Before (end of 1995) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Bebington1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| K Williams | Labour | 2,171 ✓ |
| B. Cummings | Conservative | 1,940 |
| K Turner | Liberal Democrats | 363 |
| A. Jones | Green | 77 |
Bidston1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Jerry Williams | Labour | 1,713 ✓ |
| J Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
Birkenhead1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| D Gower | Labour | 2,228 ✓ |
| Mike Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
Bromborough1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| D. Jackson | Labour | 2,401 ✓ |
| K Roberts | Conservative | 658 |
| M Bolton | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| J. Rohan | Independent | 161 |
| J. Jones | Green | 82 |
Clatterbridge1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| M. Moore | Conservative | 2,478 ✓ |
| L. Flanagan | Labour | 2,066 |
| W Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 947 |
Claughton1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| G. Davies | Labour | 2,007 ✓ |
| Stuart Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 1,237 |
| P Greening-Jackson | Conservative | 560 |
| G Bowler | Green | 80 |
Eastham1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| P. Gilchrist | Liberal Democrats | 2,805 ✓ |
| A McGuiness | Labour | 1,059 |
| S Hutchence | Conservative | 444 |
Egerton1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| A Dow | Labour | 2,290 ✓ |
| H Jackson-Payne | Conservative | 407 |
| P. Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| Joyce Hogg | Green | 107 |
Heswall1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| T. Price | Conservative | 2,820 ✓ |
| Emma Kate Norton | Liberal Democrats | 1,040 |
| C Murphy | Labour | 820 |
Hoylake1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| H. Jones | Conservative | 2,433 ✓ |
| Andy Milne | Labour | 1,218 |
| A Richards | Liberal Democrats | 733 |
Leasowe1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| R. Abbey | Labour | 2,169 ✓ |
| Ian Lewis | Conservative | 418 |
| C. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Moreton1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| A. McLachlan | Labour | 2,148 ✓ |
| V Borg | Conservative | 1,177 |
| S. Uriel | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
New Brighton1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| V McGee | Labour | 2,132 ✓ |
| H Tooke | Conservative | 1,038 |
| Codling J. | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
Oxton1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Amrita Dunn | Liberal Democrats | 2,221 ✓ |
| P. Cocker | Labour | 1,123 |
| C. Ferguson | Conservative | 524 |
| Garnette Bowler | Green | 75 |
Prenton1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| M. Bridson | Liberal Democrats | 2,300 ✓ |
| R Pullen | Labour | 1,595 |
| J. Thomas | Conservative | 912 |
Royden1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Dave Robinson | Conservative | 2,280 ✓ |
| R. Pennington | Labour | 1,307 |
| Reisdorf P. | Liberal Democrats | 966 |
Seacombe1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| P. Clee | Labour | 2,564 ✓ |
| M. Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 240 |
Thurstaston1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Dunn S. | Conservative | 2,454 ✓ |
| A Beer | Labour | 1,849 |
| C Wall | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
Tranmere1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Moira McLaughlin | Labour | 1,824 ✓ |
| C Bowditch | Conservative | 174 |
| S Blaylock | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
| Cathy Page | Green | 134 |
Upton1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| A Bell | Labour | 2,579 ✓ |
| L. Turnbull | Conservative | 1,350 |
| N Sherwen | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
