Before (end of 2017) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 16 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2018) (60 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 31 · Conservative 19 · Other 4 · UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Astley Bridge1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| John Patrick Walsh | Conservative | 1,842 ✓ |
| Warren Lee Fox | Liberal Democrats | 1,564 |
| Zulfi Jiva | Labour | 930 |
Bradshaw1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Mudasir Ahmed Dean | Conservative | 1,949 ✓ |
| Tony Shepherd | Labour | 880 |
| Eric Thomas Hyland | Independent | 278 |
| Stephen Frederick Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| Laura Diggle | Green | 135 |
Breightmet1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Adele Kay Warren | Conservative | 1,549 ✓ |
| Francesca Platt | Labour | 1,278 |
| Harry Lamb | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 242 |
| Dan Bolton | Green | 138 |
| Richard Adam Bates | Liberal Democrats | 61 |
Bromley Cross2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| David Greenhalgh | Conservative | 2,928 ✓ |
| Nadim Muslim | Conservative | 2,257 ✓ |
| Steve Sutton | Labour | 1,023 |
| Deb Whenlock | Labour | 910 |
| Liz Spencer | Green | 374 |
| Elliott Parris Anthony Bermudez-Galton | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
| David Andrew Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
Crompton1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Bilkis Bashir Ismail | Labour | 2,258 ✓ |
| Daniel David Wheatley | Conservative | 737 |
| Shafi Patel | Independent | 706 |
| Michael Langdon | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
Farnworth1 seat
| Maureen Ann Flitcroft | Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | 1,699 ✓ |
| Martin Samuel McMulkin | Labour | 1,177 |
| Jennifer Emily Kirk | Conservative | 142 |
| David Harvey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 92 |
| David Charles Tyas Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 44 |
Great Lever1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Mohammed Ayub | Labour | 2,422 ✓ |
| Mohammed Waqas | Conservative | 389 |
| David Figgins | Green | 232 |
| Francine Godfrey | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
Halliwell1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Akhtar Zaman | Labour | 2,185 ✓ |
| Jolyon Horton Coombs | Conservative | 418 |
| John David Vere Falch | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
| Ian David McHugh | Green | 118 |
| Martin McLoughlin | Independent | 114 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | Independent | 83 |
| Anthony Massey | Independent | 71 |
Harper Green1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Hamid Khurram | Labour | 1,910 ✓ |
| Lisa Weatherby | Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | 897 |
| Robert Edward Tyler | Conservative | 477 |
| Amy Wunderley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 157 |
| Mathew Robert Barnes | Green | 63 |
| Kevin Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
Heaton and Lostock1 seat
| Anne Barbara Galloway | Conservative | 3,000 ✓ |
| John William Gillatt | Labour | 1,247 |
| Garry Neil Veevers | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Horwich and Blackrod1 seat
| Sue Baines | Conservative | 1,668 ✓ |
| Michael Jarvis | Labour | 1,437 |
| Rebecca Forrest | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| Keith Michael Cocker | Green | 169 |
Horwich North East1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Kevin Peter McKeon | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| Stephen Rock | Liberal Democrats | 1,288 |
| Joan Johnson | Conservative | 887 |
| Roderick Riesco | Green | 213 |
Hulton1 seat
| Diane Parkinson | Conservative | 1,858 ✓ |
| Rabiya Jiva | Labour | 1,451 |
| Beverley Fletcher | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 215 |
| Christopher Taylor | Green | 107 |
| Kevin Mulligan | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
Kearsley1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Julie Pattison | FKF | 1,864 ✓ |
| Stephen Langley | Labour | 882 |
| William Pilkington | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 399 |
| Kamaran James Fathulla | Conservative | 290 |
| Connor Goodwin | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
| David Robert Evans | Labour | 1,249 ✓ |
| David Michael Meehan | Conservative | 1,000 |
| Paul Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 926 |
| Christine Joyce Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
Rumworth1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Ismail Ibrahim | Labour | 2,570 ✓ |
| Hafiz Tahir-Mahmood Butt | Conservative | 379 |
| Astrid Johnson | Green | 251 |
| Damien Walsh | Independent | 111 |
| Duncan Alexander Macpherson | Liberal Democrats | 85 |
Smithills1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| Doug Bagnall | Liberal Democrats | 2,031 ✓ |
| Ryan Quick | Labour | 1,260 |
| Sam Rimmer | Conservative | 752 |
| Elizabeth McManus | Green | 111 |
Tonge with the Haulgh1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| Nicholas Peel | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| Matthew Thomas Littler | Conservative | 928 |
| Derek Wunderley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 232 |
| Rosalind Harasiwka | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
| James Tomkinson | Green | 82 |
| Martyn Cox | Conservative | 1,831 ✓ |
| Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon | Liberal Democrats | 1,386 |
| Ged Carter | Labour | 784 |
| Jacquie Speight | Independent | 238 |
| Heather Rylance | Green | 61 |
Westhoughton South1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| David John Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,934 ✓ |
| Ryan Adam Battersby | Labour | 899 |
| Martin Tighe | Conservative | 804 |
