Before (end of 2001) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 25 · Labour 23 · Conservative 18 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 16 · Other 3
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Michael Ridge | Conservative | 1,831 ✓ |
| Carla Hayde | Liberal Democrats | 1,002 |
| John Leech | — | 866 |
| Linda Cluskey | Labour | 196 |
| Laurence George Rankin | Green | 68 |
Birkdale2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| Iain Brodie-Browne | Liberal Democrats | 1,376 ✓ |
| M. Daly | Liberal Democrats | 1,275 |
| Ralph Gregson | Conservative | 1,157 |
| Richard Chapman | — | 976 |
| Jeremy Myers | Conservative | 887 |
| James Baldwin | Labour | 284 |
| William Bethnuin | Green | 272 |
| Terry Durrance | Independent | 257 |
| David Stott | Labour | 236 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Robert Roberts | Conservative | 1,770 ✓ |
| Pamela Parry | Labour | 1,166 |
| William Brereton | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
Cambridge1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| David Cobham | — | 1,345 ✓ |
| Robert Price | Conservative | 1,336 |
| Clive Dally | Liberal Democrats | 733 |
| Patricia Maher | Labour | 255 |
CHURCH1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Carol Gustafson | Labour | 1,468 ✓ |
| Pauline Kehoe | Liberal Democrats | 1,444 |
| James Patterson | Conservative | 203 |
Derby1 seat
| Ebrahim Adia | Labour | 2,553 ✓ |
| John Rice | Labour | 1,681 ✓ |
| G Peel | Conservative | 384 |
| Paul Nuttall | Conservative | 245 |
| Dennis Cross | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
| Sara McGeehan | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| A Entwistle | SOC LAB | 162 |
Duke's1 seat
| Sir Ron Watson | Conservative | 1,386 ✓ |
| David McLaughlan | — | 1,083 |
| Mary Shavaksha | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
| Christopher Holmes | Labour | 239 |
| Lola Sieve | Green | 89 |
Ford1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| Ian Moncur | Labour | 1,828 ✓ |
| George Fielding | Liberal Democrats | 503 |
| English Metropolitan | — | 0 |
Harington1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Sydney Whitby | Conservative | 1,918 ✓ |
| Maurice Newton | Labour | 888 |
| Druscilla Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 722 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| James Grundy | — | 1,271 ✓ |
| David Bamber | Liberal Democrats | 838 |
| John Charles Lyon-Taylor | Conservative | 470 |
| Steve Jowett | Labour | 290 |
| John Glendenning | Green | 105 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| Gordon Friel | Labour | 1,463 ✓ |
| Ray Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| Paul Tweed | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| Jim Murray | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Michael Jakub | Labour | 1,750 ✓ |
| Peter Robert Papworth | Conservative | 1,249 |
| Edward Firth | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
| Richard Wright | Independent | 126 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Margaret Brown | — | 1,318 ✓ |
| James Tattersall | Liberal Democrats | 1,272 |
| Jamie Halsall | Conservative | 1,159 |
| John Seale | Labour | 218 |
Molyneux1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| John Colbert | Liberal Democrats | 1,342 ✓ |
| Timothy Hale | Labour | 1,238 |
| Alan Brown | Conservative | 785 |
Netherton & Orrell1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| David Chinnick Martin | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Peter Glover | — | 822 |
| Hilary Cross | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| David Alan Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,164 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Wright | — | 1,148 |
| Mark Bigley | Conservative | 619 |
| Colm McCarthy | Labour | 350 |
| Michael McDermott | BNP | 159 |
Park1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| Robbie Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 2,199 ✓ |
| Sandra Williams | Labour | 659 |
| Andrew Hoban | Green | 216 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Vincent Platt | Conservative | 1,663 ✓ |
| Paul Flodman | Labour | 1,243 |
| Timothy Drake | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
St Oswald1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| William Burke | Labour | 2,117 ✓ |
| Sarah Philippa Jane Murray | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
Sudell1 seat
| Roy Connell | Liberal Democrats | 1,729 ✓ |
| Stephen Kermode | Labour | 795 |
| Derek Brindle | Labour | 689 ✓ |
| William Newton | Conservative | 592 |
| Jennifer Warren | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
| Roger Dalton | Conservative | 188 |
| Della Hughes | Independent | 108 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Giles Blundell | Labour | 1,262 ✓ |
| Andrew John Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 1,215 |
| Theresa Rossiter | Conservative | 562 |
