Before (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 2012) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Hilary Constance Fairclough | Conservative | 1,653 ✓ |
| Stuart Murray | Labour | 1,453 |
| Neville Mercer | Independent | 334 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Bradshaw3 seats
| Walter Hall | Conservative | 1,957 ✓ |
| Scott Haslam | Conservative | 1,948 ✓ |
| Mudasir Ahmed Dean | Conservative | 1,584 ✓ |
| Steve Rigby | Labour | 1,035 |
| Debbie Newall | Labour | 1,031 |
| Asha Ismail | Labour | 906 |
| Stephen Frederick Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
| Norman Peacock | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
| Gabrielle McDowall | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
Breightmet1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Kate Challender | Labour | 1,813 ✓ |
| Alison Norris | Conservative | 904 |
| Laura Diggle | Green | 208 |
| Tracey Kane | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Bromley Cross1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Annabel Wilkinson | Conservative | 2,207 ✓ |
| Anthony Muscat Terribile | Labour | 1,215 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Hanif Darvesh | Labour | 2,375 ✓ |
| Ryan Haslam | Conservative | 523 |
| Adele Warren | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| Abdel Ibrahim | Labour | 1,557 ✓ |
| Frederick Taylor | Conservative | 320 |
| Trevor Bonfield | Green | 263 |
| Wendy Connor | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
Great Lever1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Mohammed Iqbal | Labour | 2,183 ✓ |
| David William Collins | Green | 316 |
| Albert Brandwood | Conservative | 307 |
| Philip Kane | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
Halliwell1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Charlotte Morris | Labour | 2,122 ✓ |
| Jolyon Horton Coombs | Conservative | 254 |
| Ian David McHugh | Green | 227 |
| Francine Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 103 |
Harper Green1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| Champak Mistry | Labour | 1,656 ✓ |
| Robert Edward Tyler | Conservative | 389 |
| David Connor | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Heaton and Lostock1 seat
| Andrew Rushton | Conservative | 2,450 ✓ |
| John William Gillatt | Labour | 1,185 |
| Hannah Middleton | Green | 271 |
| Christine Joyce Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
Horwich and Blackrod1 seat
| Ann Cunliffe | Labour | 1,693 ✓ |
| Christine Flanigan | Conservative | 836 |
| Michael Hillman | Green | 233 |
| Lynne McCartin | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
Horwich North East1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Richard Silvester | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| Stephen Rock | Liberal Democrats | 661 |
| Peter Sloan | Conservative | 640 |
| Graham Chadwick | Green | 341 |
| Anthony Backhouse | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 291 |
Hulton1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Alan Walsh | Conservative | 1,326 ✓ |
| Shafaqat Shaikh | Labour | 1,265 |
| James Tomkinson | Green | 322 |
| Jaleh Salari | Liberal Democrats | 61 |
Kearsley1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Carol Burrows | Labour | 1,475 ✓ |
| Margaret Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 909 |
| Michelle Ionn | Conservative | 295 |
| David Robert Evans | Labour | 1,524 ✓ |
| Mary Woodward | Conservative | 910 |
| Eric John Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 723 |
| Alwynne Ann Cartmell | Green | 282 |
Rumworth1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Rosa Kay | Labour | 2,394 ✓ |
| John Heyes | Conservative | 294 |
| Astrid Johnson | Green | 274 |
| David Charles Tyas Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
Smithills1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| Roger Geoffrey Cliffe Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 1,588 ✓ |
| Kirsty Morris | Labour | 1,542 |
| Kath Kavanagh | Conservative | 535 |
| Alex Shaw | Green | 192 |
Tonge with the Haulgh1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| Martin Donaghy | Labour | 1,679 ✓ |
| Donna Hill | Conservative | 618 |
| David Sayers | BNP | 260 |
| Paul Harasiwka | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
| Sean Harkin | Labour | 1,672 ✓ |
| Christine Wild | Conservative | 1,264 |
| Jacquie Speight | Independent | 420 |
| Derek John Gradwell | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
Westhoughton South1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Anna-Marie Watters | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| David John Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,027 |
| Patricia Allen | Conservative | 373 |
| Derek Bullock | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 297 |
