Before (end of 1995) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| S. O'Beirne | Conservative | 1,676 ✓ |
| A McNee | Labour | 1,399 |
| J. Weightman | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| D. Merrell | Conservative | 2,150 ✓ |
| M Busteed | Labour | 692 |
| R. Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 668 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| K. Bullock | Conservative | 1,767 ✓ |
| H Western | Labour | 1,660 |
| P Stubbs | Liberal Democrats | 314 |
BROOKLANDS1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| C Lynch | Conservative | 1,626 ✓ |
| J. Lloyd | Labour | 1,180 |
| K Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
Bucklow1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| H Faulkner | Labour | 1,394 ✓ |
| F Holland | Ind Lab | 149 |
| H. Wilde | Conservative | 145 |
Clifford1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| P Dunnico | Labour | 1,367 ✓ |
| M Ali | Ind Lab | 374 |
| A McDonald | Conservative | 370 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| F. Eadie | Conservative | 1,843 ✓ |
| S Hesford | Labour | 1,211 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| J. Ackerley | Conservative | 1,697 ✓ |
| Freda Mottley | Labour | 1,666 |
Flixton1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| E. Ward | Conservative | 1,534 ✓ |
| M. Barker | Labour | 1,506 |
| A Vernon | Liberal Democrats | 531 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| T Faltermeyer | Labour | 1,544 ✓ |
| K. Summerfield | Conservative | 1,086 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| J Tolhurst | Conservative | 1,878 ✓ |
| A. Guttridge | Labour | 1,318 |
| Robert Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
Park1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Judith Mary Williams | Labour | 1,307 ✓ |
| E. Kelson | Conservative | 650 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| R Griffin | Labour | 1,540 ✓ |
| D Browne | Liberal Democrats | 1,171 |
| L. Burton | Conservative | 822 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| H. Busteed | Labour | 1,499 ✓ |
| D Baldwin | Conservative | 1,169 |
| M. Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 410 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| K. Harper | Labour | 1,915 ✓ |
| M Joyce | Conservative | 922 |
| D Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| A. Bates | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| C Levenston | Conservative | 381 |
| K Martin | Independent | 27 |
Timperley1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| Ann Davies | Conservative | 1,453 ✓ |
| C. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,257 |
| Roberts A. | Labour | 838 |
Village1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| R. Bowker | Liberal Democrats | 2,377 ✓ |
| H. Scholar | Conservative | 981 |
| S. Humby | Labour | 657 |
