Before (end of 1983) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| H. Stachini | Labour | 2,292 |
| S Foote | Conservative | 1,503 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat
| W. Wilkinson | Labour | 2,092 |
| I. Wright | Conservative | 1,028 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| L. Eason | Labour | 2,043 |
| A. Schofield | Conservative | 799 |
| D. Hallsworth | RCP | 135 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| J. Eason | Labour | 1,809 |
| F. Glynn | Conservative | 955 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| T. Kenyon | Labour | 2,224 |
| J. Webster | Conservative | 1,446 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| J. Porter | Labour | 2,067 |
| D. Mackie | Conservative | 1,207 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| P. Haslam | Labour | 2,248 |
| N. Browne | Conservative | 1,090 |
| J. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 469 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| K. McGraw | Labour | 1,964 |
| R. Williams | Conservative | 1,752 |
| T. Lindley | Lib/Sdp | 528 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| D. Boyle | Labour | 2,074 ✓ |
| T. Hadfield | Lib/Sdp | 760 |
| M. Schofield | Conservative | 607 |
| F. Crawford | RES | 138 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| M. Hunter | Lib/Sdp | 2,459 |
| B. Holland | Labour | 2,058 |
| J. Stelfox | Conservative | 220 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| John Taylor | Labour | 2,149 |
| R Wiggins | Conservative | 965 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| A. Stelfox | Labour | 1,619 |
| V. Kennah | Conservative | 945 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| R. Smith | Labour | 1,895 |
| D. Wood | Conservative | 791 |
| J. Bond | Direct Action | 95 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,998 |
| Richard West | Conservative | 866 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| C. Grantham | Conservative | 2,023 |
| J. Bradshaw | Labour | 1,368 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| K. Shaw | Labour | 1,884 ✓ |
| C. West | Conservative | 800 |
| D. Eccles | Lib/Sdp | 237 |
| M. Bond | Direct Action | 39 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| P. Tomlinson | Labour | 1,913 |
| P. Hayden | Conservative | 1,346 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| I. Robinson | Labour | 1,774 |
| P. Marshall | Conservative | 1,030 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| R Greenwood | Conservative | 1,644 |
| R. Lewis | Labour | 1,174 |
