Before (end of 2003) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 3
After (end of 2004) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| Michael Davies | Labour | 1,226 ✓ |
| Paul Barron | Conservative | 1,105 |
| Philip William Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 469 |
Brindle and Hoghton1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| David Dickinson | Conservative | 521 ✓ |
| Stephen Williams | Independent | 193 |
| Michael Paul Graham | Labour | 122 |
| Graham Stephen Dixon | Independent | 91 |
| William Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 69 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| Mary Wilson | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| Elvi Livesey | Conservative | 443 |
| Jean Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Thomas Fawcett | Independent | 209 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| Alan Archie Lowe | Labour | 913 ✓ |
| Christopher Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 679 |
| Simon Parkinson | Conservative | 618 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| Joyce Snape | Independent | 2,290 ✓ |
| Magdalene Margaret Cullens | Conservative | 375 |
| Linda Norman | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| Philip Raymond Baker | Independent | 88 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Margaret May Lees | Labour | 999 ✓ |
| Dorothy Livesey | Conservative | 768 |
| David Porter | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Anthony Gee | Labour | 841 ✓ |
| Elsie Perks | Conservative | 482 |
| Linda Eubank | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| John Philip Walker | Conservative | 1,361 ✓ |
| Glenda Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 679 |
| Sharon Gray | Labour | 608 |
Clayton-le-Woods North1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| Alan Cullens | Conservative | 813 ✓ |
| Stephen John Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 736 |
| David Unsworth | Labour | 502 |
Coppull1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| Stella Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 1,187 ✓ |
| Beverley Gore | Labour | 966 |
| Stephen Royce | Conservative | 299 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| Henry Caunce | Conservative | 1,358 ✓ |
| Helen Bradley | Labour | 1,168 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| Danny Gee | Labour | 1,016 ✓ |
| Rosemary Russell | Conservative | 890 |
Heath Charnock and Rivington1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Mary Case | Conservative | 661 ✓ |
| Florence Molyneaux | Labour | 286 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| Margaret Iddon | Independent | 821 ✓ |
| Simon Moulton | Conservative | 667 |
| Patricia Tack | Labour | 288 |
vote share2 seats
| J Walker | Conservative | 1,361 ✓ |
| G. Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 679 |
| S. Gray | Labour | 608 |
Wheelton and Withnell1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Shaun Smith | Conservative | 808 ✓ |
| Christopher Howard | Labour | 552 |
| Shelagh Graham | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
