Before (end of 1995) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 26 · Labour 20 · Conservative 5 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 19 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Barrowford1 seat
| R Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 629 ✓ |
| A. Hargreaves | Labour | 607 |
| Linda Crossley | Conservative | 592 |
Boulsworth1 seat
| J. Belbin | Liberal Democrats | 874 ✓ |
| S Johnson | Labour | 396 |
| R Wood | Conservative | 213 |
Bradley1 seat
| A Leather | Labour | 887 ✓ |
| R. Khan | Liberal Democrats | 653 |
| Janet Riley | Conservative | 92 |
Brierfield1 seat
| B Akrigg | Labour | 926 ✓ |
| E Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 512 |
| P. Jackson | Conservative | 332 |
Coates1 seat
| S. Garnett | Liberal Democrats | 854 ✓ |
| W Skinner | Labour | 604 |
| A Owens | Conservative | 260 |
Craven1 seat
| David Whipp | Liberal Democrats | 774 ✓ |
| A. Lewis | Labour | 447 |
| B. Hargreaves | Conservative | 211 |
Horsfield1 seat
| S. Hill | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| C Nightingale | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| D Myers | Conservative | 113 |
Pendleside1 seat
| Shelagh Derwent | Conservative | 510 ✓ |
| Atkinson C. | Labour | 85 |
| E Tallett | Liberal Democrats | 46 |
Reedley1 seat
| Paul McCormick | Conservative | 757 ✓ |
| S. Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 551 |
| K. Strachan | Labour | 336 |
Waterside1 seat
| L. Ormrod | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| S. Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| A. Mitchell | Conservative | 172 |