Before (end of 2002) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 16 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 3
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton1 seat
| Lois Birtwistle | Conservative | 1,102 |
Astley and Buckshaw1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| Mark Perks | Conservative | 887 ✓ |
| David James Lloyd | Labour | 488 |
| Raymond Ormston | Liberal Democrats | 149 |
Chisnall1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Edward Smith | Conservative | 620 ✓ |
| Edward Forshaw | Labour | 529 |
| Alan Cornwell | Independent | 299 |
| Glyn Jones | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| Terrence Brown | Labour | 1,282 ✓ |
| Elsie Perks | Conservative | 440 |
| Melville Coombes | Independent | 422 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| Marion Lowe | Labour | 1,264 ✓ |
| Shaun Smith | Conservative | 785 |
| Eileen Smith | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 59.8%
| Peter Malpas | Conservative | 1,254 ✓ |
| Robert Crabtree | Labour | 1,126 |
| Linda Norman | Liberal Democrats | 605 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Chris Snow | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| Sheila Marsden | Conservative | 863 |
| David Porter | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 94.0%
| Jen Wilson | Labour | 1,150 ✓ |
| Lawrence Carter | Conservative | 487 |
| Jean Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
| Nigel Baxter | Conservative | 1,170 ✓ |
| Sharon Gray | Labour | 640 |
| Glenda Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 634 |
Clayton-le-Woods North1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Roger Livesey | Conservative | 715 ✓ |
| William Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 699 |
| Darren Woodruff | Labour | 529 |
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| Thomas Bedford | Conservative | 731 ✓ |
| Ted Murphy | Labour | 656 |
| Gail Patricia Ormston | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
Coppull1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Andrew Birchall | Labour | 939 ✓ |
| Patricia Cuerden | Liberal Democrats | 873 |
| Dorothy Livesey | Conservative | 246 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| Francis Culshaw | Conservative | 1,399 ✓ |
| Thomas Titherington | Labour | 1,320 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| Peter Goldsworthy | Conservative | 1,039 ✓ |
| Mary Gray | Labour | 778 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Doreen Dickinson | Conservative | 899 ✓ |
| David Massam | Labour | 734 |
