Before (end of 2009) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2010) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 6 · Other 0
Ward results
Appleton1 seat
| Susan Edge | Labour | 1,714 ✓ |
| Paul Meara | Liberal Democrats | 448 |
| Harper D.J.R. | Conservative | 387 |
Birchfield1 seat
| Michael Fry | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Ruth Elizabeth Rowan | Conservative | 1,199 |
| Joanne King | Liberal Democrats | 546 |
| Jane Fitzpatrick | Green | 122 |
Broadheath1 seat
| Keith Morley | Labour | 1,796 ✓ |
| Geoff Brown | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
| Phillip Harper | Conservative | 395 |
Castlefields1 seat
| Ellen Cargill | Labour | 1,398 ✓ |
| S. Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
| S. Pfaffenzeller | Conservative | 283 |
Ditton1 seat
| Joe Roberts | Labour | 2,180 ✓ |
| Colin Rowan | Conservative | 925 |
Farnworth1 seat
| Andrew MacManus | Labour | 1,532 ✓ |
| Phil Drakeley | Conservative | 1,392 |
| Ian Hare | Liberal Democrats | 563 |
| Peter Stead | Green | 193 |
Grange1 seat
| Mark Dennett | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| Gareth Charles Stockton | Liberal Democrats | 764 |
| William Dowdle | Conservative | 418 |
| J. Craig | Green | 118 |
Hale1 seat
| Mike Wharton | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| James Stainford-Payne | Conservative | 164 |
| Christopher Inch | Liberal Democrats | 47 |
Halton Brook1 seat
| John Stockton | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| Louise Whitley | Liberal Democrats | 984 |
| Patricia Parkinson | Conservative | 288 |
Halton Lea1 seat
| Alan Archie Lowe | Labour | 1,618 ✓ |
| Janet Clein | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
| David Walker | Conservative | 362 |
Halton View1 seat
| Tom McInerney | Labour | 2,121 ✓ |
| Derek William Mellor | Green | 622 |
| Maureen Forsyth | Conservative | 538 |
Heath1 seat
| Christopher Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 1,558 ✓ |
| Tom Coles | Labour | 1,005 |
| Terence McDermott | Conservative | 633 |
Hough Green1 seat
| Phil Harris | Labour | 2,002 ✓ |
| Paul Doherty | Conservative | 601 |
| Gregory Inch | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| Miriam Hodgson | Green | 114 |
Kingsway1 seat
| Miriam Lorraine Hodge | Liberal Democrats | 907 ✓ |
| Linda Mellor | Green | 793 |
| Frank Lloyd | Conservative | 480 |
Mersey2 seats
| John Gerrard | Labour | 1,153 ✓ |
| Chris Carlin | Liberal Democrats | 1,117 ✓ |
| Andy Cole | Labour | 1,062 |
| Trevor Higginson | Liberal Democrats | 1,044 |
| Mary Taylor | Conservative | 364 |
| Ashley Taylor | BNP | 235 |
Norton North1 seat
| Peter Lloyd Jones | Labour | 1,333 ✓ |
| Phillip Worrall | Liberal Democrats | 1,294 |
| Ben Price | Conservative | 528 |
Norton South1 seat
| Martha Lloyd Jones | Labour | 1,845 ✓ |
| Andrew Whitley | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
| Ian Adams | Conservative | 272 |
