Before (end of 2005) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 27 · Labour 20 · Conservative 19 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 21 · Conservative 19 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Mark Bigley | Conservative | 2,306 ✓ |
| Bernard Blaney | Liberal Democrats | 984 |
| Stuart Elliott | — | 289 |
| Frank Warner | Labour | 236 |
| John Leech | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 192 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Iain Brodie-Brownie | Liberal Democrats | 1,681 ✓ |
| Richard Beechey | Conservative | 994 |
| Terry Durrance | — | 514 |
| Frank Robinson | Labour | 239 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Robert Roberts | Conservative | 1,852 ✓ |
| Mary Maxwell | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
| Colm McCarthy | Labour | 656 |
Cambridge1 seat
| Susan McGuire | Liberal Democrats | 1,692 ✓ |
| R. Price | Conservative | 1,470 |
| J. Ford | South P | 630 |
| Muriel Langley | Labour | 198 |
CHURCH1 seat
| Daren Veidman | Labour | 1,028 ✓ |
| Carol Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 612 |
| Philip Coppell | Independent | 572 |
| Antonio Spatuzzi | Conservative | 286 |
Derby1 seat
| James McGinnity | Labour | 1,197 ✓ |
| Paul Nuttall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 403 |
| Anne Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
| Kevin Parry | Conservative | 118 |
Duke's1 seat
| Sir Ron Watson | Conservative | 1,620 ✓ |
| Robert Hamilton | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| Harry Forster | — | 531 |
| Catherine Cookson | Labour | 263 |
Ford1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| Ian Moncur | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| Naomi Smith | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
| Jessamine Miles Hounslea | Conservative | 286 |
Harington1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Eric Storey | Conservative | 2,223 ✓ |
| Druscilla Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 804 |
| Maurice Newton | Labour | 594 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Fred Weavers | Liberal Democrats | 1,346 ✓ |
| Terence Jones | Conservative | 649 |
| John Leech | — | 475 |
| Steve Jowett | Labour | 227 |
| Valerie Pollard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 149 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 18.3%
| Gordon Friel | Labour | 1,130 ✓ |
| John Gibson | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| Darren Hardy | Labour | 1,110 ✓ |
| Ian Milne | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Douglas Ward | Conservative | 260 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| Debi Jones | Conservative | 1,795 ✓ |
| Caroline Hayes | Labour | 1,266 |
| David Nolan | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| David Rimmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,771 ✓ |
| Michael Swift | Conservative | 1,103 |
| Margaret Brown | — | 473 |
| Mary Stoker | Labour | 194 |
Molyneux1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| John Colbert | Liberal Democrats | 1,665 ✓ |
| Susan Hanley | Labour | 747 |
| Peter Robert Papworth | Conservative | 545 |
Netherton & Orrell1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| Ian Ralph Maher | Labour | 1,149 ✓ |
| Peter Glover | — | 338 |
| Paul Crossey | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| Paul Gaskell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 201 |
| Hilary Bowden | Conservative | 151 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| David Alan Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,533 ✓ |
| Phillip Rodwell | Conservative | 852 |
| Michael Nolan | Labour | 358 |
| Richard Chapman | — | 310 |
| Michael McDermott | BNP | 300 |
Park1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Andrew Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 1,705 ✓ |
| William McIvor | Conservative | 729 |
| Gwendolyn Kermode | Labour | 526 |
| Martin Owen | Green | 242 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Vincent Platt | Conservative | 1,822 ✓ |
| Paul Flodman | Labour | 907 |
| Colin Trollope | Liberal Democrats | 639 |
St Oswald1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Philip Dowd | Labour | 1,376 ✓ |
| Linda Hough | Liberal Democrats | 518 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Roy Connell | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 ✓ |
| Josephine Healy | Conservative | 862 |
| Stephen Kermode | Labour | 743 |
Victoria2 seats · turnout 28.2%
| Andrew John Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 2,049 ✓ |
| Peter Leslie Hough | Liberal Democrats | 1,718 ✓ |
| Giles Blundell | Labour | 1,182 |
| Simon Iain Jamieson | Conservative | 543 |
| Anthony West | Conservative | 394 |