Before (end of 2010) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Other 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Labour 5
After (end of 2011) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 19 · Labour 7 · Liberal Democrats 4
Ward results
Alton1 seat · turnout 60.5%
| Arthur Forrester | Conservative | 410 ✓ |
| Julie Downie | Moorlnds | 210 |
Bagnall & Stanley1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| Sybil Ralphs | Conservative | 492 ✓ |
| David Teasdale | Liberal Democrats | 88 |
| Andrew Machin | Moorlnds | 64 |
Biddulph East3 seats · turnout 24.0%
| Kevin James Jackson | Labour | 866 ✓ |
| Madelaine Lovatt | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| Jeanette Walley | Labour | 814 ✓ |
| John Rushton | Conservative | 324 |
| Ian Lawson | Conservative | 311 |
| Brian Rees Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Biddulph Moor1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| John Jones | Independent | 468 ✓ |
| Margaret Leason | Conservative | 141 |
| Ronald Sherwin | Independent | 24 |
Biddulph North3 seats · turnout 46.4%
| Derek Hall | Independent | 1,007 ✓ |
| Jim Davies | Independent | 921 ✓ |
| Harold Hart | Independent | 844 ✓ |
| Eileen Cox | Conservative | 624 |
| Alex Povey | Moorlnds | 439 |
| Alan Hague | Moorlnds | 317 |
Biddulph South1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| John Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 256 ✓ |
| Matthew Tolley | Conservative | 250 |
| Nigel Yates | — | 125 |
Biddulph West3 seats · turnout 53.0%
| Hilda Sheldon | Independent | 904 ✓ |
| Chris Wood | Labour | 593 ✓ |
| Elaine Baddeley | Independent | 584 ✓ |
| Terence Gibson | Moorlnds | 441 |
| Gerald Stuart Adams | Independent | 410 |
| Michael Maryon | Conservative | 290 |
| David Boothroyd | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| Mark Asquith | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
| Deirdre Hanson | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Brown Edge & Endon3 seats · turnout 55.1%
| Christina Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 932 ✓ |
| Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb | Liberal Democrats | 776 ✓ |
| Barnaby Williams | Conservative | 751 ✓ |
| Richard Stubbs | Conservative | 637 |
| Linda Lea | Liberal Democrats | 625 |
| Martin Pointon | Conservative | 614 |
| Paul Powner | Labour | 364 |
| Dennis Salt | Moorlnds | 187 |
| Andrew Wragg | Moorlnds | 138 |
Caverswall1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Paul Roberts | Conservative | 346 ✓ |
| William Bateman | Moorlnds | 211 |
Cellarhead2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| May Day | StaffsIG | 533 ✓ |
| T. McNicol | Conservative | 432 ✓ |
| Jay Hodgetts | StaffsIG | 393 |
| Alfred White | Conservative | 358 |
Cheadle North East2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| Julie Bull | Independent | 283 ✓ |
| Ian Whitehouse | — | 262 ✓ |
| Helen Lingard | Conservative | 254 |
| Margaret Locker | — | 212 |
| John Palfreyman | Labour | 176 |
| Peter Wilkinson | Conservative | 161 |
| Ivor John Lucas | Independent | 157 |
| Phillip Routledge | Liberal Democrats | 70 |
Cheadle South East2 seats · turnout 31.6%
| Frederick Alcock | Independent | 518 ✓ |
| Peter James Elkin | Independent | 305 ✓ |
| Ian Lingard | Conservative | 296 |
| Samuel Hale | Labour | 263 |
| Adrian Higgins | Independent | 155 |
| Gladys Ferguson | Independent | 144 |
| Robert Price | Moorlnds | 76 |
| Gregory Williams | Liberal Democrats | 55 |
Cheadle West3 seats
| Stephen Ellis | Conservative | 703 ✓ |
| Ronald Locker | Moorlnds | 586 ✓ |
| Alan Banks | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| Peter Warrillow | Conservative | 535 |
| Kenneth Riley | Other | 440 |
| Claire Morrison | Labour | 353 |
| Philip Silk | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
Cheadle West s3 seats · turnout 18.4%
| Suzie Ellis | Conservative | 703 ✓ |
