Before (end of 1999) (69 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Conservative 15 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 22 · Conservative 19 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale3 seats · turnout 39.6%
| P Brough | Conservative | 2,042 ✓ |
| B. Porter | Conservative | 1,936 ✓ |
| A. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,933 ✓ |
| H. Dalton | Liberal Democrats | 1,777 |
| S. Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,759 |
| M Hunton | Conservative | 1,744 |
| J Leech | Independent | 341 |
| W Givens | Labour | 218 |
| D Hardy | Labour | 163 |
| Linda Cluskey | Labour | 162 |
Birkdale3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| J. Pugh | Liberal Democrats | 1,614 ✓ |
| R Hands | Liberal Democrats | 1,592 ✓ |
| M. Daly | Liberal Democrats | 1,577 ✓ |
| I Hamilton | Conservative | 959 |
| G. Halsall | Conservative | 912 |
| D Singleton | Conservative | 901 |
| R Owens | Labour | 362 |
| J Baldwin | Labour | 357 |
| D Stott | Labour | 344 |
Blundellsands3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| W. Jones | Conservative | 1,691 ✓ |
| P. Parry | Conservative | 1,643 ✓ |
| R Roberts | Conservative | 1,621 ✓ |
| P. Parry | Labour | 940 |
| R. Robinson | Labour | 874 |
| R Curry | Labour | 863 |
| P. Mawdsley | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| E. Brereton | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| C Walker | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
Cambridge3 seats · turnout 31.4%
| T. Glover | Conservative | 1,844 ✓ |
| T. Mann | Conservative | 1,769 ✓ |
| R. Price | Conservative | 1,697 ✓ |
| R. Russell | Liberal Democrats | 1,090 |
| D Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 1,075 |
| J Naylor | Liberal Democrats | 972 |
| D. Brannan | Labour | 303 |
| I. Bryden | Labour | 299 |
| G Brannan | Labour | 281 |
| A Sutcliffe | Independent | 126 |
| A. Woodley | Independent | 63 |
CHURCH3 seats · turnout 24.1%
| B. Waring | Labour | 1,180 ✓ |
| P Cummins | Labour | 1,142 ✓ |
| Carol Gustafson | Labour | 1,050 ✓ |
| P. Kehoe | Liberal Democrats | 1,024 |
| J. Murray | Liberal Democrats | 817 |
| T Drake | Liberal Democrats | 809 |
| C Borrows | Conservative | 256 |
| A Bird | Conservative | 253 |
| P Hignett | Conservative | 234 |
Derby3 seats · turnout 13.8%
| M. Dowd | Labour | 1,057 ✓ |
| P Dowd | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| J. Rice | Labour | 1,002 ✓ |
| D. Cross | Liberal Democrats | 362 |
| P Wainwright | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Duke's3 seats
| L. Byrom | Conservative | 1,678 ✓ |
| D. Pearson | Conservative | 1,668 ✓ |
| R. Watson | Conservative | 1,615 ✓ |
| A Dalton | Liberal Democrats | 899 |
| Mary Shavaksha | Liberal Democrats | 859 |
| F Weavers | Liberal Democrats | 850 |
| Catherine Cookson | Labour | 278 |
| Patrick Walsh | Labour | 250 |
| T. Leek | Labour | 241 |
| T Egan | Independent | 193 |
| H. Amundsen | Independent | 157 |
Ford3 seats · turnout 19.0%
| O. Brady | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| K. Cluskey | Labour | 1,210 ✓ |
| I. Moncur | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| D Flynn | SOC LAB | 388 |
| George Fielding | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
| J. Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| Anne Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
| R James | SOC LAB | 257 |
| A Holt | SOC LAB | 257 |
Harington3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| A. Doran | Conservative | 2,123 ✓ |
| E. Storey | Conservative | 2,102 ✓ |
| S. Whitby | Conservative | 2,068 ✓ |
| P Flodman | Labour | 967 |
| T Bailey | Labour | 946 |
| M. Newton | Labour | 892 |
| D. Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 613 |
| C Trollope | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
| A. Hitchen | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
Kew3 seats · turnout 23.8%
| M. Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,417 ✓ |
| T. Francis | Liberal Democrats | 1,313 ✓ |
| D. Bamber | Liberal Democrats | 1,290 ✓ |
| M. Foden | Conservative | 629 |
| A Kennaugh | Conservative | 602 |
| J Lyon-Taylor | Conservative | 585 |
| S. Clarke | Labour | 445 |
| S. Murray | Labour | 403 |
| C. Holmes | Labour | 352 |
| Y. Worgan | Independent | 124 |
