Before (end of 1994) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 5 · Other 2
After (end of 1995) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Alma Atherton | Labour | 2,706 ✓ |
| J. Hall | Conservative | 465 |
| R. Ferry | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| A. Smith | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| S. Broughton | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| W. Highcock | Conservative | 86 |
Broad Oak1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| T. Shields | Labour | 1,297 ✓ |
| M. Honey | LIB | 972 |
| P. Partington | Liberal Democrats | 96 |
| R Bolton | Conservative | 34 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Shirley Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,348 ✓ |
| G. Smallwood | Labour | 1,001 |
| H Williams | Conservative | 771 |
Grange Park1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| A. Johnson | Labour | 1,474 ✓ |
| Mandy Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| E. Anderton | Conservative | 206 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| J. Mealor | Labour | 2,231 ✓ |
| J Williams | Conservative | 238 |
Marshalls Cross1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| J. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,004 ✓ |
| W Wood | Labour | 979 |
| Jill Jones | Conservative | 56 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Fletcher J. | Labour | 1,919 ✓ |
| B. Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 1,072 |
| A. Rigby | Conservative | 122 |
| D. Bond | LIB | 57 |
Newton East1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| L. McGuire | Labour | 1,499 ✓ |
| P. Astbury | Liberal Democrats | 1,396 |
| S Holt | Conservative | 110 |
| D Gleave | LIB | 44 |
Newton West1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| D Marshall | Labour | 1,797 ✓ |
| Suzanne Knight | Liberal Democrats | 1,265 |
| B. Honey | Conservative | 101 |
| K Hazeldine | LIB | 29 |
Parr & Hardshaw1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| J. Molyneux | Labour | 1,515 ✓ |
| S Partington | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| Pauline Wilcock | Conservative | 70 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| M. McLaghlan | Labour | 1,504 ✓ |
| J. Dutton | Liberal Democrats | 792 |
| Barbara Evelyn Woodcock | Conservative | 118 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| A. Mussell | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| J. Brown | Conservative | 1,418 |
| S. Grundy | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| J De'Asha | Labour | 2,061 ✓ |
| G Short | Conservative | 429 |
| A Ashton | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| W. Noctor | Labour | 1,760 ✓ |
| K. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 1,018 |
| Y. Green | Conservative | 82 |
Thatto Heath1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| D. Watts | Labour | 1,696 ✓ |
| A Pearson | Conservative | 213 |
| Geoff Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
West Sutton1 seat · turnout 22.1%
| D Craig | Labour | 1,289 ✓ |
| D. Makin | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 63 |
Windle1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| Patricia Martinez-Williams | Labour | 1,799 ✓ |
| M. Bolton | Conservative | 1,011 |
| Marjorie Beirne | Liberal Democrats | 168 |