Before (end of 1981) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Cantril Farm1 seat
| M Foulkes | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Cherryfield1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| E. Hardisty | Labour | 920 |
| W. McFadden | Lib/Sdp | 604 |
Halewood East3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| P Evans | Conservative | 1,001 |
| J. Davis | Conservative | 978 |
| J. Davison | Conservative | 975 |
| G. Tyrrell | Labour | 715 |
| A. Harvey | Labour | 705 |
| M. Morrisey | Labour | 701 |
Halewood South1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| J. Bohanna | Labour | 1,106 |
| P. McGrory | Conservative | 332 |
| R. Tait | WRP | 40 |
Halewood West1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| A. Burke | Labour | 1,094 |
| J Madden | Conservative | 406 |
| J. Melia | Lib/Sdp | 386 |
Kirkby Central1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| B. O'Brien | Labour | 933 |
| J. White | Lib/Sdp | 545 |
| G. Dray | Conservative | 195 |
Knowsley Park1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| K. Bailey | Labour | 970 |
| A. Simpson | Conservative | 559 |
Longview1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| J. Maguire | Labour | 1,247 |
| R. Wilson | Conservative | 284 |
Page Moss1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| H. Watkinson | Labour | 920 |
| P. Kenwright | Lib/Sdp | 372 |
| B. Jessup | Conservative | 344 |
Park1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Paul Fisher | Labour | 1,112 |
| W. Tomlinson | Lib/Sdp | 805 |
Prescot East1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| J. Lloyd | Labour | 645 ✓ |
| R. Cotton | Lib/Sdp | 426 |
| R. Myers | Conservative | 372 |
| J. Bradley | Independent | 216 |
Prescot West1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| W. Sommerfield | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
| H. Fowler | Conservative | 676 |
| G. McEntaggart | Labour | 609 |
Princess1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| P. Longworth | Labour | 939 |
| K. Johnson | Conservative | 185 |
Roby1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| B. Peters | Conservative | 1,920 |
| F. Shields | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| K Wright | Labour | 361 |
St Gabriels1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| J. Keight | Labour | 1,178 |
| M. Seddon | Conservative | 469 |
St Michaels1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| F. Harbourne | Labour | 914 |
| J. White | Conservative | 284 |
| D. Cottier | Lib/Sdp | 250 |
Swanside1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| W. Simpson | Conservative | 1,072 |
| M. Doran | Labour | 574 |
| A. Collinge | Lib/Sdp | 544 |
Tower Hill1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| G. Bundred | Labour | 921 |
| W. Edge | Lib/Sdp | 281 |
Whiston North1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| Christopher J. | Labour | 741 |
| W. Ditchfield | Conservative | 439 |
Whiston South1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| G. Howard | Labour | 710 |
| J. Godden | Conservative | 502 |
| M. Skyner | Lib/Sdp | 284 |
Whitefield1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| V. Crowley | Lib/Sdp | 1,118 |
| A. Rainford | Labour | 1,050 |