article 4(3)
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Number of councillors to retire in 2006 | Number of councillors to retire in 2007 | Number of councillors to retire in 2008 |
| Appleton | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bewsey and Whitecross | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Birchwood | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Burtonwood and Winwick | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fairfield and Howley | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Grappenhall and Thelwall | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Sankey North | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Great Sankey South | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hatton, Stretton and Walton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latchford East | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Latchford West | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lymm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Orford | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Penketh and Cuerdley | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Poplars and Hulme | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Poulton North | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Poulton South | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rixton and Woolston | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stockton Heath | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whittle Hall | 1 | 1 | 1 |