Before (end of 2003) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 3
After (end of 2004) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 5
Ward results
Ashton1 seat
| Keith Sedgewick | Conservative | 612 ✓ |
| Mark Francis Routledge | Labour | 561 |
| R Nash | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
| Robert Nash | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Brookfield1 seat
| Jonathan Saksena | Labour | 815 ✓ |
| Raymond Johnson | Conservative | 550 |
| Lee Worthington | — | 368 |
| Peter Newsham | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
Cadley1 seat
| Michael Onyon | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 ✓ |
| David Hammond | Conservative | 755 |
| Francis Walton | Labour | 242 |
Deepdale1 seat
| Terry Cartwright | Independent | 921 ✓ |
| Vohra Samir | Liberal Democrats | 700 |
| Marcus Quick | Labour | 220 |
| Robert Cartwright | Conservative | 157 |
Fishwick1 seat
| Sharon Riley | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| Ismail Patel | Labour | 476 |
| Vorajee Sabiha | Respect | 370 |
Garrison1 seat
| Stuart Robert Greenhalgh | Conservative | 1,227 ✓ |
| Gregory Vickers | Liberal Democrats | 577 |
| Paul Jackson | Labour | 489 |
Greyfriars1 seat
| Geoffrey Driver | Conservative | 1,939 ✓ |
| John Porter | Liberal Democrats | 797 |
| Alan Winston Woods | Labour | 343 |
Ingol1 seat
| June Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 1,057 ✓ |
| Mary Robinson | Conservative | 677 |
| Marcus Johnstone | Labour | 481 |
Larches1 seat
| Deborah Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 902 ✓ |
| Amy Foster | Labour | 765 |
| Susan Hudson | Conservative | 526 |
Lea1 seat
| N. Abram | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 ✓ |
| Sheila Heys | Conservative | 675 |
| M. Johnson | Labour | 285 |
Preston Rural East1 seat
| Thomas Davies | Conservative | 1,152 ✓ |
| David Leeming | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| Dorothy Mein | Labour | 223 |
Preston Rural North1 seat
| Anthony Gornall | Conservative | 2,092 ✓ |
| Raymond Sudlow | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
| Pauline Jackson | Labour | 261 |
Ribbleton1 seat
| Nicholas William Pomfret | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| Paul Henry Balshaw | Conservative | 386 |
| Alastair Hugh Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
Riversway1 seat
| Julie Davenport | Labour | 600 ✓ |
| Elaine Abbot | Respect | 415 |
| Mark Jewell | Liberal Democrats | 394 |
| Anne-Marie Hunter | Conservative | 317 |
Sharoe Green1 seat
| Terence Thompson | Conservative | 1,311 ✓ |
| Richard Hopkin | Liberal Democrats | 672 |
| Terence Mattinson | Labour | 508 |
St George's1 seat
| James Hull | Labour | 477 ✓ |
| Mulla Hussain | Conservative | 292 |
| David Eaton | Respect | 289 |
St. Matthews1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| V. Afrin | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| S Rizwan | Respect | 587 |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 365 |
Town Centre1 seat
| Katy Cole | Labour | 904 ✓ |
| Mukhtar Master | Respect | 762 |
| Liam Pennington | Liberal Democrats | 312 |
| Andrew Dowellian | Conservative | 261 |
Tulketh1 seat
| Matthew Jason Brown | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| Connor McManus | Conservative | 933 |