Before (end of 2007) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Labour 18 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Ashurst1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Geoff Roberts | Labour | 533 ✓ |
| James Coomber | Conservative | 302 |
| Roy Green | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 207 |
Aughton & Downholland1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Una Atherley | Conservative | 1,073 ✓ |
| Julie Gibson | Labour | 302 |
| James Bevan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 276 |
Birch Green1 seat · turnout 16.9%
| Mary Pendleton | Labour | 394 ✓ |
| Malcolm Barron | Conservative | 125 |
Burscough East1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| George Ernest Pratt | Conservative | 737 ✓ |
| Katherine Anderson | Labour | 386 |
Burscough West1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Jason Grice | Conservative | 853 ✓ |
| Cynthia Dereli | Labour | 602 |
Derby1 seat
| Adrian Owens | Conservative | 904 ✓ |
| Alexander Gilmore | Labour | 336 |
| Alex Doyle | Green | 223 |
Digmoor1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Terence Aldridge | Labour | 515 ✓ |
| Graham Jones | Conservative | 158 |
Halsall1 seat
| Doreen Stephenson | Conservative | 395 ✓ |
| David Corfield | Independent | 152 |
| Susan Jones | Labour | 66 |
HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL1 seat
| Mathew Forshaw | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Knowsley1 seat
| Paul Leadbetter | Conservative | 1,003 ✓ |
| Ann Rice | Labour | 357 |
| John Watt | Green | 211 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| Christopher Mawdsley | Labour | 478 ✓ |
| Richard Shepherd | Conservative | 164 |
Rufford1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Joan Colling | Conservative | 524 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Citarella | Labour | 94 |
Scott1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Cyril Ainscough | Conservative | 861 ✓ |
| Noel Delaney | Labour | 482 |
| Mandy George | Green | 204 |
Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Neil Furey | Labour | 563 ✓ |
| Joan Morrison | Independent | 184 |
| David Rydings | Conservative | 148 |
Skelmersdale South1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| Sydney Jones | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| Joanne Rushton | Conservative | 389 |
Tanhouse1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| Nikki Hennessy | Labour | 402 ✓ |
| Cynthia Miller | Conservative | 368 |
TARLETON1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| John Mee | Conservative | 1,526 ✓ |
| Stephen Hanlon | Labour | 215 |
Up Holland1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Ruth Pollock | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| Margaret Skilling | Labour | 725 |
| Marie Settle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 238 |
Wrightington1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Peter Gartside | Conservative | 843 ✓ |
| Philip Bailey | Labour | 315 |
| Iain Routh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 136 |
