Before (end of 1997) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 41 · Other 6 · Conservative 1
After (end of 1998) (99 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 52 · Labour 39 · Other 8 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Abercromby2 seats
| J Anderson | Labour | 588 ✓ |
| S Munby | Labour | 547 ✓ |
| C Barnett | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| J Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| M Wingfield | LIB | 71 |
| Constantine Biller | Conservative | 42 |
| C Harley | Conservative | 41 |
Aigburth1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| R. Gould | Liberal Democrats | 1,757 |
| J Middleton | Labour | 754 |
| Alma Gavine McGing | Conservative | 262 |
Allerton1 seat
| H. Clucas | Liberal Democrats | 2,015 ✓ |
| P Rhodes | Labour | 580 |
| Mark Bill | Conservative | 405 |
| C. Hulme | Ind LD | 351 |
Anfield1 seat
| Kiron Reid | Liberal Democrats | 1,739 ✓ |
| A. Keenan | Labour | 655 |
| S. Brooks | LIB | 305 |
| P. Filby | Socialist | 61 |
| E Jones | Conservative | 57 |
| G Casey | Ind Lab | 45 |
| H Jones | Ind Lab | 32 |
Arundel1 seat
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 1,324 ✓ |
| Hilary Frances Burrage | Labour | 739 |
| R Foulkes | SOC LAB | 143 |
| D Watson | Conservative | 75 |
Breckfield1 seat
| F. Prendergast | Labour | 721 ✓ |
| J Clucas | Liberal Democrats | 413 |
| M. Seigar | LIB | 91 |
| J. Dooher | SOC LAB | 90 |
| E. Bayley | Conservative | 77 |
Broadgreen1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| D. Irving | Liberal Democrats | 2,029 |
| A. Concepcion | Labour | 852 |
| J. Newall | LIB | 154 |
| Sutton K. | Conservative | 84 |
Childwall1 seat
| D. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 3,452 ✓ |
| L. French | Labour | 513 |
| A. Garnett | Conservative | 170 |
Church1 seat
| L. Tyrer | Liberal Democrats | 2,990 ✓ |
| H. Adams | Labour | 722 |
| G. Fawcett | Conservative | 275 |
Clubmoor1 seat
| P. Woodruff | LIB | 910 ✓ |
| B. Williams | Labour | 635 |
| J. Kenny | Ind Lab | 563 |
| R. Ousby | Liberal Democrats | 500 |
| K. Andersen | SOC LAB | 75 |
| G. Hicklin | Conservative | 41 |
County1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| K. Afford | Liberal Democrats | 2,010 |
| T. Denny | Labour | 613 |
| L. Mahmood | SOC | 63 |
| Atkinson J. | Conservative | 58 |
| R. Webb | LIB | 51 |
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Croxteth1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| A. Hines | Liberal Democrats | 2,394 |
| V. Moffatt | Labour | 554 |
| G Brandwood | Conservative | 275 |
| R. Cameron | LIB | 175 |
Dingle1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| E. Phelan | Liberal Democrats | 1,309 |
| S. Sharma | Labour | 718 |
| D. Patmore | Conservative | 94 |
| P. Dunne | SOC | 65 |
Dovecot1 seat · turnout 16.3%
| G Hulme | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 476 |
| K. Buchanan | LIB | 355 |
| B. Walsh | Ind Lab | 112 |
| W Connolly | Conservative | 71 |
Fazakerley1 seat
| Poole A. | Liberal Democrats | 947 ✓ |
| Edward Thomas | Labour | 768 |
| S. Rutherford | LIB | 213 |
| C. Heron | Ind Lab | 166 |
| D Johnston | Conservative | 94 |
Gillmoss1 seat
| M. Bailey | Labour | 682 ✓ |
| C. Morgan | Ind Lab | 621 |
| F. Fall | LIB | 583 |
| S. Monkcom | Liberal Democrats | 560 |
| E. Burke | Independent | 119 |
| B. Jones | Conservative | 93 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 13.2%
| G. Ben-Tovim | Labour | 752 |
| D Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| C. Wilson | SOC | 92 |
Grassendale1 seat
| B Frankel | Liberal Democrats | 2,596 ✓ |
| Anna Burrage | Labour | 560 |
| C Cross | Conservative | 368 |
| John Moore | LIB | 52 |
| G Mead | Nlp | 10 |
Kensington1 seat · turnout 17.5%
| R. Marbrow | Liberal Democrats | 1,280 |
| J Hamilton | Labour | 525 |
| M. Bickley | LIB | 254 |
| I Macfall | Conservative | 42 |
Melrose1 seat · turnout 15.9%
| M. Kidd | Labour | 629 |
| B. Hinks | Ind Lab | 481 |
| F. Forrester | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| T Newall | LIB | 185 |
| Ann Nugent | Conservative | 50 |
Netherley1 seat
| Thomas Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 594 ✓ |
| D Garmann | Labour | 472 |
| Alan Fogg | SOC LAB | 132 |
| P Hughes | Conservative | 34 |
| M. Fowler | Independent | 28 |
Old Swan1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| K. Firth | Liberal Democrats | 1,631 |
| D Minahan | Labour | 643 |
| A. Carroll | LIB | 169 |
| S Lennard | Conservative | 64 |
Picton1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| H. Herrity | Liberal Democrats | 1,631 |
| J. Nolan | Labour | 712 |
| P. Barron | Conservative | 76 |
Pirrie1 seat
| Catherine Prayle | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| M Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Charles Mayes | LIB | 301 |
| F Stevens | Conservative | 88 |
Smithdown1 seat · turnout 14.7%
| G. Airey | Liberal Democrats | 681 |
| N. Bann | Labour | 525 |
| M. Williams | LIB | 77 |
| V. Marsland | Ind Lab | 53 |
Speke1 seat
| G. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 856 ✓ |
| P. Bostock | Labour | 508 |
| M. Langley | LIB | 126 |
| M. Williams | Conservative | 36 |
St. Marys1 seat
| Francis Roderick | Liberal Democrats | 1,422 ✓ |
| Mary Rasmussen | Labour | 885 |
| P Hase | LIB | 172 |
| Denise Mary Nuttall | Conservative | 42 |
Tuebrook1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| H. Williams | LIB | 1,958 |
| B Lawless | Labour | 434 |
| L. Kinahan | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| A. Bowness | Conservative | 71 |
Valley1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| D. Craig | Liberal Democrats | 1,531 |
| I Harvey | Labour | 596 |
| J. Hackett | SOC LAB | 89 |
| Irene Mayes | LIB | 47 |
| J. Perry | Conservative | 34 |
Vauxhall1 seat
| R. Kennedy | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| F. Murphy | Ind Lab | 284 |
| T Drake | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
| D. Mayes | LIB | 52 |
Woolton1 seat
| A Collinge | Liberal Democrats | 3,206 ✓ |
| Stephen Fitzsimmons | Conservative | 817 |
| B Wilde | Labour | 455 |
| G Bellas | LIB | 99 |
