Before (end of 1987) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 27 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 0
Ward results
Bebington1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| B. Cummings | Conservative | 3,008 ✓ |
| A. Witter | Labour | 1,909 |
| K. Turner | SLD | 351 |
| Garnette Bowler | Green | 282 |
Bidston1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Jerry Williams | Labour | 2,815 ✓ |
| W. Houldin | Conservative | 281 |
| S. Niblock | SLD | 141 |
| R Mitchell | Green | 78 |
Birkenhead1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| W. Lungley | Labour | 3,035 ✓ |
| D Smith | Conservative | 501 |
| S. Kelly | SLD | 333 |
| A. Harrison | Green | 98 |
Bromborough1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| D Jackson | Labour | 2,898 ✓ |
| C. Molyneux | Conservative | 1,638 |
| S. Holbrook | SLD | 364 |
| Perle Winifred Sheldricks | Green | 87 |
Clatterbridge1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| M. Moore | Conservative | 3,851 ✓ |
| M. Harper | Labour | 1,507 |
| S. Dutton | SLD | 724 |
| S. Birchenough | Green | 180 |
Claughton1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| G. Davies | Labour | 2,210 ✓ |
| I McKellar | Conservative | 1,903 |
| A. Blumenthal | SLD | 1,114 |
| P. Mitchell | Green | 146 |
Eastham1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| A Dow | Labour | 1,896 ✓ |
| D. Charles | SLD | 1,840 |
| M. Jordan | Conservative | 1,647 |
| N Birchenough | Green | 107 |
Egerton1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| A. Dunn | Labour | 3,062 ✓ |
| G. Francomb | Conservative | 1,023 |
| K. Hughes | SLD | 396 |
| C. Pye | Green | 143 |
Heswall1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| M. Banks | Conservative | 4,349 ✓ |
| M. Sullivan | Labour | 676 |
| R. Wilkins | SLD | 519 |
| J. Bruce | Green | 195 |
Hoylake1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| F. Jones | Conservative | 3,891 ✓ |
| S. Christie | Labour | 810 |
| S. Welshman | SLD | 642 |
| A. Brett | Green | 242 |
Leasowe1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Edwards | Labour | 2,805 |
| L. Kennedy | Conservative | 1,100 |
| S. Uriel | SLD | 162 |
Moreton1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| J. Clark | Labour | 2,665 ✓ |
| I. Walker | Conservative | 2,048 |
| B. Thomas | SLD | 223 |
| G Bowler | Green | 76 |
New Brighton1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| C. Penfold | Labour | 2,438 ✓ |
| P. Buzzard | Conservative | 2,404 |
| L. Matthew | SLD | 337 |
| R. Curphey | SDP | 224 |
| Burton A. | Green | 125 |
Oxton1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| M. Cooke | SLD | 2,060 ✓ |
| L. Moore | Conservative | 1,979 |
| T. Kelly | Labour | 1,251 |
| A. Tebbs | Green | 102 |
Prenton1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| R. Pullen | SLD | 2,432 ✓ |
| A. Clement | Conservative | 2,085 |
| T Collins | Labour | 1,452 |
| D Pye | Green | 119 |
Royden1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| Dave Robinson | Conservative | 3,491 ✓ |
| D. Hughes | Labour | 893 |
| P. Reisdorf | SLD | 809 |
| K Cuthbertson | Green | 185 |
Seacombe1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| P. Clee | Labour | 3,841 ✓ |
| G Allen | Conservative | 887 |
| H. Warner | SLD | 169 |
| J. Williams | SDP | 165 |
Thurstaston1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Dunn S. | Conservative | 3,469 ✓ |
| W Gamet | Labour | 985 |
| C. Wall | SLD | 521 |
| D Burton | Green | 314 |
Tranmere1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| R. Davies | Labour | 2,893 ✓ |
| R. McGunigall | Conservative | 494 |
| C. Townsend | SLD | 176 |
| C. Rainsford | Green | 95 |
Upton1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| K. Rimmer | Labour | 3,105 ✓ |
| G Caton | Conservative | 1,729 |
| E. Brame | SLD | 664 |
| G. Osler | Green | 113 |
Wallasey1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Kate Wood | Conservative | 3,682 |
| M. Mann | Labour | 1,507 |
| M. Gallagher | SLD | 1,025 |
