Before (end of 1987)
Not known.
After (end of 1988)
Not known.
Ward results
Bank Top1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| J. Cramsie | Labour | 1,163 |
| A. Sultan | Conservative | 249 |
Billinge1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| P. Holmes | Conservative | 1,387 |
| J. Harling | Labour | 556 |
| W. Cubley | SLD | 238 |
Brookhouse1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| L. Proos | Labour | 1,433 |
| Y. Momoniat | Conservative | 786 |
Brownhill1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| Ridding J. | Conservative | 1,515 |
| D. Belton | Labour | 1,317 |
Cathedral1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| W. Taylor | Labour | 924 |
| Rob Thompson | Conservative | 238 |
Earcroft1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| D. Heatlie-Jackson | Conservative | 1,071 |
| D. Grundy | Labour | 1,011 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| C. Oldfield | Labour | 1,069 |
| A. Hutchinson | Conservative | 519 |
| P. Edmondson | SLD | 437 |
Green Bank1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| M. Harding | Labour | 1,502 |
| M. Chopdat | Conservative | 280 |
| A. Dean | SLD | 190 |
Higher Croft2 seats · turnout 29.1%
| J. Bury | Labour | 915 |
| J. Fairless | Labour | 871 |
| G. Johnson | Conservative | 269 |
| G. Kirby | Conservative | 260 |
| G. Foulds | SLD | 89 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| G. Mottram | Conservative | 905 |
| C. Grills | SLD | 779 |
| F. Connor | Labour | 745 |
Mill Hill1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| M. Doherty | Labour | 993 |
| M. Sharples | Conservative | 712 |
| K. Jolley | SDP | 669 |
Moorgate1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| G. Toole | Labour | 1,020 |
| J. Malowana-Murphy | Conservative | 830 |
| A. Ashe | SDP | 141 |
Pleckgate1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| I. Forrest | Conservative | 1,444 |
| G. Pope | Labour | 1,279 |
| A. Dilshad | Independent | 69 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| H. Atwal | Labour | 886 |
| I. Holmes | Conservative | 598 |
| H. Douglas | SLD | 493 |
Revidge1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| J. Jump | Conservative | 1,516 |
| A. Whalley | Labour | 745 |
| S. Stockton | SLD | 276 |
Shadsworth1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| J. Blackburn | Labour | 985 |
| J. Bullen | Conservative | 267 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| N. Nuttall | Labour | 1,334 |
| J. Helliwell | Conservative | 1,179 |
West Rural1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| E. Arnold | Conservative | 1,398 |
| J. Williams | Labour | 650 |
Whitehall1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| S. Hirst | Conservative | 613 |
| D. Foster | SLD | 592 |
| C. Waddicor | Labour | 426 |
