Before (end of 1997) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| J Graham | Labour | 1,700 ✓ |
| S. Fildes | Conservative | 1,501 |
| P Royle | Independent | 77 |
| A Brookes | Independent | 74 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| M. Harney | Conservative | 2,042 ✓ |
| Christine Musgrove | Liberal Democrats | 550 |
| R Monkhouse | Labour | 488 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| J. Baugh | Labour | 1,704 ✓ |
| D. Simm | Conservative | 1,383 |
| D. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
BROOKLANDS1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Donna Higgins | Conservative | 1,879 ✓ |
| J. Bagnoli | Labour | 833 |
| Y. Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
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Bucklow1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| G Kanes | Labour | 1,029 ✓ |
| S Finch | Independent | 80 |
| M. Hindley | Independent | 45 |
| G Hindley | Independent | 42 |
Clifford1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Paul Robert John Mitchell | Labour | 1,384 ✓ |
| M Ali | Ind Lab | 377 |
| L. Peck | Conservative | 256 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| E. Eadie | Conservative | 1,688 ✓ |
| M Rasul | Labour | 1,170 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Freda Mottley | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| J. Reilly | Conservative | 1,438 |
| J Flannery | SOC LAB | 95 |
Gorse Hill1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| E. Ballman | Labour | 1,006 ✓ |
| J Jenkins | Conservative | 221 |
| J Kurton | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| M. Lucas | Conservative | 2,069 ✓ |
| R. Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| A McNee | Labour | 420 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| B Rigby | Conservative | 2,155 ✓ |
| Joanne Mary Bennett | Labour | 952 |
| G. Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
Park1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| J. Haydock | Labour | 956 ✓ |
| E. Kelson | Conservative | 531 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Barry Brotherton | Labour | 1,533 ✓ |
| C. McEwen | Conservative | 778 |
| A Vernon | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| P. Gratrix | Labour | 1,380 ✓ |
| R Baldwin | Conservative | 880 |
| K Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| L. Wright | SOC LAB | 36 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| L. Murkin | Labour | 1,481 ✓ |
| P. Almond | Conservative | 805 |
| T Corbett | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
Stretford1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| S. Adshead | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| K. Summerfield | Conservative | 851 |
| P. Hibberd | SOC LAB | 135 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| S. Beaumont | Labour | 944 ✓ |
| S. Dirikis | Conservative | 361 |
Timperley1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| A. Bowker | Conservative | 1,414 ✓ |
| D Horstead | Liberal Democrats | 844 |
| M. Atherton | Labour | 827 |
Urmston1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| David Acton | Labour | 1,645 ✓ |
| D Nicklin | Conservative | 1,068 |
| N Barrett | Independent | 78 |
Village1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| M Cragg | Liberal Democrats | 1,400 ✓ |
| R Strafford | Conservative | 1,258 |
| M Rose | Labour | 593 |
