Before (end of 2003) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
After (end of 2004) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Ashton Hurst3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| George Ambler | Conservative | 1,487 ✓ |
| Alan Whitehead | Labour | 1,475 ✓ |
| Pauline Harrison | Labour | 1,473 ✓ |
| Peter Buckley | Conservative | 1,452 |
| Mary Hastie | Conservative | 1,423 |
| Peter Joinson | Labour | 1,404 |
| Nigel Arthur Rolland | Green | 701 |
Ashton St Michael's3 seats
| Margaret Sidebottom | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| William Harrison | Labour | 1,161 ✓ |
| Andrew Highton | Labour | 1,147 ✓ |
| Joseph Schofield | Conservative | 887 |
| Beryl Bridge | Conservative | 832 |
| John Bartley | Liberal Democrats | 807 |
| Bryan Dean | Green | 589 |
| Maurice Jackson | Independent | 393 |
Ashton Waterloo3 seats · turnout 28.4%
| Catherine Piddington | Labour | 1,588 ✓ |
| Michael Whitley | Labour | 1,403 ✓ |
| Maria Bailey | Labour | 1,213 ✓ |
| Stephen Hepburn | Conservative | 1,121 |
| John Henry Marsh | Conservative | 1,064 |
| Alexander Mee | Independent | 1,013 |
Audenshaw3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| Karen Wright | Liberal Democrats | 1,680 ✓ |
| Peter Wright | Liberal Democrats | 1,587 ✓ |
| Allison Seabourne | Liberal Democrats | 1,257 ✓ |
| Patricia Haslma | Labour | 1,185 |
| Katie Cruickshank | Labour | 962 |
| Colin White | Labour | 930 |
| Alurie O'Sullivan | Conservative | 834 |
Denton North East3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| Martin Wareing | Labour | 1,463 ✓ |
| Allison Louise Gwynne | Labour | 1,441 ✓ |
| Vincent Ricci | Labour | 1,291 ✓ |
| Alan Yates | Liberal Democrats | 1,012 |
| Shirley Booth | Conservative | 982 |
| Georgina Greenwood | Conservative | 967 |
Denton South3 seats · turnout 28.7%
| Margaret Downs | Labour | 1,672 ✓ |
| Andrew Doubleday | Labour | 1,619 ✓ |
| Arthur Grundy | Labour | 1,371 ✓ |
| Thomas Jones | Conservative | 835 |
| Mark Yates | Liberal Democrats | 802 |
| Anthony Jones | BNP | 612 |
| Steve Fisher | Green | 586 |
Denton West3 seats · turnout 37.7%
| Andrew Gwynne | Labour | 2,218 ✓ |
| Brenda Warrington | Labour | 1,966 ✓ |
| Michael Smith | Labour | 1,751 ✓ |
| Joan Howarth | Conservative | 1,272 |
| Anthony Kershaw | Conservative | 1,143 |
| Michael Foy | Conservative | 1,083 |
| Gary Boyd | Green | 608 |
| Carol Yates | Liberal Democrats | 545 |
Droylsden East3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| James Middleton | Labour | 1,726 ✓ |
| Kieran Quinn | Labour | 1,563 ✓ |
| Susan Quinn | Labour | 1,422 ✓ |
| Jack Crossfield | — | 1,044 |
| David Gough | BNP | 764 |
| Lynn Major | Conservative | 714 |
Droylsden West3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| Gerald Cooney | Labour | 2,205 ✓ |
| Ann Holland | Labour | 2,184 ✓ |
| Barrie Holland | Labour | 2,078 ✓ |
| Anthony Affleck | Independent | 909 |
| Dorothy Buckley | Conservative | 689 |
Dukinfield3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Brian Wild | Labour | 1,781 ✓ |
| John Charles Taylor | Labour | 1,661 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Forth | Labour | 1,604 ✓ |
| Vernon Marshall | Green | 1,032 |
| Dennis Rick | Conservative | 903 |
| Grethe Dillon | Independent | 854 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| Charles Meredith | Labour | 1,628 ✓ |
| David Sweeton | Labour | 1,598 ✓ |
| Philip Wilkinson | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| Philip Barker | Conservative | 1,160 |
| Suzanne Barker | Conservative | 1,123 |
| Andrew Hollingworth | Conservative | 1,081 |
| Martine Marshall | Green | 806 |
Hyde Godley3 seats · turnout 28.2%
| Joe Kitchen | Labour | 1,334 ✓ |
| John Paul Sullivan | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| James Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,254 ✓ |
| James Walton | Conservative | 897 |
| John Holt | Conservative | 831 |
| Ali Reza | Conservative | 686 |
| James Arathoon | Liberal Democrats | 678 |
Hyde Newton3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Peter Robinson | Labour | 1,482 ✓ |
| Joseph Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,363 ✓ |
| Margaret Oldham | Labour | 1,296 ✓ |
| Peter Stanley Ball-Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,059 |
| Thomas Welsby | Conservative | 992 |
| Mark Ward | BNP | 814 |
Hyde Werneth3 seats · turnout 40.6%
| Derek Baines | Conservative | 2,031 ✓ |
| John Bell | Conservative | 1,949 ✓ |
| Ruth Welsby | Conservative | 1,509 ✓ |
| Alan Barton | Labour | 1,364 |
| June Evans | Labour | 1,310 |
| Munsif Ali | Labour | 1,045 |
| Keith Duffy | Independent | 863 |
| Syed Ali | Liberal Democrats | 568 |
Longdendale3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Sean Parker-Perry | Labour | 1,661 ✓ |
| Peter Bibby | Labour | 1,614 ✓ |
| Samuel Oldham | Labour | 1,499 ✓ |
| Wendy Barker | Conservative | 1,085 |
| Terence Shepherd | Conservative | 1,037 |
| Beverley Jones | BNP | 520 |
Mossley3 seats · turnout 40.5%
| Roy Etchells | Independent | 1,710 ✓ |
| James Brierley | Labour | 1,390 ✓ |
| Michael Hill | Independent | 1,270 ✓ |
| William Leeson | Independent | 1,248 |
| Idu Miah | Labour | 1,058 |
| Lynn Travis | Labour | 986 |
| Christine Anne Clark | Green | 591 |
| Alan Swords | Conservative | 576 |
| Carol Owen | Conservative | 502 |
| Steve Owen | Conservative | 456 |
St Peter's3 seats
| Warren Bray | Labour | 1,452 ✓ |
| Jack Davis | Labour | 1,377 ✓ |
| Stephen Smith | Labour | 1,332 ✓ |
| Malcolm Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 931 |
| Trevor Clarke | Green | 776 |
| Charles Fletcher | Conservative | 693 |
| Irene Marsh | Conservative | 615 |
Stalybridge North3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| Bernard Walsh | Labour | 1,472 ✓ |
| Frank Robinson | Labour | 1,434 ✓ |
| Kevin Welsh | Labour | 1,376 ✓ |
| David Buckley | Conservative | 1,104 |
| Yvonne Holt | Conservative | 987 |
| Kevin Hartley | Conservative | 964 |
| Michael Smee | Green | 656 |
Stalybridge South3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Doreen Dickinson | Conservative | 1,810 ✓ |
| Colin Grantham | Conservative | 1,619 ✓ |
| Suzanne Shepherd | Conservative | 1,617 ✓ |
| William Fairfoull | Labour | 1,144 |
| Glennys Hammond | Labour | 1,092 |
| Gary Arthurs | Labour | 1,021 |
| Nick Byrne | BNP | 573 |
