Before (end of 1998) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat
| G. Philbin | Labour | 709 ✓ |
| P. Balmer | Conservative | 133 |
Broadheath1 seat
| R. Gilligan | Labour | 833 ✓ |
| F. Lloyd | Conservative | 119 |
Castlefields1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| L. Temple | Labour | 780 ✓ |
| W. MacDonald | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
| A Grave | Conservative | 102 |
Ditton1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| S. Osborne | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| J. Calvert | Conservative | 183 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| D. Reynolds | Labour | 763 ✓ |
| F. Halfpenny | Conservative | 627 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| S. Pearsall | Labour | 739 ✓ |
| J. Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Hale1 seat
| R Crawford | Independent | 178 |
| A. Mitchell | Conservative | 172 |
Halton Brook1 seat
| J. Massey | Labour | 781 ✓ |
| T. Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 403 |
Heath1 seat
| D. Leadbetter | Labour | 470 |
| K. Manning | Conservative | 216 |
Hough Green1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| P. Nolan | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Frances Jump | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
| Maureen Forsyth | Conservative | 67 |
Kingsway1 seat
| Valerie Hill | Labour | 844 ✓ |
| D. Thomas | Conservative | 135 |
Mersey1 seat
| Chris Loftus | Labour | 663 ✓ |
| P. Rowley | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
Murdishaw1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| S. McClure | Labour | 594 ✓ |
| C. Carter | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| J. Carter | Liberal Democrats | 680 ✓ |
| J. Stockton | Labour | 572 |
Palacefields1 seat · turnout 18.5%
| W. Murphy | Labour | 773 ✓ |
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
Riverside1 seat
| F. Nyland | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| I. Calvert | Conservative | 104 |