Councillors not seeking re-election:
- Labour – Kevin Peel (Moorside and Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate Change and Operations)
- Independent – Spencer Donnelly (Ramsbottom) [was elected for Labour]
Councillors seeking election in a different division:
- Cristina Tegolo (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Tottington, currently councillor for Holyrood
Councillors seeking re-election in the existing division:
- Labour – Ummrana Farooq (Bury East), Shaheena Haroon (Redvales), Charlotte Morris (Elton), Debbie Quinn (Sedgley), Tahir Rafiq (Unsworth), Lucy Smith (Besses), Sean Thorpe (St Mary’s)
- Conservative – Shahbaz Arif (Bury West), Iain Gartside (Tottington), Khalid Hussain (North Manor), Nick Jones (Pilkington Park), Jo Lancaster (Radcliffe North and Ainsworth)
- Radcliffe First – Mike Smith (Radcliffe West), Mary Walsh (Radcliffe East)