Before (end of 2010) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Labour 14 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2011) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 14 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Altham1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Miles Parkinson | Labour | 999 ✓ |
| Paul Todd | Conservative | 520 |
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| June Lilian Harrison | Labour | 756 ✓ |
| Peter Barton | Conservative | 650 |
| Tony Hindley | Independent | 77 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Kath Pratt | Conservative | 845 ✓ |
| David Hartley | Labour | 626 |
Central1 seat · turnout 60.2%
| Mohammed Ayub | Labour | 1,602 ✓ |
| Razaq Hussain | Conservative | 544 |
| Bobby Anwar | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 88 |
Church1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| John Broadley | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| M Hussain | Conservative | 433 |
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| Nick Collingridge | — | 579 ✓ |
| Chris Fisher | Labour | 575 |
| Janet Storey | Conservative | 442 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Dave Parkins | — | 980 ✓ |
| Jean Hurn | Conservative | 345 |
| Sam Cudworth | Labour | 215 |
Immanuel1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Judith Helen Addison | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| John McCormack | Labour | 731 |
Milnshaw1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Pam Cox | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| Mark Pritchard | Independent | 460 |
| Roger Jepson | Conservative | 372 |
| Christian Rayner | Independent | 23 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Gareth Molineux | Labour | 988 ✓ |
| Roy Atkinson | Conservative | 740 |
| Debbie Mason | — | 500 |
Rishton1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| Clare Cleary | Labour | 1,180 ✓ |
| Stanley Horne | Conservative | 1,077 |