Before (end of 1982) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 20 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1983) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 20 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Aughton Park1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| J. Radford | Conservative | 941 |
| M. Cochrane | Lib/Sdp | 139 |
| J. Sawyer | Labour | 113 |
Aughton Town Green1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| C. Bailey | Conservative | 1,394 |
| E. Knowles | Lib/Sdp | 294 |
| R. Lennon | Labour | 240 |
Bickerstaffe1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| J. Turner | Independent | 366 |
| G. Hatton | Conservative | 148 |
| K. Chapman | Labour | 58 |
Birch Green1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| F. Riley | Labour | 1,331 |
| G. Blythe | Conservative | 454 |
| T. Sevens | Lib/Sdp | 304 |
Burscough1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| D. Galbraith | Conservative | 913 |
| A. Bullen | Labour | 702 |
| M. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
Burscough East1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| D Elliot | Conservative | 709 |
| D Morris | Labour | 334 |
| R. Crofts | Lib/Sdp | 132 |
Derby1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| C. Kells | Conservative | 1,200 |
| R. Jermyn | Lib/Sdp | 702 |
| G. Whiteside | Labour | 565 |
Knowsley1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| P. Janvier | Conservative | 1,019 ✓ |
| I. McCain | Lib/Sdp | 403 |
| B. Spencer | Labour | 301 |
| J. Roebuck | Independent | 99 |
NORTH MEOLS1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| H. Cropper | Conservative | 529 |
| P. Wynn | Labour | 184 |
| G. Wyatt | Lib/Sdp | 68 |
PARBOLD1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| L Watson | Conservative | 1,044 |
| D. Pryer | Lib/Sdp | 341 |
| A. Hardisty | Labour | 141 |
Scarisbrick1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| M. Cox | Conservative | 620 |
| S. Haywood | Lib/Sdp | 101 |
| V. Coman | Labour | 81 |
Scott1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Hughes H. | Conservative | 1,099 |
| B. Brown | Labour | 724 |
| A. Sackville | Lib/Sdp | 234 |
Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| H. Edden | Labour | 1,094 |
| H. Skaife | Conservative | 319 |
| C. Bull | Lib/Sdp | 179 |
Skelmersdale South2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| M. Ford | Labour | 1,267 |
| R. Pagan | Labour | 1,182 |
| R. Harrison | Conservative | 372 |
| C. Bradshaw | Lib/Sdp | 219 |
Tanhouse2 seats · turnout 31.9%
| J. Sefia-Flanagan | Labour | 974 |
| R Pendleton | Labour | 948 |
| S. Shipton | Conservative | 251 |
| J. Cochrane | Lib/Sdp | 239 |
TARLETON1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| R. Hodge | Conservative | 1,119 |
| T. Burton | Labour | 113 |
| E. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 92 |
Up Holland North1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| W. Rose | Independent | 620 |
| M. Chapman | Labour | 590 |
| J. Berry | Lib/Sdp | 158 |
Wrightington1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| J. Rothwell | Conservative | 684 |
| W. Banks | Independent | 568 |