Before (end of 2005) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2006) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 17 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| C. Hoyle | Labour | 1,264 |
| P Barron | Conservative | 700 |
| P Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
Astley and Buckshaw1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| A. Cain | Conservative | 832 |
| L. Lennox | Labour | 421 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Shiraz Khan | Labour | 798 |
| Parkinson S. | Conservative | 605 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| D. Edgerley | Labour | 816 |
| M. Bedford | Conservative | 486 |
| C. Denby | New P | 272 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| R. Snape | Independent | 2,312 |
| A Bradley | Labour | 203 |
| K. Houghton | Conservative | 197 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| T. McGowan | Labour | 625 |
| B. Higham | Conservative | 612 |
| D Porter | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Chorley South West1 seat
| R. Lees | Labour | 0 |
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| J. Bell | Conservative | 1,268 |
| D Rogerson | Labour | 362 |
| G. Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Clayton-le-Woods North2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| M. Cullens | Conservative | 713 |
| P. Baker | Conservative | 661 |
| K. Martyniuk | Labour | 561 |
| E Murphy | Labour | 484 |
| A. Buckley | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
| Clayton-Le-Woods West | & Cuerden | 0 |
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Muncaster M. | Conservative | 793 |
| J Freeman | Labour | 526 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Iddon K. | Conservative | 1,176 |
| A. Whittaker | Labour | 998 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| R. Russell | Conservative | 833 |
| T. Gray | Labour | 718 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| G. Russell | Conservative | 836 |
| H. Bradley | Labour | 401 |
Pennine1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| M. Gray | Conservative | 498 |
| J. Berry | Labour | 155 |
| J. Ross-Mills | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
Wheelton and Withnell1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| I. Smith | Conservative | 886 |
| C. Howard | Labour | 464 |
