Before (end of 1995) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Liberal Democrats 43 · Other 5 · Conservative 2
After (end of 1996) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 41 · Other 6 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Abercromby1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| S. Norman | Labour | 1,083 |
| K. Firth | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
| A. Carroll | LIB | 100 |
| Spalding R. | Green | 100 |
| C. Zsigmond | Conservative | 90 |
Aigburth2 seats · turnout 25.9%
| C. Hancox | Liberal Democrats | 2,125 |
| D. Antrobus | Liberal Democrats | 1,856 |
| J Middleton | Labour | 1,226 |
| J. Anderson | Labour | 1,220 |
| Alma Gavine McGing | Conservative | 343 |
| D. Patmore | Conservative | 315 |
| R Lentle | Green | 230 |
Allerton1 seat
| R. Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,946 ✓ |
| M. Bailey | Labour | 1,026 |
| C. Hulme | Ind LD | 497 |
| F Bate | Conservative | 454 |
| R Cantwell | Green | 64 |
Anfield1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| A Walker | Labour | 1,427 |
| R. Marbrow | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 |
| S. Brooks | LIB | 315 |
| P. Filby | MILT Lab | 107 |
Arundel1 seat
| Pamela Clein | Liberal Democrats | 1,448 ✓ |
| Roz Gladden | Labour | 1,392 |
| Donald Ross | Green | 181 |
| K Watkin | Conservative | 136 |
Breckfield1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| M. McGiveron | Labour | 1,291 |
| K. Afford | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
| J. McAllister | LIB | 222 |
| E. Bayley | Conservative | 108 |
| J Morris | MILT Lab | 59 |
Broadgreen1 seat
| M. McDaid | Labour | 1,776 ✓ |
| J. McCabe | Liberal Democrats | 1,167 |
| T. Mills | LIB | 196 |
| Sutton K. | Conservative | 194 |
Church1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| M. Storey | Liberal Democrats | 3,106 |
| N Harvey | Labour | 1,014 |
| J. Mullans | Conservative | 362 |
| J. Brown | Green | 127 |
Clubmoor1 seat
| S Ellison | Labour | 1,396 ✓ |
| B. Jackson | LIB | 639 |
| A Hincks | Ind Lab | 319 |
| H. Owen | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| G. Hicklin | Conservative | 159 |
County1 seat
| P. Clark | Liberal Democrats | 2,124 ✓ |
| L. French | Labour | 1,265 |
| Atkinson J. | Conservative | 57 |
| R. Webb | LIB | 42 |
Croxteth1 seat
| E. Kinahan | Liberal Democrats | 2,758 ✓ |
| G. Wood | Labour | 1,004 |
| E Nash | Conservative | 412 |
| R. Cameron | LIB | 155 |
| I Graham | Green | 73 |
Dingle1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| P. Allen | Liberal Democrats | 1,178 |
| B. Williams | Labour | 1,142 |
| M. Williams | LIB | 175 |
| S. Hilditch | Ind Lab | 172 |
| J. Watson | Conservative | 91 |
Dovecot1 seat
| S. Renilson | Labour | 1,192 ✓ |
| K. Buchanan | LIB | 357 |
| L. Kinahan | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| J. Brandwood | Conservative | 107 |
Fazakerley1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| D. Hanratty | Labour | 1,705 |
| Poole A. | Liberal Democrats | 616 |
| D Johnston | Conservative | 192 |
Gillmoss1 seat
| A. Flattery | Ind Lab | 1,146 ✓ |
| Michael Black | Labour | 1,026 |
| M. Hines | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| F. Fall | LIB | 331 |
| B. Jones | Conservative | 153 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 17.8%
| P Tyrrell | Labour | 1,250 |
| D. Forster-Green | Liberal Democrats | 166 |
| C. Wilson | MILT Lab | 166 |
| M Wingfield | LIB | 104 |
Grassendale1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| C. Curry | Liberal Democrats | 2,691 |
| G Lovgreen | Labour | 969 |
| Cross C. | Conservative | 509 |
| G Mead | Nlp | 27 |
Kensington1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| J Kendrick | Liberal Democrats | 1,567 |
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 1,097 |
| A. Hulme | Ind LD | 161 |
| A. Dunn | Ind Lab | 108 |
| M. Bickley | LIB | 68 |
| I Macfall | Conservative | 48 |
Melrose1 seat · turnout 19.2%
| W. Owen | Labour | 1,509 |
| Irene Mayes | LIB | 358 |
| L. Mahmood | MILT Lab | 168 |
| Ann Nugent | Conservative | 86 |
Netherley1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| J Devaney | Labour | 956 |
| T. Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
| J. Courtney | Independent | 94 |
| I Prosser | Conservative | 58 |
| N Roberts | LIB | 50 |
| M. Fowler | Independent | 46 |
Old Swan1 seat
| B. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 1,348 ✓ |
| M. Lyons | Labour | 774 |
| G Lloyd | Ind Lab | 451 |
| H. Williams | LIB | 156 |
| R Bethell | Conservative | 138 |
| M. McNeilly | Ind LD | 128 |
Picton1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| R. Kemp | Liberal Democrats | 1,693 |
| K. Bradley | Labour | 1,221 |
| W. Barrow | Ind LD | 136 |
| T. Coffey | Conservative | 70 |
Pirrie1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| D. Gavin | Labour | 1,351 |
| P. Dutton | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| C. Mayes | LIB | 163 |
| F Stevens | Conservative | 137 |
| J. Kidd | Ind Lab | 124 |
Speke1 seat
| Finn McGregor Anderson | Labour | 1,028 ✓ |
| M. McKenna | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| Morrison T. | Conservative | 75 |
St. Marys1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| P. Millea | Liberal Democrats | 2,206 |
| P. Hughes | Labour | 1,006 |
| G Harden | Conservative | 58 |
Tuebrook1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Radford S. | LIB | 2,888 |
| B Lawless | Labour | 751 |
| J. Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| G Brandwood | Conservative | 80 |
Valley1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| I Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 1,318 |
| M. Fitzsimmons | Labour | 965 |
| J. Marston | Ind Lab | 210 |
| W. McGrady | LIB | 67 |
| J. Matthews | Conservative | 61 |
Vauxhall1 seat
| P. Orr | Labour | 1,100 ✓ |
| J. Long | Ind Lab | 351 |
| A. Connor | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
| Irene Mayes | LIB | 39 |
Warbreck1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Rachael Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 2,029 |
| P. Harvey | Labour | 1,751 |
| D. Gray | Conservative | 180 |
