Before (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| E. Parsons | Conservative | 404 |
| P. Best | All | 158 |
Appleton Stretton & Hatton3 seats · turnout 57.2%
| R. Septhon | Conservative | 1,689 |
| G. Marlow | Conservative | 1,623 |
| T. Stacey | Conservative | 1,526 |
| B. Axcell | Lib/Sdp | 1,422 |
| J. Daynes | Lib/Sdp | 1,331 |
| P. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 1,277 |
| P. Ainger | Labour | 359 |
| M. Holder | Labour | 346 |
| H. Williams | Labour | 300 |
Bewsey3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Hannah Frederika Lawson | Labour | 1,302 |
| S Williams | Labour | 1,006 |
| W. Urmston | Labour | 951 |
| G. Groves | Conservative | 239 |
Booths Hill1 seat · turnout 63.3%
| D. Beardsmore | Lib/Sdp | 655 |
| W Woodyatt | Conservative | 568 |
| G. McLean | Labour | 113 |
Burtonwood2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| C. Bamber | Labour | 1,349 |
| A Miller | Labour | 1,286 |
| R. Ashley | Independent | 586 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 544 |
Croft2 seats · turnout 42.8%
| L. Hoyle | Conservative | 1,912 |
| A. Duffield | Conservative | 1,658 |
| E. Mellor | Labour | 1,481 |
| R. Sugden | Labour | 1,349 |
| M. Burt | Lib/Sdp | 1,052 |
| E. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 962 |
Culcheth & Glazebury3 seats
| D. Nunn | Conservative | 1,782 ✓ |
| H Hart | Conservative | 1,730 ✓ |
| D Tasker | Conservative | 1,652 ✓ |
| L. Brewin | Labour | 887 |
| P Drews | Labour | 772 |
| B Naylor | Labour | 757 |
| P McDermott | Lib/Sdp | 663 |
| M Schofield | Lib/Sdp | 581 |
Fairfield3 seats
| M. Hughes | Labour | 1,494 ✓ |
| James Fry | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| J. Harpin | Labour | 1,347 ✓ |
| P Carey | Conservative | 817 |
| R. Lightfoot | Conservative | 731 |
| B Shakeshaft | Conservative | 706 |
| D Ogilvy | Lib/Sdp | 396 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall3 seats · turnout 51.4%
| E. Lafferty | Lib/Sdp | 1,909 |
| E. Mawer | Lib/Sdp | 1,812 |
| P. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 1,761 |
| C. Daniels | Conservative | 1,508 |
| E. Richardson | Conservative | 1,418 |
| R Bowden | Conservative | 1,401 |
| T. Bowden | Labour | 326 |
| C Fitzsimmons | Labour | 261 |
| S Williams | Labour | 248 |
Great Sankey North2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| J. Pennington | Labour | 1,347 |
| J. Carolan | Labour | 1,169 |
| G Pugh | Conservative | 852 |
| S. Fludder | Conservative | 771 |
| E. Chester | Lib/Sdp | 596 |
| W. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 506 |
Great Sankey South2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| A. Cooper | Labour | 1,212 |
| S. Harris | Labour | 1,138 |
| B. Eckersley | Conservative | 742 |
| H Naden | Conservative | 686 |
| A. Whittaker | Lib/Sdp | 565 |
| J. Traynor | Lib/Sdp | 561 |
Heatley1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| D. Thomason | Conservative | 802 |
| N. Hampton | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
| D. Scott | Labour | 213 |
Howley2 seats · turnout 26.9%
| V. Edwards | Labour | 877 |
| M. Horton | Labour | 714 |
| W. Bate | Conservative | 294 |
Hulme3 seats · turnout 47.1%
| P. Hetherington | Labour | 1,611 |
| G. Buckley | Labour | 1,603 |
| T Whelan | Labour | 1,575 |
| C. Hayward | Conservative | 326 |
| C. Cummerson | Lib/Sdp | 320 |
Latchford3 seats
| John Charles Taylor | Labour | 1,166 ✓ |
| Roy Humphreys | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| D Rylatt | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| M. Stacey | Conservative | 939 |
| M Rimmer | Conservative | 885 |
| A Hodgkinson | Conservative | 864 |
| F. Prosser | Lib/Sdp | 636 |
| J Walker | Lib/Sdp | 539 |
| R Cook | Lib/Sdp | 527 |
Longford2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| G. Syers | Labour | 1,109 |
| H. Shaw | Labour | 1,063 |
| J Verdon | Independent | 602 |
| P. Groves | Conservative | 235 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 62.2%
| S. Woodyatt | Conservative | 850 |
| B. Ellam | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
| J. Gill | Labour | 133 |
Orford3 seats · turnout 40.2%
| M. Hannon | Labour | 1,344 |
| P. Beattie | Labour | 1,312 |
| J. Robinson | Labour | 1,271 |
| S. Clothier | Lib/Sdp | 341 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 315 |
Penketh and Cuerdley3 seats
| B Simpson | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| Teresa Aldred | Conservative | 1,112 ✓ |
| M. Roblin | Labour | 1,084 ✓ |
| J Leah | Conservative | 1,082 |
| D Carrier | Labour | 1,072 |
| Martin William Boardman | Conservative | 1,011 |
| J. Traynor | Lib/Sdp | 846 |
| M. Roberts | Lib/Sdp | 835 |
| J. Jansen | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| J Walsh | Ind Con | 637 |
Poulton With Fearnhead North3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| M. Hall | Labour | 1,542 |
| A. Clemow | Labour | 1,534 |
| J. Gartside | Labour | 1,419 |
| C. Houghton | Conservative | 906 |
| R. Kindon | Conservative | 840 |
| P Hayward | Conservative | 820 |
| G. Kirby | Lib/Sdp | 648 |
Poulton With Fearnhead South2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| A. Stirrup | Conservative | 929 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 912 |
| J. Clemow | Labour | 768 |
| H. Edwards | Labour | 751 |
| A. Johnston | Lib/Sdp | 495 |
Rixton and Woolston3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| G. Eaves | Conservative | 1,550 |
| A. Froggatt | Labour | 1,469 |
| W. Hazeldine | Conservative | 1,428 |
| R. Mallett | Conservative | 1,309 |
| J. Greenslade | Labour | 1,260 |
| L. Woods | Labour | 1,109 |
| A. McConnell | Lib/Sdp | 606 |
Stockton Heath & Walton3 seats
| J Renshaw | Lib/Sdp | 1,773 ✓ |
| C Jordan | Lib/Sdp | 1,734 ✓ |
| R Irmgard | Lib/Sdp | 1,625 ✓ |
| A Langdale | Conservative | 1,395 |
| R Harrison | Conservative | 1,356 |
| J Hayes | Conservative | 1,324 |
| J. Park | Labour | 328 |
| S McIntyre | Labour | 280 |
| Peter Geoffrey Smith | Labour | 262 |
Westy3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| G Myles | Labour | 1,593 |
| R Taylor | Labour | 1,586 |
| D Smith | Labour | 1,450 |
| E. Finnegan | Lib/Sdp | 521 |
| P. O'Brien | Lib/Sdp | 502 |
| N. Platts | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
| G. Malam | Conservative | 448 |
Whitecross2 seats · turnout 28.1%
| E. Bowden | Labour | 949 |
| G. Orange | Labour | 800 |
| C. Cooper | Conservative | 263 |
