Before (end of 1986) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1987) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| L. Fitzgerald | Labour | 1,028 |
| A. Martindale | Conservative | 444 |
| V. Coram | Lib/Sdp | 143 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| J. Pimblett | Labour | 1,193 |
| D. Taylor | Conservative | 234 |
| T. Price | Lib/Sdp | 181 |
Brookfields1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| L. Temple | Labour | 1,376 |
| C. Howlett | Conservative | 407 |
Castlefields1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| M. Gelling | Labour | 1,554 |
| D. Tilling | Lib/Sdp | 532 |
Clough2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| D. Keirl | Lib/Sdp | 1,266 |
| R. Pearce | Lib/Sdp | 1,221 |
| K. Hazelby | Labour | 881 |
| S. Robertson | Labour | 815 |
Ditton1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| J. Collins | Labour | 1,119 |
| H. Prescott | Conservative | 309 |
| P. Price | Lib/Sdp | 217 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| J. Martindale | Conservative | 1,125 |
| D. Boardman | Lib/Sdp | 1,034 |
| K. Morley | Labour | 446 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| S. Potter | Labour | 1,281 |
| A. Garland | Conservative | 431 |
| J. Broady | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
Hale1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| J. Egan | Labour | 524 ✓ |
| N. Hadden | Conservative | 322 |
| R. Crawford | Independent | 169 |
| M. Buzza | Lib/Sdp | 32 |
Halton1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| S. Hill | Labour | 1,248 |
| S. Parker | Lib/Sdp | 385 |
| D. Hensley | Conservative | 303 |
Halton Brook1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| K. Leavey | Labour | 1,330 |
| H. Ziman | Lib/Sdp | 481 |
Heath1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| M. Hodgkinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,682 |
| A. Garland | Conservative | 708 |
| M. Crowley | Labour | 416 |
Hough Green1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| K. Farrow | Labour | 1,189 ✓ |
| A. Aldcroft | Lib/Sdp | 313 |
| D. Taylor | Conservative | 252 |
| C. Whiteley | Green | 52 |
Kingsway1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| L. Smith | Labour | 1,877 |
| K. Ebbrell | Conservative | 423 |
| E. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 191 |
Mersey1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| G. Redican | Labour | 1,255 |
| C. Keam | Conservative | 582 |
| D. Allen | Lib/Sdp | 408 |
