Before (end of 1997) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Labour 27 · Other 3 · Conservative 2
After (end of 1998) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Labour 27 · Conservative 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Cale Green1 seat
| J. Mone | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| R. Seymour | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| Jackie Jones | Conservative | 231 |
| Results of | — | 0 |
Cheadle1 seat
| C Seeley | Liberal Democrats | 2,223 ✓ |
| Jacquie Needham | Conservative | 1,476 |
| S. Bennett | Labour | 371 |
Cheadle Hulme North1 seat
| D. Talbot | Liberal Democrats | 1,576 ✓ |
| R Stevenson | Conservative | 792 |
| P Diggett | Labour | 734 |
Cheadle Hulme South1 seat
| Ingrid Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,957 ✓ |
| D Khan | Conservative | 1,094 |
| R. Cooper | Labour | 377 |
Edgeley2 seats
| Sheila Bailey | Labour | 1,840 ✓ |
| J Siddelley | Labour | 1,591 ✓ |
| K. Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 433 |
| D. Roberts-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| M Kilty | Conservative | 290 |
| G Hopwood | Conservative | 276 |
| G Johnson | Green | 81 |
Great Moor1 seat
| A. Stunell | Liberal Democrats | 2,071 ✓ |
| K Brookes | Labour | 882 |
| Barbara Haley | Conservative | 511 |
Hazel Grove1 seat
| K. Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 2,326 ✓ |
| T. Dunstan | Conservative | 1,482 |
| D. Heywood | Labour | 345 |
Heald Green1 seat
| P. Burns | RATE | 2,603 ✓ |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 208 |
| P. Orton | Conservative | 190 |
| J. Porgess | Liberal Democrats | 153 |
Heaton Mersey1 seat
| Foster C. | Labour | 2,076 ✓ |
| E Dennis | Conservative | 1,006 |
| Hillary Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
| Sullivan M. | Green | 112 |
Heaton Moor1 seat
| K Rocks | Labour | 1,444 ✓ |
| L. Jones | Conservative | 1,366 |
| D. Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Janet Cuff | Green | 103 |
Manor1 seat
| M. Miller | Labour | 1,721 ✓ |
| Susan Derbyshire | Liberal Democrats | 1,395 |
| J. Leck | Conservative | 193 |
| R. Lindsay-Dunn | Green | 67 |