Before (end of 1981) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 22 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1982) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 20 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Aughton Town Green1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| R. Wardle | Conservative | 1,394 |
| K. Knowles | Lib/Sdp | 513 |
| R. Lennon | Labour | 215 |
Birch Green1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| E. Bassey | Labour | 1,042 |
| M. Leighton | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| G. Blythe | Conservative | 417 |
Burscough1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| R. Barker | Conservative | 719 |
| D Morris | Labour | 619 |
| M. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 358 |
Burscough East1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| M. Gibbons | Conservative | 1,055 |
| M. Cumiskey | Labour | 282 |
| A. Cowell | Lib/Sdp | 175 |
Downholland1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| R. Kirby | Conservative | 342 |
| G. Hatton | Lib/Sdp | 146 |
| B. Spencer | Labour | 40 |
Knowsley1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| H. Grimshaw | Conservative | 1,131 |
| I. McCain | Lib/Sdp | 458 |
| G. Whiteside | Labour | 283 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| P. Nish | Labour | 576 |
| H. Skaife | Conservative | 205 |
| G. Leighton | Lib/Sdp | 196 |
Newburgh1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| K. Vincent | Conservative | 627 |
| D. Pryer | Lib/Sdp | 211 |
| N Fogg | Labour | 62 |
NORTH MEOLS1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| D. Bintcliffe | Conservative | 616 |
| R. Eccleston | Lib/Sdp | 230 |
| J. Melling | Labour | 136 |
PARBOLD1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| D. Travis | Conservative | 1,060 |
| R. Manifold | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| A. Hardisty | Labour | 109 |
Scarisbrick1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| M. Edwards | Conservative | 602 |
| W. Gregson | Lib/Sdp | 186 |
| V. Coman | Labour | 61 |
Scott1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| A. Toal | Conservative | 974 |
| B. Brown | Labour | 695 |
| A. Sackville | Lib/Sdp | 457 |
Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| J. White | Labour | 876 |
| C. Bull | Lib/Sdp | 308 |
| D. Wells | Conservative | 242 |
Skelmersdale South1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Phil Harris | Labour | 1,055 |
| T. Shacklady | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
Tanhouse1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| S. Sent | Labour | 636 ✓ |
| E. Cane | Conservative | 271 |
| A. Jenkins | Lib/Sdp | 207 |
| J. Simons | WRP | 59 |
TARLETON1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| B. Gannaway-Jones | Conservative | 959 |
| D. Marsland | Lib/Sdp | 225 |
| W. Marland | Labour | 104 |
Up Holland South1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| B. Carman | Independent | 438 |
| R Pendleton | Labour | 387 |
| C. Cowdy | Lib/Sdp | 188 |
