Before (end of 1979) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 19 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| L. Jones | Labour | 783 |
| W. Parkinson | Conservative | 464 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| R. Eddleston | Labour | 596 |
| K. Marsden | LIB | 576 |
| A. Hindley | Conservative | 543 |
Central1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| B. Whitham | Labour | 1,119 |
| J. Vaughan | Conservative | 417 |
Church1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| P. Hargreaves | Labour | 1,429 |
| G. Holding | Conservative | 658 |
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| P. Whittam | Labour | 838 |
| J. Downing | Conservative | 828 |
| S. Bramhill | LIB | 331 |
Eachill1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| G. Henry | Conservative | 482 |
| T. Hillman | Labour | 350 |
| I. Kitchin | LIB | 197 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| E. Saville | Labour | 696 |
| D. Deakin | Conservative | 694 |
Immanuel1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| B. Nuttall | Labour | 704 |
| E. Court | Conservative | 658 |
Milnshaw1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| G. Ashworth | Labour | 1,044 |
| R. Duckworth | Conservative | 813 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| F. Gregory | Labour | 1,058 |
| S. Bramley-Haworth | Conservative | 722 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| R. Sharples | Conservative | 652 |
| F. Parkinson | Labour | 379 |
| R. Holden | LIB | 135 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| D. Marsh | Labour | 910 |
| E. Allardice | Conservative | 897 |
Peel1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| W. Wallwork | Labour | 1,111 |
| A. Owens | Conservative | 603 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| C. Westell | Labour | 776 |
| J. Pickup | Ind Lab | 690 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| A. Newsham | Labour | 642 |
| D. Clegg | Conservative | 626 |
St. Oswalds1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| B. Sandford | Conservative | 656 |
| H. Howorth | Labour | 509 |
| D. Marsden | Independent | 302 |
