Before (end of 2002) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 18 · Labour 15 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 10
After (end of 2003) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Other 17 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Labour 7
Ward results
Alton1 seat
| Arthur Forrester | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bagnall & Stanley1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| Sybil Ralphs | Conservative | 464 ✓ |
| Colin Dawson | — | 80 |
| Elizabeth Millington | Liberal Democrats | 77 |
Biddulph East3 seats
| Deborah Alston | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Biddulph Moor1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| John Jones | Liberal Democrats | 402 ✓ |
| Roger Ball | Independent | 78 |
| Norman Chesters | — | 74 |
Biddulph North3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| Derek Hall | Independent | 718 ✓ |
| Gerald Stuart Adams | Independent | 633 ✓ |
| John Gannon | Conservative | 575 ✓ |
| Jeanette Walley | Labour | 458 |
| Alison Carter | Labour | 441 |
| Arnold Machin | — | 392 |
| Anthony Larose | Labour | 325 |
| Ronald Sherwin | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
Biddulph South1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| John Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 391 ✓ |
| Cynthia Ellis | Conservative | 139 |
Biddulph West3 seats · turnout 27.3%
| David Stone | Liberal Democrats | 640 ✓ |
| Claire Stone | Liberal Democrats | 620 ✓ |
| Terence Gibson | — | 455 ✓ |
| Madelaine Lovatt | Labour | 454 |
| Clive Ferguson | Labour | 413 |
| Maureen Roberts | Labour | 307 |
| Elaine Baddeley | Independent | 249 |
Brown Edge & Endon3 seats · turnout 38.3%
| Christina Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 1,177 ✓ |
| Mary Ellis | Liberal Democrats | 1,003 ✓ |
| Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 904 ✓ |
| Susan Hardacre | Independent | 572 |
| John Russell Smith | Conservative | 505 |
| Wallace Williams | Conservative | 483 |
Caverswall1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Paul Roberts | Conservative | 258 ✓ |
| Alan Simpson | — | 214 |
Cellarhead2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| William Day | Conservative | 400 ✓ |
| Tony McNicol | Conservative | 351 ✓ |
| Yvonne Ahmad | Labour | 269 |
| John Ashley | Labour | 253 |
| Patricia Batigan | — | 243 |
| Royston Batigan | — | 210 |
Cheadle North East2 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Ronald Locker | — | 442 ✓ |
| Margaret Locker | — | 365 ✓ |
| Frederick Burton | Labour | 239 |
| John Charlesworth | Labour | 172 |
| Fozlu Miah | Conservative | 140 |
| Ian Barnish | Conservative | 137 |
Cheadle South East2 seats · turnout 27.7%
| Frederick Alcock | Independent | 362 ✓ |
| Peter James Elkin | Independent | 286 ✓ |
| Karen Maryon | Conservative | 241 |
| George Eyre | Labour | 180 |
| Michael Maryon | Conservative | 172 |
| Raymond Keeling | Labour | 150 |
| Alan David John Thomas | Independent | 115 |
| Julie Bull | Independent | 111 |
Cheadle West3 seats · turnout 23.2%
| Stephen Craig Ellis | Conservative | 676 ✓ |
| Edward Perry | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| Susan Walley | Conservative | 497 ✓ |
| Raymond Wood | Independent | 362 |
| John Palfreyman | Labour | 294 |
| Ernest Vernon | — | 175 |
| Frankland Mawson | — | 150 |
Checkley3 seats · turnout 25.8%
| Lynn Plant | — | 702 ✓ |
| Mark Anthony Deaville | Conservative | 579 ✓ |
| Patrick McGarry | Independent | 518 ✓ |
| Heather Graham | Independent | 465 |
| Brian Evans | Conservative | 414 |
| Jane Palfreyman | Labour | 370 |
| Karen Fallon | Conservative | 312 |
Cheddleton3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| Michael Worthington | Conservative | 552 ✓ |
| Malcolm Victor Ward | Labour | 426 ✓ |
| Mahfooz Ahmad | Labour | 407 ✓ |
| Joyce Davies | Conservative | 377 |
| Stephen Dawson | Labour | 339 |
| Marilyn Smith | — | 327 |
| Edward Ash | — | 306 |
| Jacqueline Day | Independent | 283 |
| Lucy Twigg | — | 271 |
| Carl Lister | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Churnet1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| Hilary Corby | — | 686 ✓ |
| Harold Richardson | Independent | 627 ✓ |
| Philip Edward Bailey Atkins | Conservative | 565 ✓ |
| Robert Ivinson | Labour | 382 |
| Ramon Mycock | Conservative | 329 |
| Peter Warrilow | Conservative | 158 |
Dane1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Christine Heath | Conservative | 438 ✓ |
| Judith Elizabeth Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
Forsbrook3 seats · turnout 23.1%
| Gillian Burton | Independent | 535 ✓ |
| Sheila Edwards | Independent | 485 ✓ |
| Brian Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 471 ✓ |
| Francis Boddy | Independent | 470 |
| Edgar Elderton | Liberal Democrats | 370 |
| Alan Wilson | Labour | 327 |
| Philip Silk | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
Hamps Valley1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| Edwin Wain | Conservative | 501 ✓ |
| Robert Salt | — | 144 |
| Terence Riley | Labour | 91 |
Horton1 seat
| Norma Hawkins | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ipstones1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Linda Malyon | — | 563 ✓ |
| Brian Snow | Conservative | 152 |
| Stephen Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 50 |
Leek East3 seats · turnout 31.4%
| Allison Hobson | — | 603 ✓ |
| Maureen Motum | — | 552 ✓ |
| Barry Cowie | — | 525 ✓ |
| Arthur Rowlands | Conservative | 486 |
| Patrick Burke | Conservative | 477 |
| Tim McGuinness | Labour | 472 |
| Keith Hoptroff | Labour | 448 |
| Alex Hollingsworth | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
Leek North3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| Madelaine Lovatt | Labour | 616 ✓ |
| Paul David Robinson | Labour | 597 ✓ |
| Steve Povey | — | 530 ✓ |
| Donald Mole | Labour | 499 |
| John Hurst | — | 432 |
| John Broome | — | 394 |
| Robert Bestwick | Conservative | 248 |
| James Chadwick | Conservative | 173 |
| Keith Walker | Conservative | 140 |
| Paul Woodcock | Liberal Democrats | 91 |
Leek South3 seats · turnout 24.7%
| Kirk Harrison | — | 649 ✓ |
| Paul Hawley | — | 429 ✓ |
| Neal Podmore | Conservative | 383 ✓ |
| Cheryl Priestman | Labour | 371 |
| Arnold Machin | — | 286 |
| Richard Bloor | Conservative | 259 |
| M Birchenhough | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Katherine Ridge | Independent | 184 |
Leek West3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| John Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 1,016 ✓ |
| Karen Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 858 ✓ |
| Roy William Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 677 ✓ |
| Robert Plant | Conservative | 554 |
| Edward Povey | Conservative | 441 |
| Paul Chauveau | Conservative | 352 |
| John Peacock | — | 294 |
| Susan Webster | Labour | 225 |
Manifold1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Jason Hails | Conservative | 398 ✓ |
| Graeme Chapman | Independent | 214 |
Werrington2 seats · turnout 27.8%
| Francis Evans | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| Barbara Hughes | Conservative | 412 ✓ |
| Austin Hanchard | Labour | 375 |
| Jocelyn Finn | Labour | 331 |
