Before (end of 2001) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 1
Ward results
Audley1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Yusuf Jan-Virmani | Labour | 1,384 ✓ |
| Christopher Tattersall | Conservative | 307 |
| David Dawson D'Arcy | Liberal Democrats | 256 |
Bastwell1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| Mo Hussain | Labour | 1,728 ✓ |
| Hamid Khan | Conservative | 1,043 |
Beardwood with Lammack1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| James Hirst | Conservative | 1,585 ✓ |
| Mehboob Osman | Labour | 356 |
Corporation Park1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Paul McGurty | Conservative | 676 ✓ |
| Bill Pickup | Labour | 661 |
| Ismail Patel | Independent | 486 |
| Kennerth McIver | Green | 169 |
Earcroft1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Mary Leaver | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Slater | Conservative | 743 |
| Brian Morris | LIB | 401 |
East Rural1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Fred Slater | Conservative | 415 ✓ |
| Anthony Nuttall | Labour | 144 |
| John Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 118 |
Ewood1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| John Milburn | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| Joseph Smith | Conservative | 589 |
Higher Croft1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Ashley Richard Whalley | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| Frederick Gollop | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
Little Harwood with Whitebirk1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Pat McFall | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| Gordon Eccles | Conservative | 911 |
Livesey with Pleasington1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| John Raymond Williams | Conservative | 1,486 ✓ |
| Andrew Thompson | Labour | 530 |
| Jessie Hickmott | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
Marsh House1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Christopher Thayne | Liberal Democrats | 693 ✓ |
| Warren Lishman | Labour | 596 |
| John Slater | Conservative | 450 |
Meadowhead1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Ronald O'Keeffe | Labour | 824 ✓ |
| Alan Jones | Conservative | 819 |
Mill Hill1 seat
| Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 707 ✓ |
| Gail Barton | Labour | 639 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| F. Hussain | Labour | 899 ✓ |
| Turner K. | Conservative | 585 |
Roe Lee1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Michael Law-Riding | Conservative | 1,017 ✓ |
| Martin Talbot | Labour | 519 |
| Moira Dean | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Shadsworth1 seat
| Anthony Humphrys | Labour | 744 ✓ |
| Donald Jepson | Liberal Democrats | 225 |
| Margaret Carus | Conservative | 214 |
Shear Brow1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| Imtiaz Patel | Liberal Democrats | 1,212 ✓ |
| Solly Khonat | Labour | 1,164 |
Sudell1 seat
| D. Brindle | Labour | 689 ✓ |
| J Warren | Liberal Democrats | 564 |
| R Salton | Conservative | 188 |
Sunnyhurst1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| David John Hollings | Labour | 1,174 ✓ |
| Tommy Threlfall | Conservative | 420 |
| Stephen Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
Wensley Fold1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Mohammed Khan | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| Peter Clegg | Conservative | 499 |
| Graham Carter | Green | 179 |
