Elections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 reducing the number of seats by three.[1] The council stayed under no overall control.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 25 | +1 | 37.9 | ||||||
| Labour | 22 | -8 | 33.3 | ||||||
| Conservative | 19 | +4 | 28.8 | ||||||
