Before (end of 2015) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2016) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Bank Hall1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| Lubna Khan | Labour | 768 ✓ |
| Peter Michael Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
Briercliffe1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Margaret Ann Lishman | Liberal Democrats | 764 ✓ |
| Ian Metcalf | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 261 |
| Syd Khan | Labour | 176 |
| Tricia Watson | Conservative | 99 |
| James MacDonald | Green | 36 |
Brunshaw1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Lian Pate | Labour | 600 ✓ |
| Jamie McGowan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 452 |
| Sandra Ann Byrne | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
Cliviger With Worsthorne1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Andrew Robert Newhouse | Conservative | 539 ✓ |
| Kathryn Haworth | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
| Tom Commis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 349 |
| Stephen Watson | Labour | 296 |
Coal Clough With Deerplay1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Bill Brindle | Liberal Democrats | 721 ✓ |
| Ibrahim Ali | Labour | 299 |
| Anne Whittles | Green | 86 |
Daneshouse With Stoneyholme1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| Mubashir Aftab | Liberal Democrats | 190 |
Gannow1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Mark Payne | Liberal Democrats | 680 ✓ |
| Christine Sollis | Labour | 427 |
| Christopher Barnett | BNP | 113 |
| Jai Redman | Green | 63 |
Gawthorpe1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Andrew Tatchell | Labour | 809 ✓ |
| Brendan John Morris | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
Hapton With Park1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Alan Hosker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 683 ✓ |
| Howard Leigh Hudson | Labour | 601 |
| Ivor Emo | Conservative | 173 |
| Leslie Williams | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Lanehead1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Asif Raja | Labour | 792 ✓ |
| Paula Riley | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| Laura Fisk | Green | 199 |
Queensgate1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Arif Khan | Labour | 811 ✓ |
| Arthur Gordon Lishman | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Gavin Mark Hartley | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 163 |
Rosegrove With Lowerhouse1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Marcus Johnstone | Labour | 590 ✓ |
| Mark Henry Girven | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 278 |
| Stephanie Forrest | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Ceri Jane Carmichael | Green | 57 |
| Christopher Vanns | BNP | 45 |
Rosehill With Burnley Wood1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Christine Eleanor White | Liberal Democrats | 625 ✓ |
| Peter Campbell | Labour | 587 |
| Georgina Hannah Ormrod | Green | 112 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Tony Martin | Labour | 452 ✓ |
| Stewart Bone | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
| Andy Fewings | Green | 219 |
Whittlefield With Ightenhill1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| David Roper | Liberal Democrats | 503 ✓ |
| Tony Moores | Conservative | 416 |
| Andy Devanney | Labour | 315 |
| Christopher Rawson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 280 |
| Alfie Jones | Green | 34 |