Before (end of 1986) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| P. Joinson | Labour | 2,182 |
| D. Atkins | Conservative | 1,824 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| M. Bennett | Labour | 1,978 |
| I. Wright | Conservative | 1,238 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| T. Marsden | Labour | 2,209 |
| Andrew Harrison | Conservative | 855 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| R. Piddington | Labour | 1,846 |
| Richard West | Conservative | 844 |
| B. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 468 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| G O'Sullivan | Conservative | 2,075 |
| J. Anderson | Labour | 2,070 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| M. Wareing | Labour | 2,351 |
| R. Lumsden | Conservative | 1,437 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| D. Fogg | Labour | 2,292 |
| R. Williams | Conservative | 1,543 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| N. Smith | Conservative | 2,434 |
| J. Middleton | Labour | 2,123 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| T. Hadfield | Lib/Sdp | 1,943 |
| R. Foster | Labour | 1,770 |
| W. Adshead | Conservative | 516 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 3,072 |
| Martin Abrams | Labour | 1,532 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| R. Denyer | Labour | 1,968 |
| P. Turner | Conservative | 1,106 |
| B. Rogerson | Ind Lab | 226 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| K. Nolan | Labour | 1,461 |
| M. Hartley | Conservative | 1,049 |
| J. Donnellan | Lib/Sdp | 482 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| S. Walker | Labour | 2,164 |
| G. Knowles | Conservative | 965 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| P. Clark | Labour | 1,633 |
| B. Starkey | Conservative | 973 |
| F. Edmonds | Lib/Sdp | 461 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| J. Bell | Conservative | 2,263 |
| D. Jackson | Labour | 1,130 |
| V. Hauge | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| J. Hughes | Labour | 1,984 |
| D. Leggett | Conservative | 1,294 |
| N. Peel | Lib/Sdp | 453 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| S. Stonier | Labour | 1,528 |
| D Buckley | Conservative | 1,303 |
| J. Bezer | Lib/Sdp | 602 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| K. Rae | Labour | 1,418 |
| A. McDermott | Conservative | 864 |
| M. Wardle | Lib/Sdp | 799 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| T. Kelly | Conservative | 1,737 |
| C. Meredith | Labour | 1,687 |
| D. Schooler | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
