Before (end of 2017) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2018) (48 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Billinge & Seneley Green1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Stephen Murphy | Labour | 1,326 ✓ |
| Nancy Ashcroft | Conservative | 741 |
| Susan Rahman | Green | 400 |
| Peter Peers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 198 |
Blackbrook1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| Paul McQuade | Labour | 1,293 ✓ |
| Melanie Ann Marie Lee | Conservative | 333 |
| Ellen Agnes Hannah Finney | Green | 323 |
| Susan Levy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 157 |
Bold1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| Lisa Kathleen Preston | Labour | 1,114 ✓ |
| Barbara Evelyn Woodcock | Conservative | 353 |
| David O'Keefe | Green | 207 |
| Matthew Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Earlestown1 seat
| David Banks | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| Wally Ashcroft | Conservative | 357 |
| Alan Smith | Green | 333 |
Eccleston1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Geoff Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 2,325 ✓ |
| Glyn Jones | Labour | 710 |
| Lisa Mackarell | Conservative | 355 |
Haydock1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Martin Bond | Labour | 1,147 ✓ |
| Amy Carol Deluce | Green | 952 |
| Judith Margaret Collins | Conservative | 374 |
Moss Bank1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Trisha Long | Labour | 1,398 ✓ |
| Margaret Hilda Harvey | Conservative | 608 |
| Deborah Connor | Green | 419 |
Newton1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Jeanie Bell | Labour | 1,098 ✓ |
| Donald Smith | Liberal Democrats | 771 |
| David Leslie Skeech | Conservative | 417 |
| David van der Burg | Green | 264 |
Parr1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| Kate Groucutt | Labour | 1,309 ✓ |
| Madeleine Patricia Wilcock | Conservative | 165 |
| Martin William Ellison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 135 |
| Gerry McNeilly | Five Star Direct Democracy Party | 110 |
Rainford1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Linda Mussell | Conservative | 1,533 ✓ |
| Keith Anthony Laird | Labour | 653 |
| Jo Travis | Green | 305 |
| Tony Parr | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 38 |
Rainhill1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| James Tasker | Independent | 2,164 ✓ |
| Stephen Paul Glover | Labour | 1,229 |
| Henry John Spriggs | Conservative | 336 |
Sutton1 seat
| Pat Jackson | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| Brian Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
| Allan Albert Dockerty | Conservative | 351 |
| John Michael Fairhurst | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 154 |
Thatto Heath1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| Richard McCauley | Labour | 1,491 ✓ |
| Anthony Frederick Rigby | Conservative | 487 |
| Mark Stephen Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 194 |
Town Centre1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Michelle Elaine Sweeney | Labour | 1,233 ✓ |
| Francis Wilcock | Conservative | 212 |
| William Fitzpatrick | Green | 204 |
| Mark Joseph Hitchen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 150 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Derek Paul Long | Labour | 1,412 ✓ |
| Iris Brown | Conservative | 409 |
| Ian Peter Fraser | Green | 313 |
| Ian Edward Pennington | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 149 |
Windle1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Mancyia Uddin | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| John Philip Cunliffe | Conservative | 592 |
| Carol Pearl | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Francis Joseph Williams | Green | 226 |
| Maria Alison Parr | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 106 |