Before (end of 2009) (96 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Liberal Democrats 34 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2010) (96 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Liberal Democrats 33 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Ancoats and Clayton1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Jim Battle | Labour | 2,845 ✓ |
| Claude-Diele Nsumbu | Liberal Democrats | 1,265 |
| Michael Liffen | Conservative | 678 |
| Peter Birkinshaw | Green | 404 |
Ardwick1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| Mavis Smitherman | Labour | 2,581 ✓ |
| Asad Abdi Osman | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 |
| Andrew Martin Thirkell Hartley | Conservative | 463 |
| Patrick Sudlow | Green | 271 |
Baguley1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Edward McCulley | Labour | 2,263 ✓ |
| Danielle Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 1,178 |
| Ralph John Ellerton | Conservative | 777 |
| Eugene Cassidy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 329 |
| Ethne Quinn | Green | 134 |
| Lynn Worthington | TUSC | 128 |
Bradford1 seat
| John Longsden | Labour | 2,890 ✓ |
| Sarah McCulloch | Liberal Democrats | 906 |
| Adam Shaw | Conservative | 513 |
| Andrew Bullen | Green | 214 |
Brooklands1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| Stephen Murphy | Labour | 2,633 ✓ |
| M Ryanor | Conservative | 1,534 |
| Peter Maxson | Liberal Democrats | 1,061 |
| Pamela Shotton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 298 |
| Elaine Brown | Green | 167 |
Burnage1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| William Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 2,735 ✓ |
| Carl Austin | Labour | 2,552 |
| Peter Malcolm Schofield | Conservative | 489 |
| Dan Collinson | Green | 243 |
Charlestown1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Veronica Kirkpatrick | Labour | 2,828 ✓ |
| Stephen Moran | BNP | 802 |
| Philip Donohue | Conservative | 749 |
| Andrew Hardwick-Moss | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
| Michael Prior | Green | 127 |
Cheetham1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| Naeem ul-Hassan | Labour | 3,451 ✓ |
| Imran Rizvi | Conservative | 1,433 |
| Liaqat Ali | Liberal Democrats | 929 |
| Kay Phillips | Respect | 607 |
Chorlton1 seat · turnout 72.1%
| Victor Max Mark Chamberlain | Liberal Democrats | 3,349 ✓ |
| Amina Lone | Labour | 2,981 |
| Brian Arthur Candeland | Green | 825 |
| Saira Hanif | Conservative | 522 |
Chorlton Park1 seat · turnout 63.6%
| Neil Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 3,605 ✓ |
| Ian Hyde | Labour | 2,193 |
| Mohammed Afzal | Conservative | 524 |
| James Alden | Green | 493 |
City Centre1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Elaine Boyes | Liberal Democrats | 2,080 ✓ |
| Anthony McCaul | Labour | 1,610 |
| Yan Zhang | Conservative | 1,106 |
| Iain Hepworth | Green | 323 |
Crumpsall1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Jon-Leigh Pritchard | Labour | 3,179 ✓ |
| Sham Raja Akhtar | Conservative | 924 |
| Mo Saqib | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
| Robert Willescroft | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 394 |
| Madaser Anwar | Respect | 321 |
Didsbury East1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| Andrew Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 3,364 ✓ |
| Andrew Simcock | Labour | 2,622 |
| Asad Khan | Conservative | 806 |
| Gerry Gee | Green | 419 |
Didsbury West1 seat · turnout 60.4%
| Mark Clayton | Liberal Democrats | 3,088 ✓ |
| Diane Ellison | Labour | 1,978 |
| David Bean | Conservative | 1,086 |
Fallowfield1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| Mike Amesbury | Labour | 2,534 ✓ |
| David Page | Liberal Democrats | 1,716 |
| Nick Kling | Conservative | 746 |
| Daniel Lee | Green | 286 |
Gorton North1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Nilofar Siddiq | Labour | 2,356 ✓ |
| Rob Copeland | Liberal Democrats | 2,046 |
| Jean Mee | Conservative | 475 |
| Karl Peter Marx Wardlaw | Green | 213 |
