Before (end of 2017) (35 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 7 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2018) (35 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 25 · Conservative 9 · Other 1
Ward results
Clayton-Le-Moors1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Timothy O'Kane | Labour | 463 ✓ |
| Kelly Amanda Prince | Conservative | 361 |
| Nick Collingridge | Independent | 255 |
Huncoat1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Dave Parkins | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| Nick Whittaker | Independent | 316 |
| Aqeel Afzal | Conservative | 156 |
Immanuel1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Allen Blayne | Conservative | 746 ✓ |
| Josh Allen | Conservative | 746 ✓ |
| Shahed Mahmood | Labour | 426 |
| Mahmood Shahad | Labour | 426 |
Milnshaw1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Andrew Clegg | Labour | 650 ✓ |
| Mark Pritchard | Independent | 368 |
| Robyn Maisie-Jade Bradshaw | Conservative | 222 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Bernadette Parkinson | Labour | 780 ✓ |
| Liz McGinley | Conservative | 425 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Jenny Molineux | Labour | 839 ✓ |
| Patrick McGinley | Conservative | 819 |
| Joan Elizabeth West | Green | 140 |
Peel1 seat · turnout 27.5%
| Joyce Plummer | Labour | 580 ✓ |
| John Brian Baron | Independent | 137 |
| Jean Hurn | Conservative | 119 |
Rishton1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Michael Miller | Conservative | 744 ✓ |
| Ken James Moss | Labour | 674 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| Diane Fielding | Labour | 770 ✓ |
| Jake Allen | Conservative | 155 |
St Andrew's1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Sara Britcliffe | Conservative | 647 ✓ |
| Chris Knight | Labour | 613 |
St Oswald's1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| Marlene Haworth | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| Gayle Bernadette Knight | Labour | 814 |
| Paul Brown | Independent | 155 |