Before (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton3 seats · turnout 49.6%
| Brian Axcell | Liberal Democrats | 3,165 ✓ |
| Ray Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 2,859 ✓ |
| Judith Walker | Liberal Democrats | 2,826 ✓ |
| Philip Stansfield | Conservative | 1,125 |
| Brendan Doyle | Conservative | 953 |
| Gerald Kelley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 524 |
| Stephen Price | Labour | 269 |
| Christopher Fitzsimmons | Labour | 233 |
| Kenneth Ratcliffe | Labour | 224 |
Bewsey and Whitecross3 seats
| Hitesh Patel | Labour | 1,380 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Richards | Labour | 1,272 ✓ |
| Paul Wright | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| Christopher Curbishley | Liberal Democrats | 625 |
| Brian Lee | Liberal Democrats | 591 |
| Maurice Leslie | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
| Geoffrey Hawley | Conservative | 481 |
| Barbara Thomason | Conservative | 478 |
Birchwood3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| Pauline Nelson | Labour | 1,602 ✓ |
| Paul Ross | Labour | 1,591 ✓ |
| Jill Bolton | Labour | 1,437 ✓ |
| Christine Rankin | Conservative | 889 |
| Howard Greenwood | Conservative | 885 |
| Stephen Pathmarajah | Conservative | 880 |
| Mavis Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Robert Barr | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
| Carol White | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
Burtonwood and Winwick2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Terence O'Neill | Labour | 1,025 ✓ |
| John Joyce | Labour | 978 ✓ |
| Valerie Margaret Allen | Conservative | 586 |
| Anthony Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| Mark Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 509 |
| Keith Bland | Conservative | 2,358 ✓ |
| Susan Bland | Conservative | 2,150 ✓ |
| Thomas Hoyle | Conservative | 2,067 ✓ |
| Peter Caswell | Labour | 1,076 |
| Patrick Else | Liberal Democrats | 1,042 |
| Constance Merril Cummerson | Liberal Democrats | 934 |
| Edgar John Davies | Liberal Democrats | 841 |
| Ann Brennan | Labour | 812 |
| Patricia Hodson | Labour | 767 |
Fairfield and Howley3 seats
| Ann Haddow | Labour | 1,058 ✓ |
| Yvonne Fovargue | Labour | 949 ✓ |
| Colin Grime | Labour | 915 ✓ |
| William Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 713 |
| Sylvia Ault | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| Phyllis Lee | Liberal Democrats | 664 |
| Michael Hughes | Independent | 561 |
| Ian Smith | Independent | 489 |
| Norman Graves | Independent | 383 |
| Peter Beattie | Independent | 355 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall3 seats
| Edward Lafferty | Liberal Democrats | 2,894 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Mawer | Liberal Democrats | 2,624 ✓ |
| Wendy Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 2,612 ✓ |
| Julian Craddock | Conservative | 736 |
| Michael Haworth | Conservative | 733 |
| Alfred Clemow | Labour | 345 |
| Brian Foden | Labour | 329 |
| Saleem Khan | Labour | 267 |
Great Sankey North2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| Roy Alfred Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,283 ✓ |
| Trudi Wood | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 ✓ |
| Hilary Cooksey | Labour | 550 |
| Peter Hunt | Labour | 461 |
| John Critchley | Conservative | 399 |
| Pauline Critchley | Conservative | 378 |
Great Sankey South3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| Liz Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,270 ✓ |
| Alan Litton | Liberal Democrats | 1,265 ✓ |
| Joseph Holman | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| Jan Davidson | Labour | 1,055 |
| James Regan | Liberal Democrats | 986 |
| Shajia Sultana | Labour | 934 |
| Alexander Hunt | Conservative | 594 |
| Andrew Nichol | Independent | 418 |
| Thomas Higgins | Independent | 391 |
| John Mulhall | Independent | 298 |
Hatton, Stretton and Walton1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| Peter Walker | Liberal Democrats | 723 ✓ |
| Gwyneth Craddock | Conservative | 318 |
| Lily Clarke | Labour | 121 |