| A. Banks | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| P Warrilow | Conservative | 535 ✓ |
| Riley K. M | Dem All | 440 |
Checkley3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| Mark Anthony Deaville | Conservative | 1,010 ✓ |
| Colin Pearce | Conservative | 976 ✓ |
| David Trigger | Conservative | 811 ✓ |
| David Ball | Independent | 487 |
| Jane Palfreyman | Labour | 441 |
| Brian Evans | Independent | 323 |
| Steven Buckley | — | 301 |
| John Bevan | — | 214 |
Cheddleton3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| Michael Thomas Bowen | Conservative | 864 ✓ |
| Michael Worthington | Conservative | 823 ✓ |
| Mahfooz Ahmad | Labour | 646 ✓ |
| John Arnold | Independent | 624 |
| Salvino Scalise | Moorlnds | 552 |
| Nicholas Brewin | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
Churnet2 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Elsie Fallows | Conservative | 539 ✓ |
| Josephine Clowes | Conservative | 504 ✓ |
| Darren Federici | Moorlnds | 351 |
| Paula Toal | Moorlnds | 222 |
Dane1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| Christine Heath | Conservative | 496 ✓ |
| John Ashworth | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Forsbrook3 seats · turnout 67.5%
| Gillian Burton | Independent | 918 ✓ |
| Frank Hopley | StaffsIG | 591 ✓ |
| Abigail Wilkinson | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| Joanne Lewis | Labour | 489 |
| Paul Quinton | Independent | 342 |
| Anthony Pemberton | Moorlnds | 284 |
Hamps Valley1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| Edwin Wain | Conservative | 609 ✓ |
| Terence Riley | Labour | 219 |
Horton1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| Norma Hawkins | Conservative | 453 ✓ |
| Christopher Rider | Independent | 278 |
| Margaret Teasdale | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
Ipstones1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| Linda Malyon | — | 599 ✓ |
| Patrick Stimpson | Conservative | 281 |
Leek East3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| Brian Johnson | Conservative | 699 ✓ |
| Barry Cowie | Other | 699 ✓ |
| Pamela Wood | Moorlnds | 697 ✓ |
| Arthur Rowlands | Conservative | 635 |
| Michael Cozens | Moorlnds | 607 |
| Peter Stainer | Conservative | 485 |
| Judith Elizabeth Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
Leek North3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| Steve Povey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 694 ✓ |
| Madelaine Lovatt | Labour | 657 ✓ |
| Sandra Cooper | Labour | 527 ✓ |
| Robert Bestwick | Conservative | 423 |
| Terry Wood | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 336 |
| Pauline Robinson | Independent | 277 |
| James Chadwick | Conservative | 275 |
| Keith Walker | Conservative | 170 |
Leek South3 seats · turnout 35.8%
| Kirk Harrison | Independent | 670 ✓ |
| Edward Povey | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| Neal Podmore | Conservative | 565 ✓ |
| Keith Hoptroff | Labour | 521 |
| Susan Webster | Labour | 444 |
| Roy Tomkinson | Conservative | 395 |
| Richard Martin-Bacon | Moorlnds | 343 |
| Brian Pointon | Moorlnds | 337 |
| Patrick Callaghan | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Leek West3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Robert Plant | Conservative | 678 ✓ |
| Ben Emery | Conservative | 612 ✓ |
| John Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 576 ✓ |
| Colin Turner | Conservative | 527 |
| William Critchlow | Moorlnds | 474 |
| Reginald Davies | Moorlnds | 457 |
| Alfred Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Roy William Gregg | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| Michael Howson | Moorlnds | 274 |
Manifold1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Jason Hails | Conservative | 582 ✓ |
| Roger Cannon | Moorlnds | 199 |
Werrington2 seats
| Lisa Martin | — | 417 ✓ |
| David Shaw | Conservative | 407 ✓ |
| Barbara Hughes | Conservative | 402 |
| Jocelyn Morrison | Labour | 284 |
| Nigel Meakin | — | 249 |