Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Ray Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 2,304 ✓ |
| Carolyn Wong | Conservative | 781 |
| Anthony Williams | Labour | 179 |
Bewsey and Whitecross1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| Jeffrey Richards | Labour | 1,184 ✓ |
| Maurice Leslie | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| Neville Woodyatt | Conservative | 180 |
Burtonwood and Winwick1 seat
| John Joyce | Labour | 942 ✓ |
| Bradley Williams | Conservative | 249 |
| Tracey Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Les Hoyle | Conservative | 1,673 ✓ |
| Delia Caswell | Labour | 1,036 |
| Constance Merril Cummerson | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
Fairfield and Howley1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Ann Haddow | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| William Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 584 |
| James Usher | Conservative | 178 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Wendy Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 2,002 ✓ |
| Sonia Wendy Boggan | Conservative | 492 |
| Richard Fletcher | Labour | 341 |
Great Sankey North1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Trudi Wood | Liberal Democrats | 1,276 ✓ |
| Ann Brennan | Labour | 439 |
| Alexander Hunt | Conservative | 150 |
Great Sankey South1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Jan Davidson | Labour | 957 ✓ |
| Colin Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Meg Davidson | Conservative | 404 |
Hulme1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Emmie Bromley | Labour | 817 ✓ |
| Denise Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
| Margery Selway | Conservative | 100 |
Latchford1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Elaine Welborn | Liberal Democrats | 1,567 ✓ |
| Roy Humphreys | Labour | 781 |
| William Woodyatt | Conservative | 139 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| Ian George Marks | Liberal Democrats | 1,717 ✓ |
| James Ashington | Conservative | 1,303 |
| Sian Ferguson | Labour | 353 |
| Gerald Kelley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 101 |
Orford1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| Terence Whelan | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| Sandra Watts | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| S. Watts | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
| Alan Harold Turner | Conservative | 189 |
Penketh and Cuerdley1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| David Keane | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| Teresa Aldred | Conservative | 650 |
| David Goulden | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
Poplars1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| John Kerr-Brown | Labour | 653 ✓ |
| Brian Lambert | Conservative | 147 |
| Carol White | Liberal Democrats | 112 |
| Eric Verdon | Independent | 50 |
Poulton North1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| Michael Howard | Labour | 820 ✓ |
| Charles Dean-Young | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| James Leslie | Conservative | 305 |
Poulton South1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Karen Mundry | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| Stephen Pathmarajah | Conservative | 502 |
| George Henry Hill | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| John Kirkham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 106 |
Rixton and Woolston1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| Eddie Coop | Labour | 949 ✓ |
| Alan Freeman | Conservative | 536 |
| Christopher McMurtrie | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
Westbrook1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| Peter Hamel | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| Lillian Houghton | Conservative | 427 |
| Patricia Lafferty | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
Westy1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Hans Mundry | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| M. Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 172 |
| Mavis Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| Sheila Sutcliffe | Conservative | 102 |
Whittle Hall1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| Lee Street | Labour | 711 ✓ |
| Mark Latham | Conservative | 356 |
| Mark Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 238 |