Before (end of 1979)
Not known.
After (end of 1980)
Not known.
Ward results
Alderley Edge1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| J. Madden | Conservative | 1,027 |
| A. Robb | LIB | 579 |
| J. McCaig | Labour | 167 |
Dean Row1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| J. Kreiger | Conservative | 617 |
| I Hamilton | Labour | 380 |
Fulshaw1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| J. Morris | Conservative | 1,410 |
| E. Robinson | LIB | 490 |
| D. Shaw | Independent | 185 |
Handforth1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| J. Jackson | RES | 1,492 |
| D. Brookes | Conservative | 940 |
| M. Knight | Labour | 259 |
Hough1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| G. Watson | Conservative | 585 ✓ |
| W. Crossley | Ind Con | 523 |
| A. Fearnley | LIB | 170 |
| P. Wyatt | Labour | 74 |
Lacey Green1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| D. Brickhill | Conservative | 898 ✓ |
| P. Fearnley | LIB | 594 |
| N. Stoddard | Labour | 316 |
| D. Lund | NPLR | 251 |
Macclesfield Central1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| I. Lewis | Labour | 836 |
| L. Ratcliffe | Conservative | 820 |
| M. Rose | LIB | 657 |
Macclesfield North East1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| G. Wykes | Labour | 1,255 |
| A. Lingard | LIB | 903 |
| E. Watts | Conservative | 504 |
Macclesfield North West1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| W. Livesey | Conservative | 995 |
| J. White | Labour | 891 |
| S. Astbury | LIB | 626 |
Morley & Styal1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| C. Allen | Conservative | 1,325 |
| E. Woodward | Labour | 246 |
Plumley1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| C. Taylor | Independent | 606 |
| J. Brentnall | Conservative | 549 |
Poynton Central1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| D. Bowers | Conservative | 1,192 |
| J. Elderlin | Labour | 588 |
Poynton West1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| T. Evans | Conservative | 1,104 |
| C. Mitchell | Labour | 397 |