Before (end of 2005) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 2
After (end of 2006) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 2
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| C. Cornes | Liberal Democrats | 693 ✓ |
| Ann Elizabeth Beech | Labour | 690 |
| D Nixon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 316 |
| B. Cartwright | Conservative | 189 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| T. Hambleton | Labour | 643 ✓ |
| A Humphreys | Conservative | 325 |
| D Parfit | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 310 |
| D. Dugdale | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
Butt Lane1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| M. Lench | Labour | 405 ✓ |
| Steve Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| P. Edwards | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 206 |
| G. Davies | Conservative | 160 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| A Cooley | Liberal Democrats | 492 ✓ |
| Sandra Simpson | Labour | 441 |
| M Barlow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 268 |
| J. Budibent | Conservative | 223 |
Clayton1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| S. Sweeney | Conservative | 632 ✓ |
| David Beardmore | Labour | 352 |
| M. Shenton | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| B Dunkley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 172 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| G. Williams | Labour | 627 ✓ |
| N Benson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 288 |
| L Hamburger | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
| Tagg J. | Conservative | 232 |
Holditch1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| Will Simpson | Labour | 401 ✓ |
| B. Lewis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 192 |
| Durber E. | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
| D. Cooper | Conservative | 104 |
Keele1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| Studd R. | Liberal Democrats | 279 ✓ |
| A Dobson | Green | 236 |
| J Foley | Conservative | 193 |
| S James | Labour | 60 |
| S Mahmood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 10 |
Kidsgrove1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| M. Maxfield | Liberal Democrats | 809 ✓ |
| P. Waring | Labour | 472 |
| G Locke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 188 |
| E Lowe | Conservative | 166 |
Knutton and Silverdale1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Gorton R. | Labour | 380 ✓ |
| D. Huckfield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 331 |
| N. Gregory | Conservative | 117 |
| B. Kinnersley | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
| M Nicklin | Independent | 33 |
Loggerheads and Whitmore1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| P Maskery | Conservative | 1,640 ✓ |
| Anne Becket | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| T. Colclough | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 171 |
| G. Williams | Labour | 166 |
Madeley1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| R Howells | Labour | 433 ✓ |
| Lowe R. | Conservative | 404 |
| B Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
| J Bonfiglio | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 85 |
May Bank1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| S. Holland | Conservative | 1,126 ✓ |
| D Maciver | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| J. Olszewski | Labour | 326 |
| M Beckett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 163 |
Porthill 1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. Cooper | Conservative | 570 ✓ |
| B. Lawton | Labour | 343 |
| E. Cooley | Liberal Democrats | 149 |
| Y. Heath | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 135 |
Seabridge1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Fear A. | Conservative | 738 ✓ |
| R Harper | Labour | 408 |
| P Gregory | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 278 |
| C. Reddish | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
Silverdale and Parksite1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| E. Blake | Labour | 389 ✓ |
| A. Liversage | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 296 |
| A Hayward | Conservative | 125 |
| R O’Callaghan | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| J. Walklate | Liberal Democrats | 934 ✓ |
| G Cork | Conservative | 384 |
| D. Boden | Labour | 248 |
| D. Arnold | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 168 |
Town1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| E. Shenton | Liberal Democrats | 586 ✓ |
| A. Clarke | Labour | 365 |
| L. Flackett | Conservative | 136 |
| G Jones | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 108 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| G. Deakin | Conservative | 1,143 ✓ |
| H. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 341 |
| E. Robinson | Labour | 246 |
| P. Jackson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| M Foy | Labour | 478 ✓ |
| S. Morris | Conservative | 422 |
| D. Woolley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 237 |
| C Dunning | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
| Ann Beirne | Green | 141 |
