Before (end of 1981) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 38 · Conservative 21 · Other 0
After (end of 1982) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 36 · Conservative 21 · Other 0
Ward results
Abercromby1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| A. Hood | Labour | 1,648 ✓ |
| D. Vasmer | Lib/Sdp | 1,146 |
| R. O'Hara | COMM | 154 |
| G. Powell | Conservative | 100 |
Aigburth1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| P. Millea | Lib/Sdp | 2,462 |
| J. Williams | Labour | 1,526 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 1,064 |
Allerton1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| Morrison T. | Conservative | 2,731 |
| R. Isaacson | Lib/Sdp | 1,542 |
| C. Frais | Labour | 958 |
Anfield1 seat
| C. Kaufman | Lib/Sdp | 2,449 |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 1,453 |
| T. Pink | Conservative | 1,175 |
Arundel1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| M. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 1,693 ✓ |
| A. Snowden | Labour | 1,576 |
| H. Rigby | Conservative | 1,020 |
| J. Kay | COMM | 68 |
Breckfield1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| W. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 1,970 |
| J McIntosh | Labour | 1,777 |
| Wilson Smith A | Conservative | 429 |
Broadgreen1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| G. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 2,072 |
| E. Smith | Labour | 1,589 |
| S. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 1,204 |
Church1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| S. Atherton | Conservative | 2,905 |
| L. Tyrer | Lib/Sdp | 2,849 |
| J. Clarke | Labour | 922 |
Clubmoor1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| R. Gladden | Labour | 2,413 |
| J. Bowen | Lib/Sdp | 1,742 |
| S. Hicklin | Conservative | 932 |
County1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| P. Rainford | Lib/Sdp | 1,988 |
| P. Dunlop | Labour | 1,856 |
| R. Hughes | Conservative | 1,000 |
Croxteth1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| E. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 2,558 |
| H. Petrie | Lib/Sdp | 1,485 |
| J. Mooney | Labour | 1,296 |
Dingle1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| R. Quick | Labour | 1,839 ✓ |
| C. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 1,641 |
| D. Patmore | Conservative | 701 |
| J. Cook | COMM | 71 |
| J. Maginnis | WRP | 33 |
Dovecot1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| W. Westbury | Labour | 2,364 |
| E. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 817 |
| J. Walsh | Conservative | 771 |
Fazakerley1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| R. Gregory | Labour | 2,300 |
| H. Rogers | Lib/Sdp | 1,035 |
| A. Brown | Conservative | 924 |
Gillmoss1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| W. Snell | Labour | 2,138 |
| P. Kellett | Lib/Sdp | 747 |
| J. Mangan | Conservative | 488 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| D. Leach | Labour | 1,824 ✓ |
| A. Damsell | Lib/Sdp | 1,550 |
| A. Palin | Conservative | 356 |
| S. Munby | COMM | 70 |
| T. Cooper | WRP | 24 |
Grassendale1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| E. Pine | Conservative | 2,741 |
| G. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 2,532 |
| J. Stamper | Labour | 643 |
Kensington1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| J. Stephenson | Lib/Sdp | 1,670 |
| K. Ratcliffe | Labour | 1,605 |
| T. Teppett | Conservative | 599 |
Melrose1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| M. Dalling | Labour | 1,980 |
| K. Sewill | Lib/Sdp | 1,582 |
| P. Dougherty | Conservative | 353 |
Netherley1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| H. Adams | Labour | 1,869 |
| F. Roderick | Lib/Sdp | 548 |
| Ann Nugent | Conservative | 480 |
Old Swan1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| A. Loftus | Lib/Sdp | 2,269 ✓ |
| M. Smith | Labour | 1,868 |
| W Connolly | Conservative | 924 |
| K. McCulloch | Ind LIB | 129 |
| H. Mohin | COMM | 30 |
Picton1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| H. Herrity | Lib/Sdp | 2,296 ✓ |
| E. Taylor | Labour | 1,359 |
| J. McDermott | Conservative | 603 |
| J. Volleamere | COMM | 69 |
Pirrie1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| P. Owens | Labour | 2,569 |
| C. Perkins | Conservative | 706 |
| H. Clucas | Lib/Sdp | 684 |
Smithdown1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| A. Gamble | Labour | 1,981 |
| E. Stephenson | Lib/Sdp | 1,499 |
| R. Duncalf | Conservative | 222 |
St. Marys1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| R. Evans | Labour | 1,979 ✓ |
| C. Litster | Conservative | 1,144 |
| J. Ball | Lib/Sdp | 823 |
| M. McLoughlin | COMM | 48 |
Tuebrook1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 2,850 |
| J. Hackett | Labour | 1,312 |
| D. Ellis | Conservative | 797 |
Valley1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| P. Astbury | Labour | 1,571 |
| E. Jameson | Lib/Sdp | 854 |
| P. Stephen | Conservative | 735 |
Vauxhall1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| J. Morgan | Labour | 2,088 |
| J. Bannister | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
Warbreck1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Brown I. | Conservative | 1,701 |
| G. Devling | Labour | 1,361 |
| G. Endicott | Lib/Sdp | 1,358 |
Woolton1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| C. Hallows | Conservative | 2,384 ✓ |
| E. Clein | Lib/Sdp | 1,239 |
| D. Bradbury | Labour | 740 |
| N. Everard | Ecol | 112 |
