Before (end of 2002) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 15 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (42 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 0
Ward results
Anchorsholme2 seats · turnout 52.9%
| Jonathon Bamborough | Liberal Democrats | 1,360 ✓ |
| Sebastian Bate | Liberal Democrats | 1,196 ✓ |
| Donald MacNaughton | Conservative | 886 |
| Bryan Anandappa | Conservative | 852 |
| Alan Haynes | Labour | 759 |
| Alice Lilley | Labour | 700 |
Bispham2 seats · turnout 50.5%
| Donald Clapham | Conservative | 1,553 ✓ |
| Hilary Mitchell | Conservative | 1,505 ✓ |
| John Boughton | Labour | 805 |
| Christopher Ryan | Labour | 739 |
| Morry Hart | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
Bloomfield2 seats · turnout 41.6%
| Moira Smith | Labour | 822 ✓ |
| Simon Howard Blackburn | Labour | 793 ✓ |
| Doreen Holt | Liberal Democrats | 779 |
| Barrie Hall | Conservative | 675 |
| Ian Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 662 |
| Michael Chappell | Conservative | 657 |
Brunswick2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| Maureen Cresswell | Labour | 1,233 ✓ |
| Barry Cresswell | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| Philip Cartwright | Conservative | 538 |
| Barry Turnbull | Conservative | 502 |
| Nicholas Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
| Robert McDowell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 200 |
Claremont2 seats
| I. Taylor | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| Sylvia Taylor | Labour | 1,177 ✓ |
| L. Cole | Conservative | 744 |
| S Houghton | Conservative | 703 |
| L Owens | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| J Porter | UK Ind | 161 |
Clifton2 seats
| J. Greenhalgh | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| M. Carr | Labour | 1,120 ✓ |
| C Perry | Conservative | 796 |
| J McIntosh | Conservative | 680 |
| S Mackie | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
Greenlands2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| Kath Benson | Labour | 1,209 ✓ |
| Robert Harrison | Labour | 1,146 ✓ |
| Ian Dodd | Conservative | 1,012 |
| Molly Laye | Conservative | 1,008 |
| Barbara Bamborough | Liberal Democrats | 445 |
Hawes Side2 seats · turnout 44.5%
| Norman Hardy | Labour | 1,352 ✓ |
| Valerie Haynes | Labour | 1,274 ✓ |
| Linda Richman | Conservative | 831 |
| Graham Baker | Conservative | 815 |
| Wendy Smalley | Liberal Democrats | 432 |
Highfield2 seats · turnout 54.3%
| Lynn Henderson | Conservative | 1,230 ✓ |
| Susan Lily Fowler | Conservative | 1,200 ✓ |
| Pamela Jackson | Labour | 989 |
| Gary Coleman | Labour | 936 |
| Alan Watkins | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
| M. Larkin | HAMPS IND | 299 ✓ |
| J. Norris | Liberal Democrats | 168 |
| T Coultrip | Conservative | 167 |
Ingthorpe2 seats · turnout 45.9%
| Kathleen Rowson | Labour | 1,459 ✓ |
| Michael Bradley-Wilcox | Labour | 1,251 ✓ |
| Stephen James | Conservative | 825 |
| Kenneth Dyke | Conservative | 767 |
| Carole Bate | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
Layton2 seats · turnout 45.2%
| Susan Wright | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| Roy Fisher | Labour | 1,375 ✓ |
| Stephen Flanigan | Conservative | 628 |
| Marlene McGuirk | Conservative | 598 |
| Terence Woodings | Independent | 482 |
| Alma Rollinson | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
Marton2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| Bill Burgess | Conservative | 1,357 ✓ |
| James Houldsworth | Conservative | 1,263 ✓ |
| James Elmes | Labour | 1,010 |
| James John Sorah | Labour | 854 |
| Hazel Williams | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
Norbreck2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| Peter Callow | Conservative | 1,835 ✓ |
| Maxine Callow | Conservative | 1,804 ✓ |
| Roger Cooke | Labour | 851 |
| Bob Wright | Labour | 726 |
| Donna Bamborough | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
Park2 seats · turnout 39.5%
| Brian Doherty | Labour | 1,071 ✓ |
| Leslie Kersh | Labour | 1,055 ✓ |
| Margaret Gough | Conservative | 573 |
| Roger Keith Jones | Conservative | 536 |
| Tania Dundavan | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| Tam Johnston | Independent | 275 |
Squires Gate2 seats · turnout 50.9%
| Robert Wynne | Liberal Democrats | 1,413 ✓ |
| Douglas Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,158 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Price | Conservative | 793 |
| Frank Harris | Conservative | 676 |
| Gillian Campbell | Labour | 647 |
| Nicholas Gradwell | Labour | 526 |
Stanley2 seats · turnout 49.3%
| Peter Evans | Conservative | 1,215 ✓ |
| Granville Heap | Conservative | 1,128 ✓ |
| John Finlay | Independent | 821 |
| Carol Gradwell | Labour | 747 |
| Gaynor Wynne | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| Beverley Harvey | Labour | 570 |
Talbot2 seats · turnout 40.1%
| Philip Dunne | Labour | 1,004 ✓ |
| Raymond Hutchinson | Labour | 936 ✓ |
| Patricia Mancini | Conservative | 699 |
| Peter Watson | Conservative | 670 |
| Alan Duxbury-Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
| Mark Sponder | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
Tyldesley2 seats · turnout 44.8%
| Allan Matthews | Labour | 1,387 ✓ |
| Edward Collett | Labour | 1,294 ✓ |
| Aubrey Horne | Conservative | 872 |
| Mohamed Hameed | Conservative | 740 |
| Rod Holt | Liberal Democrats | 435 |
Victoria2 seats · turnout 63.7%
| Fred Jackson | Labour | 1,100 ✓ |
| David Owen | Labour | 998 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| Paul Wood | Liberal Democrats | 652 |
| Joan Horne | Conservative | 549 |
| Jean Kenrick | Conservative | 522 |
| R Packham | Liberal Democrats | 342 ✓ |
| R Cowley | Liberal Democrats | 333 ✓ |
| D. Madgett | Labour | 324 |
| M Rice | Conservative | 198 |
| C. Kegos | Conservative | 190 |
| H. Dawe | Green | 96 |
| Sharon Harvey | Green | 60 |
Warbreck2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| Joyce Delves | Conservative | 1,210 ✓ |
| David Brown | Conservative | 1,166 ✓ |
| Desmond George Harvey | Labour | 848 |
| Paul Waugh | Labour | 813 |
| Anne Heyworth | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Kevan Benfold | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
Waterloo2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| Ian Fowler | Conservative | 1,027 ✓ |
| Carol Radcliffe | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| Ronald Bell | Conservative | 895 |
| Susan Rigby | Labour | 887 |
| Michael Hodkinson | Liberal Democrats | 592 |
| Justin Allitt | Liberal Democrats | 545 |