Before (end of 2003) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Burton and Ness1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| Kay Loch | Conservative | 543 ✓ |
| Norman Sherratt | Labour | 190 |
Central1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Marie Lewis | Labour | 500 ✓ |
| Maurice Brookes | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
| Anne Charlotte Hughes | Conservative | 106 |
| David Joines | BNP | 88 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Barbara Shephard | Labour | 874 ✓ |
| Tom Hughes | Conservative | 245 |
| David Southgate | BNP | 178 |
Groves1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Mark Henesy | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Karl Hardwick | Conservative | 451 |
| Hilary Chrusciezl | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
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Ledsham1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Justin Madders | Labour | 1,082 ✓ |
| Jeanette Starkey | Conservative | 931 |
Little Neston1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| P Cooper | Conservative | 553 ✓ |
| K. Butcher | Labour | 500 |
| B Ricketts | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
| G Nicholls | Green | 157 |
Pooltown1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| Paul Donovan | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| Gordon Douglas Grant Meldrum | Conservative | 268 |
| Graham Handley | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Rivacre1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Peter Shephard | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| Terence Harvey | Conservative | 333 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| John Gaskell | Liberal Democrats | 643 ✓ |
| Robert Andrews | Conservative | 409 |
| Robert McGuigan | Labour | 327 |
| Henry Crocker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 171 |
Rossmore1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| Elizabeth Lloyd | Labour | 917 ✓ |
| Henry Humpage | Conservative | 546 |
| Michael English | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
Stanlow and Wolverham1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| William Moore | Labour | 990 ✓ |
| Nicholas Hebson | Conservative | 324 |
Sutton1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Joseph O'Rourke | Labour | 952 ✓ |
| John Gordon | Conservative | 649 |
Sutton Green and Manor1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Robert Crompton | Conservative | 680 ✓ |
| Peter Robson | Labour | 501 |
Whitby1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Janice Farquharson | Conservative | 874 ✓ |
| Abdul Jilani | Labour | 865 |
| Sally Martin | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
Willaston & Thornton1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| G. Smith | Conservative | 1,299 ✓ |
| N. Meardon | Labour | 415 |
