Before (end of 1999) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 4 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| E. Jones | Labour | 603 |
| S. Liptrott | Conservative | 195 |
Beechwood1 seat
| J. Morley | Liberal Democrats | 572 ✓ |
| Mary Massey | Labour | 159 |
| A Grave | Conservative | 127 |
Birchfield1 seat
| David John Findon | Conservative | 479 ✓ |
| Dorothy Fahey | Labour | 379 |
Broadheath1 seat · turnout 16.8%
| K. Morley | Labour | 636 |
| P. Balmer | Conservative | 187 |
Brookvale1 seat
| R. Hignett | Labour | 351 ✓ |
| P Rowley | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
| Patricia Parkinson | Conservative | 58 |
Castlefields1 seat
| Andy Cole | Labour | 544 ✓ |
| W. Macdonald | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Daresbury1 seat
| M. Moylon | Conservative | 315 ✓ |
| A. Beard | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
| M. Jackson | Labour | 57 |
Ditton1 seat
| Marie Wright | Labour | 698 ✓ |
| J. Calvert | Conservative | 256 |
Farnworth1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| S. Parker | Labour | 674 |
| F. Halfpenny | Conservative | 604 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 14.6%
| G. Logan | Labour | 445 |
| J. Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Halton1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| B. Jones | Labour | 594 |
| B. Hensley | Conservative | 262 |
Halton Brook1 seat · turnout 19.0%
| S. Nelson | Labour | 574 |
| T. Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| A. Bunting-Lewtas | Ind Lab | 169 |
Heath1 seat
| M. Radcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 1,398 ✓ |
| S. Middlemass | Labour | 249 |
Hough Green1 seat
| P Harris | Labour | 554 ✓ |
| Maureen Forsyth | Conservative | 139 |
| Frances Jump | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
Mersey1 seat
| D. Middlemass | Labour | 428 ✓ |
| L. Redhead | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
Murdishaw1 seat
| John Stockton | Labour | 413 ✓ |
| I Evans | Ind Lab | 190 |
| B. Dale | Liberal Democrats | 103 |
| T. Parkinson | Conservative | 60 |
Norton1 seat
| Ellen Cargill | Labour | 491 ✓ |
| C Carter | Liberal Democrats | 377 |
| A. McKie | Conservative | 255 |
Palacefields1 seat
| A. Lowe | Labour | 384 ✓ |
| M Gelling | Ind Lab | 363 |
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| G. Battarbee | Conservative | 98 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 16.2%
| D. Leadbetter | Labour | 593 |
| I. Calvert | Conservative | 139 |