Before (end of 2020) (36 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 19 · Conservative 13 · Other 4
After (end of 2021) (36 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 18 · Conservative 15 · Other 3
Ward results
Cribden1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Rooke G.C. | Labour | 618 ✓ |
| Foxcroft J.C.L. | Conservative | 573 |
EDEN1 seat · turnout 61.0%
| Johnson J.B. | Labour | 606 ✓ |
| Charles Smethurst | Conservative | 549 |
Facit And Shawforth1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| Whitehead J.M. | Independent | 425 ✓ |
| Scott Smith | Conservative | 310 |
| Tom Aldred | Labour | 255 |
Goodshaw1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| D.A.L. Foxcroft | Conservative | 658 ✓ |
| Hamer C.D. | Labour | 598 |
Greenfield1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Thompson L. | Conservative | 789 ✓ |
| Neil Looker | Labour | 592 |
| Roberts V. | Independent | 191 |
Greensclough1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| Ashworth B.M. | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| Snowden A.J. | Conservative | 737 |
Hareholme1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Samara Barnes | Labour | 833 ✓ |
| Littler M.T. | Conservative | 759 |
Helmshore1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Woods A.J. | Conservative | 1,081 ✓ |
| Townsend W.R. | Labour | 673 |
| Stansfield D. | Independent | 333 |
Irwell1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| Walmsley A. | Labour | 590 ✓ |
| Snowden C. | Conservative | 522 |
| Brogan D.J. | Green | 89 |
Longholme1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Steve Hughes | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| Mike Walters | Conservative | 641 |
| Oliver J.D. | Independent | 134 |
| White J. | Green | 106 |
Rossendale East3 seats
| A.C. Cheetham | Conservative | 1,869 ✓ |
| Samara Barnes | Labour | 1,765 ✓ |
| Thompson L. | Conservative | 1,688 |
| P. Marriott | Labour | 1,535 |
| Stansfield D. | Independent | 556 |
| White J. | Green | 330 |
Whitewell1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Jenny Rigby | Conservative | 692 ✓ |
| David Hancock | Labour | 588 |
| John Payne | Green | 182 |
Worsley1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Procter M.W.A. | Labour | 842 ✓ |
| Abdullah M. | Conservative | 427 |