Latchford East2 seats · turnout 30.7%
| Anthony Maher | Labour | 887 ✓ |
| Hans Mundry | Labour | 887 ✓ |
| Edwin Sloane | Liberal Democrats | 774 |
| Nicholas Dean | Liberal Democrats | 670 |
| Graham Brown | Conservative | 225 |
Latchford West2 seats · turnout 41.8%
| Edward Finnegan | Liberal Democrats | 1,398 ✓ |
| Graham Welborn | Liberal Democrats | 1,291 ✓ |
| Steve Wright | Labour | 714 |
| Paul Terence Kenny | Labour | 660 |
| Sheila Sutcliffe | Conservative | 259 |
| Christopher White | Independent | 147 |
Lymm3 seats
| Sheila Woodyatt | Conservative | 2,484 ✓ |
| Ian George Marks | Liberal Democrats | 2,183 ✓ |
| Rita Cochrane | Liberal Democrats | 1,954 ✓ |
| Dennis Thomason | Conservative | 1,705 |
| Derek Ashington | Conservative | 1,644 |
| Timothy Harwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,522 |
| Susan Williams | Labour | 599 |
| Sian Ferguson | Labour | 493 |
| Nicholas Cavanagh | Labour | 465 |
Orford3 seats · turnout 26.8%
| Michael Hannon | Labour | 1,472 ✓ |
| Kathleen Hannon | Labour | 1,440 ✓ |
| Terence Whelan | Labour | 1,432 ✓ |
| Anthony Whittaker | Liberal Democrats | 791 |
| Pamela Marks | Liberal Democrats | 727 |
| Sandra Watts | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
Penketh and Cuerdley3 seats
| George Warburton | Labour | 1,397 ✓ |
| Linda Susan Dirir | Labour | 1,369 ✓ |
| Fiona Bruce | Conservative | 1,141 ✓ |
| Teresa Aldred | Conservative | 999 |
| Kulwant Dhaliwal | Labour | 991 |
| Anthony Dean | Conservative | 949 |
| David Goulden | Liberal Democrats | 897 |
| Joe Royle | Independent | 820 |
| Eunice Peters | Liberal Democrats | 637 |
| Joseph Convey | Liberal Democrats | 613 |
Poplars and Hulme3 seats
| Brian Maher | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| Emmie Bromley | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| John Kerr-Brown | Labour | 1,256 ✓ |
| Sandra Benger | Liberal Democrats | 829 |
| June Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 815 |
| Robert Murdock | Liberal Democrats | 815 |
Poulton North3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| Albert Clemow | Labour | 1,252 ✓ |
| Colin Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 1,184 ✓ |
| Michael Curran | Labour | 1,125 ✓ |
| Scott Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 983 |
| Peter Carey | Labour | 927 |
| Michael Crag | Liberal Democrats | 836 |
| Ileyne Hutchinson | Conservative | 579 |
Poulton South2 seats · turnout 36.8%
| Colin Froggatt | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| Karen Mundry | Labour | 759 ✓ |
| John Kirkham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 660 |
| Alistair Cameron | Conservative | 655 |
| George Henry Hill | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| Colin Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
Rixton and Woolston3 seats
| Maureen Banner | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| Roger Rankin | Conservative | 920 ✓ |
| Stuart Davidson | Labour | 916 ✓ |
| Tracey Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 911 |
| Edmund Coop | Labour | 880 |
| Patricia Lafferty | Liberal Democrats | 845 |
| Alfred Pester | Liberal Democrats | 739 |
Stockton Heath2 seats · turnout 62.5%
| Mary D'Albert | Liberal Democrats | 1,523 |
| Celia Jordan | Liberal Democrats | 1,433 ✓ |
| Sonia Wendy Boggan | Conservative | 634 |
| Gary Michael Slawther | Conservative | 573 |
| Helen Dutton | Labour | 388 |
| Tony McCarthy | Labour | 289 |
Westbrook2 seats · turnout 32.8%
| David Earl | Liberal Democrats | 719 ✓ |
| Peter Hamel | Labour | 541 ✓ |
| Garry Cross | Independent | 430 |
| Michael Biggin | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| Peter Campbell | Conservative | 393 |
| Luke Houghton | Conservative | 348 |
| Margaret Syers | Labour | 345 |
Whittle Hall3 seats · turnout 31.4%
| John Morris | Labour | 1,029 ✓ |
| Judith Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 985 ✓ |
| Keith Gleave | Liberal Democrats | 972 ✓ |
| Lee Street | Labour | 897 |
| Anthony Williams | Labour | 836 |
| Mohamed Imtiaz | Liberal Democrats | 784 |
| Christopher Davenport | Conservative | 557 |
