Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 32 · Labour 22 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 3
Ward results
Appleton1 seat
| H. Whittaker | Conservative | 1,583 ✓ |
| I. White | Conservative | 1,527 ✓ |
| J. Jenkins | Conservative | 1,447 ✓ |
| P. Mounfield | Independent | 996 |
| J. Billington | Independent | 827 |
| J. Bentley | Labour | 540 |
| G. Dooley | Labour | 520 |
| J. Fagan | Labour | 481 |
Bewsey3 seats · turnout 29.4%
| W. Avery | Labour | 1,257 |
| T. Pye | Labour | 1,213 |
| J Hayes | Labour | 1,198 |
| B. Malkhandi | Conservative | 326 |
| C. Hanson | Conservative | 291 |
| J. Gleave | Conservative | 277 |
Booths Hill1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| K. Rooke | LIB | 659 |
| B. Bennett | Labour | 228 |
Burtonwood2 seats
| F. Phillips | Independent | 797 |
| A. Fairclough | Independent | 593 |
| R Cooke | Labour | 476 |
| C. Lomas | Labour | 342 |
| J. Birtles | Conservative | 261 |
Croft1 seat · turnout 56.8%
| T. Birchall | Conservative | 579 |
| J. Hampson | Ind Lab | 266 |
| J. Farrington | Independent | 128 |
Culcheth & Glazebury3 seats
| D. Chapman | Conservative | 1,786 ✓ |
| D. Nunn | Conservative | 1,669 ✓ |
| J. Winterburn | Conservative | 1,666 ✓ |
| L. Daintith | Labour | 1,358 |
| J. Fern | Labour | 1,262 |
| W. Needham | Labour | 1,210 |
Grappenhall & Thelwall3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| S. Nelson | The Liberal Party | 1,431 ✓ |
| J. Brierley | Conservative | 1,395 ✓ |
| D. Bettley | Conservative | 1,270 ✓ |
| G. Harris | The Liberal Party | 1,237 |
| R. Gorton | Conservative | 1,217 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall3 seats
| S Nelson | LIB | 1,431 |
| J Brierley | Conservative | 1,395 |
| D Bettley | Conservative | 1,270 |
| G Harris | LIB | 1,237 |
| R Gorton | Conservative | 1,217 |
Latchford3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| G. Burtt | Conservative | 901 |
| T. Mackrell | Conservative | 843 |
| T. Miller | Conservative | 830 |
| F. Charnock | Labour | 819 |
| D. Lyne | Labour | 806 |
| T. Collins | Labour | 804 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| D. Impe | LIB | 471 |
| K. Lingard | Conservative | 442 |
No. 1 (Longford)3 seats · turnout 18.8%
| H. Whitehead | Labour | 1,078 |
| B. Arnold | Labour | 1,022 |
| J. Verdon | Labour | 980 |
| T. Potts | Conservative | 273 |
| P Lea | Conservative | 263 |
No. 15 (Appleton)3 seats · turnout 50.5%
| H. Whittaker | Conservative | 1,583 |
| I. White | Conservative | 1,527 |
| J Jenkins | Conservative | 1,447 |
| P. Mounfield | Ind Con | 996 |
| J. Billington | Ind Con | 827 |
| J. Bentley | Labour | 540 |
| G. Dooley | Labour | 520 |
| J. Fagan | Labour | 481 |
No. 17 (Stockton Heath)3 seats
| F Houghton | Conservative | 1,336 ✓ |
| K Richardson | Conservative | 1,295 ✓ |
| M Bate | Conservative | 1,242 ✓ |
| F Deakin | LIB | 841 |
| D Sanders | LIB | 688 |
| P Brenton | LIB | 629 |
| J Orange | Labour | 377 |
| D Hill Willis | Labour | 357 |
| G Syers | Labour | 314 |
No. 18 (Walton)1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| J. Sephton | Conservative | 400 |
| J. Eustance | Independent | 251 |
No. 2 (Hulme)3 seats · turnout 18.5%
| E. Phoenix | Labour | 1,086 |
| S. Wilson | Labour | 1,084 |
| P. Hetherington | Labour | 1,013 |
| I. Woodings | Conservative | 191 |
No. 21 (Great Sankey)3 seats · turnout 24.1%
| R. Stuart | Conservative | 1,029 |
| G. Johnson | Conservative | 1,019 |
| A. Merrington | Conservative | 938 |
| J. Pennington | Labour | 792 |
| E. Hankey | Labour | 700 |
| K. Fairbrother | Labour | 685 |
No. 23 (Poulton-With-Fearnhead)3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,120 |
| J. McIntyre | Conservative | 1,036 |
| G. Ratcliffe | Labour | 1,028 |
| J. Gartside | Labour | 987 |
| D. Forster | Labour | 952 |
| A. Stirrup | Conservative | 951 |
| L. Smith | LIB | 681 |
| E. Critchley | LIB | 660 |
| A. Chynowerth | LIB | 610 |
No. 24 (Winwick)2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| F. Barton | Independent | 428 |
| H. Appleton | Labour | 399 |
| H. Guy | Conservative | 372 |
| D. Mapp | Labour | 353 |
| E. Wilkinson | Conservative | 214 |
| C. Chynowerth | LIB | 116 |
No. 6 (Fairfield)3 seats
| R Crocker | Conservative | 1,241 ✓ |
| R Rigby | Conservative | 1,125 ✓ |
| A Boyle | Conservative | 1,115 ✓ |
| J Phoenix | Labour | 1,096 |
| D Quinby | Labour | 973 |
| M Wilson | Labour | 970 |
No. 7 (Orford)3 seats · turnout 27.7%
| G. Orange | Labour | 842 |
| T Whelan | Labour | 815 |
| D. Pickering | Labour | 791 |
| C. Snelson | Conservative | 481 |
| B. Shakeshaft | Conservative | 474 |
| B. Borsa | Conservative | 416 |
| G. Hastings | COMM | 131 |
Penketh and Cuerdley3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| R. Bird | Conservative | 1,163 |
| A. Higham | Conservative | 1,095 |
| J. Walsh | Conservative | 1,095 |
| F. Urey | Labour | 1,032 |
| H Faulkner | Labour | 989 |
| G. Barber | Labour | 888 |
Rixton and Woolston3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| B. Eaves | Conservative | 1,142 |
| E. Dennett | Conservative | 965 |
| J. Punshon | Conservative | 956 |
| J Morris | Labour | 885 |
| S. Ishaque | Labour | 832 |
| W. Makin | Labour | 685 |
Statham1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| J. Chappell | Labour | 626 |
| R. Wood | LIB | 251 |
Westy3 seats · turnout 27.3%
| R Taylor | Labour | 1,225 |
| G Myles | Labour | 1,217 |
| G. Cooper | Labour | 1,184 |
| H Pitcher | Conservative | 430 |
| R. Lightfoot | Conservative | 428 |
| M. Booth | Conservative | 427 |
Whitecross3 seats
| Eira Bowden | Labour | 549 ✓ |
| Marty Christopher Day | Labour | 493 ✓ |
| M Boyle | Labour | 483 |
| E Bolton | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| B Arden | Conservative | 423 |
| B Medland | Conservative | 419 |
