Before (end of 2005) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 25 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| Judith Walker | Liberal Democrats | 2,341 ✓ |
| Paul Kennedy | Conservative | 1,015 |
| Peter Carey | Labour | 199 |
Bewsey and Whitecross1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| Paul Wright | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| Robert Timmis | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| William Woodyatt | Conservative | 226 |
| John Mulhall | Independent | 117 |
Birchwood1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Jill Bolton | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| Christine Rankin | Conservative | 822 |
| Philip Chadwick | Liberal Democrats | 540 |
| Thomas Hoyle | Conservative | 1,883 ✓ |
| Merril Cummerson | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| Anthony McCarthy | Labour | 630 |
Fairfield and Howley1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Paul Terence Kenny | Labour | 937 ✓ |
| William Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
| Michael Hughes | — | 413 |
| Vida Lambert | Conservative | 262 |
Grappenhall and Thelwall2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| Michael Biggin | Liberal Democrats | 2,049 ✓ |
| Wendy Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 2,036 ✓ |
| Sonia Wendy Boggan | Conservative | 720 |
| Thomas Forster | Conservative | 575 |
| Christopher Bolton | Labour | 234 |
| Joanne Losh | Labour | 223 |
| Michael Jackson | Green | 223 |
Great Sankey North1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Trudi Wood | Liberal Democrats | 894 ✓ |
| John Critchley | Conservative | 324 |
| Lee Street | Labour | 314 |
| Stephanie Davies | Green | 112 |
Great Sankey South1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| James Regan | Liberal Democrats | 1,013 ✓ |
| Kevin Bennett | Labour | 890 |
| Christina Pathmarajah | Conservative | 487 |
Latchford East1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Steve Wright | Labour | 1,018 ✓ |
| Edwin Sloane | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Julian Craddock | Conservative | 128 |
| Lyndsay McAteer | Green | 73 |
Latchford West1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| George Welborn | Liberal Democrats | 1,325 ✓ |
| Colin Grime | Labour | 373 |
| Gwyneth Craddock | Conservative | 168 |
Lymm1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Robert Barr | Liberal Democrats | 2,117 ✓ |
| Philip Bachmayer | Conservative | 1,393 |
| Christopher Fitzsimmons | Labour | 270 |
| Kenneth Robin Wilson | Green | 138 |
Orford1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| Terence Whelan | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| Brian Carty | Liberal Democrats | 593 |
| David Whitehouse | Green | 218 |
Penketh and Cuerdley1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| Fiona Bruce | Conservative | 1,421 ✓ |
| David Keane | Labour | 911 |
| Alfred Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
Poplars and Hulme1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| John Kerr-Brown | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| Joan Hall | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
| Brian Lambert | Conservative | 276 |
Poulton North1 seat
| Scott Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,021 ✓ |
| Michael Curran | Labour | 859 |
| Luke Houghton | Conservative | 421 |
Poulton South1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Iona Gillis | Liberal Democrats | 759 ✓ |
| Karen Mundry | Labour | 633 |
| Valerie Margaret Allen | Conservative | 398 |
| John Kirkham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 132 |
Rixton and Woolston1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| William Brinksman | Labour | 985 ✓ |
| Peter Campbell | Conservative | 811 |
| Edgar John Davies | Liberal Democrats | 496 |
Westbrook1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| John Long | Liberal Democrats | 731 ✓ |
| Peter Hamel | Labour | 434 |
| Stephen Pathmarajah | Conservative | 280 |
Whittle Hall1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Keith Gleave | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 ✓ |
| Kelly Simmock | Labour | 604 |