Before (end of 2001) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Labour 22 · Conservative 6 · Other 4
After (end of 2002) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 33 · Labour 19 · Conservative 8 · Other 3
Ward results
Bredbury1 seat
| Humphries S. Ms. | Liberal Democrats | 2,221 ✓ |
| Barbara Hughes | Labour | 519 |
| Kenneth Gibbons | Conservative | 490 |
Brinnington1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| Murphy | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| Rawlinson | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| Nic Davison | Conservative | 153 |
| Thorne | SOC LAB | 48 |
Cale Green1 seat
| Roy Driver | Liberal Democrats | 1,281 ✓ |
| Diggett | Labour | 1,051 |
| Beryl Charlesworth | Conservative | 194 |
Cheadle1 seat
| Pamela King | Liberal Democrats | 2,045 ✓ |
| I. Roberts | Conservative | 1,580 |
| J. Grant | Labour | 394 |
| C. Hughes | Green | 152 |
Cheadle Hulme North1 seat
| June Somekh | Liberal Democrats | 1,895 ✓ |
| Pat Leck | Conservative | 1,203 |
| M. Junejo | Labour | 435 |
Cheadle Hulme South1 seat
| Ingrid Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 2,236 ✓ |
| David Lawson | Conservative | 1,568 |
| Roger Cooper | Labour | 318 |
Davenport1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| McGee | Labour | 1,503 ✓ |
| Allen | Conservative | 1,329 |
| Moss | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| Hall | Green | 148 |
East Bramhall1 seat
| Johnson | Conservative | 2,996 ✓ |
| Stuart Bodsworth | Liberal Democrats | 2,226 |
| Keith Fenwick | Labour | 328 |
Edgeley1 seat
| Sheila Bailey | Labour | 1,804 ✓ |
| Lockett | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
| Elizabeth Berridge | Conservative | 290 |
| Iain Lindsay-Dunn | Green | 114 |
| English Metropolitan | — | 0 |
Great Moor1 seat
| David Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 1,622 ✓ |
| A. Graystone | Labour | 686 |
| Neil Menzies | Conservative | 620 |
| Kenneth Pease | Green | 138 |
Hazel Grove1 seat
| K. Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 2,597 ✓ |
| K. Labrey | Conservative | 1,898 |
| T. Morley | Labour | 381 |
Heald Green1 seat
| Burns | — | 2,809 ✓ |
| Pat Leck | Conservative | 292 |
| Nicola Livings | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Stephen Moran | Labour | 240 |
Heaton Mersey1 seat
| Foster C. | Labour | 2,272 |
| Bryan Lees | Conservative | 1,333 |
| Sutcliffe | Green | 610 |
| Ronald Axtell | Liberal Democrats | 410 |
Heaton Moor1 seat
| Jackie Jones | Conservative | 1,739 ✓ |
| Hewitt Rocks | Labour | 1,460 |
| Jonathan David Rule | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
| Janet Cuff | Green | 188 |
| Gerald Price | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 152 |
Manor1 seat
| Jenny Humphreys | Liberal Democrats | 1,493 ✓ |
| Martin Miller | Labour | 1,278 |
| Ashley O'Neill | Conservative | 286 |
| Iain Lindsay-Dunn | Green | 139 |
North Marple1 seat
| Martin Candler | Liberal Democrats | 2,107 ✓ |
| William Morley-Scott | Conservative | 1,012 |
| Sheila Townsend | Labour | 353 |
North Reddish1 seat
| Annie Graham | Labour | 1,805 ✓ |
| Southwell | Conservative | 462 |
| John White | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
Romiley1 seat
| M. McLay | Liberal Democrats | 1,980 |
| Jackie Jones | Conservative | 851 |
| John Humphries | Labour | 488 |
South Marple1 seat
| Shan Alexander | Liberal Democrats | 2,337 ✓ |
| William Morley-Scott | Conservative | 1,967 |
| Jackson | Labour | 182 |
| Glen Reid | Green | 163 |
South Reddish1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| Brett | Labour | 1,850 ✓ |
| Burt | Conservative | 441 |
| Pamela King | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
West Bramhall1 seat
| Leggett | Conservative | 2,799 ✓ |
| Calton | Liberal Democrats | 2,602 |
| Lawson | Labour | 204 |
| David Perry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 70 |