Before (end of 1986) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 86 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 77 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Ardwick1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| N. Finley | Labour | 1,825 |
| R. Axtell | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 438 |
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| S. Gluck | Lib/Sdp | 2,305 ✓ |
| Tucker C. | Labour | 1,886 |
| N. Brook | Conservative | 1,110 |
| Candeland B. | Green | 126 |
Benchill1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| N. Warren | Labour | 2,022 |
| A. Bradshaw | Lib/Sdp | 1,207 |
Beswick and Clayton1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| S. Silverman | Labour | 1,867 |
| L. Hockey | Conservative | 885 |
| V. Cahill | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
Blackley1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| E. Kelly | Labour | 1,879 |
| K Potter | Conservative | 1,366 |
| J. Cookson | Lib/Sdp | 910 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| A. O'Connor | Conservative | 2,646 |
| P. Clarke | Labour | 1,714 |
| D. Wraxall | Lib/Sdp | 935 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| J. Leach | Conservative | 2,231 ✓ |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 1,992 |
| R. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 1,231 |
| E. Howard | Green | 90 |
Central1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| P. Conquest | Labour | 1,511 |
| A Hudson | Conservative | 364 |
| G. Muir | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| V. Edwards | Labour | 1,933 |
| M. Jones | Conservative | 1,766 |
| E. Watts | Lib/Sdp | 990 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| N. Harris | Labour | 2,452 |
| S. Laserson | RES | 727 |
| B. McColgan | Lib/Sdp | 596 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| D. Kielthy | Conservative | 2,887 ✓ |
| P. Openshaw | Labour | 2,132 |
| M. Boyle | Lib/Sdp | 1,287 |
| M. Daltrop | Green | 200 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| R. Bullock | Conservative | 2,178 ✓ |
| E. Curley | Labour | 1,764 |
| H. Blease | Lib/Sdp | 776 |
| R. Lomas | Independent | 113 |
Didsbury1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| M. Crawford | Conservative | 3,635 ✓ |
| G Bridson | Labour | 1,495 |
| A. Muir | Lib/Sdp | 1,346 |
| M. Abberton | Green | 223 |
Fallowfield1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| M. Harrison | Labour | 1,720 ✓ |
| S. Keegin | Conservative | 1,434 |
| K. Read | Lib/Sdp | 789 |
| J Booty | Green | 158 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| A. Unwin | Labour | 2,078 |
| P. Allanson | Lib/Sdp | 1,294 |
| N. Dentith | Conservative | 1,203 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| J. Ashley | Lib/Sdp | 2,291 |
| B. Stone | Labour | 1,814 |
| T. Grimshaw | Conservative | 557 |
Harpurhey1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| N. Siddiqi | Labour | 1,648 |
| R. Chadwick | Conservative | 1,060 |
| M. Lockwood | Lib/Sdp | 797 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| A. Greaves | Lib/Sdp | 2,974 ✓ |
| V. Young | Labour | 1,474 |
| V. Colledge | Conservative | 741 |
| B. Clarke | Green | 178 |
Lightbowne1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| G. Carey | Conservative | 2,035 |
| D. Shaw | Labour | 1,855 |
| D. Porter | Lib/Sdp | 1,385 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| K. Strath | Labour | 2,837 ✓ |
| R. Moss | Lib/Sdp | 905 |
| I. Ferguson | Conservative | 830 |
| R. Waters | Green | 151 |
Moss Side1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| S. Darby | Labour | 2,653 |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative | 605 |
| G. Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 527 |
Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| A Wood | Labour | 1,977 |
| J. Hughes | Conservative | 854 |
| V. Towers | Lib/Sdp | 685 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| A. Carroll | Conservative | 2,027 ✓ |
| G. Cox | Labour | 1,714 |
| M. Ottewell | Lib/Sdp | 1,679 |
| S. Buchan | Green | 61 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| K. Bradley | Labour | 2,309 ✓ |
| A. Monkhouse | Lib/Sdp | 2,120 |
| M. Logan | Conservative | 1,523 |
| J. Foster | Green | 127 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| M. Ramsbottom | Lib/Sdp | 2,310 ✓ |
| Y. Mambu | Labour | 1,969 |
| N. Barnes | Conservative | 594 |
| A. Hunt | Green | 149 |
Sharston1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| G. Mann | Labour | 1,801 |
| R. Bowers | Lib/Sdp | 1,585 |
| A Williams | Conservative | 1,292 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| Kershaw J. | Conservative | 2,294 ✓ |
| Y. Gooljary | Labour | 2,075 |
| K. McKeon | Lib/Sdp | 856 |
| C Kirby | Green | 149 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| D. Sandiford | Lib/Sdp | 2,631 ✓ |
| D. Skillin | Labour | 1,614 |
| A. Ellerey | Conservative | 1,457 |
| Otten G. | Green | 163 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| M. Bullows | Labour | 1,727 |
| E. Bowers | Lib/Sdp | 1,127 |
| D. Hurst | Conservative | 741 |
