Before (end of 1996) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
After (end of 1997) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
Ward results
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 74.0%
| D. Yates | Labour | 5,473 ✓ |
| P. Haughton | Conservative | 2,484 |
| D Porter | Liberal Democrats | 906 |
| P Leadbetter | Nlp | 91 |
Chorley North1 seat · turnout 76.9%
| V Murphy | Labour | 3,571 ✓ |
| R Collinson | Conservative | 2,509 |
| L. Norman | Liberal Democrats | 1,014 |
| J. Ayliffe | Nlp | 54 |
Chorley Rural East1 seat · turnout 79.3%
| A Holgate | Labour | 3,872 ✓ |
| M. Case | Conservative | 3,812 |
| M. Porter | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 |
| P. Mead | Nlp | 68 |
Chorley Rural North1 seat · turnout 75.0%
| M. Livesey | Conservative | 5,236 ✓ |
| J. Cronshaw | Labour | 4,873 |
| M. Lavender | Liberal Democrats | 3,180 |
| L. Jensen | Nlp | 87 |
Chorley Rural West1 seat · turnout 77.4%
| A. Whittaker | Labour | 4,503 ✓ |
| J Charnley | Conservative | 3,812 |
| A. Bland | Liberal Democrats | 1,097 |
| B. Collins | Nlp | 64 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| J. Toon | Labour | 5,170 ✓ |
| K Ball | Liberal Democrats | 2,308 |
| P. Malpas | Conservative | 1,940 |
| G Mead | Nlp | 85 |