Before (end of 2013) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2014) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| John Patrick Walsh | Conservative | 1,481 ✓ |
| Stuart Murray | Labour | 1,279 |
| Harry Lamb | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,039 |
| Ben Deed | Green | 182 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 85 |
Bradshaw1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Mudasir Ahmed Dean | Conservative | 1,585 ✓ |
| Alison Norris | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 932 |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | Labour | 786 |
| Gaby McDowall | Liberal Democrats | 172 |
| Dan Bolton | Green | 150 |
Breightmet1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Lynda Byrne | Labour | 1,490 ✓ |
| Kathleen Kavanagh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,217 |
| Clare Heyes | Conservative | 577 |
| Laura Diggle | Green | 115 |
| Stephen Frederick Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 51 |
Bromley Cross1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| David Greenhalgh | Conservative | 2,312 ✓ |
| Colette Harkin | Labour | 957 |
| Lynda Rosewell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 878 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Sufrana Bashir-Ismail | Labour | 2,363 ✓ |
| George Stanley Bown | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 826 |
| Ryan Haslam | Conservative | 456 |
| Adele Warren | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
| Pam Humphreys | Independent | 121 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Noel Spencer | Labour | 1,454 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Thomas Armstrong | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,108 |
| Aidan Meagan | Conservative | 211 |
| Trevor Bonfield | Green | 115 |
| Doug Bagnall | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
Great Lever1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Mohammed Ayub | Labour | 2,420 ✓ |
| Dot Sexton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 505 |
| Jay Patel | Conservative | 338 |
| David William Collins | Green | 127 |
| Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
| Joseph Holt | Independent | 54 |
Halliwell1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Akhtar Zaman | Labour | 2,260 ✓ |
| Leo Taylor | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 607 |
| Jolyon Horton Coombs | Conservative | 223 |
| Ian David McHugh | Green | 173 |
| Francine Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
| Andrew McKenzie | Independent | 42 |
Harper Green1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Marc Francis | Labour | 1,713 ✓ |
| Geoff Hamlett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 726 |
| Robert Edward Tyler | Conservative | 366 |
| Kathy Sykes | Green | 115 |
| Wendy Connor | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
Heaton and Lostock1 seat
| Carol Ann Shaw | Conservative | 2,237 ✓ |
| John William Gillatt | Labour | 1,154 |
| Stephen Thomas | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 933 |
| Christine Joyce Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Hannah Middleshaw | Green | 179 |
Horwich and Blackrod2 seats
| Alan Bury | Labour | 1,313 ✓ |
| Stephen Pickup | Labour | 1,310 ✓ |
| Bob Horsefield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,147 |
| Carol Forshaw | Conservative | 850 |
| Daniel Haslam | Conservative | 708 |
| Keith Michael Cocker | Green | 401 |
| Lynne McCartin | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
| Lynn Rock | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
Horwich North East1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Kevin Peter McKeon | Labour | 1,324 ✓ |
| Peter McGeehan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 888 |
| Anne Barbara Galloway | Conservative | 743 |
| Stephen Rock | Liberal Democrats | 573 |
| Roderick Riesco | Green | 203 |
Hulton1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Diane Parkinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,291 ✓ |
| Andrew Morgan | Conservative | 1,150 |
| Shafaqat Shaikh | Labour | 1,140 |
| James Tomkinson | Green | 162 |
| David Charles Tyas Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 69 |
Kearsley1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Derek Burrows | Labour | 1,139 ✓ |
| Mark Cunningham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,096 |
| Margaret Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| Simon Colley | Independent | 309 |
| Sandra MacNeill | Conservative | 278 |
| Paul Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,255 ✓ |
| Maureen Connell | Labour | 1,051 |
| Eric John Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 661 |
| Rees Gibbon | Conservative | 657 |
| Alwynne Ann Cartmell | Green | 147 |
Rumworth1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Ismail Ibrahim | Labour | 2,876 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Kay | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 492 |
| John Heyes | Conservative | 317 |
| Astrid Johnson | Green | 200 |
| Jaleh Salari | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
Smithills1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Andrew Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,674 ✓ |
| Kirsty Morris | Labour | 1,329 |
| Aaron Hepworth | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 876 |
| Christine Flanigan | Conservative | 429 |
| Richard Alexander Middleshaw | Green | 139 |
Tonge with the Haulgh1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Nicholas Peel | Labour | 1,399 ✓ |
| Derek Fisher | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,053 |
| Zoe Kirk-Robinson | Conservative | 486 |
| David Sayers | BNP | 109 |
| Hafsa Patel | Green | 91 |
| Paul Harasiwka | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
| Eric Hyland | LftUnity | 14 |
| Martyn Cox | Conservative | 1,424 ✓ |
| Annie Graham | Labour | 1,278 |
| Joan Johnson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 984 |
| Jacquie Speight | Independent | 203 |
| Derek John Gradwell | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
| Heather Rylance | Green | 127 |
Westhoughton South1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Kevan Jones | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| Les Wareing | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 917 |
| Stephen Wallen | Conservative | 562 |
| David John Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| Derek Bullock | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 97 |
