Before (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 1
Ward results
Bebington1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Leslie Thomas | Conservative | 1,402 ✓ |
| Patrick Smith | Labour | 1,364 |
| Kevin Sharkey | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
| John McCormack | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 116 |
| Michael Harper | Green | 92 |
| Lynda Davies | — | 53 |
Bidston1 seat · turnout 16.2%
| Henry Smith | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| Robert Ellis | — | 143 |
| James Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
| Christopher Clare | Conservative | 76 |
Birkenhead1 seat
| P. Davies | Labour | 1,157 ✓ |
| P. Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 188 |
| D. Noble | Conservative | 118 |
| J. Maher | WIN | 98 |
| Morag Reid | soc all | 45 |
| C. Childe | Green | 40 |
Bromborough1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Alan Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 1,449 ✓ |
| Anna McLaughlin | Labour | 1,089 |
| Irene Povall | Conservative | 568 |
Clatterbridge1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Isabel Moon | Liberal Democrats | 2,655 ✓ |
| Brian Joseph Stewart | Conservative | 1,505 |
| Andrew Page | Labour | 718 |
| Ann Jones | Green | 128 |
Claughton1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| Denise Roberts | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| David May | Conservative | 667 |
| Stephen Blaylock | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| George Bowler | Green | 149 |
Eastham1 seat
| G. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 2,407 ✓ |
| Audrey Moore | Labour | 501 |
| Max Darby | Conservative | 390 |
| B. Gibbs | Green | 63 |
| F. Tooley | WIN | 30 |
Egerton1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| Walter Smith | Labour | 1,256 ✓ |
| Alan Brighouse | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| Peter Hartley | Conservative | 274 |
| Stanley Lamb | — | 204 |
| Catherine Page | Green | 118 |
Heswall1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Paul Johnson | Conservative | 3,128 ✓ |
| Gary Leech | Labour | 546 |
| Christopher Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Patrick Cleary | Green | 249 |
Hoylake1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| John Hale | Conservative | 2,694 ✓ |
| Andy Milne | Labour | 734 |
| John Cresswell | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Shirley Johnson | Green | 202 |
Leasowe1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| Ernest Prout | Labour | 1,147 ✓ |
| Vida Wilson | Conservative | 818 |
| Susanne Uriel | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
Liscard1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Leah Fraser | Conservative | 1,459 ✓ |
| John Cocker | Labour | 1,095 |
| Neil Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
Moreton1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Suzanne Moseley | Conservative | 1,704 ✓ |
| Ronald Johnston | Labour | 949 |
| Eric Copestake | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
New Brighton1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| Bill Duffey | Conservative | 1,393 ✓ |
| Therese Irving | Labour | 1,339 |
| Julia Codling | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
Oxton1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| Patricia Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,705 ✓ |
| John McElnay | Labour | 525 |
| Leonard Moore | Conservative | 479 |
| Garnette Bowler | Green | 122 |
Prenton1 seat
| Simon Holbrook | Liberal Democrats | 1,888 ✓ |
| Ian McKellar | Conservative | 705 |
| Gerard Allen | Labour | 638 |
| Khalid Hussenbux | Green | 84 |
Royden1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| Gillian Gardiner | Liberal Democrats | 2,637 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Watt | Conservative | 2,457 |
| Dennis Woods | Labour | 480 |
| Perle Winifred Sheldricks | Green | 82 |
Seacombe1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| Adrian Jones | Labour | 1,288 ✓ |
| John Richard Codling | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| Situ Kaur Sandhu | Conservative | 208 |
Thurstaston1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Jeffrey Johnstone Green | Conservative | 2,292 ✓ |
| Christine Mary Jones | Labour | 959 |
| Jean Quinn | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| Allen John Burton | Green | 226 |
Tranmere1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| Christine Meaden | Labour | 1,076 ✓ |
| Christopher Malcolm Teggin | Liberal Democrats | 149 |
| Barbara Poole | Conservative | 110 |
| Stephen Smeltzer | BNP | 102 |
| Stuart Harvey | Green | 80 |
| Patricia Tyson | — | 25 |
Upton1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Peter Corcoran | Labour | 1,531 ✓ |
| Kathleen Friel | Conservative | 1,222 |
| K. Friel | Conservative | 1,122 |
| Christopher Beazer | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
| Percy Hogg | Green | 138 |
Wallasey1 seat
| Ian Lewis | Conservative | 2,551 ✓ |
| A. Nuttall | Labour | 1,059 |
| J. Uriel | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
