Before (end of 1997) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1998) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Other 4 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat
| J. Whitehead | Labour | 1,273 ✓ |
| J. Bozier | Conservative | 706 |
| B Hall | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat
| A. Highton | Labour | 988 |
| Mary Hastie | Conservative | 485 |
| J. Bartley | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Ashton St. Peters1 seat
| J Davis | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| G Craven | Independent | 683 |
| C. Sharples | Conservative | 146 |
| D Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| C. Piddington | Labour | 1,098 |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 542 |
| Dave Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
Audenshaw1 seat
| K. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 1,497 ✓ |
| J. Monaghan | Labour | 1,195 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| Vincent Ricci | Labour | 988 |
| G. Greenwood | Conservative | 529 |
| M. MacDonald | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| M. Downs | Labour | 1,125 |
| S. Burrows | Liberal Democrats | 498 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| S. Poole | Labour | 1,646 |
| Craig Marshall | Conservative | 564 |
| T. MacDonald | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| K. Quinn | Labour | 1,499 |
| K Stone | Liberal Democrats | 566 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Ged Cooney | Labour | 1,471 |
| E. Stone | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 16.3%
| G. Hatton | Labour | 1,150 |
| P Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| M. Ballagher | Labour | 957 |
| L Halliwell | Conservative | 375 |
| J. Stanyer | Independent | 225 |
Hyde Godley1 seat
| Joe Kitchen | Labour | 1,022 ✓ |
| C Pike | Conservative | 318 |
| S. McCormick | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| P. Robinson | Labour | 944 |
| J. Ilett | Conservative | 429 |
| G. Foster | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| J. Bell | Conservative | 1,453 |
| J. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,118 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| S. Oldham | Labour | 1,176 |
| R Greenwood | Conservative | 332 |
| D. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
| G. Morgan | new loony | 134 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| J. Brierley | Labour | 1,125 |
| S. Fallows | Independent | 991 |
| C. Owen | Conservative | 248 |
| C Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 17.1%
| F Robinson | Labour | 942 |
| M Wardle | Conservative | 437 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| C. Grantham | Conservative | 1,051 |
| D Gilmore | Labour | 892 |
| K. Wane | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
