Before (end of 1985) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 58 · Conservative 6 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Cantril Farm1 seat
| W. Weighman | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Cherryfield1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| Teddy Andrew George Ryan | Labour | 1,057 |
| L. Vaughan | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
| J. Ward | Conservative | 96 |
Halewood East2 seats · turnout 33.5%
| M. Morrissey | Labour | 795 |
| T. Hoey | Labour | 777 |
| P Evans | Conservative | 706 |
| J. Davis | Conservative | 690 |
| L. Hinds | Lib/Sdp | 406 |
Halewood South1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| G. Tyrrell | Labour | 1,264 |
| J Madden | Conservative | 345 |
Halewood West1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| A. Burke | Labour | 1,427 |
| J. Melia | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
| T. McIntyre | Conservative | 214 |
Kirkby Central1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| I. Rowe | Labour | 1,180 |
| F. Brough | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
Knowsley Park1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| H. Bailey | Labour | 1,224 |
| D. Murt | Conservative | 520 |
Longview1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| G. Bundred | Labour | 1,302 |
| B. Jeffrey | Conservative | 178 |
Page Moss1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| E Robb | Labour | 1,402 |
| J. Dawson | Lib/Sdp | 231 |
| E. Hetherington | Conservative | 195 |
Park1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| P. Fisher | Ind Lab | 1,572 ✓ |
| G. Beyga | Labour | 701 |
| W. Tomlinson | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
| S. Ford | Conservative | 130 |
Prescot East1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| D. Friar | Labour | 1,153 |
| L. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 610 |
Prescot West1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| S. Byron | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| R. Murray | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
| K. Hayes | Independent | 314 |
| G. Hayward | Independent | 96 |
Princess1 seat
| P. Longworth | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Roby1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| J. Easthope | Conservative | 1,055 |
| H. Cook | Labour | 820 |
| A. Birkett | Lib/Sdp | 590 |
St Gabriels2 seats · turnout 28.3%
| S. Bannister | Labour | 1,255 |
| J. Keight | Labour | 1,228 |
| I. Lloyd | Conservative | 262 |
| D. Seddon | Conservative | 250 |
St Michaels1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| E. O'Hara | Labour | 1,160 |
| D. Huyton | Lib/Sdp | 235 |
| I. Bailey | Conservative | 223 |
Swanside1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| E Hopley | Labour | 1,135 |
| F. Shields | Lib/Sdp | 791 |
| F. Boardman | Conservative | 762 |
Tower Hill1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Anthony Kelly | Labour | 1,397 |
| D. Royle | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
Whiston North1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| T. Quirk | Labour | 1,182 |
| A Valentine | Conservative | 269 |
| D. Gavin | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
Whiston South1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| G. Howard | Labour | 1,158 |
| N. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 466 |
| D. Fantin | Conservative | 324 |
Whitefield1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| M. Bagan | Labour | 1,227 |
| V. Crowley | Lib/Sdp | 977 |