Before (end of 1990) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1991) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Bank Hall3 seats
| K. Butterworth | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| I. Cooney | Labour | 1,144 ✓ |
| K. McGeorge | Labour | 1,008 ✓ |
| M. Disley | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| J Wyld | Conservative | 259 |
Barclay3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| P. Swainston | Labour | 1,212 |
| P. Flynn | Labour | 1,057 |
| P. Bilham | Labour | 1,026 |
| O. Williams | Conservative | 319 |
Briercliffe3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| R. Frost | Liberal Democrats | 1,239 |
| M. Lishman | Liberal Democrats | 1,227 |
| Whittaker J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,081 |
| Michelle Christianne Smith | Labour | 516 |
| T. O'Hagan | Labour | 499 |
| N Miah | Labour | 382 |
| D Stinton | Conservative | 254 |
Brunshaw3 seats
| J. Heyes | Labour | 1,211 ✓ |
| A. Park | Labour | 1,178 ✓ |
| E. Selby | Labour | 1,059 ✓ |
| S. Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
| G. Morley | Conservative | 311 |
Cliviger With Worsthorne3 seats
| E. Cain | Conservative | 969 ✓ |
| D Heginbotham | Conservative | 938 ✓ |
| A. Haddock | Conservative | 863 ✓ |
| M. Keene | Labour | 779 |
| E. Heys | Independent | 702 |
| P Walsh | Labour | 693 |
| M. Casey | Labour | 623 |
| R. Bowling | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
Coal Clough With Deerplay3 seats · turnout 41.4%
| Gordon Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 835 |
| H. McCormack | Labour | 750 |
| P. Smith | Labour | 689 |
| S. Chaudhary | Labour | 663 |
| B Pilkington | Liberal Democrats | 613 |
| Paul Jeremy Massey | Liberal Democrats | 609 |
| F Allanson | Conservative | 316 |
| T. Diggle | Conservative | 283 |
| J. Johnson | Conservative | 231 |
| B. Baldwin | Green | 206 |
Daneshouse3 seats · turnout 31.8%
| P. Bennett | Labour | 1,280 |
| Malik M. | Labour | 1,108 |
| A. Khalid | Labour | 1,049 |
| M McHugh | Liberal Democrats | 381 |
| L Williams | Conservative | 222 |
Fulledge3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| D. Hall | Labour | 1,131 |
| J. Eccles | Labour | 1,082 |
| L. Clark | Labour | 1,057 |
| M. Sawdon | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| D Tierney | Conservative | 267 |
Gawthorpe3 seats
| J. Greenwood | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| A. Hudson | Labour | 1,219 ✓ |
| E. Ingham | Labour | 1,202 ✓ |
| B. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 449 |
| L. Dowding | Conservative | 406 |
| S. Hall | Conservative | 376 |
| J. Stuttard | Conservative | 331 |
Hapton With Park3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| S. Davy | Labour | 934 |
| J Harbour | Labour | 919 |
| M. Roberts | Labour | 855 |
| Kay Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 591 |
| M. Pilkington | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
| P. Stinton | Conservative | 459 |
| A Jones | Conservative | 453 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 429 |
Lanehead3 seats
| S. Hoyle | Labour | 1,175 ✓ |
| M. Fleming-Cooney | Labour | 1,160 ✓ |
| L. Harrison | Labour | 1,095 ✓ |
| E. Parker | Conservative | 399 |
| L. Motley | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
| J. Oddy | Conservative | 390 |
| Robinson B. | Conservative | 385 |
Lowerhouse3 seats
| J. Alston | Labour | 1,067 ✓ |
| M. Roberts | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| T. Sutcliffe | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| D. Bedford | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
| J. Perry | Conservative | 387 |
| E. Marshall | Independent | 383 |
Queensgate3 seats · turnout 30.9%
| B. Barnes | Labour | 995 |
| P. Kenyon | Labour | 944 |
| M. Najib | Labour | 869 |
| G. Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 642 |
| S. Gregson | Conservative | 571 |
Rosehill3 seats · turnout 48.9%
| H Brooks | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| J. Pickup | Conservative | 787 ✓ |
| E Tate | Conservative | 767 ✓ |
| E Fisk | Labour | 766 |
| J. Di Cioccio | Labour | 739 |
| J Dicioccio | Labour | 739 |
| Amanda Hall | Conservative | 732 |
| V Clark | Liberal Democrats | 537 |
| L. Massey | Liberal Democrats | 526 |
Trinity3 seats
| Marcus Johnstone | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| W. Croft | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| K. Reade | Labour | 860 ✓ |
| A. Bailey | Conservative | 315 |
| D. Embra | Liberal Democrats | 304 |
Whittlefield With Ightenhill3 seats
| R. Robinson | Conservative | 1,193 ✓ |
| K. Robinson | Conservative | 1,121 ✓ |
| G. Mallett | Conservative | 912 ✓ |
| D. Magee | Labour | 710 |
| M. Rogerson | Labour | 658 |
| M. Witham | Labour | 571 |
| M. Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 418 |
| M. Tate | Ind Con | 262 |
