Before (end of 1979) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · The Liberal Party 30 · Conservative 23 · Other 0
After (end of 1980) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · The Liberal Party 38 · Conservative 21 · Other 0
Ward results
Abercromby3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| C. Davies | LIB | 2,040 ✓ |
| A. Troy | LIB | 1,696 ✓ |
| D. Vasmer | LIB | 1,692 ✓ |
| O. Doyle | Labour | 1,308 |
| E Shields | Labour | 1,301 |
| V. McCoy | Labour | 1,292 |
| R. O'Hara | COMM | 311 |
| I Macfall | Conservative | 132 |
| E. Mossford | Conservative | 116 |
| E. Peat | Conservative | 107 |
Aigburth3 seats · turnout 37.3%
| C. Hancox | LIB | 2,271 |
| T. Jones | LIB | 2,266 |
| P. Millea | LIB | 2,054 |
| O. Hughes | Conservative | 2,011 |
| P Gill | Conservative | 1,950 |
| J. Swainbank | Conservative | 1,926 |
| F. Longworth | Labour | 841 |
| F. Roderick | Labour | 771 |
| F. Wiles | Labour | 742 |
Allerton3 seats · turnout 40.4%
| S. Craine | Conservative | 3,169 |
| J. Ross | Conservative | 3,150 |
| W. Fearenside | Conservative | 3,135 |
| H. Brown | Labour | 1,092 |
| M. O'Neill | Labour | 1,079 |
| J. Stamper | Labour | 1,006 |
| T. Harte | LIB | 932 |
| N. Chinn | LIB | 930 |
| Y. Jacobs | LIB | 831 |
Anfield3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| M. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 1,660 |
| P. Downes | LIB | 1,587 |
| C. Kaufmann | LIB | 1,570 |
| H. Powell | LIB | 1,559 |
| T. Pink | Conservative | 1,500 |
| J. Brash | Conservative | 1,465 |
| D. Cowley | Labour | 1,373 |
| T McManus | Labour | 1,302 |
| A. Williams | Labour | 1,286 |
Arundel3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| C. Hutchinson | LIB | 1,678 ✓ |
| J. Lyon-Taylor | Labour | 1,580 ✓ |
| P. Grannell | Labour | 1,535 ✓ |
| J. Hemingway | LIB | 1,508 |
| R. Johnston | LIB | 1,506 |
| I. Williams | Labour | 1,463 |
| R. Fairclough | Conservative | 1,250 |
| D. Green | Conservative | 1,166 |
| H. Rigby | Conservative | 1,049 |
| R. Marc | COMM | 143 |
Breckfield3 seats
| D Croft | LIB | 2,367 ✓ |
| F McNevin | LIB | 2,318 ✓ |
| W Roberts | LIB | 2,173 ✓ |
| Julie Connolly | Labour | 1,307 |
| P Rowe | Labour | 1,187 |
| M Jones | Labour | 1,166 |
| J Butterfield | Conservative | 484 |
| B Hawkins | Conservative | 376 |
| T Hawkins | Conservative | 342 |
Broadgreen3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| R Cooper | LIB | 2,066 ✓ |
| J. Joyce | LIB | 1,847 ✓ |
| G Smith | LIB | 1,766 ✓ |
| Frair Burgess | Conservative | 1,474 |
| David Minahan | Labour | 1,448 |
| B Walsh | Labour | 1,427 |
| J. Walsh | Labour | 1,427 |
| C. Litster | Conservative | 1,416 |
| R Oughton | Conservative | 1,395 |
Childwall3 seats · turnout 41.7%
| W. Fearenside | Conservative | 2,938 |
| M Kingston | Conservative | 2,896 |
| S. Airey | Conservative | 2,881 |
| T. Gold | LIB | 2,069 |
