Before (end of 1998) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| Alma Atherton | Labour | 1,523 ✓ |
| P. Shutler | Conservative | 428 |
| B. Halsall | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 13.5%
| A. Smith | Labour | 727 ✓ |
| S. Broughton | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| Joan Foster | Conservative | 73 |
Broad Oak1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| T. Shields | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| Mills A. | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
| E. Ashby | Conservative | 37 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Shirley Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,752 ✓ |
| R. Seddon | Conservative | 425 |
| Susan Murphy | Labour | 353 |
Grange Park1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| J. Smee | Labour | 807 ✓ |
| D Evans | Liberal Democrats | 222 |
| A Pearson | Conservative | 182 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 17.0%
| J. Mealor | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| C. Worthington | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
| A. Rigby | Conservative | 159 |
Marshalls Cross1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| M Blaney | Liberal Democrats | 1,123 ✓ |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 636 |
| Jill Jones | Conservative | 17 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| R. Ferry | Liberal Democrats | 1,156 ✓ |
| Barbara Jakubiak | Labour | 1,089 |
| Joanna Collins | Conservative | 92 |
Newton East1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| P. Astbury | Liberal Democrats | 1,027 ✓ |
| T Chisnall | Labour | 872 |
| S Holt | Conservative | 98 |
Newton West1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| L. McGuire | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| L. Thornhill | Liberal Democrats | 654 |
| Catherine Perks | Conservative | 125 |
Parr & Hardshaw1 seat · turnout 16.3%
| J. Molyneux | Labour | 812 ✓ |
| P. Partington | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| T Brooke | Conservative | 56 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| Margaret McLachlan | Labour | 949 ✓ |
| Vivienne Lavery | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| H Williams | Conservative | 122 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| J. Parr | Conservative | 1,384 ✓ |
| J Topping | Labour | 825 |
| S. Barton | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| J De'Asha | Labour | 1,233 ✓ |
| M. Bolton | Conservative | 347 |
| K. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Stephanie Topping | Liberal Democrats | 1,008 ✓ |
| W. Noctor | Labour | 938 |
| Barbara Evelyn Woodcock | Conservative | 56 |
Thatto Heath1 seat · turnout 16.9%
| Sheila Seddon | Labour | 901 ✓ |
| Carol Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
| C. Lindon | Conservative | 100 |
| M Perry | slp | 67 |
Town Centre1 seat
| S. Farmer | SNP | 574 |
| J. Lonsdale | Conservative | 210 |
West Sutton1 seat · turnout 13.9%
| D Craig | Labour | 696 ✓ |
| D. Makin | Liberal Democrats | 112 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 106 |
Windle1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Patricia Martinez-Williams | Labour | 1,035 ✓ |
| W. Highcock | Conservative | 535 |
| A. Ashall | Liberal Democrats | 252 |