The top three candidates were elected in each ward.

BESSES

*Derek Boden (Lab)...1,724

*Alan Matthews (Lab)...1,514

*Ken Audin (Lab)...1,424

Mark Roberts (Con)...830

Julian Kershner (Con)...783

Winifred Rohmann (Lib Dem)...681

Chava Odze (Con)...657

Turnout: 39.87 per cent

Labour hold 3

CHURCH

*Roy Walker (Con)...2,643

*Jack Walton (Con)...2,161

*Bob Bibby (Con)...1,922

Andrew McAnulty (Lab)...1,357

Leslie Jones (Lab)...1,182

Benjamin Shatliff (Lab)...885

Thomas Rosser (BNP)...817

Michael Bell (Lib Dem)...815

Turnout: 54.64 per cent

Tory hold 3

EAST

*John Byrne (Lab)...1,597

*Mike Connolly (Lab)...1,582

*Trevor Holt (Lab)...1,538

Azmat Husain (Con)...1,115

Jeanette Tonge (Lib Dem)...1,083

Nawaz Khan (Con)...1,051

Shahid Haider (Con)...757

Anthony Hill (Ind)...489

Thomas Canham (Ind)...441

Turnout: 46.22 per cent

Labour hold 3

ELTON

*Yvonne Creswell (Con)...1,639

*Denise Bigg (Con)...1,519

*John Costello (Lab)...1,468

Michael Hankey (Con)...1,447

Evelyn Holt (Lab)...1,317

Ray Watts (Lab)...1,274

Yvonne Eagle (Lib Dem)...717

Shaun Fitzsimon (Ind)...423

Turnout: 49.53 per cent

Tory hold 2, Labour hold 1

HOLYROOD

*Vic D'Albert (Lib Dem)...2,114

*Wilf Davison (Lib Dem)...1,994

*Tim Pickstone (Lib Dem)...1,980

Eve Sandler (Lab)...891

Darrell Johnson (Lab)...873

Lillian Johnston (Lab)...867

Sheila Blaby (Con)...721

Marilyn Vincent (Con)...688

Jeannette Chrystal (Con)...625

Turnout: 46.17 per cent

Lib Dem hold 3

MOORSIDE

*Dot Cassidy (Lab)...1,608

Keith Rothwell (Lab)...1,357

Warren Flood (Lab)...1,324

*Peter Ashworth (Con)...1,195

Trevor Jones (Con)...1,175

*Beverly Sullivan (Con)...1,141

Victor Hagan (Lib Dem)...794

James Eagle (Lib Dem)...791

Paul Jenkins (Lib Dem)...738

Turnout: 43.61 per cent

Lab gain 2 from Tories

NORTH MANOR

*Dorothy Gunther (Con)... 3,075

*David Higgin (Con)...2,877

*James Taylor (Con)...2,459

Peter Bury (Lab)...1,099

Ian Hargreaves (Lab)...1,043

Robert Sloss (Lib Dem)...931

Zia Ullah (Lab)...740

Turnout: 56.94 per cent

Tories win 3 new seats

PILKINGTON PARK

*Michelle Wiseman (Con)...2,208

Peter Redstone (Con)...2,012

*Bernie Vincent (Con)...1,800

*Paul Nesbit (Lab)...1,339

Alan Quinn (Lab)...1,045

Elliot Moss (Lab)...1,025

Lynn Molloy (Lib Dem)...736

Turnout: 49.36 per cent

Tories gain 1 from Labour

RADCLIFFE EAST

Lindsey Campbell (Lab)...1,626

*Siobhan Costello (Lab)...1,335

*Steve Perkins (Lab)...1,299

Jeffrey McGilvray (Con)...1,115

Eric Margieson (Con)...1,026

Peter Staley (Lib Dem)...769

Janet Lees (BNP)...755

Alison Roberts (Con)...725

Turnout: 43.25 per cent

Labour win 3 in new seat

RADCLIFFE NORTH

*Tim Chamberlain (Lab)...1,827

*Barry Briggs (Lab)...1,788

*Sharon Briggs (Lab)...1,740

Alan Bigg (Con)...1,574

Stuart Penketh (Con)...1,427

Anthony Sprason (Con)...1,283

Gaynor Clarkson (Lib Dem)...768

Bernadette Hargreaves (Ind)...380

Turnout: 47.74 per cent

Labour hold 3

RADCLIFFE WEST

*Tony Isherwood (Lab)...1,652

*Anthony Cummings (Lab)...1,601

*Wayne Campbell (Lab)...1,562

Kathleen Armour (Con)...852

Roger Thompson (Con)...842

Ian Bevan (Con)...821

Caroline Gardner (Lib Dem)...561

Turnout: 40.15 per cent

Labour win 3 in new seat

RAMSBOTTOM

*Barry Theckston (Con)...2,329

*Sheila Magnall (Con)...2,106

Richard Nuttall (Con)...1,813

Jane Lewis (Lab)...1,406

Nicole Ivanoff (Lab)...1,147

Michael Rae (Lab)...1,127

Fiona Davison (Lib Dem)...815

Turnout: 48.5 per cent

Tories hold 3

REDVALES

Susan Southworth (Lab)...1,503

*John Smith (Lab)...1,410

Khalid Hussain (Con)...1,178

Iona Worthington (Con)...1,156

*Farook Chaudhry (Lab)...1,142

Ijaz Ahmed (Con)...1,003

Bill Brison (Lib Dem)...986

Debbie Pierce (Ind)...652

Turnout: 54.64 per cent

Tories gain 1 from Labour

SEDGLEY

*Ann Garner (Lib Dem)...1,692

Gill Campbell (Lab)...1,543

Andrew Garner (Lib Dem)...1,542

Catherine Evans (Lab)...1,478

*Peter Timperley (Lab)....1,471

Donal O'Hanlon (Lib Dem)...1,465

Neville Singer (Con)...1,260

Henry Kessler (Con)...1,229

Shneur Odze (Con)...1,092

Turnout: 53.32 per cent

Lib Dems gain 1 from Labour

ST MARY'S

*Margaret Gibb (Lab)...1,597

*Keith Grime (Lab)...1,550

*Steve Treadgold (Lab)...1,381

Antony Barlow (Con)...1,225

David Green (Con)...1,171

Denise Ormrod (Con)...1,141

Mary D'Albert (Lib Dem)...910

Maureen Davison (Lib Dem)...905

Mike Halsall (Lib Dem)...726

Turnout: 48.19 per cent

Labour hold 3

TOTTINGTON

Roger Brown (Con)...1,796

*Yvonne Wright (Con)...1,563

Iain Garside (Con)...1,479

Simon Carter (Lab)...1,111

Vera McClung (Lab)...1,044

Vic McClung (Lab)...980

Stewart Clough (BNP)...663

Emma Davison (Lib Dem)...580

Turnout: 49.04 per cent

Tories hold 3

UNSWORTH

Sam Cohen (Con)...1,560

*Gordon Sharkey (Lab)...1,536

*Joan Grimshaw (Lab)...1,418

*Stella Smith (Lab)...1,335

Marilyn Green (Con)...1,307

Jonathan Grosskopf (Con)...1,231

Geoffrey Young (Lib Dem)...505

Alan Garman (Ind)...297

Maurice Konyk (Ind)...195

Turnout: 49.93 per cent

Tories gain 1 from Labour

New balance

Labour 27,

Conservative 19,

Liberal Democrat 5.