Before (end of 1986) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 21 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1987) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 20 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Adlington1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| F. Molyneaux | Labour | 1,016 |
| A. Moss | Conservative | 890 |
| P. Pilling | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
Burton & Winkton2 seats · turnout 34.9%
| K. Bishop | Ind Con | 898 |
| E. Coope | Conservative | 725 |
| G. Lingard | Lib/Sdp | 669 |
Chewton3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| J. Lofts | Conservative | 1,472 |
| M. Kidman | Conservative | 1,448 |
| R. Morris | Conservative | 1,413 |
| I. Stevenson | Independent | 806 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| B. Hodson | Labour | 949 |
| I. Smith | Conservative | 398 |
| P. Bolton-King | Green | 62 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| K. Lowe | Labour | 952 |
| E. Montgomery | Conservative | 627 |
| A. Holgate | Green | 99 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| B. Hardy | Labour | 937 ✓ |
| M. Gray | Conservative | 765 |
| D. Pilling | Lib/Sdp | 289 |
| M. Holgate | Green | 53 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| T. McGowan | Labour | 1,110 ✓ |
| T. Birnie | Conservative | 383 |
| F. Haddon | Independent | 278 |
| R. Logie | Green | 80 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| A. Gee | Labour | 962 |
| R. Armstrong | Conservative | 834 |
| F. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
Clayton-Le-Woods West & Cuerden1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| H. Briggs | Conservative | 728 |
| P. Nugent | Labour | 258 |
| H. Catt | Lib/Sdp | 224 |
Coppull North1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| M. Clark | Labour | 894 |
| T. Greeney | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
| J. Bell | Conservative | 171 |
Coppull South1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| E. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 749 |
| R. Riley | Labour | 671 |
| P. Knowles | Conservative | 188 |
Eccleston & Heskin1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| J. Lucas | Conservative | 1,154 |
| T. Titherington | Labour | 843 |
| J. Manwaring | Green | 132 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| A. Crompton | Conservative | 690 |
| T. Gray | Labour | 593 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| G. Simons | Conservative | 881 |
| S. Simpson | Labour | 416 |
Jumpers3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| C. Bungey | Independent | 954 |
| N. Fox | Conservative | 847 |
| M. Pardy | Independent | 759 |
| N. Geary | Conservative | 741 |
| J. White | Conservative | 678 |
| R. Weaver | Independent | 615 |
| R. Holloway | Labour | 367 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| A. Mee | Conservative | 775 ✓ |
| I. McDonald | Other | 456 |
Mudeford3 seats · turnout 53.0%
| E. Spreadbury | Conservative | 1,957 |
| P. Warr | Conservative | 1,617 |
| B. Williams | Conservative | 1,552 |
| S. Powell-Jones | RES | 1,492 |
| S. Prudom | Lib/Sdp | 939 |
| P. Hall | Independent | 807 |
Nea2 seats · turnout 48.8%
| H. Peake | Conservative | 1,134 |
| M. Staples | Conservative | 974 |
| E. Edmund | Lib/Sdp | 525 |
St. Catherines2 seats · turnout 53.2%
| D. Fox | Conservative | 1,100 |
| J. Moss | Conservative | 1,019 |
| W. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| J. Allison-Beer | Lib/Sdp | 451 |
Twynham3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| J. Payne | Lib/Sdp | 1,146 |
| L. Eccleston | Lib/Sdp | 961 |
| L. Payne | Lib/Sdp | 918 |
| W. McAlester | Conservative | 889 |
| V. Collis | Conservative | 883 |
Whittle Le Woods1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| T. Bowling | Conservative | 727 |
| M. Lavender | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 448 |
| R. Malaney | Labour | 238 |
Wingfield2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| P. Staples | Conservative | 898 |
| A. Winfield | Conservative | 897 |
| I. Russell | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
Withnell1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| P. Moss | Conservative | 769 |
| M. Talbot | Labour | 558 |
| M. Crowther | Independent | 131 |
