Before (end of 2002) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 24 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashurst1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| Ann Rice | Labour | 483 ✓ |
| Patrick McElhinney | Independent | 268 |
| Paul Boulton | Conservative | 158 |
Aughton & Downholland1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| David Alexander Westley | Conservative | 954 ✓ |
| Andrew Johnson | Labour | 618 |
Aughton Park1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Geoffrey Roberts | Conservative | 682 ✓ |
| Stephen Hanlon | Labour | 192 |
Bickerstaffe1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| Patricia Taylor | Conservative | 402 ✓ |
| Paul Cotterill | Labour | 347 |
Birch Green1 seat · turnout 12.7%
| Jane Roberts | Labour | 323 ✓ |
| Timothy Edwards | Conservative | 59 |
Derby1 seat
| David Swiffen | Conservative | 618 ✓ |
| Noel Delaney | Labour | 541 |
| Alex Doyle | Green | 141 |
Digmoor1 seat · turnout 16.4%
| Ann Marie Maguire | Labour | 394 ✓ |
| Alan Spears | Independent | 74 |
| Richard Shepherd | Conservative | 54 |
Knowsley1 seat
| Robert Murrin Bailey | Conservative | 730 ✓ |
| Margaret Pinnington | Labour | 415 |
| John Watt | Green | 145 |
NORTH MEOLS1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Jill Baldock | Conservative | 386 ✓ |
| Joan Draper | Independent | 286 |
| Jan McDermott | Labour | 117 |
PARBOLD1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| May Blake | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| Rosalind Wess | Independent | 341 |
| Clare Gillard | Labour | 183 |
Scarisbrick1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Margaret Edwards | Conservative | 560 ✓ |
| David Robert Evans | Labour | 218 |
Scott1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Allison Sinton | Labour | 580 ✓ |
| Cyril Ainscough | Conservative | 574 |
| John Fillis | Independent | 221 |
| Mandy George | Green | 144 |
Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| Richard Nolan | Labour | 450 ✓ |
| Joan Morrison | Independent | 195 |
| Graham Jones | Conservative | 92 |
Skelmersdale South1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| Doreen Saxon | Labour | 682 ✓ |
| Susan Cropper | Conservative | 131 |
| Martin Lowe | Green | 111 |
Tanhouse1 seat · turnout 16.1%
| Wesley Roberts | Labour | 368 ✓ |
| Irene O'Donnell | Conservative | 114 |
TARLETON1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Rosemary Evans | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| John Hodson | Independent | 658 |
Up Holland1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Anthony Rice | Labour | 812 ✓ |
| Ruth Pollock | Conservative | 659 |
Wrightington1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 638 ✓ |
| Carolyn Evans | Conservative | 618 |