Before (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 16 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 19 · Other 3
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Brenda Porter | Conservative | 2,274 ✓ |
| Carol Brookfield | Liberal Democrats | 705 |
| John Leech | — | 523 |
| Linda Cluskey | Labour | 210 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Richard Ronald Hands | Liberal Democrats | 1,460 ✓ |
| Janet Rowell | Conservative | 691 |
| John Law | — | 636 |
| Christopher Holmes | Labour | 164 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Paula Margaret Parry | Conservative | 1,777 ✓ |
| Jaine Fleetwood | Labour | 732 |
| William Brereton | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
Cambridge1 seat
| T. Mann | Conservative | 1,331 ✓ |
| T. Durrance | South P | 1,005 |
| C. Dally | Liberal Democrats | 631 |
| P. Larkin | Labour | 236 |
CHURCH1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Pauline Kehoe | Liberal Democrats | 1,372 ✓ |
| Paul Cummins | Labour | 1,233 |
| James Patterson | Conservative | 161 |
Derby1 seat
| Rosa Kay | Labour | 1,868 ✓ |
| Nicholas Fanning | Labour | 1,210 ✓ |
| Yakub Jiva | Conservative | 1,101 |
| Sara McGeehan | Liberal Democrats | 500 |
| Dennis Cross | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
| Neil McAlister | — | 202 |
| Dorothy Entwistle | SOC LAB | 84 |
Duke's1 seat
| David Pearson | Conservative | 1,416 ✓ |
| Brian Birch | — | 770 |
| William Hibbard | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| Patrick Walsh | Labour | 208 |
Ford1 seat
| Kevin Cluskey | Labour | 1,435 ✓ |
| George Fielding | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| James Lockie | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Harington1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| Eric Storey | Conservative | 1,770 ✓ |
| Maurice Newton | Labour | 753 |
| Druscilla Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Terence Francis | Liberal Democrats | 1,247 ✓ |
| Anthony Holland | — | 789 |
| John Charles Lyon-Taylor | Conservative | 341 |
| Graham Brannan | Labour | 217 |
Linacre2 seats
| Mark Higginbottom | Liberal Democrats | 1,249 ✓ |
| Doreen Kerrigan | Labour | 1,164 ✓ |
| Peter Ian Barr | Liberal Democrats | 1,101 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Waddoups | Labour | 466 |
| Avis Joan Murphy | Labour | 458 |
| Ray Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 15.9%
| Patricia Hardy | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| Jim Murray | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
| Michael Brierley | — | 118 |
Manor2 seats · turnout 59.9%
| Neil Douglas | Labour | 1,339 ✓ |
| Martyn Barber | Conservative | 1,218 ✓ |
| Peter Robert Papworth | Conservative | 1,193 |
| John Walker | Labour | 1,178 |
| N Douglas | Labour | 1,139 |
| Edward Firth | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| Sarah Philippa Jane Murray | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| David Tattersall | Liberal Democrats | 1,330 ✓ |
| Jamie Halsall | Conservative | 1,000 |
| Richard Chapman | — | 936 |
| Colm McCarthy | Labour | 158 |
| C. McCarthy | Labour | 5 |
Molyneux1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Geoffrey Howe | Liberal Democrats | 1,313 ✓ |
| James Reardon | Labour | 895 |
| Trystan Lewis | Conservative | 698 |
Netherton & Orrell1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Ian Ralph Maher | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Peter Glover | — | 672 |
| Hilary Cross | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| Brian Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,263 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Wright | — | 811 |
| Nigel Deans | Conservative | 292 |
| Steve Jowett | Labour | 291 |
| Michael McDermott | BNP | 226 |
Park1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| James Byrne | Liberal Democrats | 1,938 ✓ |
| James McGinnity | Labour | 511 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Anne Ibbs | Conservative | 1,430 ✓ |
| Paul Flodman | Labour | 883 |
| David Walker | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
St Oswald1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| Philip Dowd | Labour | 1,672 ✓ |
| Noel Cross | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| Sylvia Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 1,788 ✓ |
| Daren Veidman | Labour | 712 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| Michael Hill | Liberal Democrats | 1,413 ✓ |
| Pamela Parry | Labour | 908 |
| Antonio Spatuzzi | Conservative | 413 |