Before (end of 2002) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 2 · Labour 1
Ward results
| Janet Alcock | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Alston & Hothersall2 seats
| James Rogerson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Billington and Old Langho2 seats
| Graham Sowter | Liberal Democrats | 353 ✓ |
| Carl Ross | Conservative | 340 ✓ |
| Rob Gledhill | Conservative | 300 |
| Robert Price | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
| Rosemary Elms | Conservative | 374 ✓ |
| Joan Knight | Liberal Democrats | 91 |
Chatburn1 seat
| Howard Douglas | Liberal Democrats | 297 ✓ |
| Kyle James Hall | Conservative | 256 |
Chipping1 seat
| Doreen Bailey | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| Peter Ainsworth | Conservative | 548 ✓ |
| Doreen Taylor | Conservative | 454 ✓ |
| Edward Timothy Joyce | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
| John Theakstone | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
Derby & Thornley2 seats
| Rose Croasdale | Liberal Democrats | 503 ✓ |
| Butler K. Ms | Conservative | 362 ✓ |
| Duckworth A | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
Dilworth2 seats
| Jeffrey Flitcroft | Liberal Democrats | 326 ✓ |
| Reese J. | Liberal Democrats | 320 ✓ |
| Ferrari A. Ms | Conservative | 301 |
| Maria Kay | Conservative | 264 |
Edisford & Low Moor2 seats
| Alan Yearing | Liberal Democrats | 466 ✓ |
| Jamie McGowan | Labour | 394 ✓ |
| Yearing S. Ms | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Paul McQuade | BNP | 295 |
| A Mare Banki | Labour | 280 |
| Alexander William Dean | Conservative | 256 |
Gisburn & Rimington1 seat
| Richard Else Sherras | Conservative | 308 ✓ |
| Patricia Rawson | Liberal Democrats | 85 |
Langho2 seats
| James Taylor | Conservative | 407 ✓ |
| David Eccleston | Conservative | 351 ✓ |
| Jenny Grimes | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
| Threlfall D | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
Littlemoor2 seats
| John Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 755 ✓ |
| Mark Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 700 ✓ |
| Boden D. | Conservative | 326 |
| Ferguson B | BNP | 292 |
Mellor2 seats
| Warkman C. | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| Noel Walsh | Conservative | 628 ✓ |
| Judy Sowter | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
Primrose2 seats
| Mary Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 490 ✓ |
| Allan Knox | Liberal Democrats | 416 ✓ |
| Ian Duxbury | BNP | 242 |
| Worsley A | Conservative | 191 |
| McGowan P. Ms | Labour | 169 |
| Stuttard R | Conservative | 156 |
| Sylvia Wilkinson | Labour | 107 |
Read and Simonstone2 seats
| John Malcolm Hill | Conservative | 584 ✓ |
| C. Bartrop | Conservative | 558 ✓ |
| Waddington J | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
| Richard Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
Ribchester1 seat
| Collis B | Liberal Democrats | 252 ✓ |
| Daniel Paul Nuttall | Conservative | 247 |
Sabden1 seat
| Michael Fielding | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| Goss F | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
Salthill2 seats
| D Barryman | Liberal Democrats | 419 ✓ |
| Irene Brown | Conservative | 413 ✓ |
| Shawn Patricia Sims | Conservative | 397 |
| Stephen Paul Adnitt | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
| Gath S | BNP | 253 |
| Garry Bridge | Labour | 92 |
St Mary's2 seats
| Brendon Jones | Liberal Democrats | 561 ✓ |
| Frank Dyson | Liberal Democrats | 500 ✓ |
| S Pietrzak | Conservative | 424 |
| D Moores | Conservative | 404 |
| P Frankland | BNP | 202 |
Waddington and West Bradford2 seats
| A. Pye | Liberal Democrats | 612 ✓ |
| Ranson E | Conservative | 584 ✓ |
| Chaplin R | Conservative | 547 |
| Le Breton W | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
Whalley2 seats
| Joyce Holgate | Conservative | 708 ✓ |
| Corinne Sterry | Conservative | 583 ✓ |
| Hardwick T | Liberal Democrats | 385 |
| Marchi C. Ms | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
Wilpshire2 seats
| Christopher Holtom | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Stuart Hirst | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wiswell and Pendleton1 seat
| Robert Thompson | Conservative | 401 ✓ |
| Dowles B | Liberal Democrats | 120 |