Before (end of 2009) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 36 · Labour 14 · Conservative 10 · Other 3
After (end of 2010) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 37 · Labour 13 · Conservative 9 · Other 4
Ward results
Bramhall North1 seat · turnout 73.6%
| L Walker | Conservative | 3,674 ✓ |
| Pauline Banham | Liberal Democrats | 3,673 |
| Brian Harrop | Labour | 521 |
Bramhall South1 seat
| Pat Leck | Conservative | 3,775 ✓ |
| Paul Carter | Liberal Democrats | 3,195 |
| Beryl Dykes | Labour | 387 |
| David Perry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 213 |
| Ross White | Green | 173 |
Bredbury & Woodley1 seat
| Colin Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 4,009 ✓ |
| Rosalind Lloyd | Conservative | 1,723 |
| Clifford Stanway | Labour | 1,025 |
Brinnington and Central1 seat
| Maureen Rowles | Labour | 2,413 ✓ |
| Colin MacAlister | Liberal Democrats | 1,394 |
| Stephen Holgate | Conservative | 508 |
| Tony Dean | BNP | 315 |
| John Heginbotham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 241 |
| Christopher Green | Green | 125 |
Cheadle and Gatley1 seat
| Ian Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 4,332 ✓ |
| Adam Calmonson | Conservative | 2,964 |
| Caroline Owen | Labour | 848 |
Cheadle Hulme North1 seat
| June Somekh | Liberal Democrats | 3,939 ✓ |
| Benjamin Ash | Conservative | 1,995 |
| Martin Miller | Labour | 930 |
Cheadle Hulme South1 seat
| Stuart Bodsworth | Liberal Democrats | 4,110 ✓ |
| Brian Dougal | Conservative | 2,797 |
| Dean Fitzpatrick | Labour | 635 |
Davenport & Cale Green1 seat
| David White | Liberal Democrats | 2,453 ✓ |
| Brian Hendley | Labour | 2,032 |
| Beryl Charlesworth | Conservative | 1,321 |
| Phil Shaw | Green | 415 |
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath1 seat
| Philip Harding | Labour | 3,137 ✓ |
| Peter Weigert | Liberal Democrats | 1,532 |
| Christine Holgate | Conservative | 1,177 |
| Damian Skuse | BNP | 258 |
| Andrew Knighton | Green | 221 |
| Peter Behan | Independent | 111 |
Hazel Grove1 seat
| S. Corris | Liberal Democrats | 3,777 ✓ |
| W. Wragg | Conservative | 2,697 |
| Keith Vickers | Labour | 884 |
Heald Green1 seat
| Adrian Roger Nottingham | Independent | 3,462 ✓ |
| David Roberts-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,469 |
| Bob Stevenson | Conservative | 952 |
| Kathryn Priestley | Labour | 680 |
| Richard Skill | BNP | 328 |
Heatons North1 seat
| Ashley O'Neill | Conservative | 2,680 ✓ |
| Alexander Ganotis | Labour | 2,396 |
| Andrew Rawling | Liberal Democrats | 1,596 |
| Peter Barber | Green | 419 |
| Sheila Spink | BNP | 205 |
Heatons South1 seat
| Tom McGee | Labour | 3,401 ✓ |
| Joseph Lee | Conservative | 2,286 |
| Ronald Axtell | Liberal Democrats | 1,697 |
| Carol Beard | Green | 322 |
Manor1 seat
| Daniel Hawthorne | Liberal Democrats | 2,605 ✓ |
| Paul Moss | Labour | 2,030 |
| Alex Raisbeck | Conservative | 1,269 |
| Duncan Warner | BNP | 464 |
Marple North1 seat
| Craig Edward Wright | Liberal Democrats | 3,435 ✓ |
| Craig Russell Walsh | Conservative | 2,389 |
| David Rowbottom | Labour | 647 |
| Margaret Preston | Green | 442 |
| Barry Minishall | Independent | 233 |
Marple South1 seat
| Susan Anne Ingham | Liberal Democrats | 3,717 ✓ |
| Oliver Johnstone | Conservative | 2,421 |
| Patrick McAuley | Labour | 612 |
Offerton1 seat
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 3,173 ✓ |
| Julie Cragg | Conservative | 1,536 |
| Laura Booth | Labour | 1,199 |
| Stephen Maher | BNP | 573 |
Reddish North1 seat
| Peter Scott | Labour | 3,209 ✓ |
| Danny Langley | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
| Anthony Hannay | Conservative | 1,100 |
| Paul Bennett | BNP | 536 |
Reddish South1 seat
| Thomas Grundy | Labour | 3,196 ✓ |
| Norman Beverley | Liberal Democrats | 1,433 |
| Stephen Burt | Conservative | 1,320 |
| George Thorne | BNP | 326 |
Stepping Hill1 seat
| M. Weldon | Liberal Democrats | 3,305 ✓ |
| John Wright | Conservative | 2,296 |
| Janet Rothwell | Labour | 954 |
| Alan Carney | BNP | 264 |
| Kenneth Pease | Green | 208 |