Before (end of 2010) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 27 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Jenny Harrison | Labour | 1,586 ✓ |
| Raja Iqbal | Conservative | 625 |
| Aftab Hussain | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Eddie Moores | Labour | 1,679 ✓ |
| Eileen Hulme | Conservative | 1,009 |
| A Lord | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Dave Houle | Labour | 1,876 ✓ |
| Lewis Quigg | Conservative | 1,143 |
| Keith Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Graham Shuttleworth | Labour | 1,664 ✓ |
| Kenneth Heeks | Conservative | 656 |
| Fazal Rahim | Liberal Democrats | 101 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| Montaz Azad | Labour | 2,897 ✓ |
| Jilad Miah | Liberal Democrats | 1,651 |
| Muhammed Dara | Conservative | 226 |
Crompton1 seat
| John Dillon | Liberal Democrats | 1,261 ✓ |
| Ken Rustidge | Labour | 1,050 |
| David Dunning | Conservative | 828 |
Failsworth East1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Judith McMahon | Labour | 1,925 ✓ |
| Robert Barnes | Conservative | 674 |
| Stephen Barrow | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Failsworth West1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Glenys Butterworth | Labour | 1,532 ✓ |
| Warren William Bates | Independent | 669 |
| Ron Wise | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| Miranda Meadowcroft | Green | 185 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Steve Williams | Labour | 1,394 ✓ |
| Keith Pendlebury | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Julia Berry | Independent | 339 |
Medlock Vale1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Kaiser Rehman | Labour | 1,846 ✓ |
| Rafiq Pazeer | Liberal Democrats | 654 |
| Zulfiqar Mohammed | Conservative | 562 |
Royton North1 seat
| Tony Larkin | Labour | 1,878 ✓ |
| Joseph Farquhar | Conservative | 962 |
| Kevin Anthony Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| Steven Bashforth | Labour | 1,932 ✓ |
| Allan Fish | Conservative | 776 |
| Keith Begley | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
Saddleworth North1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| Derek Heffernan | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 ✓ |
| Ken Hulme | Independent | 1,083 |
| Phil Sewell | Conservative | 711 |
| Sean Fielding | Labour | 650 |
Saddleworth South1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| Graham Sheldon | Conservative | 1,590 ✓ |
| Philip Renold | Liberal Democrats | 1,094 |
| Danny Fletcher | Labour | 695 |
| Dominic Wall | Green | 401 |
Saddleworth West and Lees1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Adrian Clive Alexander | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| Brian Lord | Liberal Democrats | 1,176 |
| Pam Byrne | Conservative | 622 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Alcock M.L. | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 ✓ |
| Amanda Clare Chadderton | Labour | 986 |
| Paul Spencer Bennett | Conservative | 612 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Nigel Newton | Labour | 1,155 ✓ |
| Stephen Fairbrother | Liberal Democrats | 777 |
| David Caddick | Conservative | 246 |
St Mary's1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| Shadab Qumer | Labour | 2,847 ✓ |
| Aftab Hussain | Liberal Democrats | 1,255 |
| David Atherton | Conservative | 244 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Peter Dean | Labour | 1,340 ✓ |
| Kay Knox | Liberal Democrats | 1,064 |
| Neil Allsopp | Conservative | 203 |
| Stuart Allsopp | Independent | 195 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| Javid Iqbal | Labour | 2,530 ✓ |
| Asghar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
| Muhammad Imran | Conservative | 266 |