Before (end of 2010) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2011) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| June Molyneaux | Labour | 1,418 ✓ |
| Lawrence Catterall | Conservative | 898 |
| Glyn Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
Astley and Buckshaw1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Mark Perks | Conservative | 872 ✓ |
| Ian Handley | Labour | 599 |
| Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 134 |
Chisnall1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| Paul Leadbetter | Conservative | 739 ✓ |
| Danny Gee | Labour | 607 |
| Patricia Cuerden | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Terrence Brown | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| Simon Parkinson | Conservative | 276 |
| Thomas Shorrock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 164 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| Marion Lowe | Labour | 1,280 ✓ |
| Elliot Matthews | Conservative | 653 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| Pauline Phipps | Labour | 1,535 ✓ |
| Peter Malpas | Conservative | 1,207 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Paul Walmsley | Labour | 1,056 ✓ |
| Sheila Chapman | Conservative | 701 |
| Nigel Cecil | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 137 |
| Chris Curtis | Independent | 103 |
| David Porter | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Steve Holgate | Labour | 1,115 ✓ |
| Bulvinder Michael | Conservative | 487 |
| Colin Grunstein | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
| Alan Wallbank | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 157 |
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| Greg Morgan | Conservative | 1,162 ✓ |
| Frances Maguire | Labour | 793 |
| Glenda Charlesworth | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| Hilda Freeman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 148 |
Clayton-le-Woods North1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Steve Murfitt | Labour | 891 ✓ |
| Michael Devaney | Conservative | 716 |
| Mark Rhodes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 213 |
| Stephen John Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 161 |
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| Dan Rogerson | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| Judith Boothman | Conservative | 655 |
| Paul Freeman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 137 |
Coppull1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| Matthew Crow | Labour | 1,141 ✓ |
| Nora Ball | Liberal Democrats | 682 |
| Stephen Mercer | Conservative | 262 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Kevin Joyce | Conservative | 1,247 ✓ |
| Stanley Joseph Ely | Labour | 945 |
Euxton South1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Peter Goldsworthy | Conservative | 734 ✓ |
| Mark Andrew Jarnell | Labour | 593 |
| Denise Hogan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 130 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| Doreen Dickinson | Conservative | 699 ✓ |
| John Forrest | Independent | 604 |
| Michael Gaskill | Labour | 309 |