Before (end of 2003) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Labour 17 · Other 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2004) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 20 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Altham1 seat
| David Myles | Labour | 767 ✓ |
| Jennet Liddle | Conservative | 696 |
Barnfield1 seat
| A. Dobson | Conservative | 638 |
| Ian Rylott Dixon | Green | 552 |
| G. Newton | Labour | 407 |
| Gerald Newton | Labour | 405 |
Baxenden1 seat
| John Griffiths | Conservative | 816 ✓ |
| Ian Mason | Labour | 362 |
Central1 seat
| Allah Dad | Conservative | 968 ✓ |
| Sardar Ali | Labour | 831 |
Church1 seat
| Jean Battle | Labour | 662 ✓ |
| Stanley Horne | Conservative | 451 |
| M. Hartley | Independent | 265 |
| Matt Hartley | Independent | 26 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| Lynn Wilson | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| Susan Shorrock | Labour | 673 |
Overton1 seat
| Peter Clarke | Conservative | 1,189 ✓ |
| Dennis Baron | Labour | 969 |
Peel1 seat
| Gareth Glyn Jones | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| Derek Scholes | Conservative | 337 |
Rishton1 seat
| Ann Scaife | Conservative | 1,229 ✓ |
| David Forshaw | Labour | 887 |
| D Forshaw | Labour | 837 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Spring Hill1 seat
| Edith Dunston | Labour | 714 ✓ |
| Asima Qayyum | Conservative | 460 |
| Javed Iqbal | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
St Oswald's1 seat
| John Stephen | Labour | 873 |
St. Oswalds1 seat
| M. Haworth | Conservative | 1,195 |
| John McCormack | Labour | 873 |