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.
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