | 1,167 ✓ |
| Julie McManus | Labour | 846 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Michelle Christianne Smith | Labour | 620 ✓ |
| Peter Steen | Conservative | 533 |
| Kevin Alistair Bryan | NF | 170 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Peter Roberts | Labour | 937 ✓ |
| Andrew Swain | Conservative | 879 |
Stacksteads1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Christine Lamb | Labour | 605 ✓ |
| Stephen Pickup | Conservative | 221 |
| Anthony Justice | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 144 |
Whitewell1 seat
| Amanda Robertson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Robert Paul WILKINSON | Labour | 880 ✓ |
| Joyce Thorne | Conservative | 637 |