Before (end of 2011) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 14 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2012) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 9 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Altham1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Chris Fisher | Labour | 733 ✓ |
| Marion Rayner | Conservative | 251 |
| John Hodgkiss | Hyndburn | 196 |
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Tony Dobson | Conservative | 770 ✓ |
| Joyce Plummer | Labour | 609 |
| Richard Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 24 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Terence Keith Hurn | Conservative | 726 ✓ |
| David Hartley | Labour | 401 |
Central1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| Abdul Khan | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| Allah Dad | Conservative | 848 |
Church1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| Jackie Smith | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| Basharat Khan | Conservative | 325 |
| Mark Pritchard | Independent | 141 |
| Stephen Talbot | Liberal Democrats | 36 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Noordad Aziz | Labour | 834 ✓ |
| Lynn Wilson | Conservative | 444 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Kerry Molineux | Labour | 868 ✓ |
| Peter Clarke | Conservative | 387 |
| John Duckworth | Independent | 317 |
| Graham Davidson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 224 |
| Jamie Dovier | — | 99 |
Peel1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Wendy Dwyer | Labour | 570 ✓ |
| Paul Brown | — | 272 |
Rishton1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Harry Grayson | Labour | 1,374 ✓ |
| Warren Melia | Conservative | 553 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| Munsif Dad | Labour | 940 ✓ |
| Mohammed Younis | Conservative | 400 |
| Kenneth Smith | — | 171 |
| Kim Furness | Liberal Democrats | 50 |
St Andrew's1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Bill Pinder | Labour | 543 ✓ |
| Brian Walmsley | Conservative | 489 |
St Oswald's1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Marlene Haworth | Conservative | 692 ✓ |
| Stewart Eaves | Labour | 606 |
| Paul Thompson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 406 |