Before (end of 2011) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 4
After (end of 2012) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat
| Ian Frank Wilkes | Liberal Democrats | 712 ✓ |
| Philip Morgan | Labour | 609 |
| Simon Barnes | Conservative | 179 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Glyn Plant | Labour | 972 ✓ |
| John Henry Tagg | Conservative | 391 |
| Jamie Colclough | Liberal Democrats | 70 |
Butt Lane1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| Steve Burgess | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| Dean Richards | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
| Daniel Jellyman | Conservative | 128 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| Hilda Johnson | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| Rita Margaret Gilmore | Conservative | 219 |
| Michael Dolman | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Clayton1 seat
| Ann Heames | Conservative | 514 ✓ |
| Robert Wallace | Labour | 431 |
| Mavis Brown | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| Joan Winfield | Labour | 739 ✓ |
| Nathan Brittain | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 381 |
| Andrew Firth | Conservative | 117 |
| David Dugdale | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
Halmerend1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Andrew Robert Wemyss | Liberal Democrats | 482 ✓ |
| Paul Breuer | Labour | 408 |
| Adam Robert Carney | Conservative | 163 |
Holditch1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| Sophia Baker | Labour | 458 ✓ |
| Eileen Braithwaite | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 193 |
| Dennis Cornes | Liberal Democrats | 34 |
| Alex Chadwick | Conservative | 30 |
Kidsgrove1 seat
| Reginald Bailey | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| James Vernon | Conservative | 153 |
| Lizzie Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
Loggerheads and Whitmore1 seat
| Tracey Peers | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
May Bank1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Ian John Matthews | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| Stephen Alan Harrison | Labour | 538 |
| Carol Lovatt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 210 |
| Michael Birkett | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
Newchapel1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Elsie Bates | Labour | 386 ✓ |
| Pamela Jellyman | Conservative | 248 |
| Alan Brookes | Liberal Democrats | 54 |
| Michael Prosser | Independent | 39 |
Porthill 1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| John Cooper | Conservative | 422 ✓ |
| Steff Featherstone | Labour | 373 |
| Derrick Huckfield | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 152 |
| Eric Geoffrey Durber | Liberal Democrats | 34 |
Ravenscliffe1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| David Stringer | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Locke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 252 |
| Stacey Blair | Conservative | 191 |
Seabridge1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Chloe Mancey | Conservative | 668 ✓ |
| Daniel Walker | Labour | 450 |
| Hilary Ann Jones | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Michael Robert Stubbs | Labour | 460 ✓ |
| Janet Parsons | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| Nicola Ralphs | Conservative | 128 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Marion Lynne Reddish | Liberal Democrats | 757 ✓ |
| James Matthews | Labour | 366 |
| Jonathan Fernyhough | Conservative | 291 |
| Angela Drakakis-Smith | Independent | 153 |
| Maria Teresa Foy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 152 |
Town1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Matt Taylor | Labour | 465 ✓ |
| Michael Shenton | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Ian David Gilmore | Conservative | 137 |
| Wayne Harling | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 88 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Linda Hailstones | Conservative | 962 ✓ |
| Steve Bainbridge | Labour | 471 |
| Carol Reddish | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| Colin John Eastwood | Labour | 566 ✓ |
| John Pedder | Conservative | 359 |
| David Woolley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 284 |
| Mark Hammersley | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
| Richard Steele | TUSC | 43 |