Before (end of 2003) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 19 · Other 3
After (end of 2004) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 27 · Labour 20 · Conservative 19 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale3 seats · turnout 47.0%
| Brenda Porter | Conservative | 3,187 ✓ |
| Peter Brough | Conservative | 2,814 ✓ |
| Michael Ridge | Conservative | 2,403 ✓ |
| Pauline Collier | Liberal Democrats | 1,432 |
| Bernard Blaney | Liberal Democrats | 1,041 |
| Clive Dally | Liberal Democrats | 835 |
| Terry Durrance | — | 810 |
| Frank Warner | Labour | 556 |
| John Leech | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 507 |
Birkdale3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| Richard Ronald Hands | Liberal Democrats | 2,080 ✓ |
| Simon John Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,995 ✓ |
| Iain Brodie Browne | Liberal Democrats | 1,966 ✓ |
| Janet Rowell | Conservative | 1,014 |
| Richard Beechey | Conservative | 1,009 |
| Brian Birch | — | 917 |
| John Law | — | 863 |
| Michael Swift | Conservative | 814 |
| Frank Robinson | Labour | 495 |
Blundellsands3 seats · turnout 47.1%
| Paula Margaret Parry | Conservative | 2,230 ✓ |
| Wendy Jones | Conservative | 2,204 ✓ |
| Robert Roberts | Conservative | 2,087 ✓ |
| Harry Wallace | Labour | 1,160 |
| Eileen McCauley | Labour | 1,159 |
| Harry Pepp | Labour | 1,110 |
| Andrew John Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
| Stephen Squire | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| William Brereton | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
Cambridge3 seats
| T. Glover | Conservative | 2,114 ✓ |
| T. Mann | Conservative | 2,036 ✓ |
| R. Price | Conservative | 1,855 ✓ |
| Susan McGuire | Liberal Democrats | 1,579 |
| Carol Brookfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,502 |
| M. Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 1,300 |
| D. Cobham | South P | 1,116 |
| J. Naylor | South P | 1,021 |
| I. Bryden | Labour | 396 |
| J. Seale | Labour | 388 |
CHURCH3 seats · turnout 38.3%
| Pauline Kehoe | Liberal Democrats | 1,785 ✓ |
| Cynthia Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,571 ✓ |
| Jim Murray | Liberal Democrats | 1,553 ✓ |
| Bob Waring | Labour | 1,383 |
| Carol Gustafson | Labour | 1,371 |
| Stan Morris | Labour | 1,345 |
| Patrick Hignett | Conservative | 347 |
| Andrew Bird | Conservative | 345 |
| Margaret McCallum | Conservative | 304 |
Derby3 seats
| John Rice | Labour | 1,993 ✓ |
| Paul Larkin | Labour | 1,811 ✓ |
| James McGinnity | Labour | 1,736 ✓ |
| Hilary Cross | Liberal Democrats | 498 |
| Dennis Cross | Liberal Democrats | 458 |
| Noel Cross | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Kevin Parry | Conservative | 345 |
Duke's3 seats
| David Pearson | Conservative | 2,056 ✓ |
| Leslie Byrom | Conservative | 2,003 ✓ |
| Sir Ron Watson | Conservative | 1,974 ✓ |
| William Hibbard | Liberal Democrats | 1,003 |
| Robert Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 978 |
| Mary Shavaksha | Liberal Democrats | 935 |
| John Shawcroft | — | 886 |
| Denise Smart | — | 835 |
| Catherine Cookson | Labour | 463 |
| Patrick Walsh | Labour | 421 |
| Thomas Leek | Labour | 398 |
Ford3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| Owen Brady | Labour | 2,168 ✓ |
| Kevin Cluskey | Labour | 2,065 ✓ |
| Ian Moncur | Labour | 1,891 ✓ |
| George Fielding | Liberal Democrats | 767 |
| Margaret Davies | Liberal Democrats | 524 |
| Naomi Smith | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
| Jessamine Miles Hounslea | Conservative | 367 |
Harington3 seats · turnout 49.0%
| Alfred Doran | Conservative | 2,800 ✓ |
| Sydney Whitby | Conservative | 2,661 ✓ |
| Eric Storey | Conservative | 2,656 ✓ |
| Druscilla Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 1,199 |
| Colin Trollope | Liberal Democrats | 1,147 |
| Thomas Bailey | Labour | 1,033 |
| Maurice Newton | Labour | 989 |
| Winifred Maher | Liberal Democrats | 813 |
| Linda Cluskey | Labour | 773 |
Kew3 seats · turnout 37.5%
| Matt Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,774 ✓ |
| Terence Francis | Liberal Democrats | 1,684 ✓ |
| Fred Weavers | Liberal Democrats | 1,340 ✓ |
| Russell Watson | — | 948 |
| Anthony Holland | — | 918 |
| John Leech | — | 859 |
| Marilyn Hunton | Conservative | 612 |
| David Woodfine | Conservative | 603 |
| John Charles Lyon-Taylor | Conservative | 584 |
| Graham Brannan | Labour | 379 |
| Eunice Slatcher | Labour | 291 |
Linacre3 seats · turnout 23.4%
| Doreen Kerrigan | Labour | 1,646 ✓ |
| John Fairclough | Labour | 1,532 ✓ |
| Gordon Friel | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| Ray Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| Matthew Wright | Liberal Democrats | 416 |
