Before (end of 2001) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 78 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 76 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Ardwick1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| Mavis Smitherman | Labour | 942 ✓ |
| Judith Durrell | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Diane Norton | Green | 169 |
| Ann Hodkinson | Conservative | 117 |
Baguley1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| Paul Andrews | Labour | 1,219 ✓ |
| Ralph John Ellerton | Conservative | 323 |
| William Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| Gareth Pittam | Green | 73 |
Barlow Moor1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| John Leech | Liberal Democrats | 1,619 ✓ |
| E. Morgan | Labour | 689 |
| Robin Goater | Green | 182 |
| Thomas Bumby | Conservative | 150 |
Benchill1 seat
| Isobel Freeman | Labour | 765 ✓ |
| Ann Bradshaw | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| Joyce Kaye | Conservative | 109 |
| Hannah Berry | Green | 56 |
Beswick and Clayton1 seat
| Mick Loughman | Labour | 1,001 ✓ |
| Elaine Boyes | Liberal Democrats | 879 |
| Fred Bates | — | 79 |
| Christine Birchenough | Conservative | 69 |
| John Hulse | Independent | 31 |
| Susan Fairweather | Green | 27 |
Blackley1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| Harold Lyons | Labour | 1,462 ✓ |
| Carol Connell | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
| Dan Bunting | Conservative | 199 |
| Adam Higgin | Green | 66 |
Bradford1 seat
| Neil Swannick | Labour | 1,332 ✓ |
| Neil Trafford | Liberal Democrats | 753 |
| Brian Birchenough | Conservative | 70 |
| Antony Quinn | Green | 35 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Glynn Evans | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| John Kenny | Conservative | 711 |
| Karen Farnen | Liberal Democrats | 168 |
| Nicola Brooks | Green | 85 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Marilyn Taylor | Labour | 1,330 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Cameron | Liberal Democrats | 1,211 |
| Peter Malcolm Schofield | Conservative | 243 |
| Michael Matthew Shaw | Green | 91 |
Central1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| Jim Battle | Labour | 1,053 ✓ |
| Peter Rothery | Liberal Democrats | 873 |
| Geoffrey Berg | Conservative | 126 |
| Stephen Walford | Green | 78 |
| Jason Ripley | Independent | 20 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Eugene Curley | Labour | 1,363 ✓ |
| Rodney Isherwood | Liberal Democrats | 786 |
| Claudia French | Green | 96 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Martin Pagel | Labour | 1,702 ✓ |
| Qassim Afzal | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 |
| Joe Sheedy | Green | 105 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Bernard Selby | Labour | 1,716 ✓ |
| Antony Bethell | Liberal Democrats | 728 |
| Daniel Valentine | Conservative | 593 |
| Michelle Valentine | Green | 503 |
| Heather Rose | — | 298 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Alan Spinks | Labour | 1,644 ✓ |
| Adrian Hutchinson | Conservative | 393 |
| Andrew Steele | Liberal Democrats | 392 |
| Angela Hall | Green | 115 |
| Karen Reissmann | — | 63 |
| Mervyn Drage | SOC LAB | 60 |
Didsbury1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Helen Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 1,658 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Bridson | Labour | 1,508 |
| Peter Hilton | Conservative | 546 |
| Fergus Kilroy | Independent | 447 |
| Michael Daw | Green | 209 |
Fallowfield1 seat · turnout 17.1%
| Peter Morrison | Labour | 1,238 ✓ |
| Howard Totty | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| Simon Davenport | Conservative | 257 |
| Bruce Bingham | Green | 169 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Wendy Helsby | Liberal Democrats | 1,341 ✓ |
| Richard Unwin | Labour | 958 |
| Lisa-Ann Boardman | Conservative | 250 |
| J. Martin | SA | 43 |
| Roisin MacDowell | Green | 38 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| John Richard Bridges | Liberal Democrats | 1,133 ✓ |
| Martin Rathfelder | Labour | 781 |
| Penelope Collins | Green | 87 |
| Rosemary Bishop | Conservative | 84 |
Harpurhey1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| Pat Karney | Labour | 1,014 ✓ |
| David Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| David Timson | Conservative | 144 |
| Kay Phillips | — | 97 |
| Darren Milton | Green | 31 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 14.8%
| Mary Bernadette Murphy | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| Vanessa Hall | Green | 597 |
| Matthew Armstrong | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| David Conway | Conservative | 70 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| Keith Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 1,557 ✓ |
| Michael Amesbury | Labour | 861 |
| Matthew Brennan | Green | 163 |
| Sabrina Nutter | — | 130 |
| Raymond Wattanbach | Conservative | 118 |
Lightbowne1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| Kenneth Franklin | Labour | 1,365 ✓ |
| Howard Varney | Conservative | 261 |
| Kevin Morley | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Mathew Payne | Green | 29 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Zeke Ukairo | Labour | 1,521 ✓ |
| S Fitz-Gibbon | Green | 810 |
| L Ali | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
| Karen Abbad | Conservative | 202 |
Moss Side2 seats · turnout 20.6%
| William Cox | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Roy Walters | Labour | 1,419 ✓ |
| Pamela Davis | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
| Keith Hodgkin | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| Mary Barnes | Conservative | 113 |
| Bernard Eckbery | Green | 104 |
| Jonathan Rummery | Green | 98 |
| Robert Turnbull | — | 90 |
| Joyce Haycock | Conservative | 72 |
Moston1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Derek Shaw | Labour | 1,437 ✓ |
| Robert Brettle | Liberal Democrats | 566 |
| Barry McAtarsney | Green | 180 |
| Kenneth Barr | SOC LAB | 98 |
Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| June Hitchen | Labour | 975 ✓ |
| Sue Cooper | — | 546 |
| Albert Walsh | Conservative | 210 |
| Ann Rodgers | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| Rachel Harper | Green | 76 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Richard Cowell | Labour | 1,324 ✓ |
| Jane Percival | Conservative | 520 |
| James Mawer | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Lance David Crookes | Green | 186 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Andrew Henryk Fender | Labour | 1,746 ✓ |
| Yasmin Zalzala | Liberal Democrats | 1,352 |
| Brian Arthur Candeland | Green | 196 |
| Elliot Gold | Conservative | 185 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| Jon Byrne | Labour | 1,304 ✓ |
| Lynn Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,052 |
| Barbara Goodall | Conservative | 161 |
| Christopher Middleton | Green | 150 |
Sharston1 seat · turnout 19.0%
| Hugh Barrett | Labour | 974 ✓ |
| Carol Roberts | Conservative | 234 |
| David Kierman | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| Simon Sobrero | Green | 72 |
| English Metropolitan | — | 0 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Bernard Stone | Labour | 1,595 ✓ |
| John Grant | Liberal Democrats | 953 |
| Nicholas Davis | Conservative | 359 |
| Mary Candeland | Green | 290 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| Audrey Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,822 ✓ |
| Kate Torkington | Labour | 717 |
| James Buchan | Green | 178 |
| Jonathan Michael Smith | Conservative | 152 |
| Tony Gibbons | — | 96 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| Edward Newman | Labour | 1,087 ✓ |
| Derek Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
| Ruby Raynor | Conservative | 183 |
| D. Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| Ashleigh Vincent | Green | 56 |