Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 6 · Other 3
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Labour 7 · Other 4
Ward results
Disley & Lyme Handley1 seat
| Margaret Duddy | Conservative | 743 ✓ |
| Christopher Makepeace | Liberal Democrats | 738 |
| Catherine Birchall | Labour | 140 |
Henbury1 seat
| D. Millett | Conservative | 595 |
| S. Walker | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Knutsford Over1 seat
| Anthony Ranfield | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| Brian Daulby | Labour | 536 |
| John Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 558 ✓ |
| Harry Walker | Conservative | 328 |
| Daren Pemberton | Labour | 207 |
Macclesfield Central1 seat
| R. Watson | Labour | 526 |
| R. West | Conservative | 257 |
| H. Lumb | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
Macclesfield East1 seat
| Lesley Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 701 ✓ |
| I. Simpson | Conservative | 259 |
| Eileen Talbot | Labour | 255 |
| Belinda Brett | Green | 106 |
Macclesfield Ivy1 seat
| Andrew Knowles | Conservative | 913 ✓ |
| John Newsome | Labour | 324 |
| Angie Clark | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
Macclesfield Ryles1 seat
| Maureen Radford | Conservative | 302 ✓ |
| Brian Puddicombe | Labour | 236 |
| Howard Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
Macclesfield South1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Steven Carter | Labour | 517 ✓ |
| Nadine Dorries | Conservative | 328 |
| John Farrand-Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Macclesfield West1 seat
| Alan Claro | Labour | 555 ✓ |
| Damon Dennis | Conservative | 219 |
| Andrew Haldane | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| Haldane A. | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
Poynton Central1 seat
| Mike Sewart | Conservative | 879 ✓ |
| Frances Ball | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
| Frederick Jamieson | Labour | 261 |
Poynton West1 seat
| Hubert Harrison | Conservative | 763 ✓ |
| Christopher Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| Charles Robertson | Labour | 213 |
Prestbury1 seat
| Thelma Jackson | Conservative | 1,297 ✓ |
| Christine Musgrove | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
| John Holland | Labour | 75 |
Rainow1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Gary Marsh | Conservative | 511 |
| Gary Willock | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
| Julia Marshall | Labour | 121 |
Sutton1 seat
| Hilda Gaddum | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| Anne Williams | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| David Machin | Labour | 122 |