Before (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| F Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 1,986 ✓ |
| P Stansfield | Conservative | 559 |
| P. Callaghan | Labour | 217 |
Bewsey and Whitecross1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| J Richards | Labour | 1,255 ✓ |
| A Pester | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Burtonwood and Winwick1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| J. Joyce | Labour | 1,040 ✓ |
| Luke Houghton | Conservative | 301 |
| S. Hart | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
| T. Hoyle | Conservative | 1,573 ✓ |
| B Budworth | Labour | 1,270 |
| C. Cummerson | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
Fairfield and Howley1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| A. Haddow | Labour | 1,307 ✓ |
| S. Ault | Liberal Democrats | 1,039 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Wendy Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,768 ✓ |
| Sonia Wendy Boggan | Conservative | 454 |
| R Fletcher | Labour | 436 |
Great Sankey North1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Hilary Cooksey | Labour | 647 ✓ |
| J Pennington | Independent | 631 |
| R. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 445 |
Great Sankey South1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| J. Davidson | Labour | 1,279 ✓ |
| S. Hewitt | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| Emmie Bromley | Labour | 925 ✓ |
| M. Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 85 |
| M. Selway | Conservative | 78 |
Latchford1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| R. Humphreys | Labour | 970 ✓ |
| J Caldwell | Conservative | 237 |
| W. Norcott | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
| R Arnold | Ind Lab | 180 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| I. Marks | Liberal Democrats | 1,694 ✓ |
| D. Thomason | Conservative | 1,219 |
| Susan Williams | Labour | 466 |
Orford1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| T Whelan | Labour | 1,045 ✓ |
| Williams B. | Conservative | 124 |
| S. Watts | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
Penketh and Cuerdley1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| H. Shaw | Labour | 1,151 ✓ |
| Teresa Aldred | Conservative | 530 |
| D Goulden | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
Poplars1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| D Pilling | Labour | 729 ✓ |
| A Turner | Conservative | 91 |
| Bob Timmis | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
| J Verdon | Independent | 44 |
Poulton North1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| J. Kerr-Brown | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| T. Rostron | Conservative | 214 |
| C Dean-Young | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
Poulton South1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| M Howard | Labour | 1,121 ✓ |
| B Rostron | Conservative | 372 |
| G Hill | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Rixton and Woolston1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| E Coop | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| A Freeman | Conservative | 476 |
| S Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Westy1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| H. Mundry | Labour | 911 ✓ |
| G Myles | Ind Lab | 197 |
| E Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Whittle Hall1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| L Street | Labour | 613 ✓ |
| J Usher | Conservative | 232 |
| C Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
