Before (end of 1996) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 19 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 19 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Colne1 seat
| L. Ormrod | Labour | 3,384 ✓ |
| A. Greaves | Liberal Democrats | 3,187 |
| K. Hodgson | Conservative | 2,093 |
Nelson1 seat
| J. French | Labour | 3,759 ✓ |
| S Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 2,190 |
| Tonia Barton | Conservative | 962 |
Pendle East1 seat
| A. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 2,771 ✓ |
| Dorothy Ormrod | Labour | 2,280 |
| R Wood | Conservative | 1,585 |
Pendle South1 seat
| K. Spence | Labour | 4,728 ✓ |
| Ann Tattersall | Conservative | 1,678 |
| D. French | Liberal Democrats | 977 |
Pendle West1 seat
| Shelagh Derwent | Conservative | 3,521 ✓ |
| F. Clifford | Labour | 2,345 |
| A. Buck | Liberal Democrats | 1,869 |
West Craven1 seat
| David Whipp | Liberal Democrats | 4,851 ✓ |
| W Skinner | Labour | 2,681 |
| E. Myers | Conservative | 1,926 |