Before (end of 2011) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
After (end of 2012) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 20 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| Peter Francis Wilson | Labour | 1,290 ✓ |
| Graham Dunn | Labour | 1,241 ✓ |
| Michael Devaney | Conservative | 580 |
| Elliot Matthews | Conservative | 473 |
| Hayden Clewlow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 340 |
Brindle and Hoghton1 seat
| David Dickinson | Conservative | 430 ✓ |
| Chris Caton | Labour | 244 |
Chorley East1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Julia Louise Berry | Labour | 1,151 ✓ |
| Simon Parkinson | Conservative | 253 |
| Alan Leach | Green | 144 |
Chorley North East1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Alan Archie Lowe | Labour | 1,068 ✓ |
| Stephen Mercer | Conservative | 311 |
| Thomas Shorrock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 223 |
| Stephen Cross | Green | 69 |
Chorley North West1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| Joyce Snape | Independent | 1,755 ✓ |
| Geoffrey O'Donoghue | Labour | 476 |
| David Metcalfe | Conservative | 218 |
Chorley South East1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Alistair Ward Bradley | Labour | 1,079 ✓ |
| Sheila Chapman | Conservative | 505 |
| Glynn Hughes | Independent | 151 |
| Alistair Straw | Green | 80 |
Chorley South West1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Anthony Gee | Labour | 1,087 ✓ |
| Terry Cook | Conservative | 462 |
| John Philip Walker | Conservative | 1,220 ✓ |
| Frances Maguire | Labour | 861 |
Clayton-le-Woods North1 seat
| Jodine Cronshaw | Labour | 1,000 ✓ |
| Alan Cullens | Conservative | 711 |
Coppull1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Robert Finnamore | Labour | 1,017 ✓ |
| Stella Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 555 |
| Peter Malpas | Conservative | 201 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley1 seat
| Henry Caunce | Conservative | 1,009 ✓ |
| Stanley Joseph Ely | Labour | 914 |
| Robert Keane | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 241 |
Euxton North1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Danny Gee | Labour | 847 ✓ |
| Debra Platt | Conservative | 549 |
| Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 179 |
| Kim Snape | Labour | 475 ✓ |
| Barbara Catterall | Conservative | 278 |
| Nigel Cecil | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 105 |
Lostock1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| John Derek Dalton | Conservative | 708 ✓ |
| Alan Whittaker | Labour | 556 |
Wheelton and Withnell1 seat
| Christopher France | Labour | 888 ✓ |
| David Moran | Conservative | 623 |
