Before (end of 1981) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| B. Slater | Conservative | 1,632 |
| G. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 901 |
| J. Koch | Labour | 803 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| J. Gill | Conservative | 2,703 |
| D. Marlow | Lib/Sdp | 1,310 |
| T. O'Neill | Labour | 312 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| M. Currie | Conservative | 1,633 |
| M. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 1,012 |
| N. Cooper | Labour | 1,009 |
BROOKLANDS1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| John Waterfall | Conservative | 2,489 |
| C. Bearfield | Lib/Sdp | 1,000 |
| H. Davies | Labour | 437 |
Bucklow1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| F. Holland | Labour | 1,533 |
| B. Hindley | Conservative | 482 |
| A. Ratcliffe | Lib/Sdp | 429 |
Clifford1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| P. Geoghegan | Labour | 1,830 |
| G. Burrows | Conservative | 1,063 |
| W. Sumner | Lib/Sdp | 506 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| R. Haigh | Conservative | 1,806 |
| Rogers S. | Labour | 1,191 |
| J. Cottrell | Lib/Sdp | 941 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| J Lamb | Conservative | 1,781 |
| A Hodson | Labour | 1,168 |
| H. Laffey | Lib/Sdp | 1,020 |
Flixton1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| G. Lord | Conservative | 1,856 |
| A. Vernon | Lib/Sdp | 1,585 |
| H. Pollard | Labour | 726 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| M. Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 2,709 |
| J. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 1,134 |
| E. Starkey | Labour | 253 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| K. Summerfield | Conservative | 1,638 |
| K. Silcock | Labour | 1,488 |
| W. Munden | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| S. Elder | Conservative | 2,510 |
| E. Wollaston | Lib/Sdp | 1,004 |
| B. Coates | Labour | 515 |
Park1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| J. Haydock | Labour | 1,046 |
| F. Redfearn | Conservative | 998 |
| C. Hedley | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| A. Brookes | Lib/Sdp | 1,389 |
| A. Rhodes | Conservative | 1,297 |
| P Frizzby | Labour | 478 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| R. Meen | Labour | 1,319 |
| J. Robinson | Conservative | 1,159 |
| H. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 827 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| M. King | Conservative | 1,748 |
| G. Mountain | Labour | 1,464 |
| R. Tweed | Lib/Sdp | 838 |
Stretford1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| M. Hindley | Conservative | 1,878 |
| G. Woodburn | Labour | 1,107 |
| L. Sumner | Lib/Sdp | 679 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| G. Marland | Labour | 1,721 |
| B. Dirkis | Conservative | 750 |
| S. Everett | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
Timperley2 seats · turnout 42.5%
| Ann Davies | Conservative | 1,778 |
| L. Hillier | Conservative | 1,698 |
| G. Stuart | Lib/Sdp | 1,695 |
| J. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 1,595 |
| R. Short | Labour | 441 |
| R. Phillips | Labour | 412 |
Urmston1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| A. Coupe | Conservative | 1,736 |
| David Acton | Labour | 994 |
| P. Carlon | Lib/Sdp | 985 |
Village1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| B. Ackroyd | Lib/Sdp | 1,617 |
| W. Watkins | Conservative | 1,312 |
| R. Crewe | Labour | 721 |