Before (end of 2000) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 2
After (end of 2001) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 2
Ward results
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| D. Yates | Labour | 4,306 |
| S. Bora | Conservative | 1,732 |
| D Porter | Liberal Democrats | 1,033 |
Chorley North1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| V Murphy | Labour | 2,962 |
| M. Perks | Conservative | 1,984 |
| L. Norman | Liberal Democrats | 957 |
Chorley Rural East1 seat · turnout 65.4%
| M. Case | Conservative | 3,192 |
| A Holgate | Labour | 3,097 |
| G. Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 907 |
| M Sims | Green | 354 |
Chorley Rural North1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| M. Livesey | Conservative | 4,871 |
| J Freeman | Labour | 4,431 |
| W Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 2,276 |
Chorley Rural West1 seat · turnout 67.1%
| A. Whittaker | Labour | 4,066 |
| G. Russell | Conservative | 3,279 |
| P Buckley | Liberal Democrats | 865 |
Chorley West1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| D Lloyd | Labour | 3,957 |
| K Ball | Liberal Democrats | 1,789 |
| J. Booth | Conservative | 1,715 |