Before (end of 1986) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 58 · Conservative 6 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1987) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Cantril Farm1 seat
| J. Lawler | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Cherryfield1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| H. Bagan | Labour | 1,201 ✓ |
| L. Vaughan | Lib/Sdp | 758 |
| J. Cooke | Conservative | 106 |
| N. Harris | Independent | 91 |
Halewood East1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| A. Harvey | Labour | 995 |
| J. Davison | Conservative | 755 |
| L. Hines | Lib/Sdp | 584 |
Halewood South1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| T. Lyons | Labour | 1,276 |
| W. Conrad | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
| B. Doyle | Conservative | 227 |
Halewood West1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Taylor G. | Labour | 1,518 |
| C. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 483 |
| J Madden | Conservative | 294 |
Kirkby Central1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| T. Seagraves | Labour | 1,461 |
| J. Currie | Lib/Sdp | 470 |
| D. Seddon | Conservative | 118 |
Knowsley Park1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| M. Murphy | Labour | 1,514 |
| D. Murt | Conservative | 641 |
Longview1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| N. Reid | Labour | 1,752 |
| B. Jeffrey | Conservative | 250 |
Northwood1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| G. Sweeney | Labour | 1,394 |
| D. Royle | Lib/Sdp | 296 |
| C. Harris | Conservative | 132 |
Page Moss1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| T. Russell | Labour | 1,814 |
| E. Hetherington | Conservative | 409 |
Park1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| W. White | Labour | 1,664 |
| W. Tomlinson | Lib/Sdp | 834 |
| G. Jones | Conservative | 173 |
Prescot East1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| E. Jones | Labour | 1,089 |
| J. Dawson | Lib/Sdp | 1,041 |
Prescot West1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| D. McEgan | Labour | 1,085 |
| R. Murray | Lib/Sdp | 1,021 |
| W. Ditchfield | Conservative | 240 |
Roby1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| White C. | Conservative | 1,614 |
| H. Cook | Labour | 915 |
| A. Birkett | Lib/Sdp | 682 |
St Gabriels1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Keight | Labour | 1,487 |
| J. Easton | Lib/Sdp | 550 |
| I. Lloyd | Conservative | 229 |
St Michaels1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| J. Whelan | Labour | 1,527 |
| E. Boardman | Conservative | 328 |
Swanside1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| R. Round | Labour | 1,449 |
| F. Shields | Lib/Sdp | 961 |
| F. Boardman | Conservative | 703 |
Tower Hill1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| M. Lee | Labour | 1,268 |
| J. White | Lib/Sdp | 416 |
| A. Drey | Conservative | 108 |
Whiston North1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| S. Kelly | Labour | 1,396 |
| A Valentine | Conservative | 523 |
Whiston South1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| R. Lamont | Labour | 1,181 |
| J. Melia | Lib/Sdp | 559 |
| D. Fantin | Conservative | 393 |
Whitefield1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| T. Rainford | Labour | 1,472 |
| W. Edge | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
| R. Chapman | Conservative | 168 |
