Before (end of 2005) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 35 · Labour 14 · Conservative 10 · Other 4
After (end of 2006) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 35 · Labour 15 · Conservative 10 · Other 3
Ward results
Bramhall North1 seat
| Matthew John Walsh | Conservative | 2,349 ✓ |
| Helen Foster-Grime | Liberal Democrats | 2,269 |
| Kathryn Priestley | Labour | 179 |
| Crossley M | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 172 |
Bramhall South1 seat
| Pat Leck | Conservative | 2,606 ✓ |
| Grice D. | Liberal Democrats | 2,044 |
| David Perry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 146 |
| Beryl Dykes | Labour | 142 |
Bredbury & Woodley1 seat
| Colin Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 1,933 ✓ |
| Kenneth Gibbons | Conservative | 749 |
| John Humphries | Labour | 482 |
Brinnington and Central1 seat
| Colin MacAlister | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| Patrick Mossop | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| Beryl Charlesworth | Conservative | 303 |
Cheadle and Gatley1 seat
| B Millard | Liberal Democrats | 2,372 ✓ |
| Christopher Davenport | Conservative | 1,943 |
| Caroline Owen | Labour | 469 |
Cheadle Hulme North1 seat
| June Somekh | Liberal Democrats | 1,952 ✓ |
| Cocker D. | Conservative | 1,084 |
| Michael John Miller | Labour | 356 |
Cheadle Hulme South1 seat
| Stuart Bodsworth | Liberal Democrats | 1,885 ✓ |
| Roscoe M | Conservative | 1,668 |
| David Leaver | Green | 248 |
| Brian Hendley | Labour | 246 |
Davenport & Cale Green1 seat
| David White | Liberal Democrats | 1,437 ✓ |
| Mealey S. Ms. | Labour | 971 |
| Christine Holgate | Conservative | 572 |
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath1 seat · turnout 5.1%
| Philip Harding | Labour | 1,486 ✓ |
| Andrew Nicholas Smith | Liberal Democrats | 548 |
| Stephen Holgate | Conservative | 439 |
| Peter Behan | Independent | 344 |
| Marc Cole | Green | 280 |
Hazel Grove1 seat
| S. Corris | Liberal Democrats | 2,281 ✓ |
| J. Lewis-Booth | Conservative | 1,509 |
| Yvonne Bradley | Labour | 296 |
| D. Ryan | Independent | 142 |
Heald Green1 seat
| Derek Whitehead | Independent | 2,199 ✓ |
| David Roberts-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 587 |
| Robert Douglas Mark Stevens | Conservative | 436 |
| Muhammad Junejo | Labour | 227 |
Heatons North1 seat
| Andrew O'Neil | Conservative | 1,922 ✓ |
| Mandy Pollard | Labour | 1,031 |
| Christopher Frederick Walker | Liberal Democrats | 541 |
| Janet Cuff | Green | 401 |
Heatons South1 seat
| Tom McGee | Labour | 1,488 ✓ |
| Edward Foulkes | Conservative | 1,378 |
| Floodgate L. Ms. | Liberal Democrats | 742 |
| Anthony Hardman | Green | 357 |
Manor1 seat
| Christopher Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,407 ✓ |
| Brigitte Lechner | Labour | 909 |
| Duncan Warner | BNP | 461 |
| Beryl Charlesworth | Conservative | 424 |
| Stanford Ryan | Independent | 118 |
Marple North1 seat
| Craig Edward Wright | Liberal Democrats | 2,105 ✓ |
| Neil Menzies | Conservative | 1,177 |
| Margaret Preston | Green | 409 |
| Sheila Townsend | Labour | 201 |
| Lorna Russell | Independent | 155 |
Marple South1 seat
| Susan Anne Ingham | Liberal Democrats | 2,060 ✓ |
| Keith Labrey | Conservative | 1,394 |
| Glen Reid | Green | 284 |
| David Edward Rowbottom | Labour | 191 |
Offerton1 seat
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,311 ✓ |
| Tom Pyle | Independent | 1,013 |
| George William Cameron | Conservative | 580 |
| Susan Ball | Labour | 351 |
Reddish North1 seat
| Phil Scott | Labour | 1,550 ✓ |
| Julia Whelan | Conservative | 718 |
| John White | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
Reddish South1 seat
| Thomas Grundy | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| Anthony Hannay | Conservative | 655 |
| Melissa Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
| Gerald Price | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 391 |
Stepping Hill1 seat
| Mark Edward Weldon | Liberal Democrats | 1,566 ✓ |
| Linda Holt | Conservative | 1,456 |
| Janet Rothwell | Labour | 479 |
| Kenneth Pease | Green | 266 |
| Anthony Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 155 |
| Russell B | Independent | 50 |
