Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Colne: Primet Bridge)1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| J. Widdup | LIB | 378 ✓ |
| L. Wharton | Labour | 305 |
| A. Seed | Conservative | 152 |
| K. Shore | Ind Lab | 133 |
No. 10 (Nelson: Marsden)3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| A. Evans | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| N. Taylor | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| W. Wells | Labour | 757 ✓ |
| J. Farnhill | LIB | 513 |
| N. Riley | Conservative | 391 |
| B. Hargreaves | Conservative | 323 |
No. 11 (Nelson: Clover Hill)3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| Janet Smith | Labour | 723 ✓ |
| K. Spence | Labour | 650 ✓ |
| K. Walton | Labour | 578 ✓ |
| M. Sutcliff | LIB | 547 |
| G. Maple | LIB | 542 |
| E. Sutcliffe | LIB | 523 |
| G. Caygill | Conservative | 499 |
No. 12 (Nelson: Walverden)3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| J. Spencer | Labour | 957 ✓ |
| H. Hardacre | Labour | 940 ✓ |
| B. Rothwell | Conservative | 865 ✓ |
| D. Rigby | Conservative | 819 |
| K. McClave | Labour | 792 |
| H. Blackburn | Conservative | 786 |
No. 13 (Barnoldswick: Central)1 seat · turnout 64.9%
| J. Bebbington | LIB | 328 ✓ |
| G. Horton | Labour | 263 |
No. 14 (Barnoldswick: Coates)2 seats · turnout 49.3%
| R. Smith | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| D. Bennett | Independent | 518 ✓ |
| G. Chrstofides | Labour | 507 |
| R. Bebbington | LIB | 321 |
| T. Moss | Conservative | 255 |
No. 15 (Barnoldswick: East)1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| K. Prenton | LIB | 556 ✓ |
| L. Logan | Labour | 250 |
| H. Wilson | Conservative | 116 |
No. 16 (Barnoldswick: North)1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| J. Pickard | LIB | 374 ✓ |
| B. Redfearn | Labour | 263 |
| T. Smith | Independent | 237 |
| C. Worthy | Conservative | 131 |
No. 17 (Barnoldswick: West)1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| R. Macsween | Labour | 376 ✓ |
| P. Prenton | LIB | 179 |
| J. McDermott | Independent | 120 |
No. 18 (Barrowford: Newbridge)1 seat · turnout 62.9%
| A. Dixon | LIB | 454 ✓ |
| P. Ames | Conservative | 416 |
| T. Ellison | Labour | 307 |
No. 19 (Barrowford: Central)1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| R. Rawlinson | Labour | 348 ✓ |
| K. Milburn | Conservative | 137 |
| K. Highton | LIB | 95 |
No. 2 (Colne: Vivary Bridge)4 seats · turnout 45.1%
| H. Greaves | LIB | 962 ✓ |
| N. Walker | LIB | 929 ✓ |
| B. Targett | LIB | 895 ✓ |
| T. Duerden | LIB | 885 ✓ |
| C. Denton | Labour | 745 |
| B. Davidson | Labour | 732 |
| M. Payne | Labour | 638 |
| C. Hughes | Labour | 621 |
| Sam Benson | Conservative | 326 |
| J. Ilott | Conservative | 321 |
| T. Pickup | Conservative | 282 |
| V. Parkinson | Conservative | 267 |
No. 20 (Barrowford: Higherford)1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| B. Pilling | LIB | 353 ✓ |
| G. Dawes | Conservative | 316 |
| F. Holt | Labour | 87 |
No. 21 (Brierfield: North)1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| J. Woodhead | Labour | 129 ✓ |
| D. Brown | LIB | 102 |
| B. Birtwistle | Conservative | 60 |
No. 22 (Brierfield: South)1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| P. Sutcliffe | Conservative | 532 ✓ |
| E. Tallett | Labour | 334 |
| M. Oxborough | LIB | 156 |
No. 23 (Brierfield: East)1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| M. Arnold | Conservative | 603 ✓ |
| K. Firmin | Labour | 325 |
No. 24 (Brierfield: West)1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| S. Gregory | Conservative | 212 ✓ |
| A. Hodge | Labour | 173 |
| W. Waterworth | LIB | 70 |
No. 25 (Earby: East)1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| R. Riley | Labour | 462 ✓ |
| G. Preston | Conservative | 373 |
No. 26 (Earby: West)1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| A. Riley | Labour | 404 ✓ |
| C. Beveridge | Conservative | 278 |
| A. Macdonald | LIB | 230 |
No. 27 (Earby: Kelbrook)1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| G. Berry | Conservative | 292 ✓ |
| K. Whitehead | Labour | 108 |
No. 28 (Trawden)1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| E. Macdonald | LIB | 363 ✓ |
| A. Harrup | Labour | 299 |
| W. Kay | Conservative | 145 |
No. 29 (Old Laund Booth)1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| T. Smith | Independent | 341 ✓ |
| J. Walton | Conservative | 323 |
| V. Hobson | LIB | 208 |
No. 3 (Colne: Central)1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| A. Greaves | LIB | 436 ✓ |
| T. Mason | Labour | 123 |
| G. Buck | Conservative | 29 |
No. 30 (Foulridge)1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| J. Taylor | LIB | 426 ✓ |
| W. Tinniswood | Independent | 178 |
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 163 |
No. 31 (Reedly Hallows)1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| J. Fletcher | Conservative | 257 ✓ |
| J. Hargreaves | LIB | 157 |
No. 32 (Salterforth)1 seat
| G. Kerridge | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
No. 5 (Colne: Carry Bridge)1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| W. Sargeant | LIB | 236 ✓ |
| J. Evans | Conservative | 193 |
| H. Wright | Labour | 180 |
No. 6 (Colne: Laneshaw Bridge)1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| J. Smithson | LIB | 449 ✓ |
| D. Crabtree | Conservative | 260 |
| A. Lindsay | Ind Con | 69 |
| J. Clamp | Labour | 23 |
No. 7 (Nelson: Bradley)3 seats · turnout 35.9%
| A. Punt | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| R. Standage | Labour | 884 ✓ |
| J. Helmn | Labour | 847 ✓ |
| F. Clifford | Independent | 420 |
| V. Gittins | LIB | 363 |
| E. Mason | LIB | 349 |
| G. Maycock | Conservative | 253 |
No. 9 (Nelson: Netherfield & Southfield)3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| F. Hartley | Labour | 1,164 ✓ |
| D. Bell | LIB | 1,076 ✓ |
| E. Myers | Labour | 1,009 ✓ |
| K. Murray | Labour | 1,002 |
| W. Sparks | LIB | 904 |
| J. White | LIB | 839 |
| C. Kemp | Conservative | 369 |