Before (end of 1999) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 81 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 78 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ardwick1 seat · turnout 13.0%
| T. O'Neill | Labour | 776 |
| K. Farnen | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
| P Kierman | Conservative | 90 |
| B Bingham | Green | 56 |
Baguley1 seat · turnout 17.8%
| A. Burns | Labour | 971 |
| R Ellerton | Conservative | 297 |
| W. Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| G. Pittam | Green | 33 |
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 15.4%
| S Wheale | Liberal Democrats | 1,258 |
| T Bumby | Conservative | 271 |
| Candeland B. | Green | 79 |
| D. Aldred | Independent | 55 |
Benchill1 seat · turnout 11.3%
| V. Myers | Labour | 556 |
| A. Bradshaw | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| C. Roberts | Conservative | 99 |
| P. Arnold | SOC LAB | 25 |
| R. Snape | Green | 13 |
Beswick and Clayton1 seat
| R Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 832 |
| M. Loughman | Labour | 807 |
| R Wattenbach | Conservative | 87 |
| M. Brennan | Green | 12 |
Blackley1 seat
| K. Barnes | Labour | 934 ✓ |
| C. Connell | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| D. Keller | Conservative | 238 |
| Shaw M. | Green | 41 |
Bradford1 seat
| J. Smith | Labour | 842 ✓ |
| Elaine Boyes | Liberal Democrats | 697 |
| Brian Birchenough | Conservative | 97 |
| R. Allen | Green | 28 |
Brooklands1 seat
| S. Cooley | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| J. Kenny | Conservative | 733 |
| P. Rothery | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| Z. Whiteman | Green | 53 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| K. Robinson | Labour | 956 |
| J. Cameron | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
| P Schofield | Conservative | 372 |
| A. Crawford | Green | 210 |
Central1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| M. Ramsbottom | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
| F. Duffy | Labour | 630 |
| N. Davis | Conservative | 80 |
| E. Presley | Green | 49 |
| J. Ripley | Independent | 8 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| M Hackett | Labour | 924 |
| R Isherwood | Liberal Democrats | 605 |
| C. French | Green | 92 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| V. Stevens | Labour | 1,505 |
| I. Paley | Conservative | 656 |
| A. Power | Green | 536 |
| A. Bethell | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Leese R.. | Labour | 1,447 |
| J. Rowland | Conservative | 444 |
| Andrew Steele | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| J Parry | Green | 78 |
Didsbury1 seat
| Anthony Parkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,706 ✓ |
| F. Ives | Labour | 1,212 |
| P. Hilton | Conservative | 751 |
| Michael Daw | Green | 163 |
Fallowfield1 seat
| D Royle | Labour | 1,013 ✓ |
| S. Davenport | Conservative | 275 |
| Lynn Williams | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| H. Berry | Green | 122 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Donaldson I. | Liberal Democrats | 1,060 |
| R. Unwin | Labour | 942 |
| J. Haycock | Conservative | 137 |
| T. Mooney | Independent | 122 |
| P. Slater | Green | 40 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| S. Ashley | Liberal Democrats | 1,178 |
| K. Strath | Labour | 625 |
| A. Hodkinson | Conservative | 68 |
| P. Collins | Green | 54 |
Harpurhey1 seat · turnout 14.8%
| Jill Green | Labour | 725 |
| D. Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| R. Keller | Conservative | 180 |
| O. Bowers | Green | 36 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 10.5%
| G. Diamond | Labour | 504 |
| A. Hall | Green | 359 |
| D. Conway | Conservative | 64 |
| C. Lyn-Lloyd | Ind LIB | 32 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| J. Commons | Liberal Democrats | 1,419 |
| N Macgregor | Labour | 693 |
| Richard West | Conservative | 150 |
| P Maile | Green | 139 |
| P. Galloway | COMM | 22 |
Lightbowne1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| W. Risby | Labour | 987 |
| D Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
| S Chislett | Green | 114 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| A. Ahmed | Labour | 1,461 |
| S Fitz-Gibbon | Green | 382 |
| Karen Abbad | Conservative | 268 |
| R. Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| C. Ibraham | Independent | 8 |
Moss Side1 seat · turnout 15.5%
| F. McCullough | Labour | 989 |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative | 134 |
| P. Jinks | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
| M. Allen | Green | 79 |
Moston1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| P Mullin | Labour | 1,004 |
| A. Appleyard | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
| K. Barr | SOC LAB | 85 |
| B. McAtarsney | Green | 50 |
Newton Heath1 seat
| Christine Carroll | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| A Walsh | Conservative | 191 |
| Ann Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| Rachel Harper | Green | 47 |
Northenden1 seat
| S Conquest | Labour | 945 ✓ |
| H Goldthorpe | Conservative | 458 |
| J. Redmond | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| Lance David Crookes | Green | 221 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| Harrison B. | Labour | 1,523 |
| Y. Zalzala | Liberal Democrats | 1,413 |
| G Betton | Conservative | 130 |
| E. Roberts | Green | 104 |
| T. Franklin | Independent | 45 |
| K. Robinson | Independent | 10 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| P. Shannon | Liberal Democrats | 1,613 |
| J Chaudhry | Labour | 930 |
| D. Bunting | Conservative | 116 |
| A. Higgin | Green | 100 |
| Mary Robinson | Independent | 15 |
Sharston1 seat · turnout 14.5%
| G. Berry | Labour | 683 |
| D Russell | Conservative | 214 |
| Kierman D. | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
| S. Anderson | Green | 44 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| K. Fry | Labour | 1,482 |
| Kershaw J. | Conservative | 716 |
| H Totty | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| Mary Candeland | Green | 175 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Alison Firth | Liberal Democrats | 1,586 |
| P. Smyth | Labour | 595 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 209 |
| S. Thorp | Green | 198 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat
| L Collins | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| Ruby Raynor | Conservative | 159 |
| Derrick Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
| B Lally | Green | 36 |