Before (end of 1997) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 84 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 84 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ardwick2 seats · turnout 10.8%
| L Murphy | Labour | 653 ✓ |
| Bernard Priest | Labour | 517 ✓ |
| D Maloney | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
| D. Gray | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
| F. Davenport | Conservative | 106 |
| J Davenport | Conservative | 97 |
| R. Newton | SOC LAB | 56 |
| B Bingham | Green | 56 |
Baguley1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| T Farrell | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| R Caddick | Conservative | 291 |
| A McGarr | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| J. Leech | Liberal Democrats | 1,671 ✓ |
| J. Whitehead | Labour | 779 |
| A. Maloney | Ind Lab | 197 |
| T Bumby | Conservative | 178 |
| M. Manning | SOC | 68 |
Benchill1 seat · turnout 14.0%
| A Harding | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| J. Redmond | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| A Green | SOC LAB | 70 |
Beswick and Clayton1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| A Harland | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| M. Dunican | Liberal Democrats | 805 |
| E. Stars | Conservative | 66 |
Blackley1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| H Lyons | Labour | 1,043 ✓ |
| J. Rowland | Conservative | 244 |
| Matthews P. | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
Bradford1 seat · turnout 17.1%
| Swannick N. | Labour | 759 ✓ |
| P. Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| J. Haycock | Conservative | 92 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| G. Evans | Labour | 1,111 ✓ |
| I Bradshaw | Conservative | 667 |
| W. Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| M. Taylor | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| J. Leach | Conservative | 396 |
| Harrison R. | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| J. Hutchings | Green | 70 |
Central1 seat · turnout 10.7%
| T Findlow | Labour | 643 ✓ |
| W Kearns | Green | 101 |
| D Radcliffee | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 18.8%
| E. Curley | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| R Isherwood | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| C. Saunders | Conservative | 260 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| M. Pagel | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| Q Afzal | Liberal Democrats | 1,096 |
| D. Keller | Conservative | 176 |
| A Zubair | Independent | 42 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| B Selby | Labour | 1,298 ✓ |
| M Cleall-Hill | Conservative | 624 |
| J Parry | Green | 404 |
| C. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
| E Pritchard | SOC LAB | 267 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| A. Spinks | Labour | 1,462 ✓ |
| N Dugmore | Conservative | 379 |
| D Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
Didsbury1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| G Bridson | Labour | 1,700 ✓ |
| P. Hilton | Conservative | 1,051 |
| D. Sandiford | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 |
| T McGahan | Green | 147 |
Fallowfield1 seat · turnout 13.4%
| P. Morrison | Labour | 900 ✓ |
| D Hennigan | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| S. Davenport | Conservative | 265 |
| T Kelly | Ind Lab | 108 |
| M Daw | Green | 83 |
| P Hepburn | SOC LAB | 63 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| W. Helsby | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 ✓ |
| J Battle | Labour | 1,170 |
| A. Walsh | Conservative | 103 |
| A Wardlaw | SOC LAB | 55 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Bridges J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,347 ✓ |
| C. Lowe | Labour | 705 |
| A. Hodkinson | Conservative | 75 |
| E. Hamilton | Green | 61 |
| J Piper | Independent | 28 |
Harpurhey2 seats · turnout 15.2%
| P. Karney | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| Jill Green | Labour | 761 ✓ |
| Andrew Steele | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| A Tozowonah | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
| J. Coombes | Conservative | 156 |
| H Coombes | Conservative | 151 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 11.5%
| M. Murphy | Labour | 508 ✓ |
| M. Jarman | Green | 108 |
| J Graham | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
| P Kierman | Conservative | 62 |
| S Riley | COMM | 18 |
| C Lyn-Lloyd | Independent | 17 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| K. Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 1,550 ✓ |
| N Macgregor | Labour | 771 |
| J Garratt | SOC LAB | 164 |
| Phyl Davies | Conservative | 148 |
| S Chislett | Green | 81 |
| A Pitts | SOC | 32 |
Lightbowne1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| K. Franklin | Labour | 1,277 ✓ |
| W Clapham | Conservative | 288 |
| S. McCormick | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| R Saeed | Labour | 1,314 ✓ |
| S Fitz-Gibbon | Green | 360 |
| A. Chowdhury | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| P Mostyn | Conservative | 274 |
| H. Partridge | SOC LAB | 123 |
Moss Side1 seat · turnout 16.6%
| R Walters | Labour | 1,095 ✓ |
| D. Dankyi | Liberal Democrats | 143 |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative | 126 |
| T. Romagnuolo | Green | 43 |
| J Pearson | COMM | 29 |
Moston1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| D. Shaw | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| G Skorzewski | Conservative | 356 |
| J. Laslett | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 15.6%
| Mavis Smitheman | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| R Wattenbach | Conservative | 132 |
| B. McKay | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| R. Cowell | Labour | 1,205 ✓ |
| Richard West | Conservative | 394 |
| L Crookes | Green | 324 |
| J. McKay | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| A. Fender | Labour | 1,396 ✓ |
| Y. Zalzalay | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 |
| C. Brown | Conservative | 213 |
| L. Fogarty | Green | 163 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| J. Byrne | Labour | 945 ✓ |
| R Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 693 |
| M Robinson | Ind Lab | 211 |
| Karen Abbad | Conservative | 197 |
| B Ekbery | Green | 74 |
| T Wongsam | SOC LAB | 47 |
Sharston1 seat · turnout 16.6%
| H. Barrett | Labour | 910 ✓ |
| K. Farnen | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| G Stars | Conservative | 134 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| B. Stone | Labour | 1,247 ✓ |
| Kershaw J. | Conservative | 516 |
| R. Powell | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
| M. Caneland | Green | 125 |
| S Wynn | SOC LAB | 124 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| A. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,943 ✓ |
| I. Freeman | Labour | 921 |
| M Naqui | Conservative | 222 |
| J. Whitehead | SOC LAB | 96 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 16.8%
| P. Andrews | Labour | 936 ✓ |
| W Ford | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
