Before (end of 2014) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 48 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2015) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| Daniel Meredith | Labour | 1,786 ✓ |
| Cathie Cox | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 968 |
| Jacqueline Elaine Holt | Conservative | 579 |
| Patricia Colclough | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| Neil Rutter | Green | 140 |
Bamford1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| Patricia Sullivan | Conservative | 2,110 ✓ |
| Kewal Kataria | Labour | 1,650 |
| Julie Baker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,056 |
| Peter Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
Castleton1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| Jean Gladys Hornby | Labour | 2,018 ✓ |
| Stephen Sanderson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,438 |
| Ronnie Crossley | Conservative | 665 |
| Anthony Smith | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
| Jonathan Edward Kershaw | Green | 166 |
Central Rochdale1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Ali Ahmed | Labour | 2,455 ✓ |
| Farooq Ahmed | Rochdale | 972 |
| Andrew Gardner | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 473 |
| Roger Howarth | Conservative | 193 |
| Andy Littlewood | Independent | 80 |
| David Vincent Fenwick-Finn | TUSC | 69 |
East Middleton1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| Donna Martin | Labour | 2,371 ✓ |
| Ronald Broadley Ashworth | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,409 |
| Teresa Fitzsimons | Conservative | 832 |
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 135 |
Healey1 seat · turnout 64.4%
| Shah Wazir | Labour | 1,640 ✓ |
| Andrew Neilson | Conservative | 1,491 |
| Maureen Kershaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,348 |
| John Robert Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| Rennie A.J. | Green | 235 |
Hopwood Hall1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| Susan Emmott | Labour | 2,203 ✓ |
| Mark Foster | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,720 |
| Karen Winkler | Conservative | 709 |
| Tony MacSparran | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
| Naomi Southwell | Green | 145 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| Lynne Brosnan | Labour | 2,750 ✓ |
| Christine Akram | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 917 |
| David Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 377 |
| John Kershaw | Conservative | 337 |
| Mark Hollinrake | Green | 172 |
| Mohamed Janjua | Rochdale | 149 |
Littleborough Lakeside1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| Ann Stott | Conservative | 1,656 ✓ |
| Graham Haynes | Labour | 1,542 |
| Ed Aadahl | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,156 |
| Glynis Coats | Green | 307 |
| Dave Felton | Rochdale | 74 |
Milkstone & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| Murtazah Zaman | Labour | 3,335 ✓ |
| Rifat Mohmood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 364 |
| John Swarbrick | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| Ken Taylor | Conservative | 211 |
| Sarah Bibi | IZB | 120 |
Milnrow & Newhey1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| Andy Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 2,013 ✓ |
| Martin Rodgers | Labour | 1,293 |
| Michael O'Brien | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 984 |
| James Conboy | Conservative | 708 |
| James Ashworth | Green | 186 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| Peter Winkler | Conservative | 2,490 ✓ |
| Graeme Kerby | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,285 |
| Ruth Yasmeen | Labour | 1,081 |
| Monica Rush | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
| Joseph Ashworth | Green | 217 |
North Heywood1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| Raymond Dutton | Labour | 1,626 ✓ |
| Paul Towriss | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,340 |
| Peter Malcolm | Liberal Democrats | 831 |
| Anne Shorrock | Conservative | 362 |
| Warren Smith | Green | 113 |
North Middleton1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| Sara Rowbotham | Labour | 2,336 ✓ |
| David Winder | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,514 |
| Barbara Braiden | Conservative | 586 |
| Frank Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Smallbridge & Firgrove1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| Aftab Hussain | Labour | 1,933 ✓ |
| Neville Westerman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,221 |
| Keith Branton | Conservative | 423 |
| Maria Martinez Munoz | Green | 261 |
| Joseph O'Neill | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| Mohammed Hamid | Rochdale | 134 |
South Middleton1 seat · turnout 68.6%
| Peter James Williams | Labour | 2,322 ✓ |
| Richard John Whitaker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,500 |
| Bernard Braiden | Conservative | 1,284 |
| Abigail Jackson | Green | 214 |
| Joanna Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
Spotland & Falinge1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| Cecile Biant | Labour | 2,214 ✓ |
| Sajad Ali | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,022 |
| Steven Scholes | Conservative | 644 |
| Jack Rawstron | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| Michael Coats | Green | 235 |
| Emily Bannister | — | 155 |
| Rina Paolucci | Conservative | 2,215 ✓ |
| Bev Place | Labour | 1,125 |
| William Candlin | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,002 |
| Joe Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
| Fearn Thomas | Green | 213 |
West Heywood1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| Jacqueline Beswick | Labour | 2,353 ✓ |
| Warren Mitchell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,675 |
| Jane Howard | Conservative | 581 |
| Derrick Drysdale | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
| David Coats | Green | 128 |
West Middleton1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| Phil Burke | Labour | 2,651 ✓ |
| Lee Jason Seville | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,325 |
| Rachel Christine McLachlan | Conservative | 442 |
| Allan Cocking | Green | 128 |
| Dave Edler | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
