Before (end of 2006) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 2 · Labour 1
After (end of 2007) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 1 · Labour 0
Ward results
| Janet Alcock | Conservative | 308 ✓ |
| Richard Michael Jones | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Alston & Hothersall2 seats
| David Smith | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| James Rogerson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Billington and Old Langho2 seats
| Graham Geldard | Conservative | 461 ✓ |
| Graham Sowter | Liberal Democrats | 446 ✓ |
| Carl Ross | Conservative | 433 |
| John Green | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Rosemary Elms | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Chatburn1 seat
| Michael Barrett | Conservative | 430 ✓ |
| Howard Douglas | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
Chipping1 seat
| Clayton-Le-Dale | with Ramsgreave | 0 ✓ |
| S. Hore | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Peter Ainsworth | Conservative | 721 ✓ |
| Doreen Taylor | Conservative | 590 ✓ |
| Edward Joyce | Liberal Democrats | 216 |
Derby & Thornley2 seats
| Joshua Ronald Whitehouse | Conservative | 492 ✓ |
| Rose Croasdale | Liberal Democrats | 445 ✓ |
| Chris Parkinson | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
Dilworth2 seats
| Andrew Gridley | Conservative | 529 ✓ |
| Ken Hind | Conservative | 420 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Flitcroft | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
| David Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
Edisford & Low Moor2 seats
| Alan Yearing | Liberal Democrats | 407 ✓ |
| Ruth Hargreaves | Liberal Democrats | 407 ✓ |
| Ruth Moores | Conservative | 257 |
| Ron Loebell | Independent | 204 |
| Gavin McQuade | BNP | 188 |
| John McGowan | Independent | 73 |
Littlemoor2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Mark Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 552 ✓ |
| Stephen Mark Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 496 ✓ |
| Sue Hall | Conservative | 318 |
| Tony Ormiston | Conservative | 311 |
| Bruce Dowles | Independent | 111 |
Mellor2 seats
| Stella Brunskill | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| Noel Walsh | Conservative | 803 ✓ |
| John Theakstone | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
Primrose2 seats
| Mary Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 421 ✓ |
| Allan Knox | Liberal Democrats | 355 ✓ |
| Andrew Pearson | Conservative | 177 |
| Paul Frankland | — | 157 |
| Philippa Hill | Conservative | 151 |
Read and Simonstone2 seats
| John Hill | Conservative | 702 ✓ |
| John William Waddington | Conservative | 655 ✓ |
| Philip Calvert | Independent | 365 |
| Nicholas Maclean | Independent | 240 |
Ribchester1 seat
| Ian Sayers | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Sabden1 seat
| Michael Fielding | Conservative | 376 ✓ |
| Marion Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
Salthill2 seats
| David Berryman | Liberal Democrats | 377 ✓ |
| Simon Farnsworth | Conservative | 363 ✓ |
| Richard Bennett | Conservative | 362 |
| Paul Adnitt | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| Irene Brown | Independent | 205 |
St Mary's2 seats
| Chris Punchard | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| Beverley Jones | Liberal Democrats | 434 ✓ |
| Pat McGinley | Conservative | 374 |
| Frank Dyson | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
Waddington and West Bradford2 seats
| Michael Ranson | Conservative | 792 ✓ |
| Bridget Hilton | Conservative | 762 ✓ |
| Peter Baron | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Rowena Edmondson | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
Whalley2 seats · turnout 36.0%
| Joyce Holgate | Conservative | 856 ✓ |
| Terry Hill | Conservative | 695 ✓ |
| M. Diack | Independent | 511 |
Wilpshire2 seats
| Stuart Hirst | Conservative | 585 ✓ |
| David Eccleston | Conservative | 530 ✓ |
| Judy Sowter | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Wiswell and Pendleton1 seat
| Robert Thompson | Conservative | 391 ✓ |
| Sue Appleton | Liberal Democrats | 141 |