Before (end of 2002) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 17 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Labour 17 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Altham1 seat
| Miles Parkinson | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| Michael Thomas Taylor | Conservative | 743 |
Barnfield1 seat
| Peter Barton | Conservative | 623 ✓ |
| Wendy Dwyer | Labour | 601 |
| Ian Rylott Dixon | Green | 545 |
Baxenden1 seat
| James Dickinson | Conservative | 1,235 ✓ |
| William Whittaker | Labour | 524 |
Central1 seat
| Siddique Kazi | Conservative | 1,137 ✓ |
| Robert Heaps | Labour | 697 |
Church1 seat
| John Broadley | Labour | 973 ✓ |
| Emma Hogan | Conservative | 706 |
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat
| Janet Storey | Conservative | 953 ✓ |
| Jennifer Burke-Davies | Labour | 824 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Brendan Shiel | Labour | 905 ✓ |
| Patricia Day | Conservative | 666 |
Immanuel1 seat
| Jean Lockwood | Conservative | 908 ✓ |
| Edwina McCormack | Labour | 822 |
Milnshaw1 seat
| Mark Pritchard | Labour | 1,061 ✓ |
| Derek Scholes | Conservative | 914 |
Overton1 seat
| Debbie Mason | Conservative | 1,344 ✓ |
| Dennis Baron | Labour | 1,246 |
Rishton1 seat
| Winifred Jackson | Labour | 1,311 ✓ |
| Stanley Horne | Conservative | 1,202 |