Before (end of 2011) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2012) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 9 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Andrea Fletcher | Labour | 622 ✓ |
| Alexandra McWicker | Conservative | 295 |
| Graham Fox | Liberal Democrats | 75 |
EDEN1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Darryl Smith | Conservative | 577 ✓ |
| Janice Johnson | Labour | 396 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| Madeline de Souza | Independent | 512 ✓ |
| Lynda Barnes | Conservative | 238 |
| Lesley Ham | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
Goodshaw1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Dorothy Farrington | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| Dean Bartlett-Smith | Conservative | 292 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Gladys Sandiford | Conservative | 894 ✓ |
| Susan McLaughlin | Labour | 569 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Barbara Marion Ashworth | Labour | 726 ✓ |
| Judith Driver | Conservative | 505 |
| William Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Caroline Bleakley | Labour | 805 ✓ |
| Michael Pickup | Conservative | 560 |
| Joseph Donnelly | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Peter Evans | Conservative | 674 ✓ |
| Julie McManus | Labour | 566 |
| Vernon Hudson | Independent | 548 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Steve Hughes | Labour | 551 ✓ |
| Hazel May Steen | Conservative | 340 |
| Kevin Alistair Bryan | NF | 170 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Rebecca Knowles | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| Mohammed Abdullah | Conservative | 401 |
| Clive Laight | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
Whitewell1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Karen Creaser | Labour | 543 ✓ |
| William Nuttall | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
| Peter Steen | Conservative | 248 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Marilyn Procter | Labour | 663 ✓ |
| Dave Stansfield | Conservative | 368 |
| Gerry Barker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 218 |