Before (end of 1985) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Other 1
After (end of 1986) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 24 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 16 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| C. Kirwan | Conservative | 2,465 |
| K. Edge | Lib/Sdp | 1,399 |
| V. Burgess | Labour | 664 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| R. Hands | Lib/Sdp | 2,022 |
| R. Gregson | Conservative | 1,920 |
| B. Bladon | Labour | 665 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Leishman S. | Conservative | 2,323 |
| M. Lord | Lib/Sdp | 1,096 |
| S. Morris | Labour | 696 |
Cambridge1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| T. Glover | Conservative | 2,227 ✓ |
| J. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 1,502 |
| I. Bryden | Labour | 483 |
| J Walker | Green | 344 |
Ford1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| E. Gray | Labour | 2,416 ✓ |
| R. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
| A Rimmer | Conservative | 648 |
| D. Anderton | Independent | 30 |
Harington1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| E. Storey | Conservative | 2,298 |
| G. Nicholls | Lib/Sdp | 2,201 |
| S. Eagle | Labour | 546 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| R. Rimmer | Lib/Sdp | 1,839 ✓ |
| D. Harpin | Conservative | 1,137 |
| N. Vout | Labour | 903 |
| D. Russell | Green | 145 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| D. Flynn | Labour | 2,016 |
| D. Dent | Independent | 1,376 |
| Hilary Bowden | Conservative | 147 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| K. Cluskey | Labour | 2,846 |
| G Halliwell | Conservative | 770 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Jones-Pritchard A. | Conservative | 1,833 |
| C. Jones | Labour | 1,820 |
| R. Murphy | Lib/Sdp | 1,343 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| D. Knowles | Lib/Sdp | 2,538 |
| E. Monk | Conservative | 2,092 |
| A. Otto | Labour | 603 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| J. McCabe | Labour | 2,365 |
| E. Humphreys | Conservative | 413 |
| Harris A. | Independent | 411 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| R. Fearn | Lib/Sdp | 2,318 ✓ |
| D. Parry | Labour | 1,127 |
| E. Lamont | Conservative | 756 |
| J Miller | Green | 114 |
Park1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| P. Gibson | Lib/Sdp | 2,027 |
| J. Elliott | Conservative | 1,628 |
| J. Morrison | Labour | 1,046 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| J. Dearnley | Lib/Sdp | 2,306 |
| J. Gibson | Conservative | 1,945 |
| A. Eagle | Labour | 497 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| D. Atkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,929 |
| J. Watson | Conservative | 1,823 |
| P. Kinsella | Labour | 1,169 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| P. McVey | Lib/Sdp | 2,570 |
| M. Hope | Conservative | 1,773 |
| C. McCarthy | Labour | 503 |