Gorton South1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Julie Reid | Labour | 2,737 ✓ |
| John Richard Bridges | Liberal Democrats | 2,529 |
| William Clapham | Conservative | 426 |
| Marie-Angelique Bueler | Respect | 270 |
Harpurhey1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Paul Fairweather | Labour | 3,054 ✓ |
| Andi Sidwell | Liberal Democrats | 684 |
| Peter Brown | BNP | 627 |
| Martin Rosen | Conservative | 587 |
| Arteth Gray | Green | 141 |
Higher Blackley1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| Anna Trotman | Labour | 3,037 ✓ |
| Vivienne Clarke | Conservative | 820 |
| Derek Adams | BNP | 813 |
| Nicholas Renaud-Komiya | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
| Paul Kelly | Respect | 111 |
Hulme1 seat
| Nigel Murphy | Labour | 2,445 ✓ |
| Ian Kimpton | Liberal Democrats | 1,229 |
| Gayle O'Donnovan | Green | 1,172 |
| Amjad Nasr | Conservative | 490 |
Levenshulme1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| James Hennigan | Liberal Democrats | 2,546 ✓ |
| Aftab Ahmed | Labour | 2,340 |
| David Mottram | Green | 664 |
| Robert Manning | Conservative | 556 |
Longsight1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| Suzanne Richards | Labour | 2,639 ✓ |
| Jawaid Chaudhry | Liberal Democrats | 2,101 |
| Tahir Khan | Conservative | 351 |
| Martin Lambert | Respect | 282 |
Miles Platting and Newton Heath1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| John Flanagan | Labour | 2,402 ✓ |
| Gerry Diamond | Liberal Democrats | 1,596 |
| John O'Shaughnessy | BNP | 400 |
| Sheraz Sherazi | Conservative | 265 |
| Christopher Hyland | Green | 80 |
| Stuart Heal | — | 55 |
Moss Side1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| Roy Walters | Labour | 3,681 ✓ |
| Ahmed Samatar | Liberal Democrats | 1,160 |
| William Stobart | Conservative | 362 |
| Nigel James Woodcock | Green | 306 |
| Colette Claire | Independent | 109 |
Moston1 seat · turnout 61.5%
| Rita Tavernor | Labour | 2,701 ✓ |
| Timothy Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 1,768 |
| Steven Booth | Conservative | 836 |
| Tony Trebilcock | BNP | 765 |
| Mosab Musbahi | Green | 74 |
Northenden1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| Mary Di Mauro | Liberal Democrats | 2,503 ✓ |
| Richard Cowell | Labour | 2,478 |
| Steve Whittaker | Conservative | 546 |
| Sarah Barnes | BNP | 233 |
| Michael Conlan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 |
Old Moat1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| Suzannah Reeves | Labour | 2,531 ✓ |
| Robert Mackle | Liberal Democrats | 2,216 |
| Shaden Jaradat | Conservative | 489 |
| Rowan Smith | Green | 410 |
| Y Zalzala | Independent | 133 |
Rusholme1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Rabnawaz Akbar | Labour | 2,259 ✓ |
| Tanvit Akhtar | Liberal Democrats | 1,885 |
| Dola Miah | Conservative | 466 |
| Justine Michelle | Green | 342 |
| Nahella Ashraf | TUSC | 95 |
| Ali Idris | Respect | 73 |
Sharston1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Hugh Barrett | Labour | 2,335 ✓ |
| Gregory Davis | Conservative | 933 |
| Francesca Bliss | Liberal Democrats | 930 |
| Bernard Todd | BNP | 371 |
| Ronald Burke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 283 |
| Jimmy McCullough | Independent | 157 |
| Luke Smith | Green | 114 |
Whalley Range1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| Mary Watson | Labour | 3,137 ✓ |
| Mohammed Sajjad | Liberal Democrats | 2,330 |
| Mary Candeland | Green | 556 |
| Sophia Fox-Miles | Conservative | 552 |
| Mohammed Zulfikar | Respect | 166 |
Withington1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| Simon David Wheale | Liberal Democrats | 2,849 ✓ |
| Chris Paul | Labour | 1,558 |
| Shumaila Malik | Conservative | 600 |
| Laura Bannister | Green | 534 |
Woodhouse Park1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Edward Newman | Labour | 2,428 ✓ |
| Hannah Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 626 |
| Stephen Heath | Conservative | 608 |
| Robin Sharman | BNP | 263 |
| Christopher Cassidy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 188 |
| May Molteno | Green | 77 |
