Before (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 22 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1984) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Adlington1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| L. Hoyle | Labour | 998 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 902 |
| R. Yates | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
| E. Coulston | Ecol | 67 |
Anderton Heath Charnock & Rivington1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| R. Morris | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| N. Tunnha | Labour | 193 |
| P. Pilling | Lib/Sdp | 127 |
| S. Holgate | Ecol | 35 |
Brindle & Hoghton1 seat
| A. Crook | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Charnock Richard1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| J. Holt | Conservative | 575 |
| N. Hilton | Labour | 259 |
| E. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 73 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| W. Corcoran | Labour | 989 |
| A. Ambrose | Conservative | 377 |
Chorley North East2 seats · turnout 41.3%
| A. Watmough | Labour | 975 |
| K. Lowe | Labour | 938 |
| E. Bell | Conservative | 735 |
| R. Middleton | Conservative | 699 |
| A. Ashton | Ecol | 110 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| G. Birtill | Conservative | 1,711 |
| C. Hubbold | Labour | 647 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| K. Bailey | Labour | 1,103 |
| A. Marsden | Conservative | 655 |
| M. Holgate | Ecol | 84 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| J. Holme | Labour | 1,387 |
| M. Blackburn | Conservative | 360 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| R. Snape | Independent | 1,594 |
| R. Parry | Labour | 529 |
| R. Armstrong | Conservative | 476 |
Clayton-Le-Woods East1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| D. Simkin | Conservative | 403 ✓ |
| S. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 394 |
| G. Butler | Independent | 257 |
| W. Bailey | Labour | 133 |
Eccleston & Heskin1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| A. Smith | Conservative | 1,152 |
| T. Titherington | Labour | 848 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| J. Moorcroft | Conservative | 776 |
| S. Simpson | Labour | 406 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| D. Lambert | Conservative | 642 |
| W. Carr | Independent | 390 |
Withnell1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| M. Campbell | Conservative | 774 |
| M. Bingley | Labour | 574 |
| S. Cocker | Ecol | 48 |
