Before (end of 1999) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| N Bullock | Labour | 1,086 |
| Elizabeth Black | Conservative | 672 |
| S. Broughton | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 14.5%
| Andy Bowden | Labour | 662 |
| Jim Brown | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| J. Spanner | Conservative | 141 |
Broad Oak1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| K. Roberts | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| G. Mills | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
| A. Spanner | Conservative | 56 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| Geoff Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 1,604 |
| T Brooke | Conservative | 496 |
| S. Glover | Labour | 371 |
Grange Park1 seat · turnout 16.0%
| Marlene Mary Quinn | Labour | 610 |
| C. Lindon | Conservative | 285 |
| D Evans | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
| R. Waugh | SOC LAB | 38 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| J. Caunce | Labour | 1,046 |
| C. Worthington | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| Mike Harvey | Conservative | 261 |
Marshalls Cross1 seat
| V Beirne | Liberal Democrats | 932 ✓ |
| M Glover | Labour | 387 |
| Jackie Jones | Conservative | 45 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| E. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 1,292 |
| Barbara Jakubiak | Labour | 912 |
| Joanna Collins | Conservative | 147 |
| K. Tilston | SOC LAB | 48 |
Newton East1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Suzanne Knight | Liberal Democrats | 1,394 |
| T Chisnall | Labour | 591 |
| K. Winstanley | Conservative | 143 |
Newton West1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| Sandra Banawich | Labour | 876 |
| Virginia Christie Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 727 |
| B. Honey | Conservative | 145 |
Parr & Hardshaw1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| Fletcher J. | Labour | 706 |
| Noreen Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| M. Bolton | Conservative | 103 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| Marlene Newman | Labour | 710 |
| L. Ronan | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| H Williams | Conservative | 171 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Betty Lowe | Conservative | 1,725 |
| D. Wood | Labour | 645 |
| F. Barrett | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| Mhairi Doyle | Labour | 1,133 |
| R. Seddon | Conservative | 577 |
| K. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Sutton & Bold1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Julie Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 |
| Richard McCauley | Labour | 804 |
| Barbara Evelyn Woodcock | Conservative | 85 |
Thatto Heath1 seat · turnout 18.8%
| Marie Rimmer | Labour | 861 |
| Carol Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
| A Pearson | Conservative | 184 |
| M Perry | SOC LAB | 66 |
West Sutton2 seats · turnout 13.9%
| T. Hargreaves | Labour | 610 |
| W. Noctor | Labour | 505 |
| D. Makin | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| S. Topping | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 101 |
Windle2 seats
| W Ashcroft | Conservative | 903 ✓ |
| G Almond | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| P Jackson | Labour | 817 |
| A Rigby | Conservative | 801 |
| Vivienne Lavery | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 208 |