Before (end of 2011) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 2012) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Besses1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Elizabeth FitzGerald | Labour | 1,484 ✓ |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 367 |
| Ian Silvester | Conservative | 358 |
| Julie Baum | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Church1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Roy-Edward Walker | Conservative | 1,704 ✓ |
| Andrew Richard Jones | Labour | 1,132 |
| Julie Reynolds | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 370 |
| Lynda Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
East1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Stella Smith | Labour | 1,430 ✓ |
| Peter Entwistle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 566 |
| Alima Husain | Conservative | 501 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Susan Joy Southworth | Labour | 1,323 ✓ |
| Yvonne Creswell | Conservative | 1,044 |
| Nicola Wood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 444 |
| Andrew Garner | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Holyrood1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Paddy Heneghan | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Victor d'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 1,359 |
| Carl Curran | Conservative | 260 |
| Valerie Morris | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 186 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Dot Cassidy | Labour | 1,690 ✓ |
| Peter Ashworth | Conservative | 417 |
| Victor Hagan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 379 |
| Graeme Lambert | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
North Manor1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Dorothy Lyn Gunther | Conservative | 1,873 ✓ |
| Steven Treadgold | Labour | 899 |
| Glyn Heath | Green | 355 |
| Ewan James Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Pilkington Park1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Michelle Wiseman | Conservative | 1,312 ✓ |
| John Joseph Mallon | Labour | 1,266 |
| Richard Baum | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Radcliffe East1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Daisy Bailey | Labour | 1,442 ✓ |
| Derek Brooks | Conservative | 513 |
| Nick McNeill | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 389 |
| Joanne O'Hanlon | Liberal Democrats | 85 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Sharon Briggs | Labour | 1,609 ✓ |
| Jackie Harris | Conservative | 1,067 |
| Cathy Frost | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 358 |
| Rodney John Rew | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Radcliffe West1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| Tony Isherwood | Labour | 1,523 ✓ |
| Stuart Penketh | Conservative | 331 |
| Ian Hayes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 275 |
| Kammran Islam | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Luise Fitzwalter | Labour | 1,605 ✓ |
| Barry Theckston | Conservative | 1,241 |
| Julian Corden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 300 |
| Wilfrid John Davison | Liberal Democrats | 103 |
Redvales1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Shaheena Haroon | Labour | 1,751 ✓ |
| Beverley Sullivan | Conservative | 625 |
| Steve Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 501 |
| Timothy Boaden | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Andrea Laura Simpson | Labour | 1,833 ✓ |
| Steve Wright | Liberal Democrats | 623 |
| James Daly | Conservative | 554 |
St. Mary's1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Jane Laura Black | Labour | 1,320 ✓ |
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 956 |
| Yvonne Holland | Conservative | 326 |
| Andrew McKee | Green | 196 |
Tottington1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Simon Carter | Labour | 1,085 ✓ |
| Roger Charles Arthur Brown | Conservative | 965 |
| Andy Eccles | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 379 |
| David Henry Foss | Liberal Democrats | 135 |
Unsworth1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| David Thomas Jones | Labour | 1,687 ✓ |
| Samuel Cohen | Conservative | 731 |
| Peter Redstone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 282 |
| Zadok Day | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
