Before (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| J. Walker | Liberal Democrats | 2,118 |
| L. Martin | Conservative | 653 |
| D Noble | Labour | 161 |
Bewsey and Whitecross1 seat · turnout 17.8%
| M Hill | Labour | 911 |
| G. Welborn | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| Marlene Haworth | Conservative | 160 |
Birchwood East1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| D. Eccles | Labour | 595 |
| C. Rankin | Conservative | 353 |
| A Pester | Liberal Democrats | 149 |
Birchwood West1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| P. Nelson | Labour | 581 |
| D. Longstaff | Conservative | 408 |
| M. Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
Burtonwood and Winwick1 seat
| T. O'Neill | Labour | 877 ✓ |
| P Williams | Conservative | 243 |
| S. Hart | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
| S. Bland | Conservative | 1,572 |
| C Grime | Labour | 959 |
| C. Cummerson | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
Fairfied & Howley1 seat
| J. Harpin | Labour | 943 |
| S. Ault | Liberal Democrats | 582 |
| S. Sutcliffe | Conservative | 163 |
Fairfield and Howley1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| J. Harpin | Labour | 943 ✓ |
| S. Ault | Liberal Democrats | 582 |
| S. Sutcliffe | Conservative | 163 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Mawer E. Ms. Prof. | Liberal Democrats | 1,840 |
| F. Boggan | Conservative | 477 |
| C. Geering | Labour | 267 |
Great Sankey North1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| R. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,142 |
| J Pennington | Independent | 454 |
| A. Williams | Labour | 410 |
| A. Hunt | Conservative | 110 |
Great Sankey South1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| J. Holman | Labour | 901 |
| M. Davidson | Conservative | 433 |
| S. Hewitt | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Hatton, Stretton and Walton1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Phil Walker | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| P. Meakin | Conservative | 183 |
| D Smith | Labour | 55 |
Latchford1 seat
| E Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 852 ✓ |
| M Legge | Labour | 744 |
| J Caldwell | Conservative | 287 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| R. Cochrane | Liberal Democrats | 1,348 |
| D. Thomason | Conservative | 1,345 |
| P. Edwards | Labour | 342 |
Orford1 seat · turnout 15.7%
| K. Hannon | Labour | 686 |
| Williams B. | Conservative | 188 |
| S. Watts | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Penketh and Cuerdley1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Linda Susan Dirir | Labour | 996 |
| Teresa Aldred | Conservative | 647 |
| D Goulden | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
Poplars1 seat · turnout 16.0%
| B. Maher | Labour | 563 |
| A Turner | Conservative | 143 |
| Bob Timmis | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Poulton North1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| J. Gartside | Labour | 745 |
| J. Leslie | Conservative | 362 |
| C Dean-Young | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
Poulton South1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| M. Greenslade | Labour | 768 |
| M. Selway | Conservative | 433 |
| G Hill | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Rixton and Woolston2 seats
| T. Swift | Labour | 901 ✓ |
| M. Banner | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| A Freeman | Conservative | 649 |
| T. Harvard | Conservative | 594 |
| S Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
| M Leslie | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Stockton Heath1 seat
| S. Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 971 ✓ |
| Sonia Wendy Boggan | Conservative | 382 |
| J. Melville | Labour | 266 |
Westbrook1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| Cross G. | Labour | 461 |
| Luke Houghton | Conservative | 393 |
| C White | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
Whittle Hall1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| J Morris | Labour | 553 |
| M Latham | Conservative | 322 |
| C Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
