Before (end of 1999) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 0
Ward results
Bebington1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| J. Hall | Conservative | 1,712 |
| K Williams | Labour | 1,550 |
| N Dyer | Liberal Democrats | 374 |
| A. Jones | Green | 108 |
Bidston1 seat
| J Crabtree | Labour | 788 ✓ |
| Y Sanne | Conservative | 142 |
| J Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
| P Holstein | Green | 32 |
Birkenhead1 seat · turnout 15.4%
| Jean Stapleton | Labour | 1,107 |
| Barbara Poole | Conservative | 184 |
| M. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| S Harvey | Green | 91 |
Bromborough1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| R. Buckingham | Labour | 1,080 |
| I Mackenzie | Conservative | 475 |
| P. Farmer | Green | 78 |
Clatterbridge1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| M. Moore | Conservative | 2,126 |
| I. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,880 |
| Audrey Moore | Labour | 974 |
| M. Harper | Green | 106 |
Claughton1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| G. Davies | Labour | 1,324 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 627 |
| S Blaylock | Liberal Democrats | 406 |
| E. Heydon | Green | 99 |
Eastham1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| P. Gilchrist | Liberal Democrats | 2,469 |
| Barbara Green | Conservative | 582 |
| C. Kirwan | Labour | 542 |
| B. Gibbs | Green | 41 |
Egerton1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| A Dow | Labour | 1,063 |
| C. Ferguson | Conservative | 455 |
| P. Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
| Cathy Page | Green | 131 |
Heswall1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| S Rowlands | Conservative | 2,985 |
| A. McCabe | Labour | 576 |
| Emma Kate Norton | Liberal Democrats | 467 |
| Garnette Bowler | Green | 128 |
Hoylake1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| H. Jones | Conservative | 2,680 |
| Andy Milne | Labour | 570 |
| A Richards | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
| Burton A. | Green | 199 |
Leasowe1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| R. Abbey | Labour | 936 |
| S. Mountney | Conservative | 436 |
| R. Hayden | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Liscard1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| A. Robinson | Conservative | 1,185 |
| D Knowles | Labour | 1,005 |
| R Ellett | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| M. Adams | Green | 101 |
Moreton1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| C. Blakeley | Conservative | 1,613 |
| A. McLachlan | Labour | 1,023 |
| S. Uriel | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
New Brighton1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| A Pritchard | Conservative | 1,503 |
| J Salter | Labour | 1,049 |
| Codling J. | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| G Bowler | Green | 108 |
Oxton1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| F. Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 1,683 |
| L. Moore | Conservative | 620 |
| J Mitchell | Labour | 540 |
| P. Mitchell | Green | 122 |
Prenton1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| M. Bridson | Liberal Democrats | 1,924 |
| I McKellar | Conservative | 843 |
| Jerry Williams | Labour | 633 |
| Wilson J. | Green | 68 |
Royden1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Reisdorf P. | Liberal Democrats | 2,507 |
| Dave Robinson | Conservative | 2,203 |
| W. Ward | Labour | 420 |
| Ben Burton | Green | 77 |
Seacombe1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| D Knowles | Labour | 1,454 |
| J Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 331 |
| Sheldricks P. | Green | 26 |
Thurstaston1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| D Elderton | Conservative | 2,508 |
| D Kean | Labour | 856 |
| C Wall | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| Hogg P. | Green | 145 |
Tranmere1 seat · turnout 14.4%
| Moira McLaughlin | Labour | 893 |
| Susan Bebell | Conservative | 204 |
| Teggin C. | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
| A. Upton | Green | 80 |
Upton1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| Simon Brown | Labour | 1,461 |
| Max Darby | Conservative | 1,050 |
| C Beazer | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Joyce Hogg | Green | 106 |