Before (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 6 · Other 4
After (end of 2004) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 6 · Other 5
Ward results
Alderley Edge1 seat
| J Parkinson | Conservative | 1,522 ✓ |
| N Stelling | Labour | 556 |
Bollington Central1 seat
| Sylvia Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 610 ✓ |
| J. Wright | Conservative | 294 |
| Sandra Edwards | Labour | 170 |
| Sandra Zeiger | Green | 55 |
Bollington East1 seat
| Gareth Evans | Conservative | 453 ✓ |
| Harold Stedman | Labour | 252 |
| Brenda Lingard | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| Gary Peart | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 81 |
| Brian Doherty | Green | 50 |
Bollington West1 seat
| Shirley Sockett | Liberal Democrats | 387 ✓ |
| Alan Simmons | Conservative | 312 |
| Susan Dale | Labour | 181 |
| Colin Marsh | — | 90 |
Dean Row1 seat
| Paul Whiteley | Conservative | 1,260 ✓ |
| Lynn Hatton | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
Fulshaw1 seat
| Basil Hanson | Conservative | 1,178 ✓ |
| Howard Baker | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| Mik Norman | Green | 303 |
| Lawrence Cotter | Labour | 226 |
Gawsworth1 seat
| J. Palmer | Conservative | 830 ✓ |
| H. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| D. Pemberton | Labour | 117 |
Handforth1 seat
| S. Bidwell | RATE | 1,250 ✓ |
| K Chapman | Conservative | 700 |
| Anne Grace | Labour | 512 |
| D Hare | Green | 229 |
High Legh1 seat
| Mary Taylor | Conservative | 769 ✓ |
| T. Curtis | Green | 328 |
Hough1 seat
| R Fitzgerald | Conservative | 1,382 ✓ |
| J Connolly | Liberal Democrats | 549 |
| J. Kelly | Labour | 175 |
Lacey Green1 seat
| Adrian Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 764 ✓ |
| Gary Barton | Conservative | 198 |
| Laurence Hobday | Labour | 110 |
Mobberley1 seat
| W. Macrae | Conservative | 691 ✓ |
| N Eadie | Green | 194 |
| Laurie Burton | Labour | 155 |
Morley & Styal1 seat
| Margaret Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 ✓ |
| Roderick Menlove | Conservative | 930 |
| Brian Stanford-Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 167 |
| Dean Lewis | Green | 121 |
Plumley1 seat
| Susan Kipling | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| Brian Daulby | Labour | 109 |
Poynton Central1 seat
| Roger Charles West | Conservative | 1,238 ✓ |
| Christopher Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| Ralph Burgess | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 464 |
| Charles Robertson | Labour | 327 |
| Stephen Flinn | Green | 107 |
Poynton East1 seat
| Christopher Beard | Conservative | 509 ✓ |
| Susan Warrington | Liberal Democrats | 487 |
| Eleanor Carter | Labour | 94 |
Poynton West1 seat
| Gabor Bartos | Conservative | 1,282 ✓ |
| Phyllis MacWhirter | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
| Gillian Boston | Labour | 379 |
Prestbury1 seat
| Christopher Wellavize | Independent | 1,202 ✓ |
| Christine Musgrove | Liberal Democrats | 778 |
| Karen Stewart | Labour | 120 |