Before (end of 1975) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Conservative 45 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1976) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Conservative 45 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Alexandra1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| N. Thompson | Conservative | 3,230 ✓ |
| D. Hewitt | LIB | 1,012 |
| A. Mackie | Labour | 963 |
| S. Martyniuk | RECIPE | 61 |
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| B. Moore | Conservative | 2,191 |
| P. Kearney | Labour | 1,404 |
| G. Irvine | LIB | 301 |
Beswick1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| J. Flanagan | Labour | 1,760 |
| J. Cartland | Conservative | 449 |
| P. Coleman | LIB | 125 |
Bradford1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| W. Egerton | Labour | 2,376 ✓ |
| C. Ashton | Conservative | 1,906 |
| M. Powell | LIB | 99 |
| P. Hulse | Ind Nat | 53 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| G. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 2,795 |
| J. Wilner | Labour | 2,538 |
| G. Turner | LIB | 309 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| W. Lund | Conservative | 2,966 |
| G. Stringer | Labour | 1,609 |
| G. Shaw | LIB | 411 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| N. Morris | Labour | 2,458 |
| W. Guy | Conservative | 2,096 |
| J. Laslett | LIB | 289 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| D. Ford | Labour | 1,421 |
| A. Goulding | Conservative | 852 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| M. Vince | Conservative | 3,030 |
| A. Bateman | Labour | 1,164 |
| H. Wallace | LIB | 478 |
Collegiate Church1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| S. Ogden | Labour | 628 ✓ |
| D. Philp | Conservative | 261 |
| K. Underhill | LIB | 78 |
| P. Wragg | RECIPE | 16 |
Crossacres1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| A Robert | Labour | 3,257 |
| K. Edis | Conservative | 1,576 |
| H. Griffiths | LIB | 633 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| W Clapham | Conservative | 2,528 |
| P. Murphy | Labour | 1,474 |
| A. Griffiths | LIB | 396 |
Didsbury1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Duke | Conservative | 3,904 ✓ |
| C. Muir | Labour | 1,185 |
| T. Kellgreen | LIB | 839 |
| K. Brown | RECIPE | 72 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| C. Brierley | Labour | 1,989 |
| E Lea | Conservative | 1,241 |
| D. Sandiford | LIB | 121 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| D. Barker | Labour | 1,589 |
| D. Heywood | Conservative | 1,217 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| T. Thomas | Labour | 1,514 |
| L. Gaffney | Conservative | 419 |
| M. Moonsamy | Neigh Cllr | 325 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| W. Carlton | Conservative | 2,506 ✓ |
| P. Hildrew | Labour | 1,856 |
| K. Whitmore | LIB | 408 |
| P. Cassidy | RECIPE | 86 |
Lightbowne1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| G. Cleworth | Conservative | 2,308 |
| R. Reddington | Labour | 2,068 |
Lloyd Street1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| K. McKeon | Labour | 2,402 ✓ |
| A. Nixon | Conservative | 2,088 |
| C. Coleman | LIB | 204 |
| D. Carter | RECIPE | 50 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| R. Ford | Labour | 1,998 |
| M. Delayan | Conservative | 1,862 |
Miles Platting1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| R. Latham | Labour | 1,715 |
| A. Halliday | Conservative | 448 |
Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Tomlin C. | Labour | 1,819 |
| L. Clarke | Conservative | 1,794 |
| R. Cowe | LIB | 101 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| C. Box | Conservative | 2,923 ✓ |
| H. Brown | Labour | 2,359 |
| H. Hilton | LIB | 307 |
| M. Taylor | COMM | 82 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| W Aikman | Conservative | 2,346 ✓ |
| A. Fender | Labour | 1,664 |
| A. Parr | LIB | 316 |
| O. Granfield | COMM | 85 |
| P. Pinder | RECIPE | 52 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| K. Ollerenshaw | Conservative | 2,580 |
| W. Courtney | Labour | 1,308 |
| C. Sedman | RECIPE | 130 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| G. Young | Conservative | 2,657 ✓ |
| Dave Healey | Labour | 1,226 |
| J. Edwards | LIB | 905 |
| E. Goodyer | RECIPE | 47 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| T Farrell | Labour | 2,698 |
| A. Farmer | Conservative | 1,486 |
| L. Griffiths | LIB | 361 |
