Before (end of 1986) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Labour 1
After (end of 1987) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Other 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Labour 1
Ward results
Ansdell3 seats · turnout 46.4%
| J. Tavernor | Conservative | 1,108 |
| F. Simpson | Conservative | 1,090 |
| P. Davies | Conservative | 986 |
| H. Fowler | RES | 658 |
| C. Wilby | Independent | 417 |
| M. Williams | Labour | 296 |
Ashton3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| R. Wilson | RES | 1,008 |
| C. Walton | Conservative | 934 |
| S. Tomlinson | Conservative | 892 |
| A. Holdsworth | Lib/Sdp | 759 |
Central3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| Susan Fazackerley | Conservative | 821 |
| M. Procopides | RES | 774 |
| F. Duffy | Conservative | 774 |
| C. McDonald | Lib/Sdp | 660 |
| D. Starling | Labour | 225 |
Elswick & Little Eccleston1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| P. Hayhurst | Independent | 555 |
| M. Barnes | Labour | 51 |
Kilnhouse3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| J. Lane | RES | 1,469 |
| M. Watson | RES | 1,135 |
| J. Parkinson | Conservative | 817 |
| J McLaren | Conservative | 698 |
| R. Highton | Lib/Sdp | 673 |
| C. Clough | Labour | 285 |
Kirkham North2 seats · turnout 46.1%
| J. Bennett | Conservative | 914 |
| R. Fisher | RES | 750 |
| P. Sowden | Conservative | 607 |
| S. Shellard | Labour | 170 |
Kirkham South2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| B. Hodgson | Conservative | 800 |
| G. Green | Independent | 618 |
| R. Paton | Conservative | 361 |
| N. Horridge | Labour | 146 |
Newton & Treales2 seats · turnout 43.5%
| H. Dark | Conservative | 599 |
| Margaret Hall | Conservative | 596 |
| C. Bannister | Independent | 544 |
| M. Chaplin | Labour | 155 |
Park3 seats
| J. Mason | Conservative | 973 |
| Patricia Fieldhouse | Conservative | 880 |
| F. Hoyle | RES | 851 |
| F. Barker | RES | 777 |
| W. Greene | Lib/Sdp | 724 |
| A. Gregson | Labour | 187 |
Singleton & Greenhalgh1 seat · turnout 63.5%
| R. Cummings-Miller | Independent | 402 |
| P. Leeson | Conservative | 218 |
| R. Ashford | Labour | 36 |
