Before (end of 2020) (35 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 24 · Conservative 9 · Other 2
After (end of 2021) (35 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 19 · Conservative 12 · Other 4
Ward results
Accrington North2 seats
| Hurn T. | Conservative | 1,737 ✓ |
| Dawson B. | Labour | 1,524 ✓ |
| K. Brockbank | Green | 225 |
Altham1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Allen D. | Conservative | 632 ✓ |
| Steve Button | Labour | 502 |
Barnfield1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| Montague C.E. | Labour | 594 ✓ |
| Cassidy D. | Conservative | 545 |
Baxenden1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Hurn T. | Conservative | 779 ✓ |
| Whitehead K.J. | Labour | 532 |
Central1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Abdul Khan | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| Younis M. | Conservative | 963 |
Church1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Shahed Mahmood | Conservative | 595 ✓ |
| Clare Pritchard | Labour | 545 |
Netherton1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Noordad Aziz | Labour | 745 ✓ |
| Peter Edwards | Conservative | 417 |
| Fitzharris S.M. | REF | 70 |
Overton1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| Hindley M.J. | Labour | 787 ✓ |
| Molineux G.J. | Conservative | 698 |
| Fitzharris W. | REF | 215 |
Peel1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Paddy Short | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Eccles D. | Conservative | 245 |
Rishton1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Haythornthwaite C.A. | Conservative | 658 ✓ |
| Jodi Clements | Labour | 620 |
| Harris A.J. | Independent | 411 |
| Robinson I. | REF | 39 |
| A.J.T. Waller-Slack | Liberal Democrats | 20 |
Spring Hill1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Munsif Dad | Labour | 792 ✓ |
| Saghir Hussain | Conservative | 521 |
St Andrew's2 seats
| Britcliffe P. | Conservative | 550 ✓ |
| S.L. Smithson | Conservative | 372 ✓ |
| Stewart Eaves | Labour | 364 |
| Knight G.B. | Labour | 312 |
| Allen J.C. | REF | 80 |
St Oswald's1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| Susan Hayes | Conservative | 945 ✓ |
| Harrison G.K. | Labour | 861 |
| Beth Waller-Slack | Liberal Democrats | 53 |