Before (end of 2005) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 7 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat
| E. Edge | Labour | 688 |
| Harper D.J.R. | Conservative | 331 |
Birchfield1 seat
| Geoffrey Swift | Conservative | 721 ✓ |
| John Fahey | Labour | 422 |
| Ashley Taylor | BNP | 160 |
Broadheath1 seat
| Keith Morley | Labour | 758 ✓ |
| Richard Peter Murray | Conservative | 410 |
Castlefields1 seat
| Ellen Cargill | Labour | 448 ✓ |
| Peter Blackmore | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
| Jimmy Tang | Independent | 156 |
| George Grimes | Independent | 122 |
| Terence McDermott | Conservative | 105 |
Ditton1 seat
| Colin Rowan | Conservative | 722 ✓ |
| Peter Henry Jones | Labour | 693 |
Farnworth1 seat
| Phil Drakeley | Conservative | 919 ✓ |
| Margaret Fahey | Labour | 458 |
| Anna Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
| Teresa Miller | Green | 116 |
Grange1 seat
| Mark Dennett | Labour | 563 ✓ |
| Shahram Mesdaghi | Liberal Democrats | 335 |
| William Dowdle | Conservative | 254 |
Hale1 seat
| Mike Wharton | Labour | 587 ✓ |
| Suzannah Swift | Conservative | 164 |
Halton Brook1 seat
| John Stockton | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| Dianne Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Patricia Parkinson | Conservative | 135 |
Halton Lea1 seat
| Alan Archie Lowe | Labour | 524 ✓ |
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
| Phillip Harper | Conservative | 97 |
| Damian Matthews | — | 71 |
Halton View1 seat
| Tom McInerney | Labour | 714 ✓ |
| Derek William Mellor | Green | 428 |
| Damian Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 297 |
| Denis Thomas | Conservative | 256 |
Heath1 seat
| Christopher Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 901 ✓ |
| Marjorie Bradshaw | Conservative | 483 |
| Chris Loftus | Labour | 255 |
Hough Green1 seat
| Phil Harris | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| Peter Browne | Conservative | 422 |
Kingsway1 seat
| Francis Fraser | Labour | 636 ✓ |
| Frank Lloyd | Conservative | 208 |
| D. Shergill | Green | 124 |
Mersey1 seat
| Trevor Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 590 ✓ |
| Norman Lee Plumpton-Walsh | Labour | 486 |
| Maureen Forsyth | Conservative | 190 |
Norton North1 seat
| Phillip Worrall | Liberal Democrats | 706 ✓ |
| Joan Margaret Lowe | Labour | 390 |
| Mary Taylor | Conservative | 163 |
| Michael Davies | Green | 110 |
Norton South1 seat
| Martha Lloyd Jones | Labour | 535 ✓ |
| Jayne Worrall | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
| J Glover | CPH | 102 |
| P. Balmer | Conservative | 94 |
Riverside1 seat
| Pamela Wallace | Labour | 459 ✓ |
| Paul Meara | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
| Margaret Hill | Conservative | 79 |