Before (end of 2015) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2016) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 15 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Hilary Constance Fairclough | Conservative | 1,891 ✓ |
| Kevin Patrick Morris | Labour | 1,114 |
| Warren Lee Fox | Liberal Democrats | 912 |
| John Toone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 440 |
| Ben Deed | Green | 88 |
Bradshaw1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Jackie Radcliffe | Conservative | 1,886 ✓ |
| Tony Shepherd | Labour | 924 |
| Stephen Thomas | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 524 |
| Eric Thomas Hyland | Independent | 201 |
| Garry Neil Veevers | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
| Dan Bolton | Green | 96 |
Breightmet1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Debbie Newall | Labour | 1,230 ✓ |
| Harry Lamb | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,130 |
| Sandra MacNeill | Conservative | 888 |
| Stephen Frederick Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 94 |
| Pamela Spurling | Green | 89 |
Bromley Cross1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| Annabel Wilkinson | Conservative | 2,443 ✓ |
| Geoffrey William Knowles | Labour | 1,022 |
| Brett Varnam | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 460 |
| David Andrew Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Liz Spencer | Green | 183 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Hanif Darvesh | Labour | 2,432 ✓ |
| Paul Eccles | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 702 |
| Nadim Muslim | Conservative | 338 |
| Adele Warren | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| Abdel Ibrahim | Labour | 1,417 ✓ |
| Andrew Mabon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,066 |
| Aidan Meagan | Conservative | 253 |
| Trevor Bonfield | Green | 103 |
| Glen Carl Atkinson | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
Great Lever1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Mohammed Iqbal | Labour | 2,192 ✓ |
| Dot Sexton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 407 |
| Mohammed Waqas | Conservative | 241 |
| David Figgins | Green | 191 |
| Robert Andrew Graham | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Halliwell1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Charlotte Morris | Labour | 2,042 ✓ |
| Sandra Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 503 |
| Edward Ian Mather | Conservative | 260 |
| Ian David McHugh | Green | 137 |
| Jon New | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Harper Green1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Champak Mistry | Labour | 1,498 ✓ |
| David Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 978 |
| Robert Edward Tyler | Conservative | 354 |
| Michelle Broderick | Green | 105 |
| Kevin Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 94 |
Heaton and Lostock1 seat
| Andrew Morgan | Conservative | 2,680 ✓ |
| Ged Carter | Labour | 1,285 |
| Jonathan Baxendale | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 402 |
| Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
| Laura Diggle | Green | 136 |
Horwich and Blackrod1 seat
| Ann Cunliffe | Labour | 1,516 ✓ |
| Carol Forshaw | Conservative | 1,054 |
| Derek Snowden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 679 |
| Keith Michael Cocker | Green | 192 |
| Doug Bagnall | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Horwich North East1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Richard Silvester | Labour | 1,612 ✓ |
| Anne Barbara Galloway | Conservative | 801 |
| Stephen Rock | Liberal Democrats | 795 |
| Jeffrey Thomas Armstrong | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 543 |
| Roderick Riesco | Green | 193 |
Hulton1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Darren Whitehead | Labour | 1,374 ✓ |
| Derek John Bullock | Conservative | 1,214 |
| Joan Johnson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 909 |
| James Tomkinson | Green | 122 |
| David Charles Tyas Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
Kearsley1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Mark Cunningham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,480 ✓ |
| Carol Burrows | Labour | 1,248 |
| Richard Elliott | Conservative | 300 |
| Aaron Hepworth | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
| Rees Gibbon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,572 ✓ |
| David Robert Evans | Labour | 1,098 |
| Eric John Hyde | Liberal Democrats | 813 |
| Elizabeth Elliott | Conservative | 429 |
| Ed Dunsdon | Green | 90 |
Rumworth1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Rosa Kay | Labour | 2,568 ✓ |
| Hafiz Tahir-Mahmood Butt | Conservative | 373 |
| Kathy Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 354 |
| Astrid Johnson | Green | 179 |
| Christopher Amos | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Smithills1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| Roger Geoffrey Cliffe Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 2,287 ✓ |
| John William Gillatt | Labour | 1,153 |
| Roy Marsh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 546 |
| Daniel Haslam | Conservative | 414 |
| Richard Alexander Middleshaw | Green | 98 |
Tonge with the Haulgh1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Martin Donaghy | Labour | 1,415 ✓ |
| Derek Fisher | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,030 |
| Jennifer Emily Kirk | Conservative | 448 |
| Michael Langdon | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| Alexander Daniel Parkinson | Green | 83 |
| Christine Wild | Conservative | 1,600 ✓ |
| Annie Graham | Labour | 1,336 |
| George Stanley Bown | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 697 |
| Derek John Gradwell | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| Heather Rylance | Green | 113 |
Westhoughton South1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Anna-Marie Watters | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| David John Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 996 |
| Lynda Jean Winrow-Baker | Conservative | 696 |
| Martin Tighe | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 621 |