| E. Goldsmith | LIB | 1,964 |
| W. Barton | LIB | 1,927 |
| W. Bolland | Labour | 830 |
| J. Edwards | Labour | 807 |
| L. Evans | Labour | 773 |
Church3 seats · turnout 46.7%
| R. Symington | Conservative | 3,266 |
| C. Carr | LIB | 3,241 |
| S. Atherton | Conservative | 3,148 |
| S. Pickering | Conservative | 3,044 |
| E. Brash | LIB | 2,859 |
| L. Tyrer | LIB | 2,832 |
| R. Clarke | Labour | 886 |
| R. Quick | Labour | 878 |
| D. Power | Labour | 857 |
Clubmoor3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| M. Storey | LIB | 2,745 |
| A. Warburton | LIB | 2,517 |
| J. Bowen | LIB | 2,388 |
| W. Lafferty | Labour | 1,750 |
| H. Rimmer | Labour | 1,738 |
| A. Gamble | Labour | 1,712 |
| D. Conway | Conservative | 587 |
| S. Hicklin | Conservative | 583 |
| G. McNeill | Conservative | 560 |
County3 seats · turnout 34.3%
| P. Clark | LIB | 1,961 |
| N. Cardwell | LIB | 1,929 |
| P. Dunlop | Labour | 1,734 |
| P. Kelly | Labour | 1,719 |
| E. Flanders | LIB | 1,684 |
| W. Poe | Labour | 1,614 |
| H. Brown | Conservative | 1,223 |
| W. Thomas | Conservative | 1,043 |
| C. Loller | Conservative | 1,032 |
Croxteth3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| G Brandwood | Conservative | 2,656 |
| F. Butler | Conservative | 2,626 |
| E. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 2,607 |
| F. Burke | Labour | 1,289 |
| J. Mooney | Labour | 1,109 |
| I. Clews | LIB | 1,089 |
| A. Swannell | Labour | 1,064 |
| T. Jones | LIB | 1,035 |
| E. Clews | LIB | 1,018 |
Dingle3 seats
| R Kemp | LIB | 1,929 ✓ |
| L Jones | LIB | 1,881 ✓ |
| C Collins | LIB | 1,734 ✓ |
| M Evans | Labour | 1,684 |
| R Stoddart | Labour | 1,606 |
| S Jones | Labour | 1,490 |
| D Patmore | Conservative | 689 |
| J Shaw | Conservative | 675 |
| John Watson | Conservative | 650 |
| J Greig | COMM | 110 |
Dovecot3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| E Burke | Labour | 2,469 |
| W. Johnson | Labour | 2,432 |
| W. Westbury | Labour | 2,394 |
| J. Walsh | Conservative | 940 |
| H. Glover | Conservative | 921 |
| W. Turner | Conservative | 805 |
| D. Turner | LIB | 271 |
| W. Cooper | LIB | 254 |
| E. Higgins | LIB | 183 |
Everton3 seats · turnout 18.0%
| J. Parry | Labour | 1,530 |
| D. Brady | Labour | 1,347 |
| J. Walker | Labour | 1,306 |
| K. Sewill | LIB | 451 |
| P. O'Neill | LIB | 437 |
| W. Barrow | LIB | 415 |
| D. Lewis | Conservative | 195 |
| G. Widdows | Conservative | 116 |
| R. Cartwright | COMM | 83 |
Fazakerley3 seats · turnout 31.8%
| D. Lloyd | Labour | 2,026 |
| J. Prince | Labour | 1,812 |
| R. Gregory | Labour | 1,804 |
| T. Gould | Conservative | 1,260 |
| A. Brown | Conservative | 1,170 |
| E. Clein | Conservative | 1,087 |
| H. Rogers | LIB | 741 |
| J. Morgan | LIB | 719 |
| A. Moulton | LIB | 709 |
Gillmoss3 seats · turnout 22.9%
| E. Roderick | Labour | 2,181 |
| P. Murphy | Labour | 2,112 |
