Before (end of 1994) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 16 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 4
After (end of 1995) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 5 · Other 4
Ward results
All Saints3 seats · turnout 52.8%
| D. Bond | Labour | 1,364 ✓ |
| R. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| R. Rowbotham | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| A. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 706 |
| S. Holmes | Labour | 688 ✓ |
| R. Elliott | Labour | 661 ✓ |
| R. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 586 |
| G Kuppan | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
| G Osborne | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| P Johnson | Conservative | 218 |
| C McGlynn | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| D Lalli | Conservative | 189 |
Barmoor1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| B. Millward | Independent | 230 ✓ |
| R Adderley | Labour | 142 |
| R Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
Barms2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| A. Mone | Labour | 838 ✓ |
| A. Uprichard | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| R. Baldry | Conservative | 285 |
Blackbrook2 seats · turnout 28.8%
| P. Ashenden | Liberal Democrats | 781 ✓ |
| D. Challand | Liberal Democrats | 717 ✓ |
| D. Crow | Conservative | 386 |
| M Bisknell | Labour | 317 |
Central1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| J. McGrother | Labour | 315 ✓ |
| J. Corrigan | Conservative | 206 |
| M Bryant | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
Chapel East1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| J. Boote | Liberal Democrats | 407 ✓ |
| K Hewitt | Labour | 232 |
Chapel West2 seats · turnout 35.1%
| C. Cobb | Labour | 543 ✓ |
| F Harrison | Independent | 498 ✓ |
| A Mulhern | Liberal Democrats | 496 |
| A. Young | Conservative | 480 |
| M. Bradbury | Independent | 401 |
College2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Marion Williams | Conservative | 719 ✓ |
| T Corrigan | Conservative | 673 ✓ |
| H. White | Labour | 627 |
Corbar2 seats · turnout 27.5%
| I Watts | Labour | 512 ✓ |
| M. Millican | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| C. Beattie | Conservative | 482 |
Cote Heath2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| P Mone | Labour | 772 ✓ |
| K. Savage | Labour | 690 ✓ |
| M Loader | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| P Newsam | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
| G. Faulkner | Conservative | 240 |
Gamesley2 seats
| R. Cooke | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Francis | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ladybower1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| I Wingfield | Labour | 369 ✓ |
| V. Priestley | Conservative | 312 |
Limestone Peak1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| P Redfern | Labour | 233 ✓ |
| J. Allwright | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| D. Udale | Conservative | 182 |
New Mills North3 seats · turnout 46.0%
| A. Shaw | Labour | 1,121 ✓ |
| L Mycroft | Labour | 1,110 ✓ |
| R. Bickerton | Liberal Democrats | 825 ✓ |
| D Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 616 |
| C Barnes | Conservative | 513 |
| A. Hampton | Conservative | 392 |
| A Fieldsend | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Saunders C. | Conservative | 381 |
| M Ireland | Independent | 377 |
New Mills South2 seats · turnout 45.7%
| M. Williams | Labour | 888 ✓ |
| W Dunn | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| H Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 587 |
| S Dearden | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| H. Wallis | Conservative | 123 |
Peveril1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| R. Priestley | Conservative | 469 ✓ |
| T Skelton | Labour | 307 |
| J. Simm | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
Simmondley1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| G Oakley | Labour | 456 ✓ |
| N Cotter | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| P Sidebottom | Conservative | 218 |
St. Andrews2 seats · turnout 51.1%
| M. Cowell | Labour | 967 ✓ |
| J. Hallsworth | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| N. Garlick | Labour | 780 ✓ |
| B Tomlinson | Conservative | 411 |
| I Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
St. Charles2 seats · turnout 32.0%
| M. Holtom | Labour | 870 ✓ |
| G. Francis | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| O. Mackey | Conservative | 236 |
| P Beard | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
St. James3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| S. Green | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Gilbert A. | Labour | 1,074 ✓ |
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,050 ✓ |
| A. Worrall | Conservative | 386 |
| J Angus | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| B. Tetlow | Conservative | 332 ✓ |
| F Poynter | Labour | 284 |
| C Harbut | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
Stone Bench2 seats · turnout 35.7%
| R. Browne | Labour | 880 ✓ |
| J. Poulton | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| R Mayson | Conservative | 103 |
Tintwistle1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| J. Brocklehurst | Labour | 341 ✓ |
| W Clarke | Conservative | 219 |
Whaley Bridge3 seats · turnout 39.1%
| H Playford | Labour | 1,134 ✓ |
| John Pritchard | Independent | 1,088 ✓ |
| D. Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 1,070 ✓ |
| A Eccles | Independent | 888 |
| J Pollitt | Liberal Democrats | 804 |
| Healey M. | Conservative | 348 |
| W Barratt | Independent | 337 |
