Before (end of 1983) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 1
After (end of 1984) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Other 1
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| R. Chapman | Conservative | 2,201 |
| J. Spye | Lib/Sdp | 1,106 |
| J. Caven | Labour | 537 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| S. Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 1,989 |
| David Jones | Conservative | 1,725 |
| B. Bladon | Labour | 560 |
Blundellsands2 seats · turnout 41.5%
| P Papworth | Conservative | 2,625 |
| E. Harding | Conservative | 2,591 |
| P. Mawdsley | Lib/Sdp | 832 |
| O. Adshead | Lib/Sdp | 815 |
| A. Schroder | Labour | 413 |
| S. Eagle | Labour | 405 |
Cambridge1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| J. Jessop | Conservative | 2,137 ✓ |
| J. Wall | Lib/Sdp | 1,525 |
| I. Bryden | Labour | 356 |
| J. Walker | Ecol | 211 |
Harington1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| S. Whitby | Conservative | 2,724 |
| M. Connolly | Lib/Sdp | 1,571 |
| M. Eagle | Labour | 405 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| I. Brodie-Browne | Lib/Sdp | 2,279 |
| D. Harpin | Conservative | 1,099 |
| G Caton | Labour | 493 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| J. Latham | Labour | 1,801 ✓ |
| H. Leatherbarrow | Independent | 790 |
| M. Brown | Conservative | 191 |
| D. Russell | Ecol | 20 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| A. Brogden | Labour | 2,378 |
| G. Buckles | Conservative | 967 |
| C. McFadden | Lib/Sdp | 342 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| M. | Lib/Sdp | 2,407 |
| W. Janvier | Conservative | 1,988 |
| A. Coker | Labour | 353 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Adam Hug | Labour | 2,219 |
| Hilary Bowden | Conservative | 658 |
| R. Morris | COMM | 54 |
Orrell1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| J. Henriksen | Labour | 2,321 |
| J Borrows | Conservative | 816 |
Park1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| C. McCalmont-Woods | Conservative | 2,032 |
| D. Roscoe | Lib/Sdp | 1,520 |
| D. Overy | Labour | 857 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| V. Platt | Conservative | 2,209 |
| J. Dearnley | Lib/Sdp | 1,720 |
| A. Eagle | Labour | 521 |
