Before (end of 1997) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 19 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 18 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
Ward results
Barrowford1 seat
| A Vickerman | Liberal Democrats | 717 ✓ |
| Linda Crossley | Conservative | 460 |
| A. Hargreaves | Labour | 408 |
Boulsworth1 seat
| A. Davies | Liberal Democrats | 702 ✓ |
| M. Wilson | Labour | 267 |
| J. Ilott | Conservative | 198 |
Bradley1 seat
| M. Iqbal | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| M. Munir | Liberal Democrats | 600 |
| Janet Riley | Conservative | 169 |
Brierfield1 seat
| F. Clifford | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| Z. Lord | Conservative | 404 |
| Doris Stanworth | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
Craven1 seat
| Mary Norcross | Liberal Democrats | 631 ✓ |
| J. Edwards | Labour | 333 |
| M Langtree | Conservative | 191 |
Fence1 seat
| J. David | Liberal Democrats | 731 ✓ |
| A. Mitchell | Conservative | 89 |
| I Lockwood | Labour | 46 |
Horsfield1 seat
| G. Gilhespy | Liberal Democrats | 601 ✓ |
| C Nightingale | Labour | 527 |
Reedley1 seat
| R. Clarkson | Conservative | 711 ✓ |
| A. Martin | Labour | 290 |
| S. Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Waterside1 seat
| A. Doult | Labour | 547 ✓ |
| J Beck | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| K. Hodgson | Conservative | 78 |