Before (end of 2003) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton3 seats
| Eddie Jones | Labour | 1,101 ✓ |
| Ged Philbin | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| Francis Nyland | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Littler J. | Conservative | 365 |
| McDermott D. | Conservative | 323 |
| Ashley Taylor | BNP | 297 |
| O’Neill E. Ms. | — | 159 |
Beechwood2 seats
| L. Redhead | Liberal Democrats | 942 ✓ |
| Ulfar Norddahl | Liberal Democrats | 865 ✓ |
| Martha Lloyd Jones | Labour | 333 |
| M Craig | Labour | 243 |
| P Speed | Conservative | 194 |
| P Parkinson | Conservative | 182 |
Birchfield3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| David John Lewis | Conservative | 868 ✓ |
| David John Findon | Conservative | 851 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Swift | Conservative | 751 ✓ |
| Alison Ruth Clarke | Labour | 612 |
| Valerie Hill | Labour | 569 |
| John Fahey | Labour | 542 |
Broadheath3 seats
| Anthony McDermott | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| Robert Gilligan | Labour | 889 ✓ |
| Keith Morley | Labour | 761 ✓ |
| Phillip Harper | Conservative | 466 |
Castlefields3 seats
| P. Tyrrell | Labour | 1,045 |
| Andy Cole | Labour | 833 |
| Liam Temple | Labour | 816 |
| Jimmy Tang | Independent | 440 |
| B Sly | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
| W Perraten | Conservative | 300 |
| Anthony Watts | BNP | 232 |
Daresbury2 seats · turnout 42.6%
| Christopher Michael Inch | Liberal Democrats | 545 ✓ |
| Julie Bradshaw | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| K Newall | Liberal Democrats | 506 |
| Ben Price | Conservative | 467 |
| Jack Robert Johnston | Labour | 322 |
| Amanda Stockton | Labour | 305 |
Ditton3 seats · turnout 23.4%
| Marie Wright | Labour | 1,185 ✓ |
| Sandra Osborne | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| P Lloyd Jones | Labour | 884 ✓ |
| Colin Rowan | Conservative | 681 |
Farnworth3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| Carl Robert Cross | Conservative | 1,049 ✓ |
| I Whittaker | Conservative | 905 ✓ |
| Phil Drakeley | Conservative | 884 ✓ |
| Andrew Joseph Macmanus | Labour | 702 |
| D Curzon | Labour | 671 |
| Margaret Fahey | Labour | 630 |
| M Hare | Liberal Democrats | 602 |
Grange3 seats · turnout 23.4%
| John Swain | Labour | 873 ✓ |
| Stephen Pearsall | Labour | 822 ✓ |
| Mark David Dennett | Labour | 796 ✓ |
| James Maguire | Liberal Democrats | 622 |
| Michael Thomas Taylor | Conservative | 406 |
Hale1 seat
| Mike Wharton | Labour | 605 ✓ |
| Suzannah Swift | Conservative | 216 |
Halton Brook3 seats · turnout 23.8%
| Stef Nelson | Labour | 944 ✓ |
| John Massey | Labour | 850 ✓ |
| K Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrats | 690 ✓ |
| Stan Hill | Labour | 650 |
| Roger Tuson | Conservative | 366 |
Halton Lea3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| Kath Loftus | Labour | 752 ✓ |
| Alan Archie Lowe | Labour | 713 ✓ |
| M Gelling | — | 368 |
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| Denis Matthews | — | 329 |
| Ed Ford | Conservative | 258 |
Halton View3 seats
| Rob Polhill | Labour | 1,149 ✓ |
| Stuart Parker | Labour | 961 ✓ |
| Tom McInerney | Labour | 903 ✓ |
| Derek William Mellor | Green | 566 |
| Martland A. Ms. | Green | 562 |
| P. Taylor | Green | 509 |
| Denis Thomas | Conservative | 475 |
Heath3 seats · turnout 40.6%
| Michael Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,134 ✓ |
| Margaret Anna Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 1,124 ✓ |
| Christopher Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 1,117 ✓ |
| Mark Joseph Bradshaw | Conservative | 605 |
| Joan Margaret Lowe | Labour | 371 |
| Paul Murray | Conservative | 340 |
| Phillip Balmer | Conservative | 332 |
| A Redican | Labour | 326 |
| K Linforth | Labour | 253 |
Hough Green3 seats · turnout 25.0%
| Paul Nolan | Labour | 1,069 ✓ |
| Kevan Peter Wainwright | Labour | 950 ✓ |
| Phil Harris | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| Maureen Forsyth | Conservative | 514 |
| B Hensley | Conservative | 456 |
Kingsway3 seats · turnout 25.8%
| Margaret Horabin | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| Ann Gerrard | Labour | 934 ✓ |
| Francis Fraser | Labour | 861 ✓ |
| Frank Lloyd | Conservative | 470 |
| Terence McDermott | Conservative | 429 |
Mersey3 seats · turnout 32.6%
| Sue Blackmore | Liberal Democrats | 950 ✓ |
| Ernest Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 847 ✓ |
| Trevor Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 814 ✓ |
| R Eastup | Labour | 604 |
| G Redican | Labour | 581 |
| D Middlemas | Labour | 526 |
| Colin Keam | Conservative | 309 |
Norton North3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| Tim Sly | Liberal Democrats | 989 ✓ |
| Diane Marie Inch | Liberal Democrats | 980 ✓ |
| G Fowle | Liberal Democrats | 928 ✓ |
| Ellen Cargill | Labour | 759 |
| Mary Massey | Labour | 685 |
| J Stockton | Labour | 646 |
| Martin Neal Davis | Green | 269 |
| D Wright | Conservative | 263 |
Norton South3 seats
| Ronald Hignett | Labour | 873 |
| Dave Cargill | Labour | 856 |
| I. Ashley | Labour | 810 |
| I Evans | CPH | 411 |
| J Glover | CPH | 405 |
| W Dowdle | Conservative | 229 |
Riverside2 seats · turnout 21.9%
| David Leadbetter | Labour | 705 ✓ |
| E Gleave | Labour | 623 ✓ |
| Michael Hill | Conservative | 211 |
Windmill Hill1 seat
| Kelly Marlow | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| Philip Harding | Labour | 256 |
| S Dowdle | Conservative | 58 |