Before (end of 2011) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Labour 16 · Conservative 11 · Other 5
After (end of 2012) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Labour 20 · Conservative 11 · Other 4
Ward results
Bramhall North1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| Linda Holt | Conservative | 2,291 ✓ |
| Helen Foster-Grime | Liberal Democrats | 1,572 |
| Brian Harrop | Labour | 521 |
Bramhall South1 seat
| Brian Bagnall | Conservative | 1,900 ✓ |
| Pauline Banham | Liberal Democrats | 1,007 |
| Beryl Dykes | Labour | 389 |
| David Perry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 342 |
| Ross White | Green | 202 |
Bredbury & Woodley1 seat
| Christine Corris | Liberal Democrats | 1,333 ✓ |
| Roy Driver | Labour | 1,152 |
| Charlotte Kelly | Conservative | 469 |
| Andy Webster | BNP | 282 |
Bredbury Green and Romiley1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| Hazel Rees | Liberal Democrats | 1,594 ✓ |
| Sally Bennett | Conservative | 1,332 |
| Kathryn Priestley | Labour | 790 |
| Tony Dean | BNP | 159 |
Brinnington and Central1 seat
| Andy Sorton | Labour | 1,677 ✓ |
| Phil Lewis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 281 |
| Julie Reid | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Stephen Holgate | Conservative | 158 |
| John Heginbotham | Independent | 70 |
Cheadle and Gatley1 seat
| Keith Ernest Holloway | Liberal Democrats | 2,030 ✓ |
| Mick Jones | Conservative | 1,770 |
| Caroline Owen | Labour | 974 |
Cheadle Hulme North1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| John Neil Pantall | Liberal Democrats | 1,762 ✓ |
| Emily Hewson | Labour | 985 |
| Chris Green | Conservative | 613 |
Cheadle Hulme South1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Lenny Grice | Liberal Democrats | 1,876 ✓ |
| Julie Smith-Jones | Conservative | 1,157 |
| Tommy Smith | Labour | 579 |
| Cyril Arthur Peake | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 391 |
Davenport & Cale Green1 seat
| Wendy Margaret Wild | Labour | 1,492 ✓ |
| Andrew Nicholas Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,235 |
| Jackie Jones | Conservative | 279 |
| Phil Shaw | Green | 206 |
| Graham Ogden | LIB | 37 |
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Sheila Bailey | Labour | 2,205 ✓ |
| Christine Holgate | Conservative | 284 |
| Alan Livingstone | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
| Camilla Helen Anne Luff | Green | 217 |
Hazel Grove1 seat
| Kevin Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 1,736 ✓ |
| Oliver Johnstone | Conservative | 1,668 |
| Catherine Sheppard | Labour | 724 |
Heald Green1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Pamela Burns | Independent | 2,303 ✓ |
| Martin Miller | Labour | 423 |
| David Roberts-Jones | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| Pat Leck | Conservative | 208 |
| Richard Skill | BNP | 129 |
Heatons North1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| David Sedgwick | Labour | 1,913 ✓ |
| Barbara Judson | Conservative | 1,553 |
| Janet Cuff | Green | 364 |
| Andrew Rawling | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Heatons South1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Colin Foster | Labour | 2,706 ✓ |
| Joseph Lee | Conservative | 869 |
| Ronald Axtell | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
| Sheila Spink | BNP | 139 |
Manor1 seat
| Susan Derbyshire | Liberal Democrats | 1,415 ✓ |
| Walter Barrett | Labour | 1,391 |
| Leslie Judson | Conservative | 235 |
| Duncan Warner | BNP | 152 |
Marple North1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Martin Candler | Liberal Democrats | 1,700 ✓ |
| Annette Claire Finnie | Conservative | 1,098 |
| David Rowbottom | Labour | 574 |
| Ray Jones | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 374 |
| Margaret Preston | Green | 294 |
| Barry Minshall | Independent | 30 |
Marple South1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| Shan Alexander | Liberal Democrats | 1,906 ✓ |
| Carl Rydings | Conservative | 906 |
| Clifford Stanway | Labour | 549 |
| Tony Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 467 |
Offerton1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Laura Booth | Labour | 1,346 ✓ |
| David Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 1,301 |
| Steve Rodriquez | Conservative | 661 |
| Harry Perry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 349 |
Reddish North1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Kate Butler | Labour | 2,027 ✓ |
| Julia Whelan | Conservative | 365 |
| Paul Bennett | BNP | 329 |
| Louise Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 200 |
Reddish South1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Andrew Verdeille | Labour | 2,028 ✓ |
| Anthony Hannay | Conservative | 390 |
| Norman Beverley | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
| Ged Williams | BNP | 192 |
Stepping Hill1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Wendy Orrell | Liberal Democrats | 1,422 ✓ |
| John Wright | Conservative | 955 |
| Janet Rothwell | Labour | 815 |
| Izzy Bolton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 229 |
| Kenneth Pease | Green | 219 |
