Before (end of 1987) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 28 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| S. O'Beirne | Conservative | 1,934 |
| D. Hinder | Labour | 1,516 |
| J. Mulholland | SLD | 498 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| D. Merrell | Conservative | 2,790 ✓ |
| V. Plummer | SLD | 535 |
| B. Feeney | Labour | 474 |
| M Rowtham | Green | 139 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| M. Barltrop | Conservative | 2,084 |
| J. Baugh | Labour | 1,472 |
| F. Cameron | SLD | 459 |
BROOKLANDS2 seats · turnout 46.2%
| R. Barber | Conservative | 2,630 |
| M. Cox | Conservative | 2,528 |
| C. Bearfield | SLD | 630 |
| K. Humber | SLD | 579 |
| L. Hargadon | Labour | 565 |
| E. Shaw | Labour | 543 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| F. Eadie | Conservative | 2,108 |
| Freda Mottley | Labour | 1,022 |
| C. Hedley | SLD | 296 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| J. Ackerley | Conservative | 2,117 |
| L. Seex | Labour | 1,818 |
| D. Martin | SLD | 291 |
Flixton1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| R Robinson | Conservative | 2,052 |
| P. Dowland | Labour | 1,289 |
| A. Vernon | SLD | 1,265 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| R. Godwin | Conservative | 2,930 ✓ |
| G. Pawson | SLD | 481 |
| R. Adams | Labour | 314 |
| J. Wharton | Green | 112 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| M. Ryan | Labour | 1,934 |
| S. Dirikis | Conservative | 1,604 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| D Silverman | Conservative | 2,613 |
| P. Miller | Labour | 1,017 |
| R. Thompson | SLD | 687 |
Park1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| P Morgan | Labour | 1,521 |
| D. Meadowcroft | Conservative | 942 |
| F. Beswick | SLD | 174 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| J. Flynn | Conservative | 1,426 |
| W. Golding | SLD | 1,190 |
| R. Joinson | Labour | 1,113 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Barry Brotherton | Labour | 1,679 |
| G. Burrows | Conservative | 1,526 |
| J. Hunter | SLD | 386 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| P. English | Labour | 2,030 ✓ |
| R. Maley | Conservative | 1,471 |
| T. Corbett | SLD | 334 |
| J. Bowden | Green | 82 |
Stretford1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| J. Beer | Labour | 1,872 |
| F. Redfern | Conservative | 1,826 |
| L. Sumner | SDP | 207 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| D. Sullivan | Labour | 1,775 |
| C Levenston | Conservative | 731 |
Timperley1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Ann Davies | Conservative | 2,075 ✓ |
| J. Davenport | SLD | 1,242 |
| M. Atherton | Labour | 726 |
| Robinson-Hale K. | Green | 97 |
Urmston1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| C. Warbrick | Conservative | 1,913 |
| David Acton | Labour | 1,847 |
| P. Carlon | SLD | 295 |
Village1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| R. Bowker | SLD | 1,818 ✓ |
| R. Walsh | Conservative | 1,539 |
| Holland D. | Labour | 799 |
| E. Wright | Green | 64 |
