Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)3 seats · turnout 25.9%
| K. Ford | Labour | 2,128 ✓ |
| D. Greene | Labour | 1,972 ✓ |
| A. Bradbury | Labour | 1,897 ✓ |
| J. Hunt | LIB | 872 |
| W. Thomson | Conservative | 750 |
| R. Downs | Conservative | 740 |
| D. Caldwell | Conservative | 725 |
| J. Langrish | LIB | 699 |
| M. Clare | LIB | 659 |
| I. Crawford | COMM | 133 |
No. 11 (Bredbury Tame)3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| G. Stanway | Conservative | 1,729 |
| R. Walker | Conservative | 1,673 |
| H. Greenhough | Conservative | 1,661 |
| S. Hall | LIB | 1,553 |
| M. Bird | LIB | 1,479 |
| E. Knight | LIB | 1,440 |
| P. Snape | Labour | 1,398 |
| Barbara Hughes | Labour | 1,346 |
| K. Brown | Labour | 1,307 |
No. 15 (Cheadle Hulme North Andadshead)3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| K. Anstis | LIB | 2,356 |
| B. Thompson | Conservative | 2,182 |
| A. Grisenthwaite | Conservative | 2,168 |
| J. Walsh | Conservative | 2,161 |
| M. Gowland | LIB | 2,124 |
| N. Hall | LIB | 2,026 |
| N. Whittaker | Labour | 867 |
| T. Willard | Labour | 760 |
| A. Turner | Labour | 756 |
No. 18 (Park & Pownall)3 seats · turnout 50.6%
| J. Leck | Conservative | 2,917 |
| P. Borrow | LIB | 2,829 |
| R. Peuleve | Conservative | 2,828 |
| H. Ridley | LIB | 2,807 |
| R. Vincent | Conservative | 2,778 |
| S. Langrish | LIB | 2,712 |
| A. Everett | Labour | 187 |
| G. Bingham | Labour | 186 |
| J. Gidman | Labour | 156 |
No. 2 (Manor & Little Moor)3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| E. Leah | Labour | 1,323 |
| G. Slack | Labour | 1,296 |
| K. Parkin | Labour | 1,277 |
| J. Crowther | Conservative | 1,126 |
| D. Bath | Conservative | 1,068 |
| M. Hamilton | Conservative | 915 |
| J. Clarney | LIB | 876 |
| E. Fantom | LIB | 798 |
| G. Fletcher | LIB | 768 |
No. 20 (Mellor & High Lane)3 seats · turnout 49.0%
| J. Cooke | Conservative | 2,009 |
| Finnie A. | Conservative | 1,969 |
| C. Mason | Conservative | 1,969 |
| A. Bell | LIB | 1,946 |
| P. Reed | LIB | 1,892 |
| L. Arrandale | LIB | 1,859 |
| R. Barstow | Labour | 358 |
| H Abrams | Labour | 355 |
| W. Lloyd | Labour | 350 |
No. 3 (Vernon & Offerton)3 seats · turnout 34.3%
| C. Carter | LIB | 1,212 ✓ |
| R. Dearman | LIB | 1,098 ✓ |
| M. Mendelson | Labour | 1,085 ✓ |
| V. Corner | LIB | 1,060 |
| J. Vesey | Labour | 1,013 |
| M. Marston | Labour | 999 |
| S. Brumat | Conservative | 892 |
| A. Bennett | Conservative | 828 |
| E. Williamson | Conservative | 816 |
| K. Marston | COMM | 129 |
No. 4 (Heaviley & Davenport)3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| L. Smith | Conservative | 2,046 |
| H. Dodd | Conservative | 2,022 |
| B. Howarth | Conservative | 1,956 |
| J. Hosking | LIB | 1,455 |
| E. Prusmann | LIB | 1,405 |
| M. Holt | LIB | 1,054 |
| A. Hodgson | Labour | 759 |
| S. Rimmer | Labour | 714 |
| P. Scott | Labour | 693 |
No. 5 (Adswood & Cale Green)3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| W. Cameron | Labour | 1,907 |
| K Brookes | Labour | 1,857 |
| H. Walker | Labour | 1,787 |
| Barbara Haley | Conservative | 1,216 |
| E Howard | Conservative | 1,216 |
| W. Holliday | Conservative | 1,212 |
| J. Beaumont | LIB | 954 |
| J. Rees | LIB | 869 |
| B. Tuck | LIB | 868 |
No. 6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| Vic Holland | Labour | 1,934 ✓ |
| R. Heys | Labour | 1,898 ✓ |
| F. Ollier | Labour | 1,875 ✓ |
| T. Farley | Conservative | 1,431 |
| M. Burgoyne | Conservative | 1,387 |
| A. Murray | Conservative | 1,338 |
| A. Sinclair | LIB | 445 |
| M. Walmsley | LIB | 432 |
| S. Carter | LIB | 420 |
| V. Ohren | COMM | 98 |
No. 7 (Heaton Mersey & Heatonnorris)3 seats · turnout 41.4%
| J. Dickens | Conservative | 2,304 ✓ |
| E. Foulkes | Conservative | 2,286 ✓ |
| M. Bourgoyne | Conservative | 2,284 ✓ |
| C. Hicks | LIB | 1,777 |
| A. Cottam | LIB | 1,301 |
| W. Littlehales | LIB | 1,086 |
| J. Boddy | Labour | 1,085 |
| D. Robinson | Labour | 1,039 |
| C. Orford | Labour | 1,030 |
| B. Ainley | COMM | 148 |
No. 9 (Reddish Green & Longford)3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| A. Verdeille | Labour | 2,105 ✓ |
| Foster C. | Labour | 2,038 ✓ |
| B. Bradbury | Labour | 2,030 ✓ |
| D. Willett | Conservative | 1,043 |
| T. Thornley | Conservative | 1,036 |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 980 |
| E. Hunt | LIB | 694 |
| N. Fenton | LIB | 634 |
| P. Green | LIB | 576 |
| N. Vaughan | COMM | 120 |
