Before (end of 1996) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
Ward results
South Ribble Central1 seat · turnout 74.0%
| N. Berry | Labour | 3,997 ✓ |
| Janice Lee | Conservative | 2,793 |
| J Bullock | Liberal Democrats | 1,251 |
South Ribble East1 seat · turnout 76.4%
| T. Sharratt | Ind Lab | 2,851 ✓ |
| Ian Scott | Conservative | 1,713 |
| L Parker | Labour | 1,638 |
| G. Schofield | Liberal Democrats | 772 |
| C. Fisher | Nlp | 35 |
South Ribble North1 seat · turnout 74.4%
| G. Davies | Labour | 5,616 ✓ |
| S. Long | Conservative | 3,471 |
| G Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,399 |
| D Hughes | Nlp | 136 |
South Ribble North West1 seat · turnout 76.7%
| P. Wakeling | Conservative | 3,677 ✓ |
| R Durham | Labour | 3,327 |
| A Pimblett | Liberal Democrats | 2,152 |
South Ribble South1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| T Farron | Liberal Democrats | 4,507 ✓ |
| P Rickard | Labour | 2,585 |
| S Lesser | Conservative | 1,321 |
| F Ingram | Nlp | 38 |
South Ribble South West1 seat · turnout 72.8%
| Anne Margaret Brown | Labour | 5,529 ✓ |
| M. Askew | Conservative | 2,026 |
| D Forrest | Liberal Democrats | 1,101 |
| J Edwards | Nlp | 74 |
South Ribble West1 seat · turnout 75.4%
| K Young | Conservative | 4,250 ✓ |
| Norman Briggs | Labour | 2,465 |
| N Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 1,451 |