Before (end of 1996)
Not known.
After (end of 1997)
Not known.
Ward results
Earcroft3 seats
| S Danczuk | Labour | 1,728 ✓ |
| M Barrett | Labour | 1,566 ✓ |
| M. Leaver | Labour | 1,527 ✓ |
| D Bateson | Conservative | 1,319 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 1,152 |
| Derek Hardman | Conservative | 1,128 |
| R. Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
Ewood3 seats
| M. Bateson | Labour | 1,855 ✓ |
| F. Oldfield | Labour | 1,780 ✓ |
| J Milburn | Labour | 1,594 ✓ |
| S. Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 1,228 |
Higher Croft3 seats
| J. Bury | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| A. Kay | Labour | 1,164 ✓ |
| J. Fairless | Labour | 1,115 ✓ |
| A Vernon | Liberal Democrats | 947 |
| Kay Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 907 |
| H Fakhry | Liberal Democrats | 797 |
Marsh House3 seats
| F. Connor | Labour | 1,909 ✓ |
| K. Ramsden | Labour | 1,520 ✓ |
| D. Paterson | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Jacquie Slater | Conservative | 1,053 |
| L. Dunning | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
| T Threlfall | Conservative | 958 |
| S Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 940 |
Mill Hill3 seats
| M. Doherty | Labour | 1,646 ✓ |
| Harling D. | Labour | 1,327 ✓ |
| G. Barton | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| F Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 848 |
| B Gavin | Conservative | 760 |
Queens Park3 seats
| S Greenwood | Labour | 1,582 ✓ |
| S Mulla | Labour | 1,090 ✓ |
| P Edmondson | Liberal Democrats | 1,058 ✓ |
| A Piracha | Labour | 830 |
Shadsworth3 seats
| J. Blackburn | Labour | 1,632 ✓ |
| M. Madigan | Labour | 1,275 ✓ |
| A. Humphrys | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| R Marsden | Liberal Democrats | 588 |
| J Baildon | Conservative | 521 |
Sudell3 seats
| E. Entwistle | Labour | 1,756 ✓ |
| P. Browne | Liberal Democrats | 1,726 ✓ |
| D Brindle | Labour | 1,562 ✓ |
| N Nuttall | Labour | 1,145 |
Sunnyhurst3 seats
| D. Smith | Labour | 1,941 ✓ |
| S. Reid | Labour | 1,528 ✓ |
| D Hollings | Labour | 1,525 ✓ |
| C Thayne | Liberal Democrats | 1,099 |
| D Fenton | Conservative | 942 |
| N Townsend | Liberal Democrats | 883 |
| C Rowley | Liberal Democrats | 784 |
| B Almond | Independent | 333 |
Whitehall2 seats
| K. Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,184 ✓ |
| D. Foster | Liberal Democrats | 1,183 ✓ |
| I. Connor | Labour | 564 |
| G Waddicor | Labour | 537 |
| K. Kay | Conservative | 447 |
| G. Mottram | Conservative | 419 |