Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Labour 18 · The Liberal Party 12 · Other 0
Ward results
No. 1 (Altrincham: Dunham & South West)3 seats · turnout 36.4%
| G. Hoyle | Labour | 1,265 |
| K. Harrison | Conservative | 1,240 |
| A. Littler | Conservative | 1,150 |
| A. Whitehurst | Conservative | 1,140 |
| H. Harmer | Labour | 1,102 |
| A. Crossman | Labour | 1,075 |
| J. Brennan | COMM | 99 |
No. 10 (Stretford: Cornbrook & Talbot North)3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| G. Marland | Labour | 1,755 |
| D. Sullivan | Labour | 1,715 |
| H. Cronshaw | Labour | 1,694 |
| J. Schofield | Conservative | 956 |
| F. Warbrick | Conservative | 905 |
| G. Miles | Conservative | 843 |
| A. Ironmonger | COMM | 190 |
No. 11 (Stretford: Clifford Andtrafford)3 seats · turnout 36.9%
| H. Davies | Labour | 1,445 |
| V. Wynne | Labour | 1,346 |
| R. Tully | Labour | 1,295 |
| R. Corke | Conservative | 1,169 |
| E. Kelson | Conservative | 1,123 |
| K. Pulford | Conservative | 1,095 |
No. 12 (Stretford: Talbot South & Longford)3 seats · turnout 5.7%
| D. Homer | Conservative | 1,859 |
| O. Chandler | Conservative | 1,811 |
| A Kelly | Conservative | 1,711 |
| J. Bailey | Labour | 1,683 |
| H. Pyper | Labour | 1,655 |
| K. Silcock | Labour | 1,606 |
| M. Hindley | Conservative | 1,583 |
| C. Warbrick | Conservative | 1,493 |
| H. Walker | Conservative | 1,492 |
| E. Wollaston | Labour | 789 |
| I. Gregory | Labour | 777 |
| J. Haydock | Labour | 777 |
No. 14 (Stretford: Park)3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| Shaw | Labour | 1,530 |
| H. Pyper | Labour | 1,503 |
| J. Haydock | Labour | 1,484 |
| W. Matthews | Conservative | 936 |
| Evans | Conservative | 886 |
| Jaminson | Conservative | 860 |
| Jarrett | COMM | 181 |
No. 15 (Bowdon & Hale: Central)3 seats · turnout 47.2%
| J. Gill | Conservative | 2,442 ✓ |
| J. Gill | Conservative | 2,442 |
| B. Hall | Conservative | 2,332 |
| B. Hall | Conservative | 2,332 ✓ |
| J. Humphreys | Conservative | 2,262 ✓ |
| J. Humphreys | Conservative | 2,262 |
| F. Vickery | The Liberal Party | 1,213 |
| F. Vickery | LIB | 1,213 |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 702 |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 702 |
| J. Kill | Labour | 543 |
| J. Kill | Labour | 543 |
| A. Duxbury | Labour | 487 |
| A. Duxbury | Labour | 487 |
No. 16 (Hale: North-Bollin-Well Green)3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| M. Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 2,814 |
| B. Adams | Conservative | 2,734 |
| R. Godwin | Conservative | 2,726 |
| C. Ball | LIB | 1,016 |
| B. Judson | LIB | 941 |
| R. Rivera | LIB | 897 |
| J. Cope | Labour | 508 |
| E. Donnelly | Labour | 407 |
| M. Green | Labour | 379 |
No. 17 (Partington)3 seats · turnout 24.0%
| F. Holland | Labour | 1,277 |
| J Paul | Labour | 1,228 |
| R. Nutter | Labour | 1,151 |
| A. Appleton | LIB | 690 |
| M. Sharkey | Independent | 621 |
| E. Wilkinson | COMM | 199 |
No. 18 (Urmston East & West)3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| A. Coupe | Conservative | 1,323 ✓ |
| A. Coupe | Conservative | 1,323 |
| R. Higginson | Conservative | 1,270 |
| R. Higginson | Conservative | 1,270 ✓ |
| G. Davies | LIB | 1,262 |
| G. Davies | The Liberal Party | 1,262 ✓ |
| J. Tame | The Liberal Party | 1,261 |
| J. Tame | LIB | 1,261 |
| A. Platt | Conservative | 1,208 |
| A. Platt | Conservative | 1,208 |
| A. Dickinson | LIB | 1,169 |
| A. Dickinson | The Liberal Party | 1,169 |
| D. O'Kelly | Labour | 849 |
| D. O'Kelly | Labour | 849 |
| D. Watts | Labour | 772 |
| D. Watts | Labour | 772 |
| W. Williams | Labour | 769 |
| W. Williams | Labour | 769 |
No. 19 (Flixton)3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| W. Wroe | Conservative | 1,877 |
| W. Wroe | Conservative | 1,877 ✓ |
| N. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 1,755 ✓ |
| N. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 1,755 |
| G. Lumby | Conservative | 1,737 ✓ |
| G. Lumby | Conservative | 1,737 |
| N. Heywood | LIB | 1,539 |
| N. Heywood | The Liberal Party | 1,539 |
| M. Willis | The Liberal Party | 1,431 |
| M. Willis | LIB | 1,431 |
| A. Hannett | The Liberal Party | 1,415 |
| A. Hannett | LIB | 1,415 |
