Before (end of 1985) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 2
After (end of 1986) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Appleton3 seats · turnout 17.5%
| G. Broome | Labour | 970 |
| J. Weaver | Labour | 647 |
| L. Fitzgerald | Labour | 630 |
| A. Martindale | Conservative | 438 |
Broadheath3 seats · turnout 19.5%
| A. McDermott | Labour | 1,076 |
| R. Gilligan | Labour | 855 |
| J. Pimblett | Labour | 741 |
| C. Boden | Conservative | 283 |
Brookfields3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| J. Glover | Labour | 1,066 |
| M. Glover | Labour | 1,058 |
| L. Temple | Labour | 1,017 |
| A. Cutler | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 304 |
| E. Tomlinson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 298 |
| D. Tilling | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 260 |
| C. Howlett | Conservative | 214 |
Castlefields3 seats · turnout 25.5%
| D. Colin-Thome | Labour | 1,439 |
| A. Coleman | Labour | 1,158 |
| M. Gelling | Labour | 1,111 |
| S. Baker | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 291 |
| J. Watts | Conservative | 277 |
Clough3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| G. Cargill | Labour | 726 |
| R. O'Brien | Labour | 720 |
| A. D'Arcy | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 714 |
| B. Keirl | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 673 |
| S. Robertson | Labour | 643 |
| P. Harding | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 619 |
| C. Hayward | Conservative | 340 |
| H. Bomba | Conservative | 340 |
| R. Yuen | Conservative | 301 |
Daresbury1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| H. Thomas | Conservative | 329 |
| W. Foster | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 283 |
| C. Evans | Labour | 58 |
Ditton3 seats · turnout 48.5%
| K Maynard | Conservative | 1,183 |
| S. Owen | Labour | 980 |
| P. Palmer | Conservative | 959 |
| D. Boardman | Lib/Sdp | 887 |
| J. Martindale | Conservative | 832 |
| M. Cain | Labour | 704 |
| K. Morley | Labour | 685 |
| J. Collins | Labour | 629 |
| H. Prescott | Conservative | 262 |
Farnworth3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| K. Maynard | Conservative | 1,183 ✓ |
| P. Palmer | Conservative | 959 ✓ |
| D. Boardman | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 887 ✓ |
| J. Martindale | Conservative | 832 |
| K. Morley | Labour | 685 |
Grange3 seats · turnout 84.5%
| T. Clare | Independent | 1,120 ✓ |
| S. Williams | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| S. Potter | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| L. Shaw | Labour | 752 |
| J. Broady | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 412 |
| G. Manley | Conservative | 326 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| J. Egan | Labour | 350 |
| K. Ebbrell | Conservative | 289 |
Halton3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| J. Twigg | Labour | 1,136 |
| M. Hare | Labour | 1,105 |
| S. Hill | Labour | 1,042 |
| S. Parker | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 403 |
| V. Coram | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 332 |
| E. Matthews | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 325 |
Halton Brook3 seats · turnout 20.3%
| A. Cassidy | Labour | 1,129 |
| J. Devaney | Labour | 1,025 |
| K. Leavey | Labour | 778 |
| B. Manley | Conservative | 282 |
| I. D'Arcy | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 269 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 50.8%
| P. Jones | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,338 |
| I. Houghton | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,313 |
| M. Hodgkinson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,299 |
| H. Hughes | Conservative | 1,017 |
| J. Cooke | Conservative | 940 |
| K. Tonge | Conservative | 791 |
| H. Keane | Labour | 408 |
| M. Crowley | Labour | 402 |
| M. Keane | Labour | 386 |
Hough Green3 seats · turnout 23.1%
| J. Hughes | Labour | 967 |
| W. Flynn | Labour | 963 |
| K. Farrow | Labour | 808 |
| A. Aldcroft | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 381 |
| L. Linder | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 289 |
| P. Price | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 274 |
Kingsway3 seats
| R. Beswick | Labour | 976 |
| O. Smith | Labour | 900 |
| L. Smith | Labour | 631 |
| E. Jones | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 382 |
Mersey3 seats · turnout 36.9%
| R. Eastup | Labour | 1,256 |
| A. Inett | Labour | 1,009 |
| G. Redican | Labour | 912 |
| O. Findlow | Independent | 725 |
| D. Allen | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 583 |
| R. Pearce | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 565 |
| P. Murphy | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 400 |
| C. Keam | Conservative | 394 |
Murdishaw3 seats · turnout 20.9%
| D. Cargill | Labour | 825 |
| S. McClure | Labour | 605 |
| P. Harris | Labour | 581 |
| T. Phipps | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 231 |
| S. Yakas | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 198 |
| P. Leigh | Conservative | 165 |
Norton3 seats · turnout 71.7%
| I. Evans | Labour | 813 ✓ |
| C. Loftus | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| W. Murphy | Labour | 681 ✓ |
| G. Deakin | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 213 |
| V. Deakin | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 188 |
| J. Cayzer | Conservative | 126 |
| V. Bomba | Conservative | 103 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 20.5%
| E. Gleave | Labour | 1,025 |
| A. Millar | Labour | 928 |
| F. Nyland | Labour | 865 |
| D. Hensley | Conservative | 222 |