| W. Snell | Labour | 1,978 |
| A. Gore | Conservative | 456 |
| P. Dougherty | Conservative | 434 |
| W. Brown | Conservative | 413 |
| J. Jones | LIB | 245 |
| M. Bridge | LIB | 231 |
| A. Loughney | LIB | 199 |
Granby3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| A. Doswell | Labour | 1,910 ✓ |
| J Hamilton | Labour | 1,805 ✓ |
| D. Leach | Labour | 1,649 ✓ |
| A. Damsell | LIB | 1,162 |
| A. Bell | LIB | 969 |
| J. Lamb | LIB | 921 |
| A. Palin | Conservative | 478 |
| W. Thomas | Conservative | 442 |
| E Williams | Conservative | 441 |
| J. Kay | COMM | 124 |
Grassendale3 seats
| J Lea | Conservative | 3,464 ✓ |
| T Hobday | Conservative | 3,443 ✓ |
| E Pine | Conservative | 3,312 ✓ |
| G Scott | LIB | 1,268 |
| I Rothwell | LIB | 1,203 |
| B Kemp | LIB | 1,149 |
| K Jacques | Ind Con | 821 |
| A Rule | Labour | 791 |
| E Kingdom | Labour | 737 |
| K Connolly | Labour | 700 |
Kensington3 seats
| F. Doran | LIB | 2,806 ✓ |
| G. Hulme | LIB | 2,637 ✓ |
| J Stephenson | LIB | 2,567 ✓ |
| L Ashworth | Labour | 737 |
| V Hyams | Labour | 724 |
| Gareth Lloyd Pratt | Labour | 707 |
| M Davis | Conservative | 408 |
| D Evans | Conservative | 401 |
| R Wilson | Conservative | 360 |
Melrose3 seats
| W Lafferty | Labour | 1,855 ✓ |
| W Burke | Labour | 1,692 ✓ |
| M Dalling | Labour | 1,599 ✓ |
| A McDonnell | LIB | 491 |
| S Loughney | LIB | 481 |
| R Taylor | LIB | 444 |
| J. Carpenter | Conservative | 416 |
| Danny Dougherty | Conservative | 407 |
| F Oldham | Conservative | 355 |
| J Hastings | PEOPLES | 96 |
| M Owens | PEOPLES | 95 |
| H Barlow | PEOPLES | 90 |
Netherley3 seats
| M Delaney | Labour | 2,003 ✓ |
| D. Hatton | Labour | 1,979 ✓ |
| H. Bryers | Labour | 1,894 ✓ |
| John Connor | Conservative | 522 |
| J Dougherty | Conservative | 486 |
| W Henry | Conservative | 458 |
| A Ralph | LIB | 239 |
| M Stubbs | LIB | 213 |
| O Williams | LIB | 212 |
| B O'Keefe | COMM | 148 |
Old Swan3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| Peter Henry Jones | Labour | 1,743 ✓ |
| J. Smith | LIB | 1,725 ✓ |
| F. Haywood | LIB | 1,603 ✓ |
| P. Mahon | LIB | 1,586 |
| J. Hollinshead | Labour | 1,514 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 1,405 |
| W Connolly | Conservative | 1,053 |
| D. Ellis | Conservative | 1,022 |
| Wilson Smith A | Conservative | 931 |
| K. McCullough | Ind LIB | 308 |
| W. McCullough | Ind LIB | 293 |
| H. Mohin | COMM | 127 |
Picton3 seats
| Pamela Bradley | LIB | 3,471 ✓ |
| John Francis Bradley | LIB | 3,461 ✓ |
| H Herrity | LIB | 3,202 ✓ |
| G Barrett | Labour | 1,164 |
| E Taylor | Labour | 1,131 |
| J Swarbrooke | Labour | 1,034 |
| I Picton | Conservative | 405 |
| F Hopkin | Conservative | 403 |
| H Johnston | Conservative | 394 |
| J. Volleamere | COMM | 151 |
Pirrie3 seats
| H Dalton | Labour | 2,884 ✓ |
| Michael Black | Labour | 2,587 ✓ |
| P Owens | Labour | 2,374 ✓ |
