Before (end of 1986) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 14 · Other 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3
After (end of 1987) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 7
Ward results
All Saints3 seats · turnout 79.5%
| G. Chatterton | Residents | 1,234 ✓ |
| T. Farnsworth | Conservative | 992 ✓ |
| C. Turner | Labour | 989 ✓ |
| R. Wilkinson | Labour | 851 |
| R. Smith | Labour | 825 |
| F. Hiley | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 708 |
| B. Thompson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 673 |
Barmoor1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| B. Millward | Independent | 286 |
| P. Greaves | Conservative | 228 |
| M. Leah | Labour | 70 |
Barms2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| A. Hitchings | Independent | 885 |
| B. Langham | Labour | 612 |
| M. Diamond | Conservative | 467 |
| J. Fairhurst | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
Blackbrook2 seats · turnout 51.0%
| P. Ashenden | Lib/Sdp | 844 |
| P. Coackley | Conservative | 663 |
| S. Burns | Lib/Sdp | 631 |
| A. Ayres | Labour | 284 |
| D. Knights | Labour | 220 |
Central1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| J. Chape | Conservative | 294 |
| M. Bryant | Lib/Sdp | 258 |
| M. Pearson-Smith | Labour | 161 |
Chapel East1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| J. Boote | Lib/Sdp | 390 |
| D. Bryan | Independent | 235 |
| C. O'Brian | Labour | 132 |
Chapel West2 seats · turnout 45.3%
| A. Young | Conservative | 890 |
| M. Bradbury | Independent | 874 |
| S. Barber | Lib/Sdp | 723 |
| H. Berry | Labour | 294 |
| P. Jones | Labour | 284 |
College2 seats
| E Inglefield | Conservative | 849 ✓ |
| A Allman | Conservative | 797 ✓ |
| J Allwright | Lib/Sdp | 672 |
| J Morris | Labour | 245 |
Corbar2 seats
| P. Brooke | Conservative | 747 ✓ |
| M. Millican | Conservative | 731 ✓ |
| V. Mason | Labour | 355 |
| K. Howarth | Lib/Sdp | 352 |
Cote Heath2 seats
| M. Loader | Lib/Sdp | 890 ✓ |
| P. Newsam | Lib/Sdp | 627 ✓ |
| A. Mone | Labour | 561 |
| E. Bradbury | Conservative | 557 |
| P Redfern | Labour | 450 |
Gamesley2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| J. Francis | Labour | 969 |
| R. Cooke | Labour | 895 |
| E. Mottram | Conservative | 164 |
| H. Dunkerley | Lib/Sdp | 164 |
Ladybower1 seat · turnout 64.9%
| G. Bingham | Conservative | 553 |
| I. Wingfield | Lib/Sdp | 162 |
| G. Taylor | Labour | 100 |
Limestone Peak1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| E. Tomlinson | Independent | 588 |
| S. Robinson | Labour | 109 |
New Mills North3 seats
| D Brennand | Conservative | 1,041 ✓ |
| R Bickerton | Lib/Sdp | 1,011 ✓ |
| D Livesley | Conservative | 994 ✓ |
| M Huddleston | Labour | 943 |
| G Griffiths | Labour | 831 |
| Valerie Hill | Labour | 770 |
| D Woodward | Lib/Sdp | 745 |
| D Gladding | Lib/Sdp | 644 |
New Mills South2 seats
| H. Burfoot | Lib/Sdp | 761 ✓ |
| M. Williams | Labour | 739 ✓ |
| D. Rae | Labour | 702 |
| S. Dearden | Lib/Sdp | 504 |
| M. Bowen | Conservative | 436 |
| R. Craddock | Conservative | 373 |
Simmondley1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| Abbott B. | Conservative | 486 |
| G. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| H. Bunting | Labour | 281 |
St. Andrews2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| M. Holtom | Labour | 826 |
| J. Hallsworth | Labour | 739 |
| N. Moss | Conservative | 723 |
| J. Angus | Lib/Sdp | 517 |
St. Charles2 seats · turnout 45.3%
| D. Holtom | Labour | 944 |
| F. Stubbs | Labour | 829 |
| J. Jones | Conservative | 630 |
| T. Randall | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
St. James3 seats · turnout 55.0%
| L. Proctor | Conservative | 947 |
| G. Buckley | Conservative | 912 |
| B. Sharp | Conservative | 888 |
| M. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 744 |
| W. Thatcher | Lib/Sdp | 723 |
| J. Robertson | Lib/Sdp | 701 |
| A. Gilbert | Labour | 687 |
| N. Garlick | Labour | 679 |
| R. Stone | Labour | 626 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 66.2%
| B. Tetlow | Conservative | 760 ✓ |
| C. Harbut | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 183 |
| P. Urquhart | Labour | 146 |
Stone Bench2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| R. Browne | Labour | 808 |
| J. Poulton | Labour | 806 |
| P. Clayton | Lib/Sdp | 323 |
| L. Diamond | Conservative | 303 |
Tintwistle1 seat · turnout 70.0%
| W. Cooper | Conservative | 324 |
| P. Jenner | Labour | 239 |
| J. Leah | Lib/Sdp | 233 |
Whaley Bridge3 seats · turnout 53.7%
| E. Hallam | Independent | 1,808 |
| J. Pritchard | Independent | 1,467 |
| C. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,145 |
| G. Fox | Conservative | 1,127 |
| D. Allen | Labour | 610 |
| S. Bottomley | Labour | 551 |
| M. Brunt | Labour | 532 |
