Before (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 26 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2004) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Ashurst1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Donna Duffy | Labour | 911 ✓ |
| Patrick McElhinney | Independent | 347 |
| David Meadows | Conservative | 330 |
Aughton & Downholland1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| Una Atherley | Conservative | 1,725 ✓ |
| David McKay | Labour | 503 |
Birch Green1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Mary Pendleton | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| Susan Cropper | Conservative | 159 |
Burscough East1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| Florence Westley | Conservative | 900 ✓ |
| Anne Carter | Labour | 584 |
Burscough West1 seat · turnout 40.8%
| Cynthia Dereli | Labour | 832 ✓ |
| Graham Jones | Conservative | 763 |
Derby1 seat
| Adrian Owens | Conservative | 987 ✓ |
| Andrew David Williams | Labour | 550 |
| Margaret Heslegrave | — | 298 |
| Julian Reid | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
| Alex Doyle | Green | 146 |
Digmoor1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Terence Aldridge | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| Alan Spears | Independent | 147 |
| Irene O'Donnell | Conservative | 117 |
Halsall1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| Doreen Stephenson | Conservative | 459 ✓ |
| Raymond Brookfield | Independent | 370 |
HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Mathew Forshaw | Conservative | 820 ✓ |
| Nadine Ashcroft | Independent | 466 |
Knowsley1 seat
| Paul Leadbetter | Conservative | 1,360 ✓ |
| Fiona Williams | Labour | 652 |
| John Watt | Green | 204 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Stephen Hanlon | Labour | 664 ✓ |
| Malcolm Barron | Conservative | 143 |
Rufford1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Joan Colling | Conservative | 609 ✓ |
| Shan Annis | Labour | 175 |
Scott1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Cyril Ainscough | Conservative | 1,044 ✓ |
| Noel Delaney | Labour | 820 |
| Mandy George | Green | 305 |
Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Alan Bullen | Labour | 531 ✓ |
| Joan Morrison | Independent | 473 |
| Joan Witter | Conservative | 157 |
Skelmersdale South1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Sydney Jones | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Richard Shepperd | Conservative | 334 |
| Martin Lowe | Green | 282 |
TARLETON1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| John Mee | Conservative | 1,431 ✓ |
| John Hodson | Independent | 810 |
Up Holland1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| Margaret Skilling | Labour | 1,066 ✓ |
| Ruth Pollock | Conservative | 787 |
| Karen Horrocks | Independent | 366 |
Wrightington1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| Peter Gartside | Conservative | 1,184 ✓ |
| Philip Bailey | Labour | 595 |
