Before (end of 1983) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 20 · Other 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1984) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Labour 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Aughton Park2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| G. Robertson | Conservative | 715 |
| J James | Conservative | 715 |
| R. Bottomley | Lib/Sdp | 167 |
| A. Goodwin | Lib/Sdp | 154 |
| C. Sawyer | Labour | 107 |
| J. Sawyer | Labour | 99 |
Aughton Town Green1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| E. Parry | Conservative | 1,214 |
| E. Knowles | Lib/Sdp | 284 |
| R. Lennon | Labour | 267 |
Birch Green1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| M. McManus | Labour | 1,346 |
| R. Brown | Conservative | 494 |
| A. Rigby | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Burscough1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| F. Wheatley | Conservative | 800 |
| D. Ritchie | Labour | 710 |
| M. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 214 |
Derby1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| M. Rylands | Conservative | 1,014 |
| R. Jermyn | Lib/Sdp | 828 |
| M. Roxburgh | Labour | 518 |
Halsall1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| W. Gill | Conservative | 452 |
| C. Pickthall | Labour | 91 |
| G. Evans | Lib/Sdp | 81 |
HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| P. Handley | Lib/Sdp | 392 ✓ |
| L. Clayton | Conservative | 390 |
| Joan Draper | Labour | 162 |
| H. Benson | Ind Con | 133 |
Knowsley1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| R. Norris | Conservative | 773 |
| I. McCain | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
| B. Spencer | Labour | 254 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| I. Coman | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| G. Blythe | Conservative | 143 |
| R. Crofts | Lib/Sdp | 104 |
| T. Aldridge | COMM | 86 |
Rufford1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| S. Taylor | Conservative | 453 |
| R. Hawkins | Lib/Sdp | 68 |
| T. Burton | Labour | 44 |
Scott1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| W. Brown | Labour | 1,098 |
| D. Carradice | Conservative | 834 |
| M. Cochrane | Lib/Sdp | 266 |
Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| A. Bullen | Labour | 1,095 |
| G. Alty | Conservative | 370 |
| C. Bull | Lib/Sdp | 132 |
Skelmersdale South1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| R. Pagan | Labour | 1,057 |
| R. Harrison | Conservative | 229 |
| C. Bradshaw | Lib/Sdp | 153 |
Tanhouse1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| R Pendleton | Labour | 900 |
| T. Sweeney | Lib/Sdp | 346 |
| J. Winters | Conservative | 155 |
Up Holland North1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| M. Chapman | Labour | 703 |
| J. Archibald | Conservative | 508 |
| M. Fairhurst | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
Up Holland South1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| R Pendleton | Labour | 614 |
| E. Cave | Conservative | 438 |
| K. Henry | Lib/Sdp | 246 |
Wrightington1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| T. Miller | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 246 |
| J. Burton | Independent | 244 |
| K. Luff | Lib/Sdp | 82 |