Before (end of 1981) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Conservative 20 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| D. Keeley | Labour | 532 |
| J. Strak | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
| J. Vaughan | Conservative | 314 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| A. Lund | Lib/Sdp | 773 |
| E. Creig | Conservative | 667 |
| L. Nuttall | Ind Lab | 134 |
Central1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| K. Curtis | Labour | 733 |
| D. Tattersall | Lib/Sdp | 398 |
| M. Bhatti | Conservative | 295 |
Church1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| L. Dickinson | Labour | 956 |
| J. Riley | Conservative | 549 |
| A. Wells | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| M. Thom | Labour | 961 |
| B. Haworth | Conservative | 823 |
| S. Bramhill | Lib/Sdp | 396 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| D. Deakin | Conservative | 660 |
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 490 |
| I. Thorpe | Lib/Sdp | 157 |
Immanuel1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| M. Browning | Conservative | 757 |
| J. Nuttall | Labour | 456 |
| A. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 199 |
Milnshaw1 seat · turnout 39.3%
| H. Taylor | Conservative | 716 |
| E. Hillman | Labour | 535 |
| R. Holden | Lib/Sdp | 377 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| M. Hindley | Labour | 749 |
| E. Bullock | Conservative | 679 |
| I. Kitchin | Lib/Sdp | 262 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| A. Partington | Conservative | 519 |
| A. Critchlow | Labour | 439 |
| A. Baxendale | Lib/Sdp | 256 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| W. Sumner | Conservative | 950 |
| B. Gregory | Labour | 579 |
| J. Baxendale | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
Peel1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| J. Culshaw | Labour | 688 |
| W. Parkinson | Conservative | 495 |
| D. Beck | Lib/Sdp | 340 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| D. McGrath | Labour | 613 |
| J. Pickup | Lib/Sdp | 497 |
| J. Hindley | Conservative | 292 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| E. Court | Conservative | 718 |
| M. Fielding | Labour | 385 |
| K. Tattersall | Lib/Sdp | 237 |
St. Oswalds1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| T. Renshaw | Conservative | 740 |
| I. Marsden | Lib/Sdp | 467 |
| R. Allonby | Labour | 343 |