Before (end of 1987) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 44 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Liberal Democrats 39 · Conservative 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Abercromby1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| K. Feintuck | Labour | 2,070 ✓ |
| C. Matthews | SLD | 186 |
| P. Lee | Conservative | 180 |
| F. Carroll | COMM | 129 |
Aigburth1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| C. Hancox | SLD | 2,475 ✓ |
| K. Taft | Labour | 2,079 |
| N Liddell | Conservative | 965 |
| J. Cook | Green | 272 |
Allerton1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| T. Smith | Labour | 2,029 ✓ |
| M. Ali | SLD | 1,642 |
| M Kingston | Conservative | 1,532 |
| R Gould | SDP | 399 |
| R Cantwell | Green | 100 |
Anfield1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| J. Nelson | Labour | 2,890 ✓ |
| R. Jump | SLD | 2,147 |
| M. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 518 |
| J. Prince | SDP | 105 |
Arundel1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| M. Roberts | Labour | 2,381 ✓ |
| B. Grocott | SLD | 1,559 |
| D. Patmore | Conservative | 346 |
| G. Thomson | Green | 213 |
| J. Crawley | COMM | 47 |
Breckfield1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| M. McGiveron | Labour | 3,148 |
| H. Burt | SLD | 663 |
| E. Bayley | Conservative | 266 |
Broadgreen1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| R. Cooper | SLD | 3,109 ✓ |
| F. Gillard | Labour | 2,599 |
| J. Baldwin | Conservative | 314 |
| N. Morgan | Green | 61 |
| R. Nolan | SDP | 46 |
Childwall1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| E. Clein | SLD | 3,146 ✓ |
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 1,527 |
| H. Rigby | Conservative | 1,215 |
| A Willan | Green | 185 |
Church1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| M. Storey | SLD | 3,564 ✓ |
| J. Ashton | Labour | 1,738 |
| T. Pink | Conservative | 1,153 |
| J. Cantwell | Green | 201 |
Clubmoor1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| K. Coombes | Labour | 4,159 ✓ |
| A. Collinge | SLD | 666 |
| W Connolly | Conservative | 520 |
| K. McDonough | COMM | 73 |
County1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| P. Clark | SLD | 3,183 |
| S. Renilson | Labour | 3,100 |
| H. Quayle | Conservative | 164 |
Croxteth1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| E. Kinahan | SLD | 2,163 ✓ |
| C. Rigby | Labour | 1,885 |
| G Brandwood | Conservative | 1,745 |
| J. Reece | SDP | 218 |
| I Graham | Green | 150 |
Dingle1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| R. Lafferty | Labour | 3,215 ✓ |
| W. Limont | SLD | 1,144 |
| G. Earl | Conservative | 272 |
| J. Cook | COMM | 30 |
Dovecot1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| H. Rimmer | Labour | 2,622 |
| N. Mills | SLD | 429 |
| A. Bowness | Conservative | 356 |
Everton1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| G. Knibb | Labour | 1,998 |
| M. Key | SLD | 98 |
| R. Fairclough | Conservative | 72 |
Fazakerley1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| F. Vaudrey | Labour | 3,465 |
| C. Mayes | SLD | 541 |
| Atkinson J. | Conservative | 495 |
Gillmoss1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| S. Ledwich | Labour | 3,239 ✓ |
| S. North | Conservative | 383 |
| C. Leahy | SLD | 342 |
| S. Ellison | Green | 103 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| P. Hughes | Labour | 2,959 ✓ |
| E. Chin | SLD | 335 |
| H. Edwards | Conservative | 200 |
| E. Caddick | COMM | 121 |
Grassendale1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| W. Bullock | SLD | 3,405 ✓ |
| S. Marsden | Conservative | 1,656 |
| E. Turnbull | Labour | 1,183 |
| P. Kavanagh | Green | 197 |
Kensington1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| K. Ratcliffe | Labour | 2,525 ✓ |
| R. Kemp | SLD | 2,026 |
| R Bethell | Conservative | 196 |
| F. Wainwright | Green | 84 |
Melrose1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| M. Kidd | Labour | 3,519 |
| J. Murray | SLD | 537 |
| Ann Nugent | Conservative | 220 |
Netherley1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| L. Mahmood | Labour | 2,106 |
| C. Barnett | SLD | 439 |
| M. Murphy | Conservative | 134 |
Old Swan1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| J. Fitzsimons | Labour | 2,975 ✓ |
| J. Berman | SLD | 739 |
| G. Powell | Conservative | 684 |
| J. Herbert | SDP | 184 |
Picton1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| P. Bradley | SLD | 2,730 ✓ |
| M. Clarke | Labour | 2,717 |
| I Bishop | Conservative | 221 |
| D. Williams | Green | 112 |
Pirrie1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| D. Gavin | Labour | 3,958 |
| H. Owen | SLD | 412 |
| P Aldcroft | Conservative | 329 |
Smithdown1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| D. Bermingham | Labour | 2,791 |
| M. Young | SLD | 648 |
| E. Ryan | Conservative | 193 |
St. Marys1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| F. O'Donoghue | Labour | 3,599 ✓ |
| C. Hughes | SLD | 1,454 |
| I. Fleming | Conservative | 275 |
| D. Lindsay | Green | 60 |
Tuebrook1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| S. Radford | SLD | 2,747 |
| S. Sullivan | Labour | 2,291 |
| E. Rodick | Conservative | 282 |
Valley1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| S. Sharpey-Schafer | Labour | 2,636 |
| G. Claeys | SLD | 714 |
| W Dobinson | Conservative | 242 |
Warbreck1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| H. Chase | Labour | 3,144 |
| E. Lang | SLD | 2,430 |
| M. Thornton | Conservative | 492 |
Woolton2 seats · turnout 45.3%
| J. Backhouse | Conservative | 2,310 ✓ |
| S. Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 2,241 ✓ |
| R. Gould | SLD | 1,487 |
| I. Phillips | SLD | 1,424 |
| A. White | Labour | 1,057 |
| S Balmer | Labour | 1,056 |
| S. Parry | SDP | 962 |
| D Pollard | SDP | 873 |
| J Hulton | Green | 166 |
