Before (end of 1990) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 7
After (end of 1991) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 16 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 4
Ward results
All Saints3 seats
| R. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,159 ✓ |
| D. Bond | Labour | 1,111 ✓ |
| L Whitson | Labour | 1,086 ✓ |
| T Farnsworth | Conservative | 1,031 |
| F Postlethwaite | Conservative | 990 |
| M Wendon | Conservative | 881 |
| G Kuppan | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| R Winterbottom | Green | 328 |
| I Webb | Green | 240 |
| S Ledger | Green | 227 |
Barmoor1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| B. Millward | Independent | 307 |
| D. Udale | Conservative | 166 |
| I. Waddell | Labour | 85 |
Barms2 seats · turnout 48.3%
| A. Mone | Labour | 655 |
| A. Uprichard | Labour | 589 |
| T Corrigan | Conservative | 559 |
| Marion Williams | Conservative | 543 |
| D. Allwright | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
| K. Beswick | Green | 160 |
| S. Mortin | Green | 120 |
Blackbrook2 seats
| Peter Ashenden | Liberal Democrats | 893 ✓ |
| S. Burns | Liberal Democrats | 641 ✓ |
| P. Coackley | Conservative | 617 |
| Duncan Crow | Conservative | 569 |
| A. Ayres | Labour | 241 |
| C. Tattersfield | Green | 168 |
Chapel East1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| J. Boote | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| T. Trimmer | Labour | 214 |
| J. Bancroft | Conservative | 171 |
Chapel West2 seats
| A. Young | Conservative | 681 ✓ |
| M. Bradbury | Independent | 590 ✓ |
| Frank Harris | Independent | 494 |
| J. Mellor | Green | 414 |
| J. Weigold | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
| J. Ayres | Labour | 321 |
College2 seats
| E Inglefield | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| A Allman | Conservative | 734 ✓ |
| H Allwright | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
| C Pearson | Green | 256 |
| Joanne Clements | Green | 254 |
Corbar2 seats
| P. Brooke | Conservative | 682 ✓ |
| M. Millican | Conservative | 664 ✓ |
| K. Rooker | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| V. Mason | Labour | 256 |
| R. Dugdale | Green | 207 |
| D. Jones | Green | 173 |
Cote Heath2 seats · turnout 42.4%
| M Loader | Liberal Democrats | 861 |
| P Newsam | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| P Mone | Labour | 609 |
| J. McGrother | Labour | 506 |
| K. Kirk | Conservative | 452 |
Gamesley2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| J. Francis | Labour | 1,045 |
| R. Cooke | Labour | 957 |
| E. Sayers | Independent | 110 |
| M. Thomas-Jones | Green | 92 |
Hayfield1 seat
| H. Mellor | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| C. Divall | Labour | 312 |
| J. Milling | Green | 128 |
| D. Bruce | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
Ladybower1 seat
| Graham Bingham | Conservative | 473 ✓ |
| G Taylor | Labour | 177 |
| A Ayres | Green | 121 |
Limestone Peak1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| E. Tomlinson | Ind Con | 361 |
| J. Allwright | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| M. Westley | Labour | 95 |
New Mills North3 seats
| R. Bickerton | Liberal Democrats | 1,038 ✓ |
| D Brennand | Conservative | 807 ✓ |
| D Livesley | Conservative | 724 ✓ |
| K Worthington | Labour | 717 |
| Susan Rae | Labour | 705 |
| C Levin | Labour | 685 |
| M Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 668 |
| A Fieldsend | Liberal Democrats | 653 |
| C Barnes | Conservative | 575 |
| F Chapman | Green | 248 |
New Mills South2 seats · turnout 49.9%
| H Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 812 |
| S Dearden | Liberal Democrats | 696 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 671 |
| D. Rae | Labour | 629 |
| M Shipley | Green | 139 |
| M. Rowles | Green | 117 |
| Results of | the English | 0 |
Peveril1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| R. Priestley | Conservative | 563 |
| B. Hudson | Labour | 212 |
| A. Kellie | Independent | 122 |
Simmondley1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| P Sidebottom | Conservative | 454 |
| G Woodcock | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| R. Grills | Labour | 291 |
| D. Virgo | Green | 54 |
St. Andrews2 seats
| M. Holtom | Labour | 926 ✓ |
| J. Hallsworth | Labour | 890 ✓ |
| O Mackay | Conservative | 493 |
| L Edwards | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
St. Charles2 seats
| D Holtom | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| F Stubbs | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| C Bloomer | Conservative | 391 |
| D. Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| I Coram | Green | 219 |
St. James3 seats
| N. Garlick | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| A Gilbert | Labour | 884 ✓ |
| L Proctor | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 827 |
| George Buckley | Conservative | 815 |
| B Sharp | Conservative | 806 |
| M Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Gavin Oliver | Green | 347 |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Green | 283 |
| M Lindley | Green | 278 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| B. Tetlow | Conservative | 651 |
| C Harbut | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| P. Urquhart | Labour | 138 |
Stone Bench2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| R. Browne | Labour | 833 |
| J. Poulton | Labour | 820 |
| D. Allsop | Conservative | 323 |
| P. Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
Tintwistle1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| J. Brocklehurst | Labour | 372 |
| W. Cooper | Conservative | 311 |
Whaley Bridge3 seats
| Catherine Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,183 ✓ |
| J Pritchard | Independent | 1,178 ✓ |
| D. Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 1,174 ✓ |
| J Bottomley | Labour | 967 |
| S Wallwork | Conservative | 913 |
