Before (end of 1978) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Other 18 · The Liberal Party 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 1979) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 18 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 1
Ward results
Ansdell3 seats
| John Tavernor | Conservative | 1,398 ✓ |
| P Woodhouse | LIB | 1,132 ✓ |
| E Fletcher | RES | 1,126 ✓ |
| S Nicholson | Conservative | 1,101 |
| A Holden | Conservative | 1,033 |
| P Corless | Labour | 293 |
Ashton3 seats · turnout 55.8%
| J. Jones | Conservative | 1,326 |
| R. Taylor | RES | 1,279 |
| P. Nicoll | Conservative | 1,238 |
| H. Dobson | Conservative | 1,091 |
| J. Quirke | Labour | 378 |
Central3 seats · turnout 52.4%
| M. Procopides | RES | 1,373 |
| F. Duffy | Conservative | 1,297 |
| A. Middleton | Conservative | 1,218 |
| N. Utley | Conservative | 1,176 |
| M. Wilkin | Labour | 570 |
Elswick & Little Eccleston1 seat · turnout 81.9%
| P. Hayhurst | Independent | 330 |
| R. Glover | Conservative | 322 |
Kilnhouse3 seats · turnout 54.9%
| J. Lane | RES | 2,177 |
| R. Joyce | Conservative | 1,217 |
| H. Cowburn | Conservative | 1,147 |
| J. Boothroyd | Conservative | 988 |
| T. Richards | Labour | 607 |
Kirkham North2 seats · turnout 60.9%
| J. Bennett | Conservative | 1,479 |
| R. Fisher | RES | 1,421 |
| M. Roberts | NF | 176 |
Kirkham South2 seats
| B. Hodgson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| R. Paton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Newton & Treales2 seats
| J. Braithwaite | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Margaret Hall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Park3 seats
| F. Hoyle | RES | 1,497 |
| J. Woodhouse | LIB | 1,416 |
| Patricia Fieldhouse | Conservative | 1,334 |
| A. Hickman | Conservative | 1,094 |
| A. Jealous | Conservative | 971 |
| N. Horridge | Labour | 544 |
Singleton & Greenhalgh1 seat
| W. Loftus | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St Johns3 seats
| E Bamber | Conservative | 1,344 ✓ |
| W Callon | Labour | 1,093 ✓ |
| V Finn | Conservative | 1,083 ✓ |
| D Barton | Conservative | 1,013 |
| G Stephens | RES | 833 |
| Robert Millar | Labour | 631 |
| M Mobbs | Labour | 563 |
