Before (end of 1995) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
Ward results
Adlington1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| L. Hoyle | Labour | 1,179 ✓ |
| J. Taylor | Conservative | 391 |
| A. Bland | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
Anderton Heath Charnock & Rivington1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| R. Lees | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| R. Morris | Conservative | 452 |
Brindle and Hoghton1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J Charnley | Conservative | 343 ✓ |
| J. Ross-Mills | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| J Lowe | Labour | 80 |
Charnock Richard1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| R. Armstrong | Conservative | 353 ✓ |
| J Lancaster | Labour | 227 |
| S. Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| P. Wilson | Labour | 915 ✓ |
| R Charnley | Conservative | 156 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| K. Lowe | Labour | 980 ✓ |
| C Goldsby | Conservative | 218 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| R Crabtree | Labour | 1,004 ✓ |
| R Collinson | Conservative | 880 |
| L. Norman | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| C Snow | Labour | 951 ✓ |
| P. Haughton | Conservative | 521 |
| D Porter | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| R. Parr | Labour | 1,169 ✓ |
| M Crook | Conservative | 347 |
| L. Eubank | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| R. Snape | Independent | 1,581 ✓ |
| G Prior | Labour | 291 |
| P. Malpas | Conservative | 86 |
Clayton-Le-Woods East1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| D Bland | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 ✓ |
| E Murphy | Labour | 693 |
| Cullens A. | Conservative | 603 |
Eccleston & Heskin1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| E Forshaw | Labour | 913 ✓ |
| B. Twist | Conservative | 625 |
| J Eadon | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| M. Davies | Labour | 739 ✓ |
| G. Russell | Conservative | 452 |
| G Morris | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| D Lloyd | Labour | 487 ✓ |
| M. Iddon | Independent | 390 |
| D. Lambert | Conservative | 327 |