| M Brown | Conservative | 1,067 |
| Charlie Perkins | Conservative | 887 |
| J Wright | Conservative | 848 |
| T Owen | LIB | 665 |
| Charles Mayes | LIB | 508 |
| M Cardwell | LIB | 482 |
Smithdown3 seats
| A. Clitherow | LIB | 2,130 ✓ |
| J Clitherow | LIB | 2,046 ✓ |
| E Stephenson | LIB | 1,949 ✓ |
| P Devaney | Labour | 1,391 |
| P Gray | Labour | 1,250 |
| J Stanton | Labour | 1,239 |
| J Atherton | Conservative | 285 |
| J McDermott | Conservative | 234 |
| R. Zollner | Conservative | 129 |
Speke3 seats · turnout 24.4%
| G. Maudsley | Labour | 2,005 |
| K. Stewart | Labour | 1,877 |
| J. McLean | Labour | 1,833 |
| Morrison T. | Conservative | 524 |
| Ann Nugent | Conservative | 409 |
| E. Shaw | Conservative | 407 |
| S. Downes | LIB | 134 |
| E. Dunlop | LIB | 130 |
| V. Best | LIB | 122 |
St. Marys3 seats · turnout 27.2%
| E. Loyden | Labour | 2,351 ✓ |
| S. Maddox | Labour | 2,089 ✓ |
| E. Foster | Conservative | 1,319 ✓ |
| D. Hawes | Conservative | 1,280 |
| R. Parkes | Conservative | 1,249 |
| R. Evans | Labour | 1,039 |
| P. Message | LIB | 301 |
| G. Owen | LIB | 291 |
| J. Loughney | LIB | 277 |
| J. McQueen | COMM | 199 |
Tuebrook3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| B. Gore | LIB | 2,467 |
| R. Pine | LIB | 2,210 |
| J. Jones | LIB | 2,147 |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 1,414 |
| J. Irving | Conservative | 1,362 |
| T. McDonald | Labour | 1,311 |
| K. Coombes | Labour | 1,186 |
| W. Scott | Conservative | 1,083 |
| E. Lloyd | Conservative | 1,077 |
Valley3 seats · turnout 33.2%
| H Smith | Labour | 1,923 |
| A. Byrne | Labour | 1,882 |
| T. Harrison | Labour | 1,863 |
| S. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 999 |
| S. Byrom | Conservative | 988 |
| S. Marsden | Conservative | 931 |
| H. Jones | LIB | 625 |
| M. Fox | LIB | 622 |
| E. Jameson | LIB | 620 |
Vauxhall3 seats · turnout 23.0%
| P. Orr | Labour | 1,726 ✓ |
| A. Dunford | Labour | 1,668 ✓ |
| J. Morgan | Labour | 1,657 ✓ |
| T. Browne | LIB | 385 |
| Radford S. | LIB | 352 |
| G. Young | LIB | 301 |
| C. Jennings | Conservative | 88 |
| T. Stockdale | Conservative | 80 |
| W. Albertina | COMM | 77 |
| C. Thorne | Conservative | 77 |
Warbreck3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| R. Gould | Conservative | 1,849 |
| R. Flude | Conservative | 1,811 |
| Brown I. | Conservative | 1,681 |
| J. Lang | LIB | 1,525 |
| P. Sommerfeld | Labour | 1,486 |
| E. Lang | LIB | 1,447 |
| R. Roberts | LIB | 1,393 |
| P. McAllister | Labour | 1,386 |
| J Devaney | Labour | 1,345 |
Woolton3 seats · turnout 40.9%
| R. Dean | Conservative | 3,883 |
| A. McVeigh | Conservative | 3,798 |
| C. Hallows | Conservative | 3,770 |
| P. Martin | Labour | 1,010 |
| O. McDonough | Labour | 998 |
| D. Bradbury | Labour | 923 |
| P. Freeman | LIB | 469 |
| R. Powell | LIB | 438 |
| A. Ryan | LIB | 423 |
