Before (end of 1981) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| G. Ford | Labour | 1,845 ✓ |
| M. Newsome | Conservative | 1,298 |
| W. Carmichael | Lib/Sdp | 941 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat
| L. Greenough | Labour | 1,646 ✓ |
| G McDermott | Conservative | 1,017 |
| H. Dean | Lib/Sdp | 537 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| F. Ruffley | Labour | 1,781 ✓ |
| M Winterbottom | Conservative | 935 |
| P. McEnaney | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| P. Travis | Labour | 1,504 ✓ |
| F. Glynn | Conservative | 928 |
| P. Meakin | Lib/Sdp | 518 |
| F. Cropper | COMM | 44 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| E. Proctor | Conservative | 1,444 ✓ |
| J. Crossfield | Labour | 1,427 |
| W. Molloy | Lib/Sdp | 940 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| P Wilkinson | Labour | 1,964 ✓ |
| N. Browne | Conservative | 1,251 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| R. Slammon | Labour | 2,192 ✓ |
| T. Cain | Conservative | 1,501 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| F. Adshead | Conservative | 2,312 ✓ |
| A. Fogg | Labour | 1,533 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| J. Howard | Labour | 1,718 ✓ |
| S Foote | Conservative | 915 |
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 845 |
| F. Crawford | RES | 339 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| C. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 1,993 ✓ |
| P. Jepson | Labour | 1,909 |
| R. Van Barrow | NF | 51 |
| G. Byrom | Ecol | 49 |
Dukinfield2 seats · turnout 36.6%
| G. Hatton | Labour | 1,743 ✓ |
| A. Booth | Labour | 1,361 ✓ |
| M. Pavasovic | Lib/Sdp | 796 |
| B. Latham | Conservative | 782 |
| G. Hooley | Conservative | 770 |
| L. Ingley | Lib/Sdp | 722 |
| P. Anthony | NF | 67 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| M. Ballagher | Labour | 1,297 ✓ |
| T. Pettitt | Conservative | 918 |
| C. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 713 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| F Robinson | Labour | 1,716 ✓ |
| A Taylor | Conservative | 819 |
| G. Hampton | Direct Action | 190 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| P. Bailey | Labour | 1,518 ✓ |
| G. Knowles | Conservative | 1,046 |
| J. Adler | Lib/Sdp | 607 |
| R. Hampson | Ecol | 49 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| E. Clark | Conservative | 1,866 ✓ |
| K. McGraw | Labour | 1,046 |
| S. Cairns | Lib/Sdp | 614 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| R. Oldham | Labour | 1,874 ✓ |
| C. West | Conservative | 861 |
| D. Eccles | Lib/Sdp | 761 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| G. Brierley | Labour | 1,888 ✓ |
| J. Stelfox | Conservative | 920 |
| V. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 575 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| R. Sutton | Labour | 1,447 ✓ |
| Richard West | Conservative | 784 |
| R. Sykes | Ecol | 131 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| D. Thorpe | Conservative | 1,432 ✓ |
| I. Robinson | Labour | 772 |
| S. Snape | Lib/Sdp | 570 |
| D. Weston | Ecol | 59 |