Before (end of 2007) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 22 · Conservative 18 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 27 · Labour 21 · Conservative 18 · Other 0
Ward results
Ainsdale1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| Brenda Porter | Conservative | 2,903 ✓ |
| Pauline Collier | Liberal Democrats | 986 |
| Frank Warner | Labour | 223 |
| Bryan Leech | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 168 |
Birkdale1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Richard Ronald Hands | Liberal Democrats | 1,702 ✓ |
| Cath Regan | Conservative | 1,105 |
| Terry Durrance | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 394 |
| Frank Robinson | Labour | 213 |
Blundellsands1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Paula Margaret Parry | Conservative | 1,893 ✓ |
| Colm McCarthy | Labour | 731 |
| Kevin Donnellon | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
Cambridge1 seat
| T. Glover | Conservative | 2,076 ✓ |
| A. McGuire | Liberal Democrats | 1,889 |
| Muriel Langley | Labour | 229 |
CHURCH1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Paul Cummins | Labour | 1,216 ✓ |
| Carol Tonkiss | Liberal Democrats | 448 |
| Brian Cook | Conservative | 426 |
| Joseph Nugent | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 315 |
| Ian Davis | COMM | 60 |
Derby1 seat
| Carol Gustafson | Labour | 1,030 ✓ |
| Paul Nuttall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 763 |
| Kevin Parry | Conservative | 108 |
| Dean McGrane | BNP | 98 |
Duke's1 seat
| David Pearson | Conservative | 1,979 ✓ |
| Mary Shavaksha | Liberal Democrats | 790 |
| Harry Forster | — | 497 |
| Catherine Cookson | Labour | 297 |
Ford1 seat · turnout 24.2%
| Owen Brady | Labour | 1,330 ✓ |
| Michael McDermott | BNP | 301 |
| Jessamine Miles Hounslea | Conservative | 287 |
| Philip James Wordley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 265 |
Harington1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Alfred Doran | Conservative | 2,527 ✓ |
| Druscilla Haydon | Liberal Democrats | 663 |
| Maurice Newton | Labour | 526 |
Kew1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Matt Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,404 ✓ |
| Alan White | Conservative | 809 |
| John Leech | — | 455 |
| Steve Jowett | Labour | 203 |
| Valerie Pollard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 100 |
Linacre1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Doreen Kerrigan | Labour | 1,050 ✓ |
| Robin-Michael Thompson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 219 |
| Carol Ann Hill | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
| Helen Louise Barber | Conservative | 140 |
| John Byrne | COMM | 45 |
Litherland1 seat · turnout 22.2%
| Patricia Hardy | Labour | 1,078 ✓ |
| John Bryant | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 458 |
| Alex McIvor | Conservative | 288 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| John Gibson | Liberal Democrats | 1,491 ✓ |
| David McIvor | Conservative | 1,423 |
| Paula Gouldbourn | Labour | 738 |
Meols1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| John Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 1,714 ✓ |
| Michael Swift | Conservative | 1,134 |
| Margaret Brown | — | 277 |
| Nigel Cecil | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 209 |
| Mick Stoker | Labour | 168 |
Molyneux1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| Geoffrey Howe | Liberal Democrats | 1,370 ✓ |
| Linda Cluskey | Labour | 536 |
| Peter Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 514 |
| Esther Cook | Conservative | 463 |
Netherton & Orrell2 seats · turnout 20.8%
| Robert John Brennan | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| Susan Bradshaw | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| Peter Glover | — | 373 |
| Viv Becker | Conservative | 306 |
| Andrew Dobson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 297 |
| Paul Gaskell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 270 |
| Jennifer Atherton | BNP | 213 |
| Helen Huxley | Conservative | 193 |
Norwood1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Baron Fearn Ronnie Fearn | Liberal Democrats | 1,735 ✓ |
| Tony Crabtree | Conservative | 744 |
| Michael Nolan | Labour | 290 |
| Graham Taylor | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 243 |
| Margaret McEllenborough | BNP | 184 |
Park1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Robbie Fenton | Liberal Democrats | 1,805 ✓ |
| Martyn Ball | Conservative | 844 |
| Sandra Williams | Labour | 418 |
| Allan Marshman | BNP | 202 |
Ravenmeols1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Barry Griffiths | Conservative | 1,950 ✓ |
| Paul Flodman | Labour | 762 |
| Colin Trollope | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| Richard Graham Willis | Green | 210 |
St Oswald1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| James Mahon | Labour | 1,269 ✓ |
| Linda Hough | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| Doreen MacPherson | Conservative | 215 |
| Carol Atherton | BNP | 179 |
| David Jones | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 57 |
Sudell1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Clifford Mainey | Liberal Democrats | 1,614 ✓ |
| Simon Iain Jamieson | Conservative | 676 |
| Adam Lewis | Labour | 482 |
| Linda Harper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 306 |
Victoria1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Anthony Hill | Liberal Democrats | 2,029 ✓ |
| Giles Blundell | Labour | 762 |
| Sophie Hutchinson | Conservative | 646 |
| Michael Kelly | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 205 |