Before (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Altham1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| J. Pilling | Conservative | 280 |
| E. Hillman | Labour | 217 |
| S. Bramhill | Lib/Sdp | 115 |
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| J. Strak | Lib/Sdp | 660 |
| J. Beswick | Labour | 481 |
| D. Whitehead | Conservative | 299 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| E. Creig | Conservative | 739 |
| W. Matthews | Lib/Sdp | 668 |
| M. Jones | Labour | 237 |
Central1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| J. Wilkinson | Labour | 946 |
| K. Tattersall | Lib/Sdp | 440 |
| M. Bhatti | Conservative | 306 |
Church1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| J. Grime | Labour | 1,357 |
| G. Broadhurst | Conservative | 532 |
| R. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 214 |
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| J. Arkwright | Conservative | 1,285 |
| A. Thom | Labour | 1,205 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| N. Bramley-Haworth | Conservative | 738 |
| W. Boyle | Labour | 604 |
| D. Tattersall | Lib/Sdp | 181 |
Immanuel1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| M. Barett | Conservative | 850 |
| R. Allonby | Labour | 804 |
Milnshaw1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| W. Parkinson | Conservative | 1,022 |
| P. Billington | Labour | 946 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| G. Slynn | Labour | 1,213 |
| E. Bullock | Conservative | 831 |
| M. Younis | Lib/Sdp | 58 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| C. Dillon | Labour | 884 |
| J. Pickup | Lib/Sdp | 398 |
| J. Hindley | Conservative | 204 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| J. Hargreaves | Conservative | 936 |
| J. Hodgkinson | Labour | 553 |
St. Oswalds1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| E. Hill | Conservative | 871 |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 540 |