Before (end of 2007) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat
| Eddie Jones | Labour | 733 ✓ |
| Thomas Campbell | Conservative | 310 |
Beechwood1 seat
| D. Walker | Conservative | 361 |
| P. Harding | Labour | 139 |
Birchfield1 seat
| Peter Browne | Conservative | 812 ✓ |
| Jasmine Gleave | Labour | 398 |
| Jayne Worrall | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
Broadheath1 seat
| Tony McDermott | Labour | 557 ✓ |
| Phillip Harper | Conservative | 229 |
| Geoff Brown | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Castlefields1 seat
| Harry Howard | Labour | 555 ✓ |
| Simon Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
| Terence McDermott | Conservative | 122 |
Daresbury1 seat
| Marjorie Bradshaw | Conservative | 624 ✓ |
| Christopher Inch | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| Amanda Stockton | Labour | 138 |
Ditton1 seat
| Marie Wright | Labour | 650 ✓ |
| Stephan Pfaffenzeller | Conservative | 495 |
| Anna Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
Farnworth1 seat
| Phillip Balmer | Conservative | 992 ✓ |
| Robert Beckwith | Labour | 391 |
| Ian Hare | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| Maureen Miller | Green | 120 |
Grange1 seat
| John Swain | Labour | 528 ✓ |
| William Dowdle | Conservative | 319 |
| Sharam Mesdaghi | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Halton Brook1 seat
| Stef Nelson | Labour | 552 ✓ |
| Louise Whitley | Liberal Democrats | 551 |
| Patricia Parkinson | Conservative | 153 |
Halton Lea1 seat
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 543 ✓ |
| Ian Adams | Conservative | 250 |
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| Michael Gelling | — | 97 |
Halton View1 seat
| Rob Polhill | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| Derek William Mellor | Green | 528 |
| Anna Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 336 |
| Denis Thomas | Conservative | 213 |
Heath1 seat
| Michael Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,194 ✓ |
| Ben Price | Conservative | 323 |
| Tom Coles | Labour | 181 |
Hough Green1 seat
| Paul Nolan | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| Ruth Elizabeth Rowan | Conservative | 403 |
| Stephen Hare | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
| Miriam Hodgson | Green | 107 |
Kingsway1 seat
| Margaret Horabin | Labour | 570 ✓ |
| Frank Lloyd | Conservative | 217 |
| Linda Mellor | Green | 92 |
| Damian Curzon | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
Mersey1 seat
| Sue Blackmore | Liberal Democrats | 634 ✓ |
| Norman Lee Plumpton-Walsh | Labour | 382 |
| Harper D.J.R. | Conservative | 207 |
Norton North1 seat
| David Austin | Liberal Democrats | 863 ✓ |
| Peter Lloyd Jones | Labour | 327 |
| Matthew John Walsh | Conservative | 249 |
Norton South1 seat
| R. Hignett | Labour | 587 ✓ |
| A. Whitley | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| D. Masheder | Conservative | 152 |
Riverside1 seat
| David Leadbetter | Labour | 441 ✓ |
| Margaret Hill | Conservative | 126 |
| Paul Meara | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Windmill Hill1 seat
| M. Shepperd | Liberal Democrats | 223 ✓ |
| A. Coleman | Labour | 148 |