Before (end of 1995) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Conservative 13 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| J Hayes | Conservative | 1,955 ✓ |
| H. Dalton | Liberal Democrats | 1,634 |
| B. Parkes | Labour | 831 |
| J Leech | Independent | 169 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| S. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,773 ✓ |
| K Clarke | Conservative | 938 |
| F Warner | Labour | 718 |
| D Proffitt | LIB | 209 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| W. Jones | Conservative | 1,859 ✓ |
| H Wallace | Labour | 1,375 |
| J. Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 889 |
Cambridge1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| A. Farley | Liberal Democrats | 1,925 ✓ |
| J. Jessop | Conservative | 1,746 |
| J. Seale | Labour | 588 |
Derby1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| P Dowd | Labour | 2,128 ✓ |
| D. Cross | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
| J Burrows | Conservative | 178 |
| P Glover | MILT Lab | 137 |
Duke's1 seat
| R. Watson | Conservative | 1,809 ✓ |
| M Merryfield | Liberal Democrats | 856 |
| Jowett S. | Labour | 528 |
| A Scarisbrick | LIB | 124 |
Harington1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| S. Whitby | Conservative | 1,979 ✓ |
| D Langley | Labour | 1,524 |
| D. Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 667 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| D. Bamber | Liberal Democrats | 1,668 ✓ |
| N Horridge | Labour | 980 |
| R Taylor | Conservative | 691 |
| E. Hempel | LIB | 164 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| D. Kerrigan | Labour | 1,387 ✓ |
| E McEvilly | Ind Lab | 339 |
| R. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Linda Cluskey | Labour | 1,855 ✓ |
| H Dunbar | Conservative | 234 |
| George Fielding | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| J Hulligan | Labour | 2,365 ✓ |
| G Jones | Conservative | 1,347 |
| W Brereton | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| Paul Gray | Liberal Democrats | 1,778 ✓ |
| G Dye | Conservative | 1,126 |
| F. Ford | Labour | 840 |
| S. Ashton | LIB | 258 |
Molyneux1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| K. Greeney | Labour | 1,863 ✓ |
| T Lewis | Conservative | 1,353 |
| A. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| N. Fanning | Labour | 1,723 ✓ |
| Hilary Bowden | Conservative | 127 |
| J. Murray | Liberal Democrats | 83 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| B. Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,596 ✓ |
| C. Guy | Labour | 1,294 |
| J. Pettitt | Conservative | 530 |
| N Ashton | LIB | 188 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| M. Leyland | Labour | 1,939 ✓ |
| E Seddon | Conservative | 1,589 |
| D Walker | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| R Connell | Liberal Democrats | 1,879 ✓ |
| Susan Williams | Labour | 1,163 |
| E. Jones | Conservative | 966 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| A. Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 2,122 ✓ |
| B. Lonsdale | Labour | 1,226 |
| A Smales | Conservative | 437 |