Before (end of 1998)
Not known.
After (end of 1999)
Not known.
Ward results
Earcroft1 seat
| M. Leaver | Labour | 912 ✓ |
| B Thornley | Conservative | 435 |
| S Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
Higher Croft1 seat
| A. Whalley | Labour | 480 ✓ |
| H Fakhry | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| Margaret Carus | Conservative | 133 |
Marsh House1 seat
| W Lishman | Labour | 601 ✓ |
| K Connor | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| T Threlfall | Conservative | 365 |
Mill Hill1 seat
| G. Barton | Labour | 576 ✓ |
| E Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Harrison E. | Conservative | 248 |
Queen’s Park1 seat
| F Hussain | Labour | 694 ✓ |
| P Edmondson | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
| G Pound | Conservative | 201 |
Queens Park1 seat
| F Hussain | Labour | 694 |
| G Pound | Conservative | 201 |
Shadsworth1 seat
| A. Humphreys | Labour | 471 ✓ |
| C Mills | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| B Miller | Conservative | 148 |
Sudell1 seat
| D Brindle | Labour | 725 ✓ |
| C. Norman | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Jacquie Slater | Conservative | 131 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat
| D Hollings | Labour | 1,000 ✓ |
| C Thayne | Liberal Democrats | 445 |
| D Fenton | Conservative | 345 |