Before (end of 1981) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 18 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 21 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Adlington1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| E. Shone | Labour | 998 ✓ |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 728 |
| R. Yates | Lib/Sdp | 317 |
| E. Coulston | Ecol | 37 |
Anderton Heath Charnock & Rivington1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| E. Raby | Conservative | 592 |
| P. Challis | Labour | 239 |
| M. Moorhouse | Lib/Sdp | 202 |
Anglezarke Heapey & Wheelton1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| M. Case | Conservative | 280 ✓ |
| H. McCormick | Independent | 133 |
| R. Waring | Labour | 83 |
| E. Isaac | Lib/Sdp | 44 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| K. Sandham | Labour | 947 |
| S. Paterson | Conservative | 314 |
| A. Whitivam | Lib/Sdp | 226 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| D. Edgerley | Labour | 824 |
| A. Crompton | Conservative | 493 |
| J. Ross | Lib/Sdp | 307 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| P. Matthews | Conservative | 1,266 |
| J. Hagarty | Lib/Sdp | 503 |
| J. Jones | Labour | 495 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| M. Coombes | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| M. Almond | Conservative | 562 |
| C. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
| A. Holgate | Ecol | 48 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Wilson | Labour | 1,230 |
| M. Blackburn | Conservative | 330 |
| M. Wiltshire | Lib/Sdp | 176 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| R. Hibbold | Labour | 592 ✓ |
| E. Schofield | Conservative | 581 |
| F. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 426 |
| J. Smeeton | Independent | 230 |
Clayton-Le-Woods West & Cuerden1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| R. Wharton | Conservative | 808 |
| M. Walters | Lib/Sdp | 526 |
| J. Morrison | Labour | 277 |
Coppull North1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| J. Meadows | Labour | 900 |
| S. Freeland | Conservative | 241 |
| S. Riley | Lib/Sdp | 220 |
Coppull South1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| T. Berry | Labour | 602 |
| A. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 379 |
| A. McNamara | Conservative | 337 |
Eccleston & Heskin1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| A. Whittaker | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| P. Wallwork | Conservative | 683 |
| F. Hailwood | Independent | 264 |
| P. Swarbrick | Lib/Sdp | 208 |
| N. Marsden | Ind Con | 155 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| J. Rigby | Conservative | 613 |
| F. Higson | Labour | 393 |
| J. Gregson | Lib/Sdp | 241 |
Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| F. Culshaw | Conservative | 409 ✓ |
| J. Mawdsley | Ind Con | 282 |
| G. Miles | Labour | 89 |
| P. Pilling | Lib/Sdp | 53 |
Whittle Le Woods1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| D. Burchall | Conservative | 449 ✓ |
| R. Crook | Labour | 267 |
| R. Gale | Lib/Sdp | 170 |
| V. Farnworth | Independent | 100 |