Before (end of 1984) (71 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1985) (71 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 27 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 1
Ward results
Alderley1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| M. Melrose | Conservative | 2,796 |
| A. Daniel | Lib/Sdp | 913 |
| M. Clarke | Labour | 270 |
Broxton1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Humphreys | Conservative | 1,883 |
| C. Higgie | Lib/Sdp | 860 |
| J Brailsford | Labour | 516 |
Cholmondeley1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Young | Conservative | 1,893 |
| P. Nightingale | Labour | 678 |
Crewe South1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| D. Hood | Labour | 1,824 ✓ |
| M. Scholes | Lib/Sdp | 1,426 |
| E. Bradshaw | Conservative | 432 |
| N. Heath | Ecol | 78 |
Crewe West1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| D. Newton | Labour | 2,844 |
| D. Handforth | Conservative | 617 |
Gowy1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| D. Perry | Conservative | 2,614 |
| R. Hesketh | Lib/Sdp | 1,404 |
| T. Murphy | Labour | 864 |
Macclesfield Forest1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| D. Palmer | Conservative | 1,615 |
| C. Sefton | Lib/Sdp | 860 |
| T. Mellor | Labour | 779 |
Mickle Trafford1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| D. McConnell | Conservative | 1,950 |
| T. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 985 |
| Price J. | Labour | 635 |
Northwich West1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| B. Woodhouse | Conservative | 2,379 |
| J. Curbishley | Labour | 1,763 |
| D. Wedlock | Lib/Sdp | 969 |
Overleigh1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| A. Davis | Conservative | 2,534 |
| C. Warwood | Labour | 1,715 |
| R. Playford | Lib/Sdp | 1,123 |
Rope1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| A. Richardson | Conservative | 2,442 |
| J. Penrice | Labour | 1,602 |
Sandbach1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| C. Smedley | Lib/Sdp | 1,998 |
| J. Alcock | Conservative | 1,785 |
| C. Marshall | Labour | 885 |
Upton1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| T. Llewellyn-Jones | Conservative | 2,365 |
| D. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 2,175 |
| S. Simpson | Labour | 1,176 |