Before (end of 2017) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 4 · Conservative 4
After (end of 2018) (45 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 26 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 5 · UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2 · Green 1
Ward results
Bank Hall1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Afrasiab Anwar | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| Diane Sunter | Conservative | 228 |
| Martyn Hurt | Green | 136 |
Briercliffe1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Arthur Gordon Lishman | Liberal Democrats | 667 ✓ |
| Alun Lewis | Labour | 292 |
| David Heginbotham | Conservative | 235 |
| James Mellor | — | 71 |
| Sarah Hall | Green | 48 |
Brunshaw1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Peter Campbell | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| Ellen Rosemary Sunter | Conservative | 287 |
| Steven Smith | Independent | 171 |
| Janet Hall | Green | 52 |
Cliviger With Worsthorne1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Ivor Emo | Conservative | 1,035 ✓ |
| Andy Devanney | Labour | 475 |
| Ceri Jane Carmichael | Green | 121 |
Coal Clough With Deerplay1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Gordon Birtwistle | Liberal Democrats | 654 ✓ |
| Bill Horrocks | Labour | 377 |
| Tricia Watson | Conservative | 193 |
| Anne Whittles | Green | 76 |
Daneshouse With Stoneyholme1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Raja Sakhawat Hussain | Labour | 1,693 ✓ |
| Neil Donald Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
| Alex Hall | Green | 42 |
| Sheldon Slater | Conservative | 33 |
Gannow1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Neil Mottershead | — | 665 ✓ |
| Christine Sollis | Labour | 390 |
| Don Whitaker | Conservative | 152 |
| Kathryn Haworth | Liberal Democrats | 70 |
| Jai Redman | Green | 25 |
Gawthorpe1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Frank Cant | Labour | 463 ✓ |
| Lenny Johnson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 390 |
| Phillip Clarke | Conservative | 212 |
| Brendan John Morris | Burnley and Padiham independent Party | 198 |
| Clare Mary Long-Summers | Green | 45 |
Hapton With Park1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Tom Commis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 565 ✓ |
| Jean Cunningham | Labour | 512 |
| Ben Thomas Page | Conservative | 213 |
| Dave Alexander | Burnley and Padiham independent Party | 160 |
| Sandra Ann Byrne | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
| Stephen Murphy | Green | 24 |
Lanehead1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Shbana Khan | Labour | 870 ✓ |
| Pippa Lishman | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
| Narayana Picton | Conservative | 281 |
| Crissie Harter | Green | 91 |
Queensgate1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Sue Graham | Labour | 693 ✓ |
| Naweed Manzur | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Susan Margaret Nutter | Conservative | 221 |
| Nancy Baldwin | Green | 83 |
Rosegrove With Lowerhouse1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| Bea Foster | Labour | 537 ✓ |
| Lorraine Mehanna | Burnley and Padiham independent Party | 297 |
| Mathew John Nuttall | Conservative | 176 |
| Barbara Pauline Baldwin | Green | 81 |
| Ernest Stuart Calderbank | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 74 |
Rosehill With Burnley Wood1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Jeff Sumner | Liberal Democrats | 699 ✓ |
| Gail Barton | Labour | 493 |
| Phil Chamberlain | Conservative | 188 |
| Georgina Hannah Ormrod | Green | 62 |
Trinity1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Andy Fewings | Green | 789 ✓ |
| Howard Baker | Labour | 291 |
| Michael Paterson | Conservative | 75 |
| Jan Weaver | Burnley and Padiham independent Party | 45 |
Whittlefield With Ightenhill1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Dale Joseph Ferrier | Conservative | 415 ✓ |
| Emma Payne | — | 356 |
| Grace Elizabeth Donovan | Labour | 326 |
| Peter McCann | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Peter Gill | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 89 |
| Laura Fisk | Green | 40 |
| Ray Hogan | VPP | 22 |