Before (end of 1983) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 72 · Conservative 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 79 · Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| H. Johnson | Labour | 2,004 |
| H. Moore | Conservative | 1,503 |
| S. Gluck | Lib/Sdp | 799 |
Beswick and Clayton1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| J. Flanagan | Labour | 2,432 ✓ |
| D. Eager | Conservative | 543 |
| A. Bateman | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
| A. Coles | NF | 68 |
Blackley1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| E. Newman | Labour | 2,522 |
| Y. Whitehurst | Conservative | 904 |
| D. Gordon | Lib/Sdp | 386 |
Bradford1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| C. Heald | Labour | 2,455 |
| M. Payne | Conservative | 402 |
| S. Donnelly | Lib/Sdp | 237 |
Brooklands2 seats · turnout 43.5%
| J. Broderick | Labour | 2,188 |
| P. Clarke | Labour | 2,119 |
| J. Graham | Conservative | 1,741 |
| A. O'Connor | Conservative | 1,729 |
| J. Burton | Lib/Sdp | 508 |
| P. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 464 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Clegg | Labour | 2,418 |
| R. Nicholson | Conservative | 1,847 |
| K. McKeon | Lib/Sdp | 676 |
Central1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| G. Conquest | Labour | 1,852 |
| C. Lundy | Conservative | 297 |
| M. Qureshi | Lib/Sdp | 106 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| D. Ford | Labour | 2,357 |
| M. Jones | Conservative | 1,252 |
| T. Lyons | Lib/Sdp | 479 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| A. McCardell | Labour | 2,560 |
| K. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 863 |
| P Mart | Conservative | 344 |
Chorlton2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| E. Walker | Conservative | 2,167 ✓ |
| M. Davies | Conservative | 2,140 ✓ |
| W. Courtney | Labour | 2,104 |
| R. Reddington | Labour | 1,906 |
| J. Commons | Lib/Sdp | 752 |
| M. Boyle | Lib/Sdp | 708 |
| M. Waterfield | COMM | 93 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Leese R.. | Labour | 2,090 |
| F. Lever | Conservative | 1,640 |
| H. Showman | Lib/Sdp | 501 |
Didsbury1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| J. Duke | Conservative | 2,543 |
| R. Whyte | Labour | 1,521 |
| J. Whitman | Lib/Sdp | 1,181 |
Fallowfield1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| R. Graham | Labour | 2,122 |
| G. Taylor | Conservative | 1,368 |
| G. Nevins | Lib/Sdp | 439 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| T. Hamnett | Labour | 2,868 |
| C. McGregor | Conservative | 957 |
| S. Muir | Lib/Sdp | 338 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| N. Litherland | Labour | 2,552 |
| D. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 825 |
| N. Dentith | Conservative | 609 |
Harpurhey1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| G. Stringer | Labour | 1,985 |
| W. Smith | Conservative | 511 |
| G. Landsman | Lib/Sdp | 411 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| V. Dunn | Labour | 2,243 |
| R. Lamptey | Conservative | 337 |
| S. Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 202 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J. Blessing | Lib/Sdp | 2,406 |
| J. Rimington | Labour | 1,897 |
| G. Carey | Conservative | 918 |
Lightbowne2 seats · turnout 21.7%
| A. Kelly | Labour | 2,576 |
| G. Hurley | Conservative | 1,556 |
| J. Cookson | Labour | 471 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| K. Robinson | Labour | 2,622 ✓ |
| A. Ahmed | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| B. Carey | Conservative | 579 |
| M. Amin | Independent | 69 |
Moss Side1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| A. Spencer | Labour | 2,764 |
| G. Higginson | Conservative | 495 |
| D. Redford | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
Moston1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| L. Kelly | Labour | 2,471 |
| K Gould | Conservative | 1,661 |
| M. Gradwell | Lib/Sdp | 476 |
Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| J. Smith | Labour | 2,293 ✓ |
| R. Driver | Conservative | 535 |
| M. Clune | Lib/Sdp | 203 |
| B. Nylan | NF | 95 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| H. Brown | Labour | 2,529 |
| G. Leigh | Conservative | 1,662 |
| L. Shields | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| Harrison B. | Labour | 2,732 |
| G. Fitzsimons | Conservative | 1,797 |
| R. Clayton | Lib/Sdp | 664 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| J. Nicholson | Labour | 2,125 ✓ |
| G. Goodman | Lib/Sdp | 1,525 |
| S. Denney | Conservative | 685 |
| N. Shah | Independent | 87 |
Sharston1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| K. Lim | Labour | 2,213 |
| A. Kenyon | Conservative | 1,362 |
| H. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 598 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| C. McQuade | Conservative | 1,870 |
| R Walters | Labour | 1,840 |
| M. James | Lib/Sdp | 696 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| A. Firth | LIB | 1,940 |
| G. Martin | Labour | 1,845 |
| J. Jacobs | Conservative | 1,586 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| M. Ainsworth | Labour | 2,373 |
| P. Champion | Conservative | 550 |
| E. Wildman | Lib/Sdp | 305 |
