Before (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
After (end of 2012) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Danny Fletcher | Labour | 1,100 ✓ |
| Raja Iqbal | Conservative | 826 |
| Martin Alexander Dinoff | Liberal Democrats | 447 |
Chadderton Central1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Susan Dearden | Labour | 1,552 ✓ |
| Robert Barnes | Conservative | 596 |
| Pat Lord | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
Chadderton North1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Fazlul Haque | Labour | 1,750 ✓ |
| Paul David Martin | Conservative | 1,040 |
| Lee Miah | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Chadderton South1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| David Hibbert | Labour | 1,481 ✓ |
| Eileen Hulme | Conservative | 433 |
| Fazal Rahim | Liberal Democrats | 50 |
Coldhurst1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| Abdul Jabbar | Labour | 2,742 ✓ |
| Kutub Uddin | Liberal Democrats | 1,709 |
| Harun Miah | Conservative | 227 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Diane Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 1,286 ✓ |
| Ken Rustidge | Labour | 949 |
| Christopher Henthorn | Conservative | 577 |
Failsworth East1 seat
| Dan Dawson | Labour | 1,585 ✓ |
| Stephen Barrow | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Failsworth West1 seat
| Sean Fielding | Labour | 1,323 ✓ |
| Ron Wise | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
Hollinwood1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| Brian Ames | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| Philip Holley | Liberal Democrats | 456 |
| Jamie Curley | Conservative | 155 |
Medlock Vale1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Ateeque Ur-Rehman | Labour | 1,726 ✓ |
| Keith Pendlebury | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| Philip Edward Howarth | Independent | 364 |
| Sean Raymond Curley | Conservative | 132 |
Royton North1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| Bernard Judge | Labour | 1,710 ✓ |
| Lewis Quigg | Conservative | 555 |
| Philip Renold | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Royton South1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| Amanda Clare Chadderton | Labour | 1,566 ✓ |
| Allan Fish | Conservative | 544 |
| Keith Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Saddleworth North1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Garth Harkness | Liberal Democrats | 898 ✓ |
| Nicola Kirkham | Independent | 842 |
| Phil Sewell | Conservative | 535 |
| Imran Yousaf | Labour | 445 |
Saddleworth South1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Jerry Hudson | Conservative | 1,151 ✓ |
| Brian Lord | Liberal Democrats | 949 |
| Joseph Fitzpatrick | Labour | 746 |
Saddleworth West and Lees1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Valerie Sedgwick | Liberal Democrats | 1,222 ✓ |
| Gerald Ball | Labour | 1,002 |
| Pam Byrne | Conservative | 354 |
Shaw1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Howard David Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,298 ✓ |
| James Larkin | Labour | 782 |
| Paul Spencer Bennett | Conservative | 342 |
St James'1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| Cathryn Ball | Labour | 955 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| Neil Allsopp | Conservative | 171 |
St Mary's1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| Arooj Shah | Labour | 2,529 ✓ |
| Mohammed Masud | Liberal Democrats | 1,559 |
| Miranda Meadowcroft | Green | 144 |
| David Caddick | Conservative | 101 |
Waterhead1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| Vita Rose Price | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| Linda Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 977 |
Werneth1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| Fareed Hussain | Labour | 2,629 ✓ |
| Iqbal Bhatti | Respect | 1,067 |
| Michele Stockton | Conservative | 147 |
| Kevin Anthony Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 116 |