Before (end of 1981) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 11 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat
| E. Wright | Conservative | 1,500 |
| I. Greig | Lib/Sdp | 787 |
| E. Hazeldine | Labour | 457 |
Blackbrook1 seat
| D. Marsh | Labour | 1,316 |
| P. Varnes | Lib/Sdp | 557 |
| M. Powell | Conservative | 460 |
Eccleston1 seat
| W. Carter | Conservative | 1,969 |
| F. Quigley | Lib/Sdp | 846 |
| C. Liptrot | Labour | 488 |
Grange Park1 seat
| C. Heyes | Labour | 1,017 |
| J. Graney | Lib/Sdp | 504 |
| E. Jameson | Conservative | 503 |
Haydock1 seat
| E. Worrall | Labour | 1,843 |
| J. Rigby | Lib/Sdp | 1,204 |
| P. Anderton | Conservative | 842 |
Marshalls Cross1 seat
| D. Johnson | Labour | 1,189 |
| C. McCarthy | Lib/Sdp | 577 |
| A. Taylor | Conservative | 352 |
Moss Bank1 seat
| K. Watkin | Labour | 1,329 |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 959 |
| P. Pennington | Lib/Sdp | 584 |
Newton East1 seat
| E. Sherlock | Lib/Sdp | 1,657 |
| A. Roberts | Labour | 1,443 |
| M. Monks | Conservative | 416 |
Newton West1 seat
| S. Derbyshire | Lib/Sdp | 1,739 |
| Meredith B. | Labour | 1,618 |
| E. Anderton | Conservative | 231 |
Parr & Hardshaw2 seats
| G. Shuttleworth | Labour | 1,478 |
| J. Molyneux | Labour | 1,362 |
| G. Swash | Lib/Sdp | 374 |
| R. Watmough | Lib/Sdp | 339 |
| K. Milligan | Conservative | 207 |
| S. Abraham | Conservative | 171 |
Rainford1 seat
| J. Collins | Conservative | 1,784 |
| V. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 703 |
| K. Bamforth | Labour | 675 |
Rainhill1 seat
| J. Haddock | Conservative | 1,386 |
| L. Tucker | Labour | 1,163 |
| P. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 830 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat
| D. Armstrong | Labour | 1,356 |
| B. Spencer | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
| C. Griffiths | Conservative | 497 |
Thatto Heath1 seat
| A. Worth | Labour | 1,523 |
| A. Boon | Lib/Sdp | 458 |
| L. Mulliner | Conservative | 399 |
West Sutton2 seats
| M. Ennis | Labour | 1,187 |
| M. Harvey | Labour | 1,102 |
| T. Gilligan | Lib/Sdp | 671 |
| W. Iley | Lib/Sdp | 510 |
| I. Austin | Conservative | 285 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 229 |
Windle1 seat
| T. Ashton | Conservative | 1,507 |
| T. Hargreaves | Labour | 821 |
| D. Lynch | Lib/Sdp | 670 |