| Francisca Daver | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| John Byrne | COMM | 120 |
Litherland3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| Patricia Hardy | Labour | 1,609 ✓ |
| Paul Tweed | Labour | 1,602 ✓ |
| Darren Hardy | Labour | 1,601 ✓ |
| Mary Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| Paul Crossey | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
| Caroline Croft | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| Douglas Ward | Conservative | 433 |
Manor3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| Neil Douglas | Labour | 1,759 ✓ |
| Martyn Barber | Conservative | 1,728 ✓ |
| John Walker | Labour | 1,582 ✓ |
| Darren Veidman | Labour | 1,550 |
| Peter Robert Papworth | Conservative | 1,540 |
| Anthony West | Conservative | 1,533 |
| David Nolan | Liberal Democrats | 1,038 |
| Linda Gilroy | Liberal Democrats | 876 |
| Peter Leslie Hough | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
Meols3 seats · turnout 47.0%
| John Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 2,389 ✓ |
| David Tattersall | Liberal Democrats | 2,218 ✓ |
| David Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,924 ✓ |
| Jamie Halsall | Conservative | 1,785 |
| Colin Hughes | Conservative | 1,419 |
| Alan White | Conservative | 1,381 |
| Margaret Brown | — | 1,013 |
| Jack Diamond | — | 819 |
| Mary Stoker | Labour | 310 |
| Muriel Langley | Labour | 284 |
Molyneux3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| Geoffrey Howe | Liberal Democrats | 2,100 ✓ |
| Anthony Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 1,996 ✓ |
| John Colbert | Liberal Democrats | 1,895 ✓ |
| Colm McCarthy | Labour | 980 |
| Susan Hanley | Labour | 978 |
| Christopher Holmes | Labour | 956 |
| Alan Brown | Conservative | 864 |
| Trystan Lewis | Conservative | 850 |
| Philip Keane | Conservative | 840 |
Netherton & Orrell3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| Robert John Brennan | Labour | 1,853 ✓ |
| David Chinnick Martin | Labour | 1,757 ✓ |
| Ian Ralph Maher | Labour | 1,743 ✓ |
| Peter Glover | SOC | 706 |
| Marie Savin | SOC | 537 |
| Hilary Bowden | Conservative | 497 |
| Michael Brierley | SOC | 485 |
Norwood3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| Ronald Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 2,410 ✓ |
| Brian Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 2,017 ✓ |
| David Alan Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,915 ✓ |
| James Ford | — | 878 |
| George Halsall | — | 866 |
| Pamela Gore | Conservative | 580 |
| S. | Conservative | 566 |
| David Haslehurst | Conservative | 518 |
| Michael McDermott | BNP | 417 |
| Michael Nolan | Labour | 390 |
| Steve Jowett | Labour | 339 |
Park3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| Robbie Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 2,670 ✓ |
| James Byrne | Liberal Democrats | 2,632 ✓ |
| Andrew Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 2,551 ✓ |
| Sandra Williams | Labour | 1,024 |
| Christine Barber | Conservative | 827 |
| Nigel Stuart Barber | Conservative | 819 |
Ravenmeols3 seats · turnout 45.9%
| Barry Griffiths | Conservative | 2,315 ✓ |
| Anne Ibbs | Conservative | 2,160 ✓ |
| Vincent Platt | Conservative | 2,120 ✓ |
| Margaret Leyland | Labour | 1,452 |
| Paul Flodman | Labour | 1,355 |
| Aidan Smith | Labour | 1,048 |
| David Walker | Liberal Democrats | 835 |
| Ian Milne | Liberal Democrats | 833 |
| Anne Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
St Oswald3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| James Mahon | Labour | 2,164 ✓ |
| Mark Dowd | Labour | 1,944 ✓ |
| Philip Dowd | Labour | 1,896 ✓ |
| Johanna Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 582 |
| Kathleen Jones | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
| Robert Jones | Liberal Democrats | 515 |
Sudell3 seats · turnout 55.8%
| Clifford Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 2,749 ✓ |
| Sylvia Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 2,619 ✓ |
| Roy Connell | Liberal Democrats | 2,037 ✓ |
| Stephen Kermode | Labour | 1,292 |
| Roger Davies | Liberal Democrats | 999 ✓ |
| Paul Martyn Barber | Conservative | 919 |
| Jeannette Greaves-Smith | Conservative | 908 |
| Bradley Hankin | Conservative | 892 |
| Brian Morris | Liberal Democrats | 851 |
| Derek Brindle | Labour | 768 |
| Daniel Wilson | Labour | 622 |
Victoria3 seats · turnout 44.2%
| Michael Hill | Liberal Democrats | 2,530 ✓ |
| Edward Firth | Liberal Democrats | 2,334 ✓ |
| Sarah Philippa Jane Murray | Liberal Democrats | 2,205 ✓ |
| Giles Blundell | Labour | 1,498 |
| Christopher Larkin | Labour | 1,209 |
| James Reardon | Labour | 1,178 |
| Joseph Owens | Conservative | 787 |
| Yvonne Bennett de Rothschild | Conservative | 765 |
| Theresa Rossiter | Conservative | 730 |
| Bennett | De | 0 |
