Before (end of 2001) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 1
Ward results
Bebington1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Denise Realey | Labour | 1,884 ✓ |
| Patricia Jones | Conservative | 1,478 |
| Kevin Turner | Liberal Democrats | 493 |
| Michael Harper | Green | 175 |
Bidston1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| Bill Nock | Labour | 1,119 ✓ |
| Kathryn Shaughnessy | Independent | 181 |
| James Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
| David May | Conservative | 108 |
Birkenhead1 seat
| D. Christian | Labour | 1,481 ✓ |
| R. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| Barbara Poole | Conservative | 126 |
Bromborough1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Stephen Niblock | Liberal Democrats | 2,047 ✓ |
| Audrey Moore | Labour | 1,183 |
| Kathy Hodson | Conservative | 349 |
| Perle Winifred Sheldricks | Green | 72 |
Clatterbridge1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Alan Jennings | Liberal Democrats | 3,019 ✓ |
| Brian Cummings | Conservative | 1,770 |
| James-J Walsh | Labour | 1,023 |
| Ann Jones | Green | 106 |
Claughton1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Stephen Foulkes | Labour | 1,775 ✓ |
| Brian Joseph Stewart | Conservative | 704 |
| Francis Doyle | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| Joyce Hogg | Green | 119 |
Eastham1 seat
| T. Harney | Liberal Democrats | 2,743 ✓ |
| Jerry Williams | Labour | 719 |
| Max Darby | Conservative | 376 |
| B. Gibbs | Green | 95 |
Egerton1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| Keith Williams | Labour | 1,652 ✓ |
| Cyrus Ferguson | Conservative | 415 |
| Philip Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| Catherine Page | Green | 140 |
Heswall1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Andrew Hodson | Conservative | 3,010 ✓ |
| John McElnay | Labour | 747 |
| Christopher Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 703 |
| Cecil Bowler | Green | 222 |
Hoylake1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Gerry Ellis | Conservative | 3,100 ✓ |
| Ronald Johnston | Labour | 1,003 |
| Richard Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 620 |
Leasowe1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Iris Coates | Labour | 1,436 ✓ |
| Vida Wilson | Conservative | 808 |
| Susanne Uriel | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
Liscard1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| David Hawkins | Labour | 1,569 ✓ |
| Leah Fraser | Conservative | 1,335 |
| Neil Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 328 |
Moreton1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Leslie Spencer | Conservative | 1,622 ✓ |
| Ann McLachlan | Labour | 1,465 |
| Eric Copestake | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
| Results | — | 0 |
New Brighton1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Patrick Hackett | Labour | 1,692 ✓ |
| John Richard Laing | Conservative | 1,475 |
| John Richard Codling | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
Oxton1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Stuart Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 1,810 ✓ |
| Moira Smith | Labour | 785 |
| Leonard Moore | Conservative | 590 |
| Percy Hogg | Green | 124 |
Prenton1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| John Alexander Thornton | Liberal Democrats | 2,153 ✓ |
| Gerard Allen | Labour | 1,001 |
| Ian McKellar | Conservative | 879 |
Royden1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Les Jones | Conservative | 2,405 ✓ |
| Gillian Gardiner | Liberal Democrats | 2,350 |
| Dennis Woods | Labour | 762 |
| Garnette Bowler | Green | 102 |
Seacombe1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| John Salter | Labour | 1,630 ✓ |
| Richard Ellett | Liberal Democrats | 574 |
| David Hearn | Conservative | 263 |
Thurstaston1 seat
| Jacqueline McKelbie | Conservative | 2,552 ✓ |
| Danuta Kean | Labour | 1,278 |
| Charles Wall | Liberal Democrats | 568 |
| Shirley Johnson | Green | 193 |
Tranmere1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| Wayne Davies | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| Stephen Blaylock | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
| Peter Hartley | Conservative | 150 |
| Stuart Harvey | Green | 105 |
Upton1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| John George | Labour | 2,041 ✓ |
| David Stitcher | Conservative | 1,508 |
| Christopher Beazer | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
Wallasey1 seat
| Lesley Rennie | Conservative | 2,864 ✓ |
| A. Nuttall | Labour | 1,252 |
| J. Uriel | Liberal Democrats | 527 |
| English Metropolitan | — | 0 |