Before (end of 2011) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2012) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| Alison Bacon | Labour | 1,802 ✓ |
| Michael Hodgson | Conservative | 536 |
| Peter Peers | Independent | 371 |
| Susan Rahman | Green | 140 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Alan Cunliffe | Labour | 2,005 ✓ |
| Ellen Agnes Hannah Finney | Green | 321 |
| Judith Margaret Collins | Conservative | 258 |
Bold1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Thomas Hargreaves | Labour | 1,560 ✓ |
| Matthew Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| David Lionel Hughes | Green | 177 |
| Barbara Evelyn Woodcock | Conservative | 144 |
Earlestown1 seat
| Charles Preston | Labour | 1,676 ✓ |
| Donald Smith | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Les Skeech | Conservative | 218 |
| Brian Banawich | Green | 192 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| Teresa Veronica Sims | Liberal Democrats | 1,961 ✓ |
| Martyn Johnson | Labour | 1,122 |
| Sheila Barton | Conservative | 365 |
| Francis Joseph Williams | Green | 323 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Anthony James Burns | Labour | 2,132 ✓ |
| Tony Rigby | Conservative | 310 |
| Andrew Brownlow | Green | 270 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Paul Michael John Lynch | Labour | 1,628 ✓ |
| Carole Kavanagh | Independent | 1,135 |
| Ian Donnelly | Green | 144 |
| Margaret Hilda Harvey | Conservative | 115 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Seve Gomez-Aspron | Labour | 1,453 ✓ |
| Suzanne Knight | Liberal Democrats | 1,349 |
| Brian Honey | Conservative | 168 |
| Ann Shacklady-Smith | Green | 138 |
Parr1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Andy Bowden | Labour | 1,601 ✓ |
| Paul John Brown | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
| Carys Claffey | Green | 104 |
| Pat Wilcock | Conservative | 76 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Rupert Nichols | Conservative | 1,381 ✓ |
| Keith Aspinall | Labour | 980 |
| William Fitzpatrick | Green | 210 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Barrie Grunewald | Labour | 2,088 ✓ |
| Rob Reynolds | Conservative | 685 |
| Sandra Banawich | Green | 341 |
Sutton1 seat
| Jimmy Jackson | Labour | 1,765 ✓ |
| Brian Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 901 |
| Peter Clayton | BNP | 124 |
| David Parr | Green | 106 |
| Charmain Pyke | Conservative | 61 |
Thatto Heath1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Sheila Seddon | Labour | 1,857 ✓ |
| Karen Atherton | Green | 187 |
| Henry John Spriggs | Conservative | 178 |
| Paul Telford | BNP | 136 |
| Carol Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
Town Centre1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Jo-Ann Willmitt | Labour | 1,502 ✓ |
| Julie Ollerhead | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| Leila Bentham | BNP | 131 |
| Richard William Barton | Conservative | 102 |
| Freda Brodie | Green | 96 |
| Danny Dickinson | Soc Eq | 68 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Robbie Ayres | Labour | 1,992 ✓ |
| Andrew William Donnelly | Green | 286 |
| David Foster | Conservative | 248 |
| Mandy Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Windle1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Sophie Robinson | Labour | 1,417 ✓ |
| John Philip Cunliffe | Conservative | 687 |
| Andrew William Donnelly | Green | 386 |