Before (end of 2007) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 8 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2008) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 10 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Richard Guy Ambler | Conservative | 1,905 ✓ |
| Paul Dowthwaite | Labour | 1,121 |
| Paul Littlewood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 331 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat
| Margaret Sidebottom | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| Peter Buckley | Conservative | 887 |
| John Bartley | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Richard Harrison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 180 |
| Rochelle Rolland | Green | 132 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Catherine Piddington | Labour | 1,152 ✓ |
| Dot Buckley | Conservative | 864 |
| Anthony Jones | BNP | 473 |
| Daley P.B. | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| Nigel Arthur Rolland | Green | 124 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Jean Brazil | Labour | 1,292 ✓ |
| Stacey Knighton | Conservative | 1,013 |
| David Gough | BNP | 846 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Martin Wareing | Labour | 1,139 ✓ |
| Georgina Greenwood | Conservative | 912 |
| Shaun O'Rourke | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Margaret Downs | Labour | 1,421 ✓ |
| Thomas Jones | Conservative | 1,049 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Dawson Lane | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| Joan Howarth | Conservative | 1,565 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Jim Middleton | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| David Lomas | BNP | 1,000 |
| Lee Robinson | Conservative | 648 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Gerald Cooney | Labour | 1,779 ✓ |
| Gill Westhead | Conservative | 657 |
| Paul Hindley | BNP | 601 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Brian Wild | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| Roy West | BNP | 734 |
| Lynn Major | Conservative | 582 |
| Martine Marshall | Green | 250 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Dorothy Cartwright | Conservative | 1,288 ✓ |
| Michael Ballagher | Labour | 1,022 |
| Jeffrey Clayton | BNP | 366 |
| Michael Smee | Green | 236 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Joe Kitchen | Labour | 1,026 ✓ |
| Thomas Welsby | Conservative | 733 |
| Rosalind Gauci | BNP | 293 |
| Jennifer Ball-Foster | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Duran O'Dwyer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 109 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Peter Robinson | Labour | 1,124 ✓ |
| Nick Byrne | BNP | 846 |
| John Welsh | Conservative | 732 |
| Peter Stanley Ball-Foster | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Derek Baines | Conservative | 1,821 ✓ |
| Claire Francis | Labour | 1,238 |
| John Cooke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 259 |
| June Gill | Green | 181 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Sean Parker-Perry | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| Suzanne Barker | Conservative | 1,057 |
| Ruth Bergan | Green | 312 |
| Kevin Misell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 203 |
Mossley1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Roy Etchells | Independent | 1,133 ✓ |
| Idu Miah | Labour | 910 |
| Kevin Hartley | Conservative | 664 |
| Christine Anne Clark | Green | 275 |
St Peter's1 seat
| Warren Bray | Labour | 1,265 ✓ |
| Dorothy Ward | Conservative | 570 |
| Ian Dunlop | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
| Trevor Clarke | Green | 261 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Clive Patrick | Conservative | 1,159 ✓ |
| Bernard Walsh | Labour | 1,115 |
| Jean Smee | Green | 250 |
| Tracy Radcliffe | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 190 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Doreen Dickinson | Conservative | 1,771 ✓ |
| Pauline Harrison | Labour | 596 |
| Melanie Roberts | Green | 217 |
| Angela McManus | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 191 |