Before (end of 1982) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| C. Eastwood | Labour | 2,068 |
| S Foote | Conservative | 1,562 |
| W. Carmichael | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat
| M. Bennett | Labour | 2,043 |
| I. Wright | Conservative | 1,312 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| J. Pettit | Labour | 2,120 |
| M. Schofield | Conservative | 846 |
| P. McEnaney | Lib/Sdp | 365 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| T. Marsden | Labour | 1,881 |
| L. Glynn | Conservative | 979 |
| V. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 452 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| P. Jepson | Labour | 2,005 |
| J. Webster | Conservative | 1,552 |
| W. Molloy | Lib/Sdp | 630 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| M. Wareing | Labour | 2,241 |
| E. Brook | Conservative | 1,285 |
| D. Eccles | Lib/Sdp | 561 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| D. Fogg | Labour | 2,241 |
| N. Browne | Conservative | 1,310 |
| N. Peel | Lib/Sdp | 543 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| R. Abbey | Conservative | 2,048 |
| K. McGraw | Labour | 1,615 |
| T. Lindley | Lib/Sdp | 726 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| R. Foster | Labour | 2,267 |
| G. Thorpe | Lib/Sdp | 1,155 |
| F. Crawford | RES | 496 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 2,077 ✓ |
| B. Holland | Labour | 2,042 |
| E. Webb | Conservative | 475 |
| T. Stevens | RES | 69 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| R. Denyer | Labour | 1,980 |
| G. Hooley | Conservative | 879 |
| L. Ingley | Lib/Sdp | 470 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| K. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,582 |
| V. Kennah | Conservative | 1,094 |
| S. Driver | Lib/Sdp | 486 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| S. Walker | Labour | 1,932 ✓ |
| M. Wieland | Conservative | 694 |
| M. Pavasovic | Lib/Sdp | 490 |
| M. Bond | Ppl Rights | 112 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| P. Clark | Labour | 1,973 |
| R. Arnold | Conservative | 1,186 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| J. Bell | Conservative | 2,027 |
| T. Clark | Labour | 1,203 |
| J. Oldham | Lib/Sdp | 970 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Hughes | Labour | 2,104 |
| C. West | Conservative | 1,194 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| S. Henshall | Labour | 1,790 |
| J. Barks | Conservative | 1,215 |
| I. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
Stalybridge North2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| K. Rae | Labour | 1,594 |
| I. Robinson | Labour | 1,439 |
| P. Marshall | Conservative | 1,120 |
| Richard West | Conservative | 1,048 |
| R. Sykes | Ecol | 148 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Turner | Conservative | 1,849 |
| R. Lewis | Labour | 1,226 |
