Before (end of 1996) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 19 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Longridge1 seat
| Margaret Wilson | Conservative | 3,809 ✓ |
| B Collis | Liberal Democrats | 2,399 |
| J Dewhurst | Labour | 1,217 |
| P Brown | Nlp | 98 |
Ribble Valley South West1 seat
| C. Holtom | Conservative | 4,239 ✓ |
| Edward Joyce | Liberal Democrats | 2,223 |
| A Barton | Labour | 975 |