Before (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 4
After (end of 2012) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Richard George Farnell | Labour | 1,582 ✓ |
| Patricia Colclough | Liberal Democrats | 638 |
| Christine Akram | Conservative | 183 |
Bamford1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Jane Gartside | Conservative | 1,253 ✓ |
| William Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,057 |
| Daniel Meredith | Labour | 708 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| Billy Sheerin | Labour | 1,728 ✓ |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 313 |
| Anthony Smith | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Central Rochdale1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Labour | 2,337 ✓ |
| Mohammed Miah | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| Nauman Hayee | Conservative | 280 |
East Middleton1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| Malcolm Boriss | Labour | 1,439 ✓ |
| David Philip Smith | Conservative | 372 |
| Clarice Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Shaun O'Neill | Labour | 1,251 ✓ |
| Lee Durrant | Conservative | 1,137 |
| Tom Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Hopwood Hall1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| Linda Robinson | Labour | 1,227 ✓ |
| Peter Winkler | Conservative | 498 |
| Peter Greenwood | NF | 216 |
| Georgina Whitaker | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Shakil Ahmed | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| David Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| Rashad Mahmood | Conservative | 316 |
| Ricky Akehurst | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 215 |
Littleborough Lakeside1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| Jon Hartley | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| Peter Evans | Conservative | 1,050 |
Milkstone & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Terence Linden | Labour | 1,840 ✓ |
| Mohammad Sharif | Conservative | 1,224 |
| Liz Thirsk | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Milnrow & Newhey1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Allen John Brett | Labour | 1,200 ✓ |
| Irene Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,046 |
| Ken Taylor | Conservative | 402 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| James Gartside | Conservative | 1,624 ✓ |
| Dobir Miah | Labour | 604 |
| Natasha Akhtar | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
North Heywood1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Lynn O'Keeffe | Labour | 1,193 ✓ |
| Tony MacSparran | Liberal Democrats | 785 |
| David Garnett | Conservative | 174 |
North Middleton1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| Pat Greenall | Labour | 883 ✓ |
| Maureen Rowbotham | Independent | 694 |
| David Andrew Harris | Conservative | 251 |
| Natasha Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Amna Mir | Labour | 1,509 ✓ |
| Jean Ashworth | Conservative | 654 |
| Peter Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
South Middleton1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Peter Joinson | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| Teresa Fitzsimons | Conservative | 1,049 |
| Joanna Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
Spotland & Falinge1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Shefali Begum | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| Carl Faulkner | Independent | 902 |
| Mohammed Sajid | Liberal Democrats | 803 |
| James Oldham | Conservative | 309 |
| Ashley Dearnley | Conservative | 1,569 ✓ |
| James Brown | Labour | 536 |
| Rosemary Jones | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
West Heywood1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| Colin Lambert | Labour | 1,319 ✓ |
| Warren Mitchell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 302 |
| Jane Howard | Conservative | 215 |
| James Ridley | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
West Middleton1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Lily Murphy | Labour | 1,606 ✓ |
| Clair Chapman | Conservative | 267 |
| Frank Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 80 |