Before (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 21 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 22 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Adlington1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| F. Molyneaux | Labour | 926 ✓ |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 910 |
| R. Yates | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
| E. Coulston | Ecol | 53 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| B. Hodson | Labour | 1,067 |
| J. Kitcher | Lib/Sdp | 274 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| F. Baynham | Labour | 959 |
| A. Ambrose | Conservative | 526 |
| J. Ross | Lib/Sdp | 230 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| J. Muir | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| A. Marsden | Conservative | 700 |
| D. Metcalf | Lib/Sdp | 362 |
| M. Holgate | Ecol | 35 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| F. Haddon | Labour | 1,250 |
| M. Blackburn | Conservative | 483 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| A. Gee | Labour | 962 |
| A. Crompton | Conservative | 799 |
| F. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
Clayton-Le-Woods East1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| J. Livesey | Conservative | 623 ✓ |
| G. Butler | IND RATE | 206 |
| S. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 177 |
| A. Gilbert | Labour | 151 |
Clayton-Le-Woods West & Cuerden1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| D. White | Conservative | 839 |
| J. Morrison | Labour | 455 |
| C. Budd | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
Coppull North1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| M. Clark | Labour | 798 |
| F. Heyes | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
Coppull South1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| A. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 871 |
| Muir S. | Labour | 540 |
Eccleston & Heskin1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| J. Lucas | Conservative | 1,169 |
| T. Titherington | Labour | 834 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 59.1%
| A. McNamara | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| F. Higson | Labour | 392 |
| L. Branston | Ind Con | 207 |
| J. Gregson | Lib/Sdp | 123 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| G. Simons | Conservative | 863 |
| K. Bamford | Labour | 370 |
| R. Branston | Independent | 203 |
Whittle Le Woods1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| T. Bowling | Conservative | 639 |
| G. Dimeck | Labour | 263 |
| L. Heaton | Lib/Sdp | 257 |
Withnell1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| M. Talbot | Labour | 661 |
| M. Crowther | Conservative | 660 |