Linacre3 seats · turnout 11.8%
| J. Fairclough | Labour | 924 ✓ |
| D. Kerrigan | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| Friel G. | Labour | 765 ✓ |
| C. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| R. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
| C Rigby | Independent | 160 |
Litherland3 seats · turnout 12.1%
| A. Naylor | Labour | 903 ✓ |
| B. Corish | Labour | 854 ✓ |
| P Tweed | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| G. Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| D Nolan | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
Manor3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| D Langley | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| G Jones | Conservative | 1,071 ✓ |
| G White | Conservative | 1,026 ✓ |
| C. McCarthy | Labour | 1,012 |
| A Teasdale | Conservative | 1,011 |
| F Burgess | Labour | 1,003 |
| M. McVey | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| P Bryan | Liberal Democrats | 436 |
| W Brereton | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
Meols3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| John Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 1,775 ✓ |
| D Tattersall | Liberal Democrats | 1,676 ✓ |
| J Tattersall | Liberal Democrats | 1,598 ✓ |
| D Barton | Conservative | 1,131 |
| J. Grimshaw | Conservative | 1,078 |
| A Spatuzzi | Conservative | 999 |
| F. Ford | Labour | 359 |
| J. Seale | Labour | 308 |
| Mick Stoker | Labour | 302 |
Molyneux3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| A. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 1,348 ✓ |
| G Howe | Liberal Democrats | 1,342 ✓ |
| J. Colbert | Liberal Democrats | 1,286 ✓ |
| A. Howarth | Labour | 978 |
| K. Grant | Labour | 915 |
| A Birch | Conservative | 891 |
| T Lewis | Conservative | 880 |
| T Hale | Labour | 862 |
| A. Brown | Conservative | 861 |
Netherton & Orrell3 seats · turnout 11.7%
| Brennan R. | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| Maher I. | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| D. Martin | Labour | 902 ✓ |
| P. Glover | Soc Alt | 416 |
Norwood3 seats · turnout 24.2%
| R. Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,553 ✓ |
| B. Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,518 ✓ |
| D Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,437 ✓ |
| J. Pettitt | Conservative | 538 |
| D Haslehurst | Conservative | 528 |
| N Deans | Conservative | 513 |
| P Bond | Labour | 446 |
| Jowett S. | Labour | 417 |
| A Mackie | Labour | 405 |
| D Holdsworth | Independent | 195 |
| P Cunningham | Independent | 195 |
Park3 seats · turnout 20.4%
| A Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,914 ✓ |
| J Byrne | Liberal Democrats | 1,891 ✓ |
| R. Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 1,861 ✓ |
| T Barr | Labour | 481 |
| P Brennan | Labour | 456 |
| S Kermode | Labour | 438 |
Ravenmeols3 seats · turnout 38.3%
| B. Griffiths | Conservative | 2,027 ✓ |
| J Gibson | Conservative | 1,933 ✓ |
| V. Platt | Conservative | 1,908 ✓ |
| C. Boreham | Labour | 1,440 |
| M. Leyland | Labour | 1,412 |
| A Shute | Labour | 1,239 |
| D Walker | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| Carol Brookfield | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| H. Hickey | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
St Oswald3 seats · turnout 15.2%
| J Mahon | Labour | 1,395 ✓ |
| N. Fanning | Labour | 1,388 ✓ |
| W. Burke | Labour | 1,379 ✓ |
| A. Hindley | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| S. Murray | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Sudell3 seats · turnout 21.9%
| C Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 1,660 ✓ |
| S. Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 1,565 ✓ |
| R Connell | Liberal Democrats | 1,508 ✓ |
| B Healy | Conservative | 909 |
| K. Friel | Labour | 526 |
| M. McDougall | Labour | 508 |
| Susan Williams | Labour | 504 |
Victoria3 seats · turnout 26.2%
| P. McVey | Liberal Democrats | 1,410 ✓ |
| M. Hill | Liberal Democrats | 1,344 ✓ |
| A. Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 1,287 ✓ |
| G Blundell | Labour | 750 |
| J Hulligan | Labour | 744 |
| M Homfray | Labour | 663 |
| S McKenna | Conservative | 420 |
| M. Barber | Conservative | 372 |
| A Smales | Conservative | 357 |
