Before (end of 2001) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Conservative 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 19 · Conservative 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Barrowford3 seats · turnout 44.1%
| Allan Vickerman | Liberal Democrats | 840 ✓ |
| Anthony Beckett | Conservative | 761 ✓ |
| Linda Crossley | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| Mark Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 667 |
| Kay Coates | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
| Jonathan Eyre | Conservative | 615 |
| Susan Frances Nike | Labour | 359 |
| Anthony Hargreaves | Labour | 275 |
| Robert Andrew Oliver | Labour | 262 |
Blacko & Higherford1 seat
| S Derwent | Conservative | 569 |
| H Ingham | Labour | 67 |
| C Abbiss | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
Blacko and Higherford1 seat
| Christel Abbis | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
Boulsworth3 seats · turnout 38.2%
| Josephine Belbin | Liberal Democrats | 901 ✓ |
| Angela Davies | Liberal Democrats | 831 ✓ |
| David Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 828 ✓ |
| Michael Calvert | Conservative | 392 |
| James Farnell | Conservative | 305 |
| Harold Ryder | Conservative | 299 |
| Debbie Gray | Labour | 241 |
| Martin Wilson | Labour | 205 |
Bradley3 seats
| Mohammed Iqbal | Labour | 1,052 ✓ |
| Frederick Hartley | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| Muhammad Nasim | Labour | 995 ✓ |
| Mohammed Munir | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| Sharon Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 861 |
| David Stopforth | Liberal Democrats | 800 |
| Eric King | Conservative | 155 |
| Frank Chadwick | Conservative | 153 |
| Edward Myers | Conservative | 132 |
Brierfield3 seats
| Frank Clifford | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| Pauline Allen | Labour | 840 ✓ |
| Abdul Jabbar | Labour | 838 ✓ |
| Peter Crompton Jackson | Conservative | 818 |
| Hussnain Ashraf | Conservative | 804 |
| Francis Wren | Conservative | 796 |
| William Lawrence | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| Khalid Mehmood | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
| Iain Carlos | Liberal Democrats | 145 |
Clover Hill3 seats
| C Waite | Labour | 675 |
| N Akrigg | Labour | 640 |
| K. Shore | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
| M. Ansar | Labour | 577 |
| D Foster | Liberal Democrats | 545 |
| N Malik | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
| Audrey Emmott | Conservative | 330 |
| Michael Thomas Taylor | Conservative | 300 |
| A Jackson | Conservative | 286 |
Coates3 seats · turnout 32.2%
| Margaret Bell | Liberal Democrats | 1,082 ✓ |
| Marjorie Adams | Liberal Democrats | 1,020 ✓ |
| Allan Buck | Liberal Democrats | 989 ✓ |
| Paul Hanson | Labour | 383 |
| David Poole | Conservative | 185 |
| Joyce Myers | Conservative | 179 |
Craven3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| David Whipp | Liberal Democrats | 1,056 ✓ |
| Mary Norcross | Liberal Democrats | 973 ✓ |
| Marlene Hill-Crane | Liberal Democrats | 879 ✓ |
| Frank Neal | Labour | 622 |
| Kirk Harrison | Conservative | 254 |
| Barbara Davison | Conservative | 239 |
| Brenda Harrison | Conservative | 235 |
Earby3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| Christopher Tennant | Conservative | 939 ✓ |
| Rosemary Carroll | Conservative | 925 ✓ |
| Morris Horsfield | Conservative | 861 ✓ |
| D Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 795 |
| Timothy Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 748 |
| Claire Day | Liberal Democrats | 689 |
| William Edward Skinner | Labour | 278 |
| Ruth Wilkinson | Labour | 236 |
Foulridge1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| Carol Belshaw | Conservative | 352 ✓ |
| Janet Smith | Labour | 188 |
| Michelle Birtwell | Liberal Democrats | 104 |
Higham and Pendleside1 seat
| John Nutter | Conservative | 567 ✓ |
| Sheila Wicks | Labour | 172 |
Horsfield3 seats · turnout 33.3%
| Sharon Davies | Liberal Democrats | 618 ✓ |
| Dorothy Elizabeth Lord | Liberal Democrats | 593 ✓ |
| Ann Marie Kerrigan | Liberal Democrats | 566 ✓ |
| Paul Broughton | Labour | 423 |
| David Johns | Labour | 406 |
| Keith Hutson | Labour | 356 |
| Peter Nowland | Independent | 301 |
| Janet Riley | Conservative | 207 |
| Alexandra Thompson | Conservative | 192 |
| Donald Myers | Conservative | 162 |
Marsden2 seats
| Dorothy Ormrod | Labour | 473 ✓ |
| Gary Rowland | Labour | 455 ✓ |
| Leonard Atkinson | Independent | 235 |
| Michael Landriau | Conservative | 232 |
| Victoria Landriau | Conservative | 201 |
| Donna French | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
| Doris Stanworth | Liberal Democrats | 80 |
Old Laund Booth1 seat
| Jess David | Liberal Democrats | 639 ✓ |
| Clive Bevan | Conservative | 116 |
Reedley3 seats · turnout 50.5%
| Pauline Anne McCormick | Conservative | 1,255 ✓ |
| Bill Clegg | Conservative | 1,155 ✓ |
| Tonia Barton | Conservative | 1,071 ✓ |
| Robert Allen | Labour | 681 |
| Mohammed Hanif | Labour | 599 |
| Anthony David Martin | Labour | 559 |
| Victoria Greaves | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| Frances Myers | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| Alison Whipp | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
Southfield3 seats
| Sheena Dunn | Labour | 787 ✓ |
| M Latif | Labour | 681 ✓ |
| A Ali | Labour | 673 ✓ |
| Peter Wildman | Conservative | 350 |
| J Marshall | Conservative | 344 |
| M Thornton | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| R Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| Mohammed Ashraf | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| Javed Nasim | Conservative | 158 |
Vivary Bridge3 seats
| Debra Clegg | Liberal Democrats | 617 ✓ |
| David Whalley | Labour | 608 ✓ |
| Frank Allanson | Labour | 510 ✓ |
| David Kenneth Foat | Labour | 502 |
| Robert Andrew Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| Smith Benson | Conservative | 290 |
| Ian Porter | Conservative | 281 |
| Geoffrey Riley | Conservative | 249 |
| Kevin Bean | — | 149 |
Walverden2 seats · turnout 35.1%
| George Adam | Labour | 566 ✓ |
| Jean Mary Robinson | Labour | 546 ✓ |
| Qadeer Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 544 |
| Lord Greaves | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
| Barbara King | Conservative | 186 |
| Ann Tattersall | Conservative | 165 |
Waterside3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| Edwina Sargeant | Liberal Democrats | 626 ✓ |
| Anne Doult | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| Ian Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 492 ✓ |
| Ian William Tweedie | Labour | 442 |
| Adrian Statham | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Ann Moulton | Labour | 431 |
| Eleanor Jackson | Conservative | 168 |
| Richard MacSween | — | 167 |
| Baron Holderness Richard Wood | Conservative | 165 |
| Adrian Barry Mitchell | Conservative | 151 |
Whitefield2 seats · turnout 68.1%
| Mahboob Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 900 ✓ |
| A Mahmood | Labour | 846 |
| Abdul Malik | Liberal Democrats | 795 |
| Mohammed Arshad | Labour | 680 |
| Michelle Ainsworth | Conservative | 105 |
| Iftakhar Ahmed | Conservative | 79 |
