Before (end of 1979) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 20 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| G. Finch | Conservative | 1,472 |
| C. Gordon | Conservative | 1,323 |
| G. Mountain | Labour | 1,156 |
| G. Scott | Labour | 1,102 |
| M. Booth | LIB | 593 |
| H. Hughes | LIB | 490 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| B. Hall | Conservative | 2,473 |
| R. Slack | LIB | 1,022 |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 592 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| P Dolan | Labour | 1,470 |
| Ann Davies | Conservative | 1,363 |
| B. Gaylard | LIB | 499 |
BROOKLANDS1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| J. Ludlam | Conservative | 2,107 |
| C. Bearfield | LIB | 1,401 |
| J. Shaw | Labour | 507 |
Bucklow1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| J Paul | Labour | 2,067 |
| I. Balcombe | Conservative | 334 |
| B. Wilson | LIB | 169 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| F. Eadie | Conservative | 1,408 |
| L. Seex | Labour | 1,311 |
| T. Owen | LIB | 512 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| A Stringer | Labour | 1,411 |
| D. Harding | Conservative | 1,378 |
| L. O'Rourke | LIB | 856 |
Flixton1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| N. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 1,403 |
| J. Brown | Labour | 1,245 |
| D. Earl | LIB | 1,183 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| M. Cottam | Labour | 2,252 |
| J. Schofield | Conservative | 1,341 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| I. Hurst | Conservative | 2,306 |
| E. Critchlow | LIB | 1,188 |
| H. Pollard | Labour | 951 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| W. Golding | LIB | 1,459 |
| J. Sutton | Conservative | 1,218 |
| R. Ellis | Labour | 762 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Barry Brotherton | Labour | 1,780 |
| R. Maley | Conservative | 1,072 |
| A. Halliday | LIB | 647 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| A. Hadley | Labour | 2,286 |
| T. Almond | Conservative | 1,493 |
Stretford1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| C. Reid | Labour | 1,952 |
| C. Warbrick | Conservative | 1,623 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| D. Sullivan | Labour | 2,192 |
| B. Dirikis | Conservative | 754 |
Timperley1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| R. Hall | Conservative | 1,590 |
| M. Farnsworth | LIB | 1,309 |
| E. Axon | Labour | 739 |
Urmston1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| D. Horner | Labour | 1,686 |
| R. Royle-Higginson | Conservative | 1,546 |
Village1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| R. Bowker | LIB | 1,495 |
| A. Weedall | Conservative | 1,382 |
| R. Short | Labour | 1,215 |