| D. Hall | Labour | 735 |
| D. Hall | Labour | 735 |
| R. Phillips | Labour | 727 |
| R. Phillips | Labour | 727 |
| K. Barnes | Labour | 658 |
| K. Barnes | Labour | 658 |
No. 2 (Altrincham: East Central & Timperley 2 & 3)3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Davenport | The Liberal Party | 1,748 ✓ |
| M. Farnsworth | The Liberal Party | 1,711 ✓ |
| J. Richardson | The Liberal Party | 1,700 ✓ |
| P. Leigh | Conservative | 1,504 |
| P. Field | Conservative | 1,435 |
| M. Brown | Conservative | 1,397 |
| P. Griffiths | Labour | 881 |
| R. Coulthard | Labour | 867 |
| D. Teasdale | Labour | 859 |
No. 20 (Flixton West & Davyhulme West)3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| G. Carnall | Conservative | 1,964 |
| A Williams | Conservative | 1,908 |
| H. Liddiard | Conservative | 1,897 |
| B. Elliot | Labour | 1,636 |
| A Stringer | Labour | 1,538 |
| R Taylor | Labour | 1,479 |
No. 21 (Davyhulme East)3 seats · turnout 33.2%
| R. Haigh | Conservative | 1,158 |
| F. Eadie | Conservative | 1,148 |
| R. Crosbie | Conservative | 1,122 |
| B. Hall | Labour | 678 |
| D. Stewart | Labour | 658 |
| G. Scott | Labour | 629 |
No. 3 (Altrincham: North & Timperley 1)3 seats · turnout 45.7%
| F Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,093 |
| F. Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,093 ✓ |
| D Stroud | Conservative | 1,070 |
| D. Stroud | Conservative | 1,070 ✓ |
| O. Wilson | Conservative | 1,054 ✓ |
| O Wilson | Conservative | 1,054 |
| B. Jones | Labour | 1,040 |
| B Jones | Labour | 1,040 |
| E. Faulkner | The Liberal Party | 1,020 |
| E Faulkner | LIB | 1,020 |
| J. Webb | Labour | 974 |
| J Webb | Labour | 974 |
| B Lynch | LIB | 966 |
| B. Lynch | The Liberal Party | 966 |
| M. Oliver | Labour | 952 |
| Marcus Oliver | Labour | 952 |
| R Allen | LIB | 833 |
| R. Allen | The Liberal Party | 833 |
| E. Sheldon | Other | 129 |
| E Sheldon | COMM | 129 |
No. 4 (Altrincham: Timperley 4)3 seats · turnout 43.7%
| H. Wharton | Labour | 1,283 |
| H. Wharton | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| R. Bowker | The Liberal Party | 1,168 ✓ |
| R. Bowker | LIB | 1,168 |
| V. Collett | Labour | 1,165 ✓ |
| V. Collett | Labour | 1,165 |
| A. Weedall | Conservative | 1,138 |
| A. Weedall | Conservative | 1,138 |
| R. Hall | Conservative | 1,076 |
| R. Hall | Conservative | 1,076 |
| K. Warrington | Labour | 1,041 |
| K. Warrington | Labour | 1,041 |
| A. Beswick | LIB | 1,008 |
| A. Beswick | The Liberal Party | 1,008 |
| T. Ballard | The Liberal Party | 999 |
| T. Ballard | LIB | 999 |
| R. Alcock | Conservative | 935 |
| R. Alcock | Conservative | 935 |
| L. Whitney | Other | 90 |
| L. Whitney | COMM | 90 |
No. 5 (Sale: St. Marys & Mersey)3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| Clancy B. | LIB | 1,876 |
| I. Hurst | Conservative | 1,777 |
| R. Bannister | Conservative | 1,774 |
| K. Humber | LIB | 1,752 |
| M. Hughes | LIB | 1,736 |
| J. Parkins | Conservative | 1,734 |
No. 6 (Sale: St. Martins)3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| M. King | Conservative | 2,178 |
| W. Munro | Labour | 2,137 |
| S. Brownhill | Conservative | 2,029 |
| G. Rubenstein | Conservative | 1,832 |
| E. Mellor | Labour | 1,800 |
| G. Naggs | Labour | 1,770 |
No. 7 (Sale: Sale Moor)3 seats · turnout 35.1%
| R. Meen | Labour | 1,345 |
| M. Phillips | Labour | 1,344 |
| Barry Brotherton | Labour | 1,197 |
| J. Hammond | Conservative | 1,043 |
| E. Scarborough | Conservative | 1,028 |
| G. Berry | Conservative | 987 |
| A. Barrage | COMM | 110 |
No. 8 (Sale: St. Annes & St. Pauls)3 seats · turnout 44.1%
| J. Phillipson | LIB | 1,605 ✓ |
| W. Golding | LIB | 1,529 ✓ |
| A. Thorpe | LIB | 1,475 ✓ |
| Peet J. | Conservative | 1,435 |
| F. Laughton | Conservative | 1,417 |
| J. Sutton | Conservative | 1,349 |
| K. Walton | Labour | 856 |
| K. Tottle | Labour | 806 |
| T. Packham | Labour | 705 |
| D. Hames | COMM | 102 |
No. 9 (Sale: Brooklands & St.Johns)3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| C. Fink | LIB | 2,073 |
| M. Horlock | LIB | 2,027 |
| S. Evans | LIB | 1,905 |
| A. Goodliffe | Conservative | 1,878 |
| J. Fergusson | Conservative | 1,796 |
| A. Long | Conservative | 1,723 |
| B. Panter | COMM | 120 |
