Before (end of 1985) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 58 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 28 · Conservative 13 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 37 · Conservative 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Abercromby1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| A. Hood | Labour | 1,947 ✓ |
| B. Aston | Lib/Sdp | 477 |
| H. Tracey Forster | Conservative | 151 |
| F. Carroll | COMM | 107 |
| N. Everard | Green | 97 |
Aigburth1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| D. McKittrick | Lib/Sdp | 3,521 ✓ |
| K. Taft | Labour | 1,615 |
| J Mass | Conservative | 886 |
| K. Prescot | Green | 266 |
Allerton1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| H. Clucus | Lib/Sdp | 3,264 ✓ |
| Morrison T. | Conservative | 1,922 |
| D. Gavin | Labour | 1,244 |
| R Cantwell | Green | 121 |
Anfield1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| V. Best | Lib/Sdp | 3,184 |
| C. Williams | Labour | 2,514 |
| J. Brash | Conservative | 553 |
Arundel1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| M. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 2,560 ✓ |
| K. Feintuck | Labour | 1,814 |
| S. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 450 |
| G. Thomson | Green | 166 |
| J. Kay | COMM | 60 |
Breckfield2 seats · turnout 40.6%
| J. Brazier | Labour | 2,538 |
| P. Skinley | Labour | 2,434 |
| J. Kendrick | Lib/Sdp | 1,967 |
| J. Diamond | Lib/Sdp | 1,820 |
| E. Bayley | Conservative | 227 |
| Atkinson J. | Conservative | 207 |
Broadgreen1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| G. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 3,337 |
| A. Dean | Labour | 2,442 |
| M Kingston | Conservative | 527 |
Childwall1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| D. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 4,416 |
| S. Airey | Conservative | 1,788 |
| R Griffiths | Labour | 1,241 |
Church1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| L. Tyrer | Lib/Sdp | 4,749 ✓ |
| S. Atherton | Conservative | 1,769 |
| J. Murray | Labour | 1,195 |
| J Hulton | Green | 235 |
Clubmoor1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| R. Gladden | Labour | 3,300 |
| F. Roderick | Lib/Sdp | 1,752 |
| J. Greaves | Conservative | 685 |
County1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| S. Brookes | Lib/Sdp | 3,440 |
| R. Quinn | Labour | 2,605 |
| R. Kaney | Conservative | 352 |
Croxteth1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| G. Bundred | Lib/Sdp | 3,155 |
| E. Fitzpatrick | Conservative | 1,903 |
| C. Guy | Labour | 1,731 |
Dingle1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| R. Isaacson | Lib/Sdp | 2,589 ✓ |
| T. Prout | Labour | 2,558 |
| D. Patmore | Conservative | 238 |
| J. Cook | COMM | 44 |
Dovecot1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| W. Westbury | Labour | 2,497 |
| T. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 1,160 |
| W Connolly | Conservative | 443 |
Everton1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| G. Allen | Labour | 2,028 |
| T. Geary | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| R. Fairclough | Conservative | 130 |
Fazakerley1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| J. Linden | Labour | 2,667 |
| D. Stephenson | Lib/Sdp | 1,327 |
| J. Quincey | Conservative | 660 |
Gillmoss1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| A. Jennings | Labour | 2,748 |
| E. Boult | Lib/Sdp | 741 |
| A. Hinks | Conservative | 375 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| D. Leach | Labour | 2,287 ✓ |
| C. Laidlaw | Lib/Sdp | 1,351 |
| S. Burris | Independent | 427 |
| G. Tann | Conservative | 148 |
| E. Caddick | COMM | 60 |
Grassendale1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| B. Fraenkel | Lib/Sdp | 5,014 |
| M. Wood | Conservative | 1,292 |
| E. Turnbull | Labour | 850 |
Kensington1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| F. Doran | Lib/Sdp | 2,976 |
| J. Spencer | Labour | 2,171 |
| D. Dougherty | Conservative | 212 |
Melrose1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| D. Booth | Labour | 2,832 ✓ |
| D. Cardwell | Lib/Sdp | 1,930 |
| M. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 233 |
| C. Taggart | RCP | 28 |
Netherley1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| H. Adams | Labour | 2,001 |
| H. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 958 |
| A. McTigue | Conservative | 248 |
Old Swan1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| A. Loftus | Lib/Sdp | 3,114 |
| J. Hollinshead | Labour | 2,307 |
| Wilson Smith A | Conservative | 471 |
Picton1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| H. Herrity | Lib/Sdp | 2,811 ✓ |
| K. Hackett | Labour | 1,907 |
| A. Scadding | Conservative | 247 |
| G. Quayle | Green | 97 |
Smithdown1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| A. Gamble | Labour | 2,152 |
| E. Stephenson | Lib/Sdp | 2,003 |
| F. Sellers | Conservative | 108 |
Speke1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| F. Dowling | Labour | 2,527 |
| R. Gould | Lib/Sdp | 662 |
| A Fayer | Conservative | 386 |
Tuebrook1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| J. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 3,383 |
| F. Vaudrey | Labour | 1,890 |
| J. McMillan | Conservative | 456 |
Valley1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| P. Astbury | Labour | 2,228 |
| I. Phillips | Lib/Sdp | 1,285 |
| M. Murphy | Conservative | 389 |
Warbreck1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| R. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 2,968 ✓ |
| J. Williams | Labour | 2,532 |
| Brown I. | Conservative | 855 |
| Barney Barron | Green | 61 |
| I. Sloan | BNP | 55 |
Woolton1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| C. Hallows | Conservative | 2,989 ✓ |
| E. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 2,654 |
| G. Casey | Labour | 826 |
| D. Lindsay | Green | 131 |
