Before (end of 1998) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 5 · Other 3
After (end of 1999) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
Ward results
All Saints3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| D. Bond | Labour | 970 |
| R. Wilkinson | Labour | 908 |
| R. Rowbotham | Labour | 847 |
| A. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
| Jean Wharmby | Conservative | 539 |
| G. Peat | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
| G Kuppan | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
Barmoor1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| I. Galloway | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| R Adderley | Labour | 42 |
Barms2 seats
| A. Mone | Labour | 555 ✓ |
| A. Uprichard | Labour | 505 ✓ |
| D. Sparkes | Conservative | 251 |
| I. Sparkes | Conservative | 242 |
| R Wild | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Blackbrook2 seats
| B Hall | Liberal Democrats | 594 ✓ |
| N. Salisbury | Conservative | 550 ✓ |
| A. Laister | Conservative | 510 |
| D. Layland | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| S. Richards | Labour | 260 |
Central1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| J. McGrother | Labour | 345 |
| W. Norman | Conservative | 259 |
| R. Iredale | Liberal Democrats | 80 |
Chapel East1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| N. Prime | Labour | 215 |
| D. Tomlin | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| G. Fletcher | Conservative | 98 |
Chapel West2 seats
| A. Bingham | Conservative | 551 ✓ |
| Terry Norton | Labour | 530 ✓ |
| Frank Harris | Independent | 495 |
| G. Harris | Labour | 435 |
| H. El Hasan | Conservative | 255 |
| A Debes | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
| A. Boore | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
College2 seats
| T Corrigan | Conservative | 739 ✓ |
| G. Kirk | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| M Bisknell | Labour | 387 |
| Chris Weaver | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
Corbar2 seats
| C. Beattie | Conservative | 581 ✓ |
| W. Wells | Conservative | 542 ✓ |
| J. Hamilton | Labour | 378 |
| M. Iredale | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Cote Heath2 seats
| P Mone | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| J Wilson | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| D McDowell | Conservative | 334 |
| S De-Silva | Conservative | 318 |
| S. Noble | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
Gamesley2 seats
| J. Francis | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| A. McKeown | Labour | 549 ✓ |
| J. Grundy | Liberal Democrats | 76 |
Hayfield1 seat
| Herbert Mellor | Independent | 576 ✓ |
| J. Ayres | Labour | 315 |
| A. Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
Ladybower1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| S. Ollerenshaw | Conservative | 320 |
| I Wingfield | Labour | 260 |
| J. Simm | Liberal Democrats | 51 |
Limestone Peak1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| D. Udale | Conservative | 234 |
| G. Bellas | Labour | 159 |
| S. Winter | Liberal Democrats | 54 |
New Mills North3 seats
| R. Bickerton | Liberal Democrats | 875 ✓ |
| L Mycroft | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| L Dowson | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| C Barnes | Conservative | 654 |
| David Gladding | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
| Z Bowden | Conservative | 531 |
| Trevor Jefcoate | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
New Mills South2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| I. Huddlestone | Labour | 571 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 559 |
| W. Brindley | Liberal Democrats | 412 |
| S Dearden | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| Saunders C. | Conservative | 147 |
Peveril1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| R. Priestley | Conservative | 457 |
| T Skelton | Labour | 284 |
| D. Challand | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
Simmondley1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| R. Hadfield-Howse | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
| G Oakley | Labour | 233 |
| C. Webster | Conservative | 208 |
St. Andrews2 seats
| J. Hallsworth | Labour | 639 ✓ |
| N. Garlick | Labour | 626 ✓ |
| M Foote | Conservative | 240 |
| N Cotter | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
St. Charles2 seats
| Claire Elizabeth Carr | Labour | 579 ✓ |
| G. Francis | Labour | 532 ✓ |
| D. Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| S Foote | Conservative | 223 |
St. James3 seats
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 777 ✓ |
| Godfrey Claff | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| Gilbert A. | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| George Wharmby | Conservative | 562 |
| R. Baldry | Conservative | 450 |
| S. Clark | Liberal Democrats | 374 |
| R. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| A. Worrall | Conservative | 411 |
| C Harbut | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| P. Keelan | Labour | 103 |
Stone Bench2 seats
| C Bisknell | Labour | 583 ✓ |
| B. Wilson | Labour | 554 ✓ |
| Rosemary Byatte | Conservative | 213 |
| A Hopkins | Conservative | 189 |
| M Wild | Liberal Democrats | 48 |
Tintwistle1 seat
| J. Brocklehurst | Labour | 233 ✓ |
| N. Moss | Conservative | 157 |
| M. Harbut | Liberal Democrats | 27 |
Whaley Bridge3 seats
| D. Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 1,117 ✓ |
| John Pritchard | Independent | 943 ✓ |
| H Playford | Labour | 745 ✓ |
| J. Horsfall | Labour | 734 |
| L. Kaufman | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
| L. Leather | Independent | 696 |
| M. Thomas | Conservative | 262 |
