Before (end of 1995) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 11 · Other 3
After (end of 1996) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 4
Ward results
Alderley Edge1 seat
| J. Ottolini | Conservative | 903 ✓ |
| K Hinchcliffe | Independent | 303 |
| G Carp | Labour | 267 |
Handforth1 seat
| J. Jackson | RATE | 1,228 ✓ |
| J. Kelly | Labour | 949 |
Hough1 seat
| R Fitzgerald | Conservative | 835 ✓ |
| D Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| S. Stedman | Labour | 153 |
Macclesfield Central1 seat
| S. Thompson | Labour | 1,285 ✓ |
| M. Buckley | Conservative | 1,076 |
| C Talbot | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
Macclesfield East1 seat
| Sheila Greenwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,053 ✓ |
| N Kerrigan | Labour | 688 |
| W Livesley | Conservative | 412 |
Macclesfield North East1 seat
| N. Edwards | Conservative | 1,350 ✓ |
| E. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 1,078 |
| K. Webb | Labour | 666 |
Macclesfield North West1 seat
| W. Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 ✓ |
| D. Littler | Conservative | 1,159 |
| J. Howie | Labour | 709 |
Macclesfield South1 seat
| A. Thurman | Labour | 1,074 ✓ |
| Maureen Radford | Conservative | 409 |
| J Haldane | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Macclesfield West1 seat
| E. Perrin | Labour | 1,170 ✓ |
| E Tomlinson | Conservative | 432 |
| B. Whitehurst | Independent | 278 |
Morley & Styal1 seat
| I. Grimson | Conservative | 911 ✓ |
| A Cutler | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| J Hulne | Labour | 210 |
Prestbury1 seat
| P Hayes | Conservative | 1,356 ✓ |
| M. Haldane | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| R Paterson | Labour | 139 |
Sutton1 seat
| W. Davies | Conservative | 906 ✓ |
| Eileen Talbot | Labour | 215 |
| Anne Williams | Liberal Democrats | 182 |