Before (end of 1987) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| H. Stachini | Labour | 2,265 ✓ |
| D. Atkins | Conservative | 1,577 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| W. Wilkinson | Labour | 2,077 ✓ |
| M Winterbottom | Conservative | 932 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| T. Kenyon | Labour | 2,238 ✓ |
| A. Jones | Conservative | 563 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Eason | Labour | 1,966 ✓ |
| R. Goodwin | Conservative | 1,064 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| M. Lister | Labour | 2,546 ✓ |
| A. O'Sullivan | Conservative | 1,826 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| J. Bradshaw | Labour | 2,214 ✓ |
| D. Cobb | Conservative | 1,315 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| P. Haslam | Labour | 2,338 ✓ |
| M. Goodliffe | Conservative | 1,483 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| S. Poole | Labour | 2,317 ✓ |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 1,970 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| K. Bayley | Labour | 1,871 ✓ |
| C. Johnson | SLD | 1,632 |
| W. Adshead | Conservative | 396 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| M. Hunter | SLD | 2,676 ✓ |
| P. Jepson | Labour | 1,416 |
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 175 |
| M. Wilkinson | SDP | 38 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| John Taylor | Labour | 2,119 ✓ |
| P. Turner | Conservative | 958 |
| B Rogerson | Independent | 133 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| C. Meredith | Labour | 2,113 ✓ |
| M. Hartley | Conservative | 1,263 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| R. Smith | Labour | 2,107 ✓ |
| I. King Ms | Conservative | 686 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,946 ✓ |
| G. Knowles | Conservative | 790 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| P. Wood | Conservative | 2,101 ✓ |
| B. Maas | Labour | 1,467 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| K. Shaw | Labour | 2,198 ✓ |
| D. Leggett | Conservative | 1,176 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Jenny Harrison | Labour | 1,800 ✓ |
| D Buckley | Conservative | 1,504 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| I. Robinson | Labour | 1,796 ✓ |
| D. Marsden | Conservative | 1,000 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Robert Percival Greenwood | Conservative | 1,872 ✓ |
| J. Anderson | Labour | 1,393 |
