Before (end of 2015) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 20 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2016) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 20 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Belah1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| David Morton | Conservative | 965 ✓ |
| Paul Leslie Birks | Labour | 630 |
| Phil Douglass | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 189 |
| Penelope Bothepa Foster | Green | 72 |
| Robert Hugh Charlesworth | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 9 |
Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Leslie Tickner | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| Robert Currie | Conservative | 660 |
Botcherby1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Jeffrey Thomas Bomford | Independent | 511 ✓ |
| Anne Glendinning | Labour | 499 |
| Lawrence Neil Fisher | Conservative | 157 |
| Henry Bryson Goodwin | Green | 27 |
Brampton1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Stephen James Layden | Conservative | 588 ✓ |
| David Edward Brooks | Labour | 363 |
| John James Harding | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 200 |
| Richard Kevin O'Brien | Green | 71 |
| Olwyn Doreen Luckley | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Joanna Hazel Coleman | Labour | 544 ✓ |
| Melissa Andrews | Conservative | 258 |
| Robbie Reid-Sinclair | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 150 |
| Maisha Begum | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
| Alan Benjamin Simpson | Green | 50 |
Currock1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Colin William Glover | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| John Denholm | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 203 |
| Neville John Lishman | Conservative | 190 |
| Harry Atkinson | Green | 36 |
| Marjorie Janette Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 35 |
| Brent Kennedy | TUSC | 16 |
Dalston1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| Trevor Allison | Liberal Democrats | 1,195 ✓ |
| Rachael Mitchell | Conservative | 623 |
| Raymond Warwick | Labour | 315 |
Denton Holme1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Ruth Elizabeth Alcroft | Labour | 712 ✓ |
| Barbara Eden | Conservative | 273 |
| John Duncan Warmingham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 168 |
| Neil Boothman | Green | 112 |
| Grahame Higginson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 56 |
| Doreen Parsons | Conservative | 350 ✓ |
| Alan Robert McGuckin | Labour | 178 |
| Michael Anthony Gee | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
| Sky Higgins | Green | 62 |
Harraby1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Lee Barbara Sherriff | Labour | 852 ✓ |
| Michael Randall | Conservative | 447 |
| Philip Guy Chappelhow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 227 |
| Daniel David Little | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 40 |
Hayton1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| Raymond Tinnion | Independent | 525 ✓ |
| Keith Meller | Conservative | 176 |
| Rachael Hunt | Green | 51 |
Morton1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Therese Eleanor Sidgwick | Labour | 705 ✓ |
| Charlotte Ann Smallwood | Conservative | 281 |
| Fiona Mills | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 273 |
| Peter Gordon Noble | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
| Rob Morrison | Green | 39 |
| David James Barton | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 26 |
St Aidans1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Lucy Patrick | Labour | 550 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Osborne | Conservative | 278 |
| David Steven Parker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 200 |
| John Bernard Reardon | Green | 107 |
Stanwix Urban1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Paul Nedved | Conservative | 969 ✓ |
| Stephen Ronald Sidgwick | Labour | 637 |
| Helen Davison | Green | 187 |
| Benjamin Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Upperby1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Niall Daniel McNulty | Labour | 662 ✓ |
| Christine Holliday | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 191 |
| Shaidat Danmole-Ellis | Conservative | 147 |
| James Ernest Osler | Liberal Democrats | 101 |
| Daniel Michael Thorburn | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 35 |
Wetheral1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| Barry Ogilvie Earp | Conservative | 1,061 ✓ |
| Annia Chloe Banks | Labour | 281 |
| Geoff Round | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 200 |
| Hazel Jane Graham | Green | 65 |
| David John Wood | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
Yewdale1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| Maureen Frances McDonald | Labour | 803 ✓ |
| Christina Agnes Finlayson | Conservative | 757 |
| Malcolm Fraser Craik | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 296 |
| David John Bradley | Green | 87 |
