Before (end of 1982) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 20 · Labour 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1983) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 15 · Other 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
Ward results
Alton2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| A. Forrester | Conservative | 552 |
| I. Cope | Conservative | 348 |
| P. Powner | Labour | 92 |
Biddulph East2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| L. Bambridge | Independent | 910 |
| C. Hamilton | Labour | 668 |
| B. Harshorn | Independent | 486 |
Biddulph Moor1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| R. Mountford | Independent | 455 |
| J. Turner | Labour | 133 |
Biddulph North3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| J. Dixon | Independent | 774 |
| G. Adams | Independent | 670 |
| D Hall | Independent | 611 |
| C. Bailey | Independent | 543 |
| S. Roberts | Independent | 522 |
| R. Elkin | Labour | 382 |
| P. Kay | Labour | 351 |
Biddulph South3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| D. Lythgoe | Labour | 487 |
| C. Ellis | Conservative | 476 |
| E. Sutton | Independent | 403 |
| W. Little | All | 355 |
| G. Large | Independent | 352 |
| J. Carmichael | Labour | 320 |
| K. Willatt | Labour | 316 |
| M. Bloor | Independent | 314 |
Biddulph West2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| J. Bankhead | Labour | 490 |
| D. Machin | Independent | 489 |
| I. Shooter | Labour | 461 |
| M. Oxendale | Independent | 432 |
Brown Edge1 seat
| J. Rushton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Caverswall1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| E. Wilkinson | Conservative | 299 |
| A. Simpson | Independent | 198 |
Cheadle North East2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| G. Alcock | Labour | 529 |
| B. Warren | Labour | 511 |
| A. Vallance | Conservative | 421 |
Cheadle South East3 seats · turnout 46.3%
| F. Whitehead | Conservative | 576 |
| G Allen | Independent | 561 |
| J. Mosley | Labour | 443 |
| J. Holden | Labour | 430 |
| P Dolphin | Labour | 430 |
| P. Long | Independent | 342 |
| E. Chell | Independent | 169 |
Cheadle West2 seats · turnout 37.3%
| E. Perry | Conservative | 749 |
| G. Woodroffe | Labour | 567 |
| A. Bull | Conservative | 528 |
| C. Thompson | Labour | 510 |
Checkley3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| J. Halden | Conservative | 929 |
| D. Pearce | Independent | 828 |
| P. McGrarry | Independent | 777 |
| M. Rhodes | Labour | 587 |
| S. Kersey | Conservative | 556 |
| G Morley | Labour | 383 |
| D. Kidney | Labour | 298 |
| J. Capper | All | 252 |
Cheddleton2 seats · turnout 22.5%
| J. Simcock | Independent | 743 |
| M. Ward | Labour | 363 |
| P. Clarke | Labour | 271 |
Endon & Stanley3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| A. Williamson | Independent | 875 |
| W Williams | Conservative | 810 |
| R. Mackie | All | 648 |
| G. Leese | Independent | 452 |
| Gee C. | Independent | 424 |
Forsbrook3 seats
| W. Leivers | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| F. Hilditch | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Lowe | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Horton1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| H. Harrison | Independent | 685 |
| I. Millward | Independent | 119 |
Ipstones1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| S. Alexander | Independent | 422 |
| M. Turner | Labour | 92 |
Kingsley2 seats · turnout 46.7%
| H. Richardson | Independent | 692 ✓ |
| T. Johnson | Conservative | 506 ✓ |
| I. Lucas | Independent | 290 |
| W. Allen | Independent | 251 |
| G. Booth | Labour | 177 |
| A. Taylor | Labour | 148 |
| C. Bond | Independent | 140 |
Leek North East3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| N. Wood | Labour | 1,185 |
| J. Plant | Labour | 1,071 |
| V. Ivers | Labour | 931 |
| R. Bestwick | Independent | 613 |
| E. Morton | Independent | 554 |
Leek North West3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| S. Newall | Conservative | 1,104 |
| A. Povery | Conservative | 981 |
| K. Willshaw | Independent | 858 |
| G. Gledhill | Labour | 667 |
| R. Albrow | Labour | 399 |
| A. Gubbins | All | 335 |
| D. Briggs | All | 317 |
Leek South East3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| K. Rushton | Conservative | 1,030 |
| H. Hood | Conservative | 934 |
| A. Elks | Conservative | 881 |
| A. Cross | Labour | 703 |
Leek South West3 seats · turnout 32.8%
| J. Heath | Conservative | 1,037 |
| J. Levitt | Labour | 911 |
| E. Wood | Conservative | 855 |
| D. Kenneth | Labour | 836 |
| F. Robinson | Independent | 703 |
Longnor1 seat
| C. Critchlow | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Warslow1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| C. Critchlow | Conservative | 489 |
| J. Dunkerley | All | 128 |
Waterhouses1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| A. Large | Independent | 371 |
| J. Brassington | Independent | 120 |
Werrington3 seats · turnout 32.0%
| M. Ward | Conservative | 788 |
| R. Johnson | Conservative | 762 |
| L. Egerton | Conservative | 734 |
| R. Alcock | All | 645 |
| D. Barnett | Labour | 631 |
| A. Hanchard | All | 601 |
Wetley Rocks1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| V. Beech | Conservative | 449 |
| A. Staplehurst | Labour | 157 |
