Before (end of 2002) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Altrincham1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Ann Kathleen Williamson | Conservative | 2,634 ✓ |
| Dominic Armstrong | Labour | 1,212 |
| Roger Legge | Liberal Democrats | 641 |
Bowdon1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Stephanie Poole | Conservative | 3,475 ✓ |
| Christopher Gaskill | Liberal Democrats | 870 |
| Helen Walsh | Labour | 535 |
| Bridget Mary Green | Green | 408 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Brenda Houraghan | Conservative | 2,271 ✓ |
| Ian Golding | Labour | 2,137 |
BROOKLANDS1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| Pamela Dixon | Conservative | 2,247 ✓ |
| Kenneth Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1,149 |
| Joanne Mary Bennett | Labour | 1,083 |
| Stuart Parker | Green | 245 |
Bucklow1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Ian Platt | Labour | 1,749 ✓ |
| James Jeffrey Leighton Davies | Conservative | 592 |
Clifford1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Eunice Stennett | Labour | 1,714 ✓ |
| Power A.V. | Green | 854 |
| Roderick Allan | Conservative | 532 |
Davyhulme East1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| Robert Crosbie | Conservative | 2,331 ✓ |
| Nicola Roberts | Labour | 1,425 |
Davyhulme West1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| John Richard Reilly | Conservative | 2,525 ✓ |
| Dolores O'Sullivan | Labour | 1,674 |
Flixton1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Jonathan Coupe | Conservative | 2,130 ✓ |
| Karina Carter | Labour | 1,652 |
| Paul Pickford | Independent | 398 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Patricia Morris | Conservative | 3,078 ✓ |
| Brenda Harrison | Labour | 794 |
| Jane Weightman | Liberal Democrats | 676 |
| Samuel Little | Green | 222 |
Longford1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| David Jarman | Labour | 1,708 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Harding | Conservative | 1,233 |
| Bernard Kelly | Green | 497 |
Mersey St Marys1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| Jane Lamb | Conservative | 2,877 ✓ |
| Sophie Taylor | Labour | 1,548 |
| Graham Rogers | Liberal Democrats | 779 |
| James Flannery | SOC LAB | 81 |
Park1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Mary Strickland | Labour | 1,604 ✓ |
| John Schofield | Conservative | 1,006 |
Priory1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| Barbara Keeley | Labour | 1,620 ✓ |
| Dan Bunting | Conservative | 1,198 |
| Michael Riley | Liberal Democrats | 907 |
| Steven Flower | Green | 241 |
Sale Moor1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| Munaver Hussain Rasul | Labour | 1,385 ✓ |
| Pervez Nakvi | Conservative | 1,247 |
| Margaret Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1,212 |
St. Martins1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| D. Quayle | Labour | 2,148 ✓ |
| Foster C. | Conservative | 1,461 |
| R. Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 584 |
Stretford1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| Bernice Garlick | Labour | 1,987 ✓ |
| George Manley | Conservative | 1,331 |
| Antony Quinn | Green | 350 |
Talbot1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Pauleen Lane | Labour | 1,505 ✓ |
| Colin Levenston | Conservative | 570 |
| Angela Hall | Green | 401 |
Timperley1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Mauline Akins | Conservative | 2,461 ✓ |
| Catherine Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,099 |
Urmston1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| Joyce Acton | Labour | 1,912 ✓ |
| Christine Turner | Conservative | 1,808 |
| Helen Jocys | Green | 470 |
Village1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| Jane Brophy | Liberal Democrats | 2,454 ✓ |
| Dave Pate | Conservative | 1,785 |
| Martin Williams | Labour | 800 |