Before (end of 2015) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 20 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 4
After (end of 2016) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 21 · Other 9 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Audley and Bignall End1 seat
| Ian Frank Wilkes | Liberal Democrats | 727 ✓ |
| Sue Moffat | Labour | 559 |
| David Cooper | Conservative | 252 |
Bradwell1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Debra Jones | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| Wendy Rees | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 329 |
| Alan Robert Humphreys | Conservative | 254 |
| Richard Hugh Virr | Liberal Democrats | 45 |
Butt Lane1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Silvia Burgess | Labour | 660 ✓ |
| Robert Williams | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 380 |
| Pamela Jellyman | Conservative | 155 |
Chesterton1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Allison Gardner | Labour | 586 ✓ |
| Mark Harry Barlow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 413 |
| Rachel Victoria Mundy | Conservative | 218 |
| Christopher Moore | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
| Angela Craig | TUSC | 17 |
Clayton1 seat
| Andrew David Parker | Conservative | 479 ✓ |
| Michael Timothy Shenton | Labour | 464 |
| Michael Coventry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 237 |
| Robin Studd | Liberal Democrats | 51 |
Cross Heath1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| Joan Winfield | Labour | 705 ✓ |
| Lynn Dean | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 409 |
| Rita Margaret Gilmore | Conservative | 160 |
| Baron Jones of Cheltenham Nigel Jones | Liberal Democrats | 52 |
| Jamie Victoria Rogers | Green | 30 |
Halmerend1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Laura Bloor | Conservative | 337 ✓ |
| Marie Joyce | Labour | 270 |
| Hilary Ann Jones | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| Neil Anthony Farrow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 196 |
Holditch1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| Christopher Spence | Labour | 402 ✓ |
| Gordon Davies | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 225 |
| Rupert Nicholas Adcock | Conservative | 71 |
| Bryn Richards | Liberal Democrats | 57 |
| Jack Williams | TUSC | 13 |
Kidsgrove1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| Reginald Bailey | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| Agnieszka Anna Wright | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 395 |
| John Heesom | Conservative | 146 |
| Rebecca Anne Carter | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 35 |
| Becky Carter | TUSC | 35 |
Loggerheads and Whitmore1 seat
| Barry James Panter | Conservative | 1,010 ✓ |
| Maria Teresa Foy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 331 |
| David Robert Lee | Labour | 247 |
| Gary Joseph White | Independent | 242 |
| Verity Ventner | Green | 129 |
May Bank1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Ian John Matthews | Conservative | 974 ✓ |
| Michael Patrick Clarke | Labour | 516 |
| Kay Rees | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 140 |
| Sean Alexander Adam | Green | 109 |
| Edward Alexander Moss | Liberal Democrats | 54 |
Newchapel1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Lionel Owen Burch | Labour | 385 ✓ |
| Jill Waring | Conservative | 379 |
Porthill 1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| John Cooper | Conservative | 443 ✓ |
| Tom Snape | Labour | 366 |
| Dean Lawrence Page | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 189 |
Ravenscliffe1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Laura Dillon | Labour | 424 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Locke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 341 |
| Gill Burnett | Conservative | 294 |
Seabridge1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Chloe Mancey | Conservative | 647 ✓ |
| Imogen Grace Wilkes | Labour | 392 |
| Gary Fedtschyschak | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 276 |
| Peter Emil Andras | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
Talke1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Michael Robert Stubbs | Labour | 533 ✓ |
| David Stringer | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
| Robert Cooper | Conservative | 163 |
Thistleberry1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| Marion Lynne Reddish | Liberal Democrats | 1,023 ✓ |
| Susan Forrester-O'Neill | Labour | 360 |
| James Vernon | Conservative | 277 |
| Rob Tring | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 165 |
Town1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Ruth Wright | Labour | 526 ✓ |
| Alan Slater Fox | Conservative | 201 |
| Kevin Raftery | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 148 |
| Morgan Inwood | Liberal Democrats | 93 |
Westlands1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Linda Hailstones | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| Andrew Fox-Hewitt | Labour | 421 |
| Bernadette Wilde | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 199 |
| Kay Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
| Gordon John Pearson | Green | 55 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Mark Joseph Olszewski | Labour | 518 ✓ |
| David Cooper | Conservative | 395 |
| Edward Arthur Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 253 |
| Anne Adam | Green | 73 |
| Eric Geoffrey Durber | Liberal Democrats | 33 |
