Before (end of 1997) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| Bessie Griffin | Labour | 1,184 ✓ |
| J. Hall | Conservative | 335 |
| R. Ferry | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 12.7%
| Linda Lovina Maloney | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| S. Broughton | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
| Mike Harvey | Conservative | 82 |
Broad Oak1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| J. Pinder | Labour | 914 ✓ |
| P. Partington | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| E. Ashby | Conservative | 50 |
| R. Waugh | SOC LAB | 40 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Teresa Sims | Liberal Democrats | 1,544 ✓ |
| J Goodacre | Conservative | 418 |
| S. Glover | Labour | 416 |
Grange Park1 seat · turnout 14.8%
| T Hanley | Labour | 667 ✓ |
| D Evans | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
| C. Lindon | Conservative | 187 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| W. Swift | Labour | 1,178 ✓ |
| C. Worthington | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
| Joanna Collins | Conservative | 169 |
| A Rimaitis | SOC LAB | 90 |
Marshalls Cross1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| J. Beirne | Liberal Democrats | 1,127 ✓ |
| R Cooke | Labour | 415 |
| Jill Jones | Conservative | 30 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Carole Kavanagh | Liberal Democrats | 1,329 ✓ |
| M McGough | Labour | 1,025 |
| W. Highcock | Conservative | 88 |
Newton East1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| N. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 928 ✓ |
| T Chisnall | Labour | 799 |
| B. Honey | Conservative | 158 |
Newton West1 seat · turnout 19.2%
| K. Deakin | Labour | 1,028 ✓ |
| Crowther D. | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
| S Holt | Conservative | 123 |
Parr & Hardshaw1 seat · turnout 14.7%
| M. Arnold | Labour | 743 ✓ |
| Ellis M. | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
| T Brooke | Conservative | 54 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 16.7%
| Patricia Ireland | Labour | 782 ✓ |
| Vivienne Lavery | Liberal Democrats | 306 |
| M. Bolton | Conservative | 112 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| J. Brown | Conservative | 1,293 ✓ |
| J Appleton | Labour | 933 |
| S. Birch | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 16.8%
| P Speakman | Labour | 1,054 ✓ |
| R. Seddon | Conservative | 376 |
| K. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| B. Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 1,353 ✓ |
| D. Maylor | Labour | 912 |
| H Williams | Conservative | 51 |
Thatto Heath2 seats · turnout 14.2%
| Patricia Robinson | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| S. Hudson | Labour | 722 ✓ |
| Carol Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
| Jim Brown | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
| A Pearson | Conservative | 108 |
| M Perry | SOC LAB | 58 |
West Sutton1 seat · turnout 13.8%
| F. Robinson | Labour | 671 ✓ |
| D. Makin | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 60 |
Windle1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| G. Whiteside | Labour | 893 ✓ |
| A. Rigby | Conservative | 593 |
| A. Ashall | Liberal Democrats | 223 |