Before (end of 2015) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 21 · Conservative 13 · Other 3
After (end of 2016) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 14 · Other 5
Ward results
Bramhall North1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| Linda Holt | Conservative | 2,400 ✓ |
| Pauline Banham | Liberal Democrats | 1,177 |
| David White | Labour | 432 |
| Joan Anne Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 316 |
| Deborah Evelyn Hind | Green | 189 |
Bramhall South and Woodford1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Brian Bagnall | Conservative | 1,972 ✓ |
| Jeremy Meal | Liberal Democrats | 1,657 |
| Philip Stanley Matley | Labour | 260 |
| Paul John Bellis | Independent | 248 |
| David Michael Perry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 236 |
| Malcolm Brown | Green | 127 |
Bredbury & Woodley1 seat
| Christine Corris | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 ✓ |
| Amanda Jane Green | Labour | 692 |
| Jamie Holt | Conservative | 618 |
| Richard David Ellis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 504 |
| Carol Beard | Green | 103 |
Bredbury Green and Romiley1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Lisa Smart | Liberal Democrats | 2,284 ✓ |
| Sally Bennett | Conservative | 1,442 |
| Brian Wild | Labour | 602 |
| Gavin Nathaniel Pate | Green | 151 |
Brinnington and Central1 seat
| Andy Sorton | Labour | 1,889 ✓ |
| James Thomas Pelham | Green | 288 |
| Rosalind Lloyd | Conservative | 272 |
Cheadle and Gatley1 seat
| Keith Ernest Holloway | Liberal Democrats | 2,037 ✓ |
| Dawn Roberta Calmonson | Conservative | 1,536 |
| Caroline Owen | Labour | 850 |
| Julie Anne Warburton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 337 |
| Natasha Maria Brooks | Green | 144 |
Cheadle Hulme North1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| John Neil Pantall | Liberal Democrats | 1,709 ✓ |
| Liz Marron | Labour | 824 |
| Natalie Louise Fenton | Conservative | 587 |
| Taff Davies | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 409 |
| Michael John Padfield | Green | 144 |
Cheadle Hulme South1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| Mark Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 2,830 ✓ |
| Stephen Maurice Robinson | Conservative | 1,060 |
| Cyril Arthur Peake | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 335 |
| Chris Carter | Labour | 335 |
| Clare Helen Brown | Green | 136 |
Davenport & Cale Green1 seat
| Wendy Margaret Wild | Labour | 1,935 ✓ |
| Dottie Hopkins | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 469 |
| Helen Elizabeth Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| Gill Shaw | Conservative | 390 |
| Chris Gibbins | Green | 194 |
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Sheila Bailey | Labour | 2,214 ✓ |
| Peter Gerald Behan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 393 |
| Maureen Elizabeth Baldwin-Moore | Conservative | 252 |
| Gordon James Combe | Green | 198 |
| Claire Louise Halliwell | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Hazel Grove1 seat
| Jon Twigge | Liberal Democrats | 1,777 ✓ |
| Sue Carroll | Conservative | 1,494 |
| Julie Anne Wharton | Labour | 634 |
| Tara O'Brien | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 534 |
| Kenneth Pease | Green | 120 |
Heald Green1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Anna Charles-Jones | Independent | 2,002 ✓ |
| Kathryn Priestley | Labour | 572 |
| Yvonne Salmons | Conservative | 404 |
| Tony Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 347 |
| Gahffar Karim | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
| Camilla Helen Anne Luff | Green | 64 |
Heatons North1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| David Sedgwick | Labour | 2,602 ✓ |
| Pamela Margaret Haworth | Conservative | 1,051 |
| Janet Cuff | Green | 377 |
| Jenny Humphreys | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Heatons South1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| Colin Foster | Labour | 2,962 ✓ |
| Bob Stevenson | Conservative | 805 |
| James Edward Feetham | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| Sam Dugdale | Green | 279 |
Manor1 seat
| Charlie Stewart | Labour | 1,624 ✓ |
| Susan Derbyshire | Liberal Democrats | 1,187 |
| John Howard Kelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 808 |
| Janice McGahan | Conservative | 208 |
| Nancy Richardson | Green | 123 |
| John Pearson | OSAC | 39 |
Marple North1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| Malcolm Roderick Allan | Liberal Democrats | 1,985 ✓ |
| John Bates | Conservative | 1,393 |
| David Rowbottom | Labour | 545 |
| Ray Jones | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 316 |
| Kevin Dowling | Independent | 315 |
| Trevor Stephen Smith | Green | 207 |
Marple South1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| Tom Dowse | Conservative | 1,651 ✓ |
| Colin MacAlister | Liberal Democrats | 1,628 |
| Sheila Townsend | Labour | 585 |
| Grahame Daniel Bradbury | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 447 |
| Glen Reid | Green | 178 |
Offerton1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Laura Booth | Liberal Democrats | 1,282 ✓ |
| Janet Elizabeth Glover | Labour | 1,000 |
| Darran Palmer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 666 |
| Richard Britton | Conservative | 614 |
| Simon Edge | Green | 88 |
Reddish North1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Kate Butler | Labour | 1,763 ✓ |
| Joshua Garth Seddon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 503 |
| Jeanette Doyle | Independent | 412 |
| Diane Elizabeth Fenton | Conservative | 277 |
| Helena Julia Mellish | Green | 95 |
| Paul Ankers | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
Reddish South1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Yvonne Maureen Guariento | Labour | 1,836 ✓ |
| Anthony Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 445 |
| Alexander Fenton | Conservative | 442 |
| Gary Lawson | Green | 223 |
| Brian Hendley | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
| Ged Williams | BNP | 42 |
Stepping Hill1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Mark Edward Weldon | Liberal Democrats | 1,592 ✓ |
| Jon Shaw | Conservative | 1,221 |
| Dena Ryness | Labour | 712 |
| Izzy Bolton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 387 |
| Stephen Torley | Green | 206 |