Before (end of 1977) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 17 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 2
After (end of 1978) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 18 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 1
Ward results
No. 1 (Huyton: Huyton Farm-Princess- Woolfall)2 seats · turnout 19.4%
| P. Longworth | Labour | 1,138 ✓ |
| F. Foley | Labour | 1,048 ✓ |
| W. Gerrard | Conservative | 719 |
| J. Graham | Conservative | 674 |
No. 11 (Prescot)2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| J. Lloyd | Labour | 1,501 |
| Patrick Walsh | Labour | 1,367 |
| J. Lund | Conservative | 1,273 |
| W. Cuthbertson | Conservative | 1,264 |
| J. Bradley | Independent | 404 |
No. 12 (Whiston)3 seats · turnout 26.7%
| T. Sharples | Conservative | 1,701 |
| K. Tirebuck | Conservative | 1,679 |
| N. Ney | Conservative | 1,667 |
| B. Leach | Labour | 1,463 |
| A. Lamont | Labour | 1,447 |
| W Clarke | Labour | 1,397 |
No. 13 (Halewood)3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| J. Bohanna | Labour | 2,230 |
| A. Burke | Labour | 2,084 |
| C McGhee | Labour | 2,024 |
| R. Brown | Conservative | 1,943 |
| T. Boffey | Conservative | 1,943 |
| P. McNicholl | Conservative | 1,938 |
| J. Ming | Independent | 359 |
No. 14 (Knowsley)2 seats · turnout 21.0%
| M Foulkes | Labour | 1,410 |
| H. Bailey | Labour | 1,353 |
| C. Kilshaw | Conservative | 1,271 |
| M. Simpson | Conservative | 1,185 |
No. 2 (Huyton: Longview & Rupert Farm)1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| J. Maguire | Labour | 1,379 |
| B. Jessup | Conservative | 1,189 |
No. 3 (Huyton: St. Agnes-St. Batholomew- Swanside)2 seats · turnout 34.2%
| W. Peters | Conservative | 3,316 ✓ |
| F. Johnson | Conservative | 3,239 ✓ |
| D. Irwin | Labour | 1,356 |
| W. Jones | Labour | 1,290 |
No. 4 (Huyton: St. Gabriels Andst. Michaels)2 seats · turnout 25.0%
| J. Keight | Labour | 1,665 |
| F. Harbourne | Labour | 1,586 |
| W. Crook | Conservative | 1,271 |
| White C. | Conservative | 1,261 |
No. 5 (Kirkby: Central)1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| B. O'Brien | Labour | 779 ✓ |
| G. Molyneux | Conservative | 362 |
| Harrison | LIB | 232 |
| J. Myers | COMM | 71 |
No. 6 (Kirkby: Cherryfield)1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| E. Hardisty | Labour | 763 |
| P. Bruen | Conservative | 358 |
| W. McFadden | LIB | 294 |
No. 7 (Kirkby: Minstead)1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| J. King | Labour | 728 |
| P. Forrester | Conservative | 245 |
| F. Fitzmaurice | WRP | 48 |
No. 8 (Kirkby: Northwood & Tower Hill)1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| G. Bundred | Labour | 1,164 |
| T. Quinn | Conservative | 450 |
No. 9 (Kirkby: Park)1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Paul Fisher | Labour | 915 |
| D. Neil | KHF | 645 |
| M. Wadsworth | Conservative | 522 |
Whitefield1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| V. Crowley | LIB | 671 ✓ |
| J. Edgar | Labour | 658 |
| L. McMichael | Conservative | 324 |
| W. Jones | COMM | 41 |