Before (end of 2007) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Cherryfield1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Edward Grannell | Labour | 634 ✓ |
| Andrew Murphy | — | 487 |
| Donald Pryde | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
| James Nolan | Conservative | 73 |
Halewood North1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Shelley Powell | Liberal Democrats | 693 ✓ |
| Christina Harris | Labour | 388 |
| Antony Ward | BNP | 278 |
Halewood South1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Harry Birch | Liberal Democrats | 691 ✓ |
| Edna Finneran | Labour | 502 |
| Eric McIntosh | — | 137 |
| Joan Read | Conservative | 88 |
| Andrew Thompson | Independent | 64 |
Halewood West1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| Benedict Swann | Labour | 708 ✓ |
| Terence Powell | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
Kirkby Central1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| Jackie Harris | Labour | 722 ✓ |
| Adrian Barton | — | 443 |
| Peter Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
Longview1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| Anthony Harvey | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| Phil Woods | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
Northwood1 seat · turnout 19.2%
| Edward Connor | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| Sarah Wynn | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Page Moss1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| Thomas Russell | Labour | 789 ✓ |
| Leslie Rigby | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
Park1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| David Dobbie | Labour | 624 ✓ |
| John White | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Prescot East1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| William Sommerfield | Liberal Democrats | 797 ✓ |
| David Friar | Labour | 444 |
| Suzanne Parry | Conservative | 119 |
Prescot West1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Ian Beresford Smith | Liberal Democrats | 911 ✓ |
| John Birchall | Labour | 493 |
| Antony Read | Conservative | 167 |
| Peter Andrew Cranie | Green | 61 |
Roby1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Christine Bannon | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| Robert Webster | Conservative | 876 |
| Susan Smith | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
Shevington1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Ray Halpin | Labour | 779 ✓ |
| Edwin Kolodynski | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Edward Vose | Conservative | 105 |
St Bartholomews1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| A Moorhead | Labour | 916 |
| A. Mountaine | Liberal Democrats | 505 |
St Gabriels1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Kenneth Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 726 ✓ |
| Brian Michael O'Hare | Labour | 497 |
| Susan Ford | Conservative | 108 |
St Michaels1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| Catherine Moorhead | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| Susan Jane Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
Stockbridge1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| William Weightman | Labour | 768 ✓ |
| J Nield | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
Swanside1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Ronald Round | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| Sheila Mary Webster | Conservative | 241 |
| Gerald Donnelly | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Whiston North1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Sandra Gaffney | Labour | 669 ✓ |
| Steven Yates | Liberal Democrats | 520 |
| Louise Parry | Conservative | 210 |
Whiston South1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Yvonne Southern | Liberal Democrats | 794 ✓ |
| Lorraine Donovan | Labour | 742 |
Whitefield1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Rosemary Smith | Labour | 629 ✓ |
| Jennifer Wharton | — | 613 |
| John Loftus Wickham | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
| Gary Aronsson | BNP | 72 |