Before (end of 2015) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Conservative 5 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2016) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashton Hurst1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Drennan L.V.C. | Labour | 1,536 ✓ |
| Liam Billington | Conservative | 1,412 |
| Nigel Arthur Rolland | Green | 291 |
Ashton St Michael's1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Margaret Sidebottom | Labour | 1,714 ✓ |
| Christine Winifred Liley | Conservative | 731 |
Ashton Waterloo1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Catherine Piddington | Labour | 1,560 ✓ |
| Sam Gareth Daniels | Conservative | 675 |
| Andrew David Threlfall | Green | 385 |
Audenshaw1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Teresa Ann Smith | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| David Johnson | Conservative | 858 |
| Maurice Jackson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 725 |
| Joe Henthorn | Green | 176 |
| Paul Alan Ward | — | 18 |
Denton North East1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Denise Ann Ward | Labour | 1,505 ✓ |
| Dennis Connor | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 755 |
| Dawn Lesley Cobb | Conservative | 442 |
Denton South1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| George Newton | Labour | 1,559 ✓ |
| Carl Hoatson Simmons | Independent | 1,001 |
| Adrienne Shaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 354 |
| Carole Patricia White | Conservative | 197 |
Denton West1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Dawson Lane | Labour | 1,936 ✓ |
| Max Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 654 |
| Carl Edwards | Conservative | 506 |
| Gareth Hayes | Green | 178 |
Droylsden East1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Jim Middleton | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| Ted Salmon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 948 |
| Scott Daniel Truter | Conservative | 256 |
| Annie Train | Green | 166 |
Droylsden West1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Ged Cooney | Labour | 1,665 ✓ |
| Peter Harris | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 794 |
| Kate Jean Harvey | Conservative | 241 |
| Andrew Climance | Green | 145 |
Dukinfield1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Brian Wild | Labour | 1,400 ✓ |
| Ian Raymond Cooke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 590 |
| David Woodward | Conservative | 367 |
| Julie Wood | Green | 162 |
| Dave Tate | Independent | 140 |
Dukinfield Stalybridge1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Leanne Feeley | Labour | 1,548 ✓ |
| David Gary Anderson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 772 |
| Chris Caton-Greasley | Independent | 375 |
Hyde Godley1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Joe Kitchen | Labour | 1,440 ✓ |
| Andrea Alyson Jane Colbourne | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 842 |
| Jani Forhad | Conservative | 366 |
Hyde Newton1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Peter Robinson | Labour | 1,597 ✓ |
| Phil Chadwick | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,132 |
| Andrew Mark Highton | Green | 301 |
Hyde Werneth1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Welsh R.A.W. | Conservative | 1,771 ✓ |
| Raja Miah | Labour | 1,686 |
Longdendale1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Chris Buglass | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| David Tyler | Conservative | 784 |
| Michael Paul Robert Booth | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 400 |
| Irene Brierley | Green | 176 |
Mossley2 seats · turnout 27.4%
| Jack Homer | Labour | 1,140 ✓ |
| Tafheen Sharif | Labour | 784 ✓ |
| Lesley Ann Bill | Independent | 765 |
| Dean Tom Aylett | Independent | 705 |
| Christine Anne Lyness | Independent | 647 |
| Claire Hardisty | Independent | 408 |
| Christine Anne Clark | Green | 339 |
| Phil Rogers | Conservative | 321 |
| Stuart Bennett | Green | 222 |
| Martin Christopher Kiely | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
St Peter's1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Warren Bray | Labour | 1,878 ✓ |
| Laura Emma Martin | Conservative | 300 |
| Trevor Clarke | Green | 249 |
| Bill Kitchen | BNP | 200 |
Stalybridge North1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| Janet Jackson | Labour | 1,299 ✓ |
| Colin White | Conservative | 795 |
| Jean Smee | Green | 407 |
Stalybridge South1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Doreen Dickinson | Conservative | 1,442 ✓ |
| Ollie Cross | Labour | 984 |
| Paul White | Green | 303 |