Before (end of 1985) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 79 · Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 86 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Ardwick1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| H. Barrett | Labour | 2,040 |
| J. Clough | Conservative | 276 |
| R. Axtell | Lib/Sdp | 252 |
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| J. Wilner | Labour | 1,955 ✓ |
| S. Gluck | Lib/Sdp | 1,334 |
| C. Dewsbury | Conservative | 758 |
| Candeland B. | Green | 140 |
Benchill1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| A. Home | Labour | 2,157 |
| A. Bradshaw | Independent | 567 |
| D. Hurst | Conservative | 256 |
Beswick and Clayton1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| W. Egerton | Labour | 2,046 ✓ |
| D. Eager | Conservative | 392 |
| V. Cahill | Lib/Sdp | 146 |
| F Wolstencroft | Ind Lab | 115 |
| J. Hulse | NF | 64 |
Blackley1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| G. Chadwick | Labour | 2,379 ✓ |
| K Potter | Conservative | 744 |
| J. Cookson | Lib/Sdp | 455 |
| C. Ballantyne | NF | 49 |
Bradford1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| J. Gilmore | Labour | 2,175 |
| M. Payne | Conservative | 334 |
| S. Lewis | Lib/Sdp | 250 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| H. Hatton | Labour | 2,059 |
| A. O'Connor | Conservative | 1,540 |
| C. Duffy | Lib/Sdp | 641 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| R. Whyte | Labour | 2,412 ✓ |
| L. Houston | Conservative | 1,231 |
| A. Muir | Lib/Sdp | 749 |
| J. Foster | Green | 74 |
Central1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| T Findlow | Labour | 1,545 |
| A Hudson | Conservative | 222 |
| M. Lockwood | Lib/Sdp | 175 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| S. McCardell | Labour | 2,541 |
| M. Jones | Conservative | 934 |
| E. Watts | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| S. Shaw | Labour | 2,674 |
| R. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 673 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| D. Black | Labour | 2,848 ✓ |
| Kershaw J. | Conservative | 2,244 |
| W. Paver | Lib/Sdp | 776 |
| M. Waterfield | COMM | 35 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| M Hackett | Labour | 1,997 |
| G. Fildes | Conservative | 1,248 |
| H. Showman | Lib/Sdp | 775 |
Didsbury1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| J. Hill | Conservative | 2,575 ✓ |
| G Bridson | Labour | 1,896 |
| A. Bateman | Lib/Sdp | 1,345 |
| Rod Riesco | Green | 116 |
Fallowfield1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| P. Morrison | Labour | 2,180 ✓ |
| S. Keegin | Conservative | 848 |
| G. Nevins | Lib/Sdp | 794 |
| R. Waters | Green | 173 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| C. Brierley | Labour | 2,759 ✓ |
| N. Dentith | Conservative | 666 |
| S. Wheale | Lib/Sdp | 570 |
| M. Malloy | RCP | 46 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| D. Barker | Labour | 2,142 |
| J. Ashley | Lib/Sdp | 1,165 |
| T. Grimshaw | Conservative | 410 |
Harpurhey1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| P. Karney | Labour | 2,002 |
| G. Landsman | Lib/Sdp | 435 |
| E. Dimmock | Conservative | 407 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| D. Lunts | Labour | 2,080 |
| H. Feazey | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
| R. Lamptey | Conservative | 223 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| K. Whitmore | Lib/Sdp | 2,637 ✓ |
| G. Sharpe | Labour | 1,576 |
| V. Colledge | Conservative | 621 |
| C. Shearman | Green | 116 |
Lightbowne1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| K. Franklin | Labour | 2,842 |
| J. Bailey | Conservative | 1,040 |
| D. Porter | Lib/Sdp | 620 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| N. Moghal | Labour | 2,466 ✓ |
| D. Cox | Lib/Sdp | 822 |
| M. Khan | Conservative | 430 |
| J. McCahon | Green | 135 |
Moss Side1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Ball G. | Labour | 2,675 |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative | 342 |
| S. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 302 |
Moston1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| C. McLaren | Labour | 2,584 |
| F. Taylor | Conservative | 1,172 |
| D. Gordon | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| Tomlin C. | Labour | 2,249 ✓ |
| G. Heath | Conservative | 545 |
| D. Rea | Lib/Sdp | 204 |
| A. Coles | NF | 52 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| K. Barnes | Labour | 2,716 |
| M. Logan | Conservative | 1,223 |
| J. Hargreaves | Lib/Sdp | 641 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| A. Fender | Labour | 2,790 ✓ |
| A. Monkhouse | Lib/Sdp | 1,276 |
| W Aikman | Conservative | 1,222 |
| C Kirby | Green | 181 |
Rusholme2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| J. Byrne | Labour | 2,137 |
| Z. Gazdecki | Lib/Sdp | 1,840 |
| M. Ramsbottom | Lib/Sdp | 1,815 |
| N. Barnes | Conservative | 474 |
| G. Taylor | Conservative | 419 |
| P. Singh | RCP | 86 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J Morris | Labour | 2,310 |
| L. Whetton | Conservative | 1,563 |
| K. McKeon | Lib/Sdp | 779 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| A. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 2,240 ✓ |
| K. Matthews | Labour | 1,834 |
| J. Jacobs | Conservative | 1,024 |
| Otten G. | Green | 156 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| E. Bullows | Labour | 1,973 ✓ |
| D. Wraxall | Independent | 728 |
| E. Bowers | Lib/Sdp | 540 |
| P. Champion | Conservative | 293 |
