Before (end of 1998) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 14 · Other 1
After (end of 1999) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Conservative 15 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| M. Farley | Liberal Democrats | 2,171 ✓ |
| S. Berrill | Conservative | 1,513 |
| C Burgess | Labour | 300 |
| J Leech | Independent | 213 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| J. Pugh | Liberal Democrats | 1,446 ✓ |
| I Hamilton | Conservative | 802 |
| J. Baldwin | Labour | 396 |
| D Proffitt | LIB | 81 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| R Roberts | Conservative | 1,724 ✓ |
| A Shute | Labour | 872 |
| T Drake | Liberal Democrats | 426 |
Cambridge1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| T. Mann | Conservative | 1,633 ✓ |
| D Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 1,112 |
| J. Seale | Labour | 369 |
CHURCH1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| R Waring | Labour | 1,042 ✓ |
| P. Kehoe | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
| Hughes A. | Conservative | 183 |
| K Donellon | slp | 160 |
Duke's1 seat
| D. Pearson | Conservative | 1,407 ✓ |
| F Weavers | Liberal Democrats | 747 |
| T. Leek | Labour | 316 |
Ford1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| O. Brady | Labour | 1,377 ✓ |
| J. Colbert | Liberal Democrats | 803 |
| D. Tucker | Conservative | 122 |
Harrington1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| A. Doran | Conservative | 1,716 ✓ |
| P Flodman | Labour | 865 |
| D. Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 530 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| M. Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,366 ✓ |
| A Kennaugh | Conservative | 475 |
| H. Newton | Labour | 436 |
| E. Hempel | LIB | 41 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 15.1%
| J. Fairclough | Labour | 1,021 ✓ |
| R. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| A. Naylor | Labour | 1,084 ✓ |
| D Flynn | slp | 242 |
| George Fielding | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
| Hilary Bowden | Conservative | 176 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| C. McCarthy | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| G Jones | Conservative | 930 |
| D Nolan | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| R James | slp | 223 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| John Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 1,698 ✓ |
| D Barton | Conservative | 891 |
| Jowett S. | Labour | 348 |
| S. Ashton | LIB | 95 |
Molyneux1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| A. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 886 ✓ |
| T Hale | Labour | 846 |
| P Gill | Independent | 653 |
| T Lewis | Conservative | 627 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| C. Hopkins | Labour | 1,225 ✓ |
| N. Cross | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| D Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,270 ✓ |
| N Horridge | Labour | 456 |
| D Haslehurst | Conservative | 349 |
| D Green | LIB | 112 |
Park1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| A Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,642 ✓ |
| J Ferns | Labour | 490 |
| E. Jones | Conservative | 482 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| J Gibson | Conservative | 1,360 ✓ |
| C. Boreham | Labour | 1,300 |
| D Walker | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
St Oswald1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| J Mahon | Labour | 1,306 ✓ |
| S. Murray | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
| A. Bannister | SOC | 82 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| S. Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 1,611 ✓ |
| B Healey | Conservative | 614 |
| C. Hafiz | Labour | 537 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| A. Hill | Liberal Democrats | 1,461 ✓ |
| G Blundell | Labour | 827 |
| A Smales | Conservative | 344 |