Before (end of 2017) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2018) (51 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 31 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Besses1 seat
| Mary Whitby | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| Kevin McDara Connolly | Conservative | 551 |
| Stephen Morris | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 169 |
| Larissa Mary Heath | Green | 118 |
| Dominic Bairstow Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
Church1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Sue Nuttall | Conservative | 2,059 ✓ |
| Sam Turner | Labour | 1,260 |
| Nicole Paule Haydock | Green | 197 |
East1 seat
| Trevor Holt | Labour | 1,673 ✓ |
| Sohail Raja | Conservative | 960 |
| Glyn Heath | Green | 185 |
Elton1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Martin John Hayes | Labour | 1,622 ✓ |
| Dene John Vernon | Conservative | 1,390 |
| Charlie Allen | Green | 119 |
| Jacob Royde | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
Holyrood1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Tim Pickstone | Liberal Democrats | 1,656 ✓ |
| Gavin Phillip McGill | Labour | 1,356 |
| Bernard Vincent | Conservative | 404 |
| Peter Curati | Green | 128 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| Sandra Walmsley | Labour | 1,722 ✓ |
| Jacob Ngaoka William Maxwell Nau Tupe | Conservative | 633 |
| Victor Hagan | Independent | 128 |
| Noel Thomas Traynor | Green | 119 |
North Manor1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| James Daly | Conservative | 2,337 ✓ |
| Tom Pilkington | Labour | 1,213 |
| Ewan James Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
| Mary Heath | Green | 122 |
Pilkington Park1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Nick Jones | Conservative | 1,967 ✓ |
| John Joseph Mallon | Labour | 1,263 |
| Neil Stuart Greenhalgh | Green | 130 |
| David Henry Foss | Liberal Democrats | 90 |
Radcliffe East1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Karen Ann Leach | Labour | 1,144 ✓ |
| Luis James McBriar | Conservative | 709 |
| Donald Berry | Independent | 321 |
| Robert Andrew Graham | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| Paul Johnstone | Green | 94 |
Radcliffe North1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Paul Cropper (NOT ELECTED) | Conservative | 1,677 ✓ |
| Jane Susan Lewis | Labour | 1,236 |
| Rodney John Rew | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Radcliffe West1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Rishi Shori | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| Zain Ali Shah | Conservative | 531 |
| Karen Lesley Wood | Green | 242 |
| Kamran Islam | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
Ramsbottom1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Kevin Dale Thomas | Labour | 2,063 ✓ |
| Jamie Hoyle | Conservative | 1,788 |
| Stephen Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Redvales1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Tamoor Tariq | Labour | 1,994 ✓ |
| Julie Ann Bernadette Green | Conservative | 817 |
| Alan Stead | Green | 170 |
| Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Sedgley1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Alan Quinn | Labour | 2,214 ✓ |
| Nathan Noach Weissbraun | Conservative | 1,241 |
| Maria Tegolo | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
St. Mary's1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Eamonn O'Brien | Labour | 1,635 ✓ |
| Michael Robert Thomas Powell | Liberal Democrats | 1,578 |
| Dean Lewis | Conservative | 372 |
Tottington1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| Iain Gartside | Conservative | 1,561 ✓ |
| Anthony McCaul | Labour | 1,164 |
| Samantha Rose Deas | Green | 113 |
| Andy Minty | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
Unsworth1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Tahir Rafiq | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| Satyen Sinha | Conservative | 996 |
| Steve Middleton | Liberal Democrats | 589 |