Before (end of 2001) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 23 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2002) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashurst3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| Ian Duffy | Labour | 728 ✓ |
| Donna Duffy | Labour | 726 ✓ |
| Ann Rice | Labour | 656 ✓ |
| Marie McElhinney | Independent | 382 |
| Patrick McElhinney | Independent | 349 |
| James Coomber | Conservative | 219 |
| Lyndsey Shipstone | — | 93 |
Aughton & Downholland3 seats · turnout 28.0%
| David Michael O'Toole | Conservative | 1,085 ✓ |
| Una Atherley | Conservative | 1,069 ✓ |
| David Alexander Westley | Conservative | 985 ✓ |
| Andrew Johnson | Labour | 780 |
Aughton Park2 seats · turnout 32.1%
| Isobel Grant | Conservative | 879 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Roberts | Conservative | 790 ✓ |
| Gordon Rankin | Labour | 322 |
Bickerstaffe1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| Patricia Taylor | Conservative | 440 ✓ |
| Paul Cotterill | Labour | 267 |
Birch Green2 seats · turnout 15.6%
| Mary Pendleton | Labour | 410 ✓ |
| Jane Roberts | Labour | 320 ✓ |
| John Hiley | Independent | 165 |
| Florence Kean | Conservative | 56 |
Burscough East2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| Florence Westley | Conservative | 582 ✓ |
| Walter Carter | Labour | 582 ✓ |
| Anne Carter | Labour | 580 |
| Susan Murrin-Bailey | Conservative | 546 |
Burscough West2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| John Draper | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| Cynthia Dereli | Labour | 713 ✓ |
| Richard Shepherd | Conservative | 633 |
| Graham Jones | Conservative | 607 |
Derby3 seats
| Paul Greenall | Conservative | 811 ✓ |
| Adrian Owens | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| David Swiffen | Conservative | 734 ✓ |
| Noel Delaney | Labour | 610 |
| Elizabeth Rafferty | Labour | 571 |
| Alex Doyle | Green | 321 |
Halsall1 seat
| S. | Conservative | 431 ✓ |
| Dorothy Rimmer | Labour | 153 |
HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL2 seats · turnout 31.4%
| Christopher Iain Ashcroft | Conservative | 607 ✓ |
| Mathew Forshaw | Conservative | 592 ✓ |
| Gail Hodson | Independent | 295 |
| Lesley Standish-Gore | Independent | 285 |
| Susan Jones | Labour | 113 |
Knowsley3 seats
| Valerie Hopley | Conservative | 1,059 ✓ |
| Paul Leadbetter | Conservative | 1,010 ✓ |
| Robert Murrin Bailey | Conservative | 913 ✓ |
| Margaret Pinnington | Labour | 635 |
| Richard Nolan | Labour | 541 |
Moorside2 seats · turnout 21.6%
| Patricia Carson | Labour | 423 ✓ |
| Susan Riley | Labour | 415 ✓ |
| Ronald Ford | Independent | 144 |
| Karl Taraldsen | Independent | 128 |
Newburgh1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| Kenneth Vincent | Conservative | 533 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Citarella | Labour | 205 |
NORTH MEOLS2 seats · turnout 28.7%
| John Baldock | Conservative | 549 ✓ |
| Jill Baldock | Conservative | 548 ✓ |
| Joan Draper | Independent | 383 |
| Shan France | Labour | 304 |
PARBOLD2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| William Waterworth | Conservative | 935 ✓ |
| May Blake | Conservative | 920 ✓ |
| David McKay | Labour | 305 |
Rufford1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Joan Colling | Conservative | 374 ✓ |
| Christopher William Cheetham | Labour | 123 |
Scarisbrick2 seats · turnout 30.0%
| William Cropper | Conservative | 755 ✓ |
| Margaret Edwards | Conservative | 695 ✓ |
| Paul Gray | Labour | 281 |
Scott3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| Charles Gains | Labour | 722 ✓ |
| Fiona Williams | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| Cyril Ainscough | Conservative | 656 ✓ |
| John Hodson | Labour | 636 |
| Leslie Yeates | Conservative | 587 |
| John Fillis | Independent | 463 |
| David Braid | Independent | 187 |
Skelmersdale North2 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Alan Bullen | Labour | 514 ✓ |
| Jan McDermott | Labour | 498 ✓ |
| Joan Morrison | Independent | 368 |
| Alan Spears | Independent | 301 |
Skelmersdale South3 seats · turnout 27.7%
| Richard Cavanagh | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Sydney Jones | Labour | 728 ✓ |
| Doreen Saxon | Labour | 703 ✓ |
| Joan Britton | Independent | 520 |
| Sharon Wright | Independent | 329 |
| Susan Cropper | Conservative | 140 |
| Martin Lowe | Green | 133 |
Tanhouse2 seats · turnout 17.1%
| Robert Pendleton | Labour | 374 ✓ |
| Wesley Roberts | Labour | 321 ✓ |
| Danny Gibson | Independent | 163 |
| Irene O'Donnell | Conservative | 129 |
TARLETON3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Robert Hodge | Conservative | 986 ✓ |
| John Mee | Conservative | 939 ✓ |
| Rosemary Evans | Conservative | 833 ✓ |
| John Hodson | Independent | 625 |
| Roy Hiscock | Independent | 583 |
| Nadine Ashcroft | Independent | 569 |
| Denise Francis | Labour | 131 |
Up Holland3 seats · turnout 22.3%
| Barbara Burke | Labour | 940 ✓ |
| Margaret Skilling | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| Anthony Rice | Labour | 796 ✓ |
| Ruth Pollock | Conservative | 615 |
Wrightington2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| Peter Gartside | Conservative | 661 ✓ |
| Carolyn Evans | Conservative | 659 ✓ |
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 542 |
| David Phythian | Labour | 485 |