Before (end of 1998) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 3
Ward results
All Saints3 seats
| B. Yates | Independent | 1,313 ✓ |
| T. Sharratt | Independent | 1,231 ✓ |
| W Bennett | Independent | 814 ✓ |
| B Greenland | Labour | 501 |
| F. Walker | Conservative | 336 |
| T Whitehead | Conservative | 313 |
| J Walmsley | Conservative | 311 |
| L Parker | Labour | 310 |
| Andrew McCann | Labour | 303 |
Bamber Bridge Central3 seats
| B. Pemberton | Labour | 682 ✓ |
| G. Davies | Labour | 681 ✓ |
| D. Banks | Labour | 628 ✓ |
| G. Woods | Conservative | 469 |
| C. Chisholm | Conservative | 429 |
| G. Swallow | Conservative | 404 |
Bamber Bridge South3 seats
| Thomas Hanson | Labour | 692 ✓ |
| J Owen | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| D Watts | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| M Barton | Conservative | 299 |
| P Swallow | Conservative | 293 |
| P Milne | Conservative | 254 |
| S Hawkins | Idle Toad | 167 |
| J Stoker | Idle Toad | 127 |
| T Yates | Idle Toad | 97 |
Charnock1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| N. Crossley | Conservative | 318 |
| M. Thistlethwaite | Labour | 203 |
Farington3 seats · turnout 37.1%
| M. Alcock | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| J. England | Liberal Democrats | 884 |
| C. Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 878 |
| P McClelland | Labour | 545 |
| F Heyworth | Labour | 538 |
| D. Wooldridge | Labour | 468 |
| M. McNulty | Conservative | 465 |
| F. Murray | Conservative | 421 |
| N. Mitchell | Conservative | 417 |
Howick2 seats
| A Pimblett | Liberal Democrats | 483 ✓ |
| N Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 430 ✓ |
| D. Stewart | Conservative | 371 |
| H. Smith | Conservative | 362 |
| R. Ainscough | Independent | 134 |
| J. Parkinson | Labour | 118 |
| H. Dubery | Labour | 115 |
Hutton & New Longton3 seats
| J. Breakwell | Conservative | 1,109 ✓ |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 1,077 ✓ |
| J. Hesketh | Conservative | 1,057 ✓ |
| D. Maier | Labour | 438 |
| Robert Paul Taylor | Labour | 343 |
| Walsh M. | Labour | 317 |
Kingsfold3 seats
| H. Gore | Labour | 689 ✓ |
| Wooldridge C. Ms, | Labour | 665 ✓ |
| J. Patten | Labour | 661 ✓ |
| B Bannister | Conservative | 547 |
| John Clement | Conservative | 474 |
| J Walmsley | Conservative | 453 |
| Doris Pimblett | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| D Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| M Cassel | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
Leyland Central2 seats
| G Armstrong | Liberal Democrats | 553 ✓ |
| M. Tomlinson | Labour | 546 ✓ |
| D. Foster | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
| D. Collier | Labour | 477 |
| John Otter | Conservative | 103 |
| M. Moulding | Conservative | 99 |
Leyland St. Johns3 seats
| Wyn Evans | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| B. Wilson | Labour | 813 ✓ |
| D. Harrison | Labour | 799 ✓ |
| D. Eastham | Conservative | 182 |
| J. Fell | Conservative | 160 |
| F Redfern | Conservative | 157 |
| A. Edwin | Liberal Democrats | 150 |
Leyland St. Marys3 seats · turnout 34.0%
| J. Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 626 ✓ |
| M. Duckworth | Liberal Democrats | 605 ✓ |
| J. Lewis | Labour | 577 ✓ |
| M. Titherington | Labour | 575 |
| M. Edwin | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| D. Wynn | Labour | 555 |
| G. Cross | Conservative | 348 |
| G. Owen | Conservative | 316 |
| N. Morris | Conservative | 308 |
Little Hoole and Much Hoole2 seats
| David Harry Suthers | Conservative | 766 ✓ |
| E. Webster | Conservative | 678 ✓ |
| D. Webster | Labour | 326 |
| D. Turner | Labour | 292 |
| G Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 54 |
| J. Edwin | Liberal Democrats | 52 |
Longton Central & West3 seats
| C Clark | Conservative | 828 ✓ |
| Peter Stettner | Conservative | 788 ✓ |
| P Quegan | Conservative | 763 ✓ |
| N Briggs | Labour | 357 |
| S Walsh | Labour | 280 |
| David Lyon | Labour | 257 |
Lostock Hall3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| J. Hughes | Conservative | 946 |
| K. Beattie | Conservative | 877 |
| D. Parkinson | Conservative | 849 |
| J Pownall | Labour | 603 |
| S. Owen | Labour | 589 |
| D. Fletcher | Labour | 559 |
Manor2 seats
| David Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 657 ✓ |
| J. Marchant | Liberal Democrats | 626 ✓ |
| M. Askew | Conservative | 428 |
| F. Almond | Conservative | 402 |
| Gwyn Bailey | Labour | 175 |
| G. Holt | Labour | 163 |
Middleforth Green2 seats
| David Bretherton | Labour | 542 ✓ |
| D. Pownall | Labour | 515 ✓ |
| Melvyn Gardner | Conservative | 385 |
| K. Fell | Conservative | 382 |
| Marie Garratt | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| V. Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
Moss Side3 seats
| A Brown | Labour | 765 ✓ |
| Georgina Lewis | Labour | 708 ✓ |
| J Minall | Labour | 663 ✓ |
| Vernon Baker | Conservative | 290 |
| R. Hughes | Conservative | 282 |
| D. Hayton | Conservative | 275 |
| Michael Simmonds | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
Priory2 seats
| R. Haworth | Conservative | 493 ✓ |
| A. Simmons | Conservative | 446 ✓ |
| R Durham | Labour | 276 |
| Barry Taylor | Labour | 232 |
| W Bryce | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
| G Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 154 |
Samlesbury & Cuerdale1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| S. Long | Conservative | 200 |
| F. Cassidy | Idle Toad | 138 |
Seven Stars2 seats
| A. Dawson | Labour | 629 ✓ |
| J. Kelly | Labour | 627 ✓ |
| D. Baker | Conservative | 177 |
| M. Fryer | Conservative | 160 |
