Before (end of 2002) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
After (end of 2003) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 6
Ward results
Barms1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Darran Hawkins | Independent | 354 ✓ |
| Jen Wilson | Labour | 157 |
Blackbrook2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| Clive Pearson | Conservative | 739 ✓ |
| Brian Hallsworth | Liberal Democrats | 557 ✓ |
| Jennifer Flanagan | Liberal Democrats | 521 |
| Tony Ashton | Conservative | 434 |
| Suzanne Richards | Labour | 143 |
Burbage1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| John Faulkner | Conservative | 324 ✓ |
| Brian Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| Peter Crespin | Labour | 75 |
Buxton Central2 seats · turnout 32.2%
| Jenny McGrother | Labour | 398 ✓ |
| Nicola Martin | Labour | 362 ✓ |
| Brent Salt | Conservative | 334 |
| Harry Bibby | Conservative | 314 |
| Marc Godwin | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| Mark Webb | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
Chapel East1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Michael Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 270 ✓ |
| Norman Prime | Labour | 212 |
| Norma Varnouse | Conservative | 136 |
Chapel West2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| Andrew Bingham | Conservative | 567 ✓ |
| Terry Norton | Labour | 456 ✓ |
| Stewart Young | Conservative | 452 |
| Peter Ashenden | Liberal Democrats | 416 |
Corbar2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| Clive Beattie | Conservative | 454 ✓ |
| William Wells | Conservative | 443 ✓ |
| Matthew Bain | Liberal Democrats | 312 |
| Colin Brett | Labour | 252 |
Cote Heath2 seats · turnout 24.8%
| Ann Mone | Labour | 418 ✓ |
| Ian Hamilton | Labour | 386 ✓ |
| Alexandra Hopkins | Conservative | 342 |
| Alan Birch | Conservative | 326 |
Dinting1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| Katherine Hopkins | Conservative | 352 ✓ |
| Barbara Hastings-Asatourian | Labour | 175 |
| George Kuppan | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
Gamesley1 seat
| Anthony McKeown | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Hadfield North1 seat
| Victoria Mann | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Hadfield South2 seats · turnout 24.8%
| Robert McKeown | Labour | 489 ✓ |
| Ian Rose | Labour | 482 ✓ |
| Marie Foote | Conservative | 352 |
| Stephen Foote | Conservative | 345 |
Hayfield1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Herbert Mellor | Independent | 468 ✓ |
| Jane Ayres | Labour | 247 |
Hope Valley2 seats · turnout 33.6%
| Ronald Priestley | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| John Walton | Conservative | 579 ✓ |
| John Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
| Felicity Skelton | Labour | 369 |
Howard Town2 seats · turnout 24.9%
| Jacqueline Wilkinson | Labour | 400 ✓ |
| Robert Andrew Adderley | Labour | 399 ✓ |
| Amanda Whitehead | — | 383 |
| Jean Wharmby | Conservative | 258 |
| Mary Littlefield | — | 132 |
Limestone Peak1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Derek Udale | Conservative | 310 ✓ |
| Gillian Harris | Labour | 245 |
New Mills East2 seats · turnout 25.1%
| Marion Williams | Labour | 359 ✓ |
| Ian Huddlestone | Labour | 337 ✓ |
| Stephen Dearden | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| Trevor Jefcoate | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
| Christopher Saunders | Conservative | 179 |
| Gemma McDowell | Conservative | 156 |
| Dominic McGlynn | — | 48 |
New Mills West2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Raymond Atkins | Liberal Democrats | 592 ✓ |
| Ian Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 576 ✓ |
| Alan Barrow | Labour | 312 |
| Lancelot Dowson | Labour | 305 |
| Andrew Bowers | Conservative | 290 |
| David McDowell | Conservative | 176 |
| Paul Brook | — | 118 |
Old Glossop2 seats · turnout 38.3%
| Ivan Bell | Independent | 530 ✓ |
| Chris Webster | — | 460 ✓ |
| Neil Johnstone | — | 362 |
| Graham Nigel Oakley | Labour | 345 |
| George Wharmby | Conservative | 303 |
| Roger Wilkinson | Labour | 285 |
| Nicola Goodall | Conservative | 172 |
Padfield1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| David Wilcox | Labour | 221 ✓ |
| Linda Beale | — | 158 |
| Brian Evans | Conservative | 121 |
Sett1 seat
| Charleigh Barnes | Conservative | 360 ✓ |
| James Phillip Bull | Labour | 193 |
| Eva Hodgson | Independent | 103 |
Simmondley2 seats · turnout 23.0%
| Peter Urquhart | Liberal Democrats | 564 ✓ |
| John Hyde | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| Andrew Richardson | Conservative | 373 |
| Teresa Moore | Conservative | 205 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Anne Ross Worrall | Conservative | 432 ✓ |
| Alan Smart | Labour | 133 |
Stone Bench2 seats · turnout 22.5%
| Caitlin Bisknell | Labour | 451 ✓ |
| Barbara Wilson | Labour | 414 ✓ |
| Rosemary Byatte | Conservative | 288 |
| George Hopkins | Conservative | 259 |
Temple1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| Glynis Kirk | Conservative | 472 ✓ |
| Jonathan Michaelis | Labour | 202 |
Tintwistle1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Joyce Brocklehurst | Labour | 265 ✓ |
| Charles Steele | Independent | 159 |
| Neville Moss | Conservative | 148 |
Whaley Bridge3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| David William Lomax | Liberal Democrats | 1,272 ✓ |
| John Pritchard | Independent | 1,185 ✓ |
| Linda Leather | Liberal Democrats | 1,109 ✓ |
| Henry Playford | Labour | 636 |
| Donald Gregory | Conservative | 345 |
| David Richards | Conservative | 299 |
Whitfield1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Leslie Wilcox | — | 278 ✓ |
| Peter Collard | Labour | 220 |
| Jacqueline Burford | — | 43 |