Before (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1984) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| Y. Stars | Lib/Sdp | 696 |
| L. Jones | Labour | 562 |
| J. Scholes | Conservative | 249 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| J. Dickinson | Conservative | 847 |
| A. Newsham | Lib/Sdp | 556 |
| T. Carter | Labour | 306 |
Central1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| B. Whitham | Labour | 916 |
| J. Hindley | Conservative | 415 |
Church1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| P. Hargreaves | Labour | 1,204 |
| L. Caton | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
| P. Churm | Conservative | 459 |
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| S. Whittam | Labour | 1,196 |
| B. Haworth | Conservative | 1,067 |
Eachill1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| G. Henry | Conservative | 678 |
| T. Hillman | Labour | 355 |
| F. Smith | Ecol | 77 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| C. Feeley | Labour | 825 |
| A. Bowling | Conservative | 687 |
Immanuel1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| M. Holden | Conservative | 802 |
| R. Allonby | Labour | 735 |
| B. Nuttall | Independent | 262 |
Milnshaw1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| G. Ashworth | Labour | 1,081 |
| B. Tyldesley | Conservative | 1,060 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| G. Pope | Labour | 878 ✓ |
| E. Bullock | Conservative | 686 |
| G. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
| J. Taylor | Ecol | 38 |
Norden1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| R. Sharples | Conservative | 737 |
| P. Billington | Labour | 421 |
| S. Moss | Ecol | 43 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| S. Haworth | Conservative | 1,131 |
| D. Marsh | Labour | 1,096 |
Peel1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| E. Saville | Labour | 749 ✓ |
| K. Tattersall | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
| P. Travis | Conservative | 398 |
| G. Harrison | Ecol | 55 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| C. Westell | Labour | 960 |
| R. Duckworth | Conservative | 425 |
St. Andrews2 seats · turnout 50.9%
| P. Britcliffe | Conservative | 922 |
| E. Stell | Conservative | 851 |
| J. Hodgkinson | Labour | 718 |
| S. Baron | Labour | 700 |
St. Oswalds1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| B. Sandiford | Conservative | 889 |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 685 |
