Before (end of 2001) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Cantril Farm1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| William Weightman | Labour | 454 ✓ |
| Ian Williams | Independent | 268 |
| Del Arnall | Conservative | 21 |
Cherryfield1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| Jayne Elizabeth Aston | Labour | 604 ✓ |
| Norman Harris | Independent | 192 |
| Charles Brent | Conservative | 46 |
Halewood East1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| Sarah Smithson | Liberal Democrats | 1,096 ✓ |
| Lindsay Moorhead-Taylor | Labour | 775 |
| Gilliam Robertson | Conservative | 143 |
Halewood South1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| Andrew Moorhead | Labour | 552 ✓ |
| Sharon Fricker | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| Stephen Whatham | SOC LAB | 125 |
Halewood West1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| Benedict Swann | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| Shelley Powell | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| Frederick Gibb | Independent | 113 |
| Eric McIntosh | SOC LAB | 51 |
Kirkby Central1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| Jackie Harris | Labour | 841 ✓ |
| Douglas Christie | Conservative | 71 |
Knowsley Park1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| Patricia Devlin | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| Robert Arnall | Conservative | 403 |
| John Nield | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Longview1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Mike Kearns | Labour | 627 ✓ |
| Angela Davies | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
Northwood1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| Edward Connor | Labour | 606 ✓ |
| George Rowe | — | 209 |
| Thomas Fagan | Conservative | 45 |
Page Moss1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Arthur Murphy | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| Edward Robb | Independent | 407 |
| Kathleen Lappin | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
| Carole Whatham | SOC LAB | 27 |
Park1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| David Lonergan | Labour | 979 ✓ |
| Peter Fisher | — | 375 |
| Geoffrey Allen | Conservative | 106 |
| James Oakley | Green | 93 |
Prescot East1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Jean Waring | Liberal Democrats | 786 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Friar | Labour | 489 |
Prescot West1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Denis Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 784 ✓ |
| George Hayward | Labour | 531 |
| Sylvia Christie | Conservative | 91 |
Princess1 seat · turnout 17.1%
| Thomas Quirk | Labour | 605 ✓ |
| June Porter | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Roby1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Joan Quilliam | Labour | 1,142 ✓ |
| Gary John Robertson | Conservative | 691 |
| Cecelia Saleemi | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
St Gabriels1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Joanne Hedges | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| Frederick Fricker | Liberal Democrats | 573 |
| Ronald Robinson | Conservative | 41 |
St Michaels1 seat
| Kenneth Keith | Labour | 775 ✓ |
| Jean Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Swanside1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| Graham Wright | Labour | 1,105 ✓ |
| John Waring | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| Thomas Lee | Conservative | 197 |
Tower Hill1 seat · turnout 17.7%
| Thomas Grierson | Labour | 649 ✓ |
| John Bennett | Independent | 208 |
| Michael Scully | — | 200 |
| Gillian Allen | Conservative | 46 |
Whiston North1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Ronald Gaffney | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| Marjorie Elizabeth Sommerfield | Liberal Democrats | 635 |
Whiston South1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Vincent Cullen | Labour | 927 ✓ |
| Joan McGarry | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Mark Salmon | Independent | 159 |
Whitefield1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| Doris Keats | Labour | 923 ✓ |
| John Gallagher | — | 173 |
| Lorna Gough | Conservative | 67 |
| English Metropolitan | — | 0 |