Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Bacup: Farnholme & Waterbarn)3 seats · turnout 50.2%
| R. Lord | LIB | 1,024 |
| F. Banham | Labour | 793 |
| D. Benson | Conservative | 767 |
| F. Haworth | Labour | 739 |
| Holt E. | Labour | 664 |
| T. Whittaker | Conservative | 620 |
| N. Taylor | LIB | 603 |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 583 |
No. 10 (Rawtenstall: Central)2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| E. Holden | Labour | 713 |
| V. Smith | Conservative | 687 |
| G. Barnes | Conservative | 667 |
| A. Evans | Labour | 644 |
No. 11 (Rawtenstall: South East)2 seats · turnout 53.0%
| J. Connolly | Labour | 1,020 |
| E. Harvey | Labour | 797 |
| G. Holt | Conservative | 686 |
| P. Barnes | Conservative | 659 |
No. 12 (Rawtenstall: East)2 seats · turnout 50.8%
| W. Parkinson | Labour | 677 |
| W. Nuttall | Conservative | 628 |
| A. King | Conservative | 626 |
| J. Gluyas | Labour | 614 |
No. 13 (Ramsbottom: North & Walmersley)2 seats · turnout 55.9%
| E. Barnes | Conservative | 713 |
| D. Johnson | Conservative | 663 |
| A. Williamson | Labour | 594 |
| T. Dillon | Labour | 592 |
No. 14 (Whitworth: Healey)1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 593 |
| J. Clegg | LIB | 246 |
No. 15 (Whitworth: Whitworth)1 seat · turnout 62.7%
| P. Holt | Conservative | 540 |
| H. Masterson | Labour | 450 |
No. 16 (Whitworth: Facit)1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| V. Clegg | Labour | 489 |
| A. Crabtree | Conservative | 347 |
No. 17 (Whitworth: Shawforth)1 seat · turnout 69.7%
| E. Kershaw | Labour | 404 |
| W. Leyland | Conservative | 202 |
No. 2 (Bacup: Broadclough & Greens)3 seats · turnout 50.2%
| H. Goodenough | Conservative | 960 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 781 |
| G. Mills | Conservative | 645 |
| P. Navin | Conservative | 602 |
| G. Jamieson | Labour | 474 |
| T. Huntley | Independent | 470 |
| J. Richmond | Labour | 463 |
| A. Askew | LIB | 422 |
| D. Mann | LIB | 371 |
No. 4 (Haslingdon: Acre & Town)3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| D. Valentine | Labour | 1,058 |
| D. Ramsden | Conservative | 856 |
| T. Waller | Labour | 819 |
| G. Ormerod | Conservative | 641 |
No. 5 (Haslingdon: Central & Holden)3 seats · turnout 58.8%
| D. Butterworth | Conservative | 1,099 |
| D. Tennant | Conservative | 1,001 |
| J. Stafford | Conservative | 906 |
| W. Cooper | LIB | 819 |
| G. Wellock | Labour | 594 |
| R. Holden | LIB | 491 |
| J. Gotts | LIB | 442 |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 404 |
| G. Atkinson | Labour | 385 |
No. 7 (Rawtenstall: North)2 seats · turnout 52.1%
| J. Holt | LIB | 737 |
| R. Lewer | LIB | 622 |
| T. Dugdale | Labour | 585 |
| J. Connolley | Labour | 426 |
No. 8 (Rawtenstall: West)2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| J. Melia | Labour | 702 |
| J. Bishop | Labour | 666 |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 555 |
| C. Barcroft | Conservative | 494 |
No. 9 (Rawtenstall: South)2 seats · turnout 43.6%
| G. Bland | Labour | 706 |
| J. Pilling | Labour | 674 |
| J. Greenwood | Conservative | 660 |
| J. Hoyle | Conservative | 641 |