Before (end of 1998) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Other 15 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 7
After (end of 1999) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Labour 15 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 9
Ward results
Alton1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| A. Forrester | Conservative | 419 ✓ |
| B Robbins | RATE | 70 |
| G Williamson | Labour | 65 |
Biddulph East2 seats · turnout 22.4%
| S. Gorham | Labour | 590 ✓ |
| K. Jackson | Labour | 587 ✓ |
| R. Sherwin | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
| D. Murdoch | Conservative | 90 |
Biddulph Moor1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| J. Bridges | Liberal Democrats | 235 ✓ |
| M. Smith | Labour | 120 |
| J Leason | Conservative | 94 |
Biddulph North3 seats · turnout 21.7%
| G. Adams | Independent | 622 ✓ |
| D Hall | Independent | 608 ✓ |
| Jeanette Walley | Labour | 455 ✓ |
| J Gannon | Conservative | 449 |
| S. Meredith | Labour | 408 |
| J. Harrison | Labour | 399 |
Biddulph South3 seats · turnout 27.7%
| J. Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 754 ✓ |
| K. Cobley | Liberal Democrats | 600 ✓ |
| D. Lythgoe | Labour | 473 ✓ |
| B. Bettany | Labour | 468 |
| Eleanor Meredith | Labour | 453 |
| C. Ellis | Independent | 217 |
Biddulph West2 seats · turnout 20.1%
| T Gibson | Independent | 333 ✓ |
| Madelaine Lovatt | Labour | 290 ✓ |
| M. Heath | Labour | 260 |
| Margaret Leason | Conservative | 182 |
Brown Edge1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| M. Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 324 ✓ |
| A Larose | Labour | 237 |
| P Rowley | Independent | 107 |
Caverswall1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| A. Simpson | RATE | 219 ✓ |
| L. Pointon | Conservative | 143 |
Cheadle North East2 seats · turnout 25.5%
| R. Locker | RATE | 388 ✓ |
| Margaret Locker | RATE | 321 ✓ |
| F Burton | Labour | 279 |
| M Chadwick | Labour | 240 |
Cheadle South East3 seats · turnout 23.2%
| F. Alcock | Independent | 497 ✓ |
| G. Eyre | Labour | 348 ✓ |
| K. Mayron | Conservative | 280 ✓ |
| W Croft | Conservative | 278 |
| R Hutchins | RATE | 233 |
| A Thomas | RATE | 219 |
| J. Bull | Independent | 200 |
| Gladys Ferguson | Independent | 145 |
Cheadle West2 seats · turnout 24.9%
| E. Perry | Conservative | 570 ✓ |
| S. Walley | Conservative | 450 ✓ |
| R Wood | RATE | 337 |
| P Dolphin | Labour | 280 |
| N. Hough | RATE | 264 |
Checkley3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| L. Plant | RATE | 719 ✓ |
| P. McGarry | Independent | 524 ✓ |
| R. Mycock | Conservative | 435 ✓ |
| Bob Evans | Conservative | 401 |
| H. Graham | Conservative | 371 |
| J. Palfreyman | Labour | 359 |
| C. Mason | RATE | 320 |
| M Murphy | RATE | 247 |
Cheddleton2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| M. Ward | Labour | 445 ✓ |
| R. Gladden | Labour | 366 ✓ |
| J. Pickford | Independent | 328 |
| S. Dobson | Conservative | 291 |
| A Wragg | RATE | 201 |
Endon & Stanley3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| Sybil Ralphs | Conservative | 852 ✓ |
| Christina Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 619 ✓ |
| W Williams | Conservative | 618 ✓ |
| H. Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
| E. Millington | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
Forsbrook3 seats · turnout 20.1%
| B. Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 503 ✓ |
| S. Salt | Liberal Democrats | 471 ✓ |
| F. Boddy | Independent | 442 ✓ |
| C Miles | RATE | 434 |
| E Elderton | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
| D Walmsley | Labour | 359 |
Horton1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Norma Hawkins | Conservative | 489 ✓ |
| D Briggs | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Ipstones1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| Linda Malyon | RATE | 452 ✓ |
| D Bailey | Conservative | 164 |
Kingsley2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| Hilary Corby | RATE | 373 ✓ |
| H. Richardson | Independent | 359 ✓ |
| M. Worthington | Conservative | 248 |
| R Mawdsley | Labour | 141 |
| I. Lucas | Independent | 135 |
Leek North East3 seats · turnout 24.5%
| Madelaine Lovatt | Labour | 561 ✓ |
| D. Mole | Labour | 528 ✓ |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 508 ✓ |
| K Hulme | Independent | 284 |
| N. Wood | RATE | 205 |
| R Ball | Conservative | 173 |
| P. Woodcock | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| K. Walker | Conservative | 114 |
Leek North West3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| J. Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 588 ✓ |
| K. Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 427 ✓ |
| R. Plant | Conservative | 410 ✓ |
| G Holburn | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| S Dawson | Labour | 373 |
| E Povey | Conservative | 368 |
| Susan Webster | Labour | 365 |
| J Broome | RATE | 353 |
| J. Thompson | Labour | 345 |
| M Howson | Independent | 218 |
| M. Barber | RATE | 210 |
| Hall A. | Conservative | 199 |
| R Ford | RATE | 127 |
Leek South East3 seats · turnout 23.6%
| A Hurst | RATE | 465 ✓ |
| H. Percival | RATE | 425 ✓ |
| Maureen Motum | RATE | 402 ✓ |
| S. Proffitt | Labour | 385 |
| A. Rowlands | Conservative | 383 |
| A Wilson | Conservative | 345 |
| S Beckett | Labour | 302 |
| R. Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
Leek South West3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| K. Harrison | Independent | 582 ✓ |
| G. Gledhill | Labour | 507 ✓ |
| K Davis | RATE | 468 ✓ |
| K. Hoptroff | Labour | 404 |
| W Cawley | Labour | 391 |
| N. Critchlow | Conservative | 321 |
| M Heath | Conservative | 320 |
| B. Cowie | RATE | 292 |
| P Serrell | Independent | 142 |
| D Brough | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Leekfrith1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| C. Heath | Conservative | 371 ✓ |
| Judith Elizabeth Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Waterhouses1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| E. Wain | Conservative | 327 ✓ |
| J Eyre | RATE | 161 |
Werrington3 seats · turnout 18.3%
| A Hanchard | Labour | 461 ✓ |
| Fay Evans | Conservative | 448 ✓ |
| J. Finn | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| J Ashley | Labour | 413 |
| M Pinton | Conservative | 390 |
| M. Hill | Independent | 348 |
| T McNicol | Independent | 217 |
Wetley Rocks1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| M. Ahmad | Labour | 245 ✓ |
| J. Rushton | Conservative | 221 |
| P. Batigan | RATE | 142 |
