Before (end of 1995) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 5 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1996) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| P. Harrison | Labour | 1,659 ✓ |
| M. Foote | Conservative | 800 |
| P Seavers | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat
| D. Parry | Labour | 1,288 ✓ |
| Mary Hastie | Conservative | 510 |
| J. Bartley | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| T. Kenyon | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| P Bowker | Conservative | 236 |
| B Hall | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| A Leonard | Green | 112 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| M. Whitley | Labour | 1,453 ✓ |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 543 |
| Dave Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| P Wright | Liberal Democrats | 1,559 ✓ |
| C Hesketh | Labour | 1,551 |
| A. O'Sullivan | Conservative | 450 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Jenny Harrison | Labour | 1,573 ✓ |
| W Widdows | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
| H Bardsley | Conservative | 358 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| P. Haslam | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| N. Smith | Conservative | 428 |
| K Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| J Crossfield | SOC | 77 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| A Gwynne | Labour | 1,742 ✓ |
| Craig Marshall | Conservative | 610 |
| S Howse | Independent | 301 |
| A. McKenna | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| J. Middleton | Labour | 2,101 ✓ |
| M Pendragon | Liberal Democrats | 490 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Ann Holland | Labour | 1,730 ✓ |
| R Healey | Independent | 655 |
| K Wright | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| J. Taylor | Labour | 1,626 ✓ |
| P Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
| G Barber | Independent | 77 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| C. Meredith | Labour | 1,506 ✓ |
| J Thompson | Conservative | 290 |
| Paul Cole | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
| J Hadfield | Independent | 34 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| J. Shenton | Labour | 1,336 ✓ |
| C Pike | Conservative | 392 |
| F Moores | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 22.1%
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,473 ✓ |
| D Baines | Conservative | 312 |
| E. Stone | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
| S Fisher | Independent | 51 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| J. Evans | Labour | 1,470 ✓ |
| M. Eddowes | Conservative | 1,400 |
| J. Pendragon | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| K. Shaw | Labour | 1,500 ✓ |
| N. Lewis | Conservative | 351 |
| D. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| J Bevan | Independent | 29 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| H. Graham | Independent | 1,389 ✓ |
| T Knowles | Labour | 779 |
| B Leech | Independent | 322 |
| M. Gaskill | Conservative | 262 |
| T Wroe | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| Walsh B. | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| M Wardle | Conservative | 294 |
| C Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| A Peet | Labour | 1,221 ✓ |
| D Baxter | Conservative | 1,197 |
| K. Wane | Liberal Democrats | 263 |