Before (end of 2007) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Labour 15 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2008) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Peter Francis Wilson | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| Eric Catterall | Conservative | 1,079 |
| P Pilling | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Brindle & Houghton1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| D. Dickinson | Conservative | 648 ✓ |
| N Caton | Labour | 146 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Julia Louise Berry | Labour | 974 ✓ |
| Nicola Gregory | Conservative | 587 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Alan Archie Lowe | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| Simon Parkinson | Conservative | 650 |
| Colin Denby | — | 276 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| Joyce Snape | Independent | 2,055 ✓ |
| Jonathan Pryor | Labour | 337 |
| Barbara Higham | Conservative | 302 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| Alistair Ward Bradley | Labour | 890 ✓ |
| Eleanor Smith | Conservative | 834 |
| David Porter | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Anthony Gee | Labour | 831 ✓ |
| Dorothy Livesey | Conservative | 772 |
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| John Philip Walker | Conservative | 1,353 ✓ |
| Frances Maguire | Labour | 387 |
| Glenda Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
Clayton-le-Woods North1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Alan Cullens | Conservative | 897 ✓ |
| Steve Murfitt | Labour | 499 |
| Stephen John Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Coppull1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Stella Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 898 ✓ |
| Peter Gore | Labour | 588 |
| Stephen Royce | Conservative | 269 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 68.0%
| Henry Caunce | Conservative | 1,306 ✓ |
| Alan Whittikar | Labour | 956 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| Debra Platt | Conservative | 908 ✓ |
| Danny Gee | Labour | 745 |
Heath Charnock and Rivington1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Pat Case | Conservative | 573 ✓ |
| Paul Walmsley | Labour | 220 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| Simon Moulton | Conservative | 846 ✓ |
| Margaret Iddon | Independent | 644 |
Wheelton and Withnell1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Shaun Smith | Conservative | 848 ✓ |
| Christopher France | Labour | 690 |