Before (end of 1982) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 17 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Barclay1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| C. Chappells | Labour | 1,267 |
| J. Stuttard | Conservative | 360 |
Brunshaw1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| P. Bennett | Labour | 794 |
| J. Christie | Lib/Sdp | 508 |
| G. Thompson | Conservative | 337 |
Burnley Wood1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| E Fisk | Labour | 859 |
| J. Scott | Conservative | 514 |
| A. Stuttard | Lib/Sdp | 309 |
Coal Clough1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| P. Pike | Labour | 799 |
| P. Lord | Conservative | 353 |
| R. Bentley | Lib/Sdp | 151 |
Daneshouse1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| P. Bennett | Labour | 794 |
| J. Christie | Lib/Sdp | 508 |
| G. Thompson | Conservative | 337 |
Deerplay1 seat · turnout 69.1%
| G. Birtwistle | Lib/Sdp | 393 |
| A. Haddock | Conservative | 329 |
| C. Platt | Labour | 50 |
Fulledge1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| J. Bradshaw | Labour | 1,136 |
| P. Wilkinson | Conservative | 493 |
Gawthorpe1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Greenwood | Labour | 904 |
| C. Park | Conservative | 508 |
| A. Barnes | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
Hapton1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| G. Cunliffe | Conservative | 569 |
| M. Davies | Labour | 466 |
Heasandford1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| K. McGeorge | Labour | 1,180 |
| E. Parker | Conservative | 548 |
| J. Anforth | Lib/Sdp | 260 |
Lanehead1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| F Brown | Conservative | 886 |
| H. McCormack | Labour | 840 |
Lowerhouse1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| J. Alston | Labour | 1,059 |
| Colleen Margaret Anne Sullivan | Conservative | 581 |
Park1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| E. Ingham | Labour | 1,054 |
| P. Stinton | Conservative | 574 |
Queensgate1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| P. Smith | Labour | 792 |
| E. Loder | Conservative | 688 |
| C. White | Lib/Sdp | 333 |
Whittlefield1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| S. Horne | Conservative | 1,070 |
| M. Roberts | Labour | 865 |