Before (end of 2014) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2015) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat · turnout 68.5%
| Paul Wild | Conservative | 2,963 ✓ |
| Debbie Newall | Labour | 2,129 |
| Harry Lamb | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,500 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
| Ben Deed | Green | 261 |
Bradshaw1 seat · turnout 71.8%
| Scott Haslam | Conservative | 3,245 ✓ |
| Tony Shepherd | Labour | 1,519 |
| Helen Turner | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,065 |
| Joshua Handley | Green | 212 |
| Gaby McDowall | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
| Eric Thomas Hyland | Independent | 159 |
Breightmet1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| Jon Byrne | Labour | 2,323 ✓ |
| Steven Flatman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,557 |
| Ryan Haslam | Conservative | 1,402 |
| Laura Diggle | Green | 244 |
| Stephen Frederick Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
Bromley Cross1 seat · turnout 73.6%
| Norman Critchley | Conservative | 4,340 ✓ |
| Neil Garrity | Labour | 1,589 |
| Brett Varnam | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,057 |
| Liz Spencer | Green | 424 |
| Christopher Atty | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 60.9%
| Guy Harkin | Labour | 3,895 ✓ |
| Nadim Muslim | Conservative | 1,343 |
| Adele Warren | Liberal Democrats | 641 |
| Farhan Patel | Green | 306 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| Jean Gillies | Labour | 2,703 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Thomas Armstrong | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,626 |
| Aidan Meagan | Conservative | 723 |
| Trevor Bonfield | Green | 178 |
| David Connor | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Great Lever1 seat · turnout 55.7%
| Madeline Murray | Labour | 3,542 ✓ |
| Paul Eccles | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 779 |
| Mohammed Waqas | Conservative | 658 |
| Helen Dickson | Green | 189 |
| Duncan Alexander Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
Halliwell1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| Linda Thomas | Labour | 3,121 ✓ |
| Sandra Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 886 |
| Iqraa Shahid | Conservative | 489 |
| Ian David McHugh | Green | 207 |
| Christine Joyce Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| Roheel Iqbal | Independent | 117 |
Harper Green1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| Susan Haworth | Labour | 2,875 ✓ |
| David Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,549 |
| Robert Edward Tyler | Conservative | 845 |
| Elizabeth McManus | Green | 165 |
| Wendy Connor | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
Heaton and Lostock2 seats
| Bob Allen | Conservative | 4,299 ✓ |
| Andrew Morgan | Conservative | 3,352 ✓ |
| Julia Silvester | Labour | 1,649 |
| Ibrahim Ismail | Labour | 1,629 |
| David Butler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,088 |
| Paula Hendrie | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 748 |
| Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
| Hannah Middleshaw | Green | 468 |
| Francine Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 394 |
Horwich and Blackrod1 seat
| Stephen Pickup | Labour | 2,559 ✓ |
| Carol Forshaw | Conservative | 2,125 |
| Derek Snowden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,476 |
| Doug Bagnall | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| Keith Michael Cocker | Green | 331 |
Horwich North East1 seat · turnout 68.2%
| Joyce Kellett | Labour | 2,040 ✓ |
| Anne Barbara Galloway | Conservative | 1,696 |
| Bob Horsefield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,033 |
| Stephen Rock | Liberal Democrats | 936 |
| Marie Brady | Independent | 922 |
| Roderick Riesco | Green | 260 |
Hulton1 seat · turnout 64.4%
| Shafaqat Shaikh | Labour | 2,126 ✓ |
| Phillip Ashcroft | Conservative | 1,961 |
| Joan Johnson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,818 |
| David Charles Tyas Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| James Tomkinson | Green | 201 |
Kearsley1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| Liam Irving | Labour | 2,331 ✓ |
| Mark Cunningham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,953 |
| Sandra MacNeill | Conservative | 1,053 |
| Margaret Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
| Glyn Marsden | Green | 271 |
| Sean Colin Hornby | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,050 ✓ |
| Andy Connell | Labour | 2,011 |
| Rees Gibbon | Conservative | 1,414 |
| Eric John Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 782 |
| Ed Dunsdon | Green | 198 |
Rumworth1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| Ebrahim Adia | Labour | 4,555 ✓ |
| John Heyes | Conservative | 747 |
| Astrid Johnson | Green | 457 |
| Jaleh Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 136 |
Smithills1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| Carole Swarbrick | Liberal Democrats | 2,563 ✓ |
| John William Gillatt | Labour | 1,915 |
| Daniel Haslam | Conservative | 1,161 |
| Dot Sexton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,094 |
| Richard Alexander Middleshaw | Green | 233 |
Tonge with the Haulgh1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Elaine Sherrington | Labour | 2,263 ✓ |
| Derek Fisher | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,675 |
| Naima Dean | Conservative | 968 |
| Imran Atcha | Green | 199 |
| Paul Harasiwka | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
| Zoe Kirk-Robinson | Conservative | 2,517 ✓ |
| Annie Graham | Labour | 2,352 ✓ |
| Christine Wild | Conservative | 2,131 |
| Christopher Peacock | Labour | 1,977 |
| George Stanley Bown | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 948 |
| Jacquie Speight | Independent | 823 |
| Derek John Gradwell | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| John Ainscough | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
| Heather Rylance | Green | 308 |
| Stephen Thomas | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 306 |
Westhoughton South1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| David Chadwick | Labour | 2,501 ✓ |
| Stephen Wallen | Conservative | 1,795 |
| Michael Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,297 |
| David John Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
| Alex Conn | Green | 224 |
