Before (end of 1985) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 24 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| S. Evans | Labour | 1,523 ✓ |
| B. Slater | Conservative | 1,352 |
| B. Keeley-Huggett | Lib/Sdp | 725 |
| N Eadie | Green | 110 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| J. Gill | Conservative | 2,449 ✓ |
| V. O'Hara | Lib/Sdp | 1,026 |
| M. Hendrickson | Labour | 434 |
| M Rowtham | Green | 106 |
Broadheath2 seats · turnout 42.0%
| J. Hyland | Labour | 1,387 |
| M. Barltrop | Conservative | 1,334 |
| M. Currie | Conservative | 1,308 |
| J. Morton | Labour | 1,300 |
| D. Armstrong | Lib/Sdp | 948 |
| R. Tweed | Lib/Sdp | 858 |
BROOKLANDS1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| John Waterfall | Conservative | 1,881 |
| C. Fink | Lib/Sdp | 1,354 |
| E. Shaw | Labour | 507 |
Bucklow1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| F. Holland | Labour | 1,747 |
| M. Hindley | Conservative | 438 |
Clifford1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| B. Sheehan | Labour | 2,285 |
| M. Howard | Conservative | 680 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| R. Haigh | Conservative | 1,812 |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 1,320 |
| R. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| A Hodson | Labour | 1,683 |
| P. Bates | Conservative | 1,421 |
| M. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 856 |
Flixton1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| Hughes B. | Labour | 1,477 |
| Lord C. | Conservative | 1,432 |
| P. Crompton | Lib/Sdp | 1,293 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| R. Roberts | Conservative | 2,317 ✓ |
| J. Mulholland | Lib/Sdp | 1,383 |
| C. Donegan | Labour | 263 |
| J. Menzies | Green | 88 |
Longford2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| J. Hagan | Labour | 1,824 |
| P Morgan | Labour | 1,711 |
| K. Summerfield | Conservative | 1,292 |
| E. Kelson | Conservative | 1,235 |
| M. Kugler | Lib/Sdp | 313 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| D. Carter | Conservative | 2,155 |
| A. Kelly | Lib/Sdp | 1,202 |
| P. English | Labour | 815 |
Park1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| J. Haydock | Labour | 1,551 |
| D. Meadowcroft | Conservative | 859 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| E. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 1,351 |
| B. Lund | Labour | 1,161 |
| G. Burrows | Conservative | 926 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| R. Meen | Labour | 1,509 |
| F. Robinson | Conservative | 905 |
| H. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 671 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| L. Murkin | Labour | 2,243 |
| M. King | Conservative | 1,411 |
| T. Corbett | Lib/Sdp | 654 |
Stretford1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| S. Adshead | Labour | 1,772 |
| M. Hindley | Conservative | 1,483 |
| L. Sumner | Lib/Sdp | 437 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| G. Marland | Labour | 1,775 ✓ |
| C Levenston | Conservative | 600 |
| K. Clarke | Lib/Sdp | 252 |
| K Martin | Independent | 13 |
Timperley1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| M. Farnsworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,628 |
| K. Davies | Conservative | 1,534 |
| A McNee | Labour | 792 |
Urmston1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Hanrahan | Labour | 1,572 |
| A. Coupe | Conservative | 1,467 |
| P. Carlon | Lib/Sdp | 603 |
Village1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| M. Cragg | Lib/Sdp | 1,780 |
| M. Booth | Conservative | 1,207 |
| M. Jenkinson | Labour | 1,052 |