# 1981 Lancashire County Council election

Elections were held to Lancashire County Council as part of the wider 1981 United Kingdom local elections and under new division boundaries. Any multi-member wards were abolished and each of 99 wards returned one councillor in this election. The election saw a significant Labour recovery from the previous, along with a Conservative fall, leading Labour to gain control of the council for the first time in its history.

## Results

1981 Lancashire County Council elections :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 53 | 41 | 53.5 | | 53 | 53.5 | 191,885 | 44.4 | 16.4 |
| | Conservative | 38 | 45 | 38.4 | | 38 | 38.4 | 184,410 | 42.7 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal | 6 | 5 | 6.1 | | 6 | 6.1 | 42,304 | 9.8 | 3.0 |
| | Residents | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | | 2 | 2.0 | 8,347 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 3,824 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | 0 | NEW | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 473 | 0.1 | NEW |
| | Green | 0 | NEW | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 369 | 0.1 | NEW |
| | SDP | 0 | NEW | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 357 | 0.1 | NEW |
| | National Front | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
533862 :
| Party | Seats |
| Labour | 53 |
| Conservatives | 38 |
| Liberals | 6 |
| Residents | 2 |

## Ward Results

Accrington Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Westall | 1,950 | 66.6 | N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000016−QINU`"' |
| | Conservative | W. Parkinson | 621 | 21.2 | |
| | SDP | J. Pickup | 357 | 12.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1329 | 45.4 | |
Accrington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Keeley | 2,522 | 61.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Martin | 1613 | 39.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 22.0 |
Alexandra & Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Hall | 1,973 | 57.2 |
| | Conservative | K. Hancock | 1476 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 14.4 |
Amounderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E. Mallalieu | 1,982 | 53.7 |
| | Labour | W. Jones | 1227 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal | D. Penswick | 484 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 20.4 |
Anchorsholme & Norbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. Broughton | 2,382 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | R. Lewis | 914 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal | O. Driver | 848 | 18.6 |
| | Residents association | J. Berry | 424 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1468 | 32.1 |
Bacup :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Navin | 2,471 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Wood | 1911 | 43.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 12.8 |
Bank Top & Brookhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Proos | 3,161 | 84.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Harwood | 604 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2557 | 67.9 |
Billinge & Revidge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Murray | 2,498 | 67.0 |
| | Labour | S. Harrington | 1229 | 33.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1269 | 34.0 |
Bispham & Ingthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Percival | 2,071 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | D. Wheeldon | 1664 | 37.7 |
| | Liberal | M. Cotton | 679 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 9.2 |
Brownhill & Pleckgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Higginson | 2,071 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative | T. Marsden | 1880 | 39.2 |
| | Liberal | F. Beetham | 850 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 4.0 |
Brunswick & Claremont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Kirton | 2,561 | 61.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Smith | 1596 | 38.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 23.2 |
Burnley Central East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Booth | 3,420 | 76.5 |
| | Conservative | L. Bullock | 1051 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2369 | 53.0 |
Burnley Central West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Maekin | 2,938 | 57.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Tate | 2194 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 14.5 |
Burnley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Cooney | 2,809 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative | F. Brown | 1514 | 28.3 |
| | Liberal | J. Davey | 1030 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1295 | 24.2 |
Burnley Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Platt | 2,469 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Wyld | 2165 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 6.6 |
Burnley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Keller | 2,850 | 63.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Howarth | 781 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal | S. Parksinson | 765 | 17.1 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | R. Waring | 65 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2069 | 46.4 |
Burnley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Entwistle | 2,883 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Brown | 2546 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 6.2 |
Cathedral & Green Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. White | 3,119 | 83.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Tappenden-Cousins | 619 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2500 | 66.9 |
Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Yates | 2,918 | 61.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Crompton | 1348 | 28.3 |
| | Liberal | C. Jones | 503 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1570 | 32.9 |
Chorley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Glynn | 1,777 | 44.7 |
| | Labour | R. Hubbold | 1486 | 37.4 |
| | Liberal | F. Wilson | 708 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 7.3 |
Chorley Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Case | 2,362 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | J. Nuttall | 1688 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal | R. Yates | 583 | 12.2 |
| | Green | E. Coulston | 155 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 14.1 |
Chorley Rural North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Ambrose | 2,647 | 54.5 |
| | Labour | F. Higson | 1859 | 38.3 |
| | Independent ratepayer | G. Butler | 348 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 7.2 |
Chorley Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Moorcroft | 2,734 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | L. Fishman | 1750 | 39.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 984 | 21.9 |
Chorley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Deady | 3,704 | 72.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Freeland | 1395 | 27.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2309 | 45.3 |
Church & Accrington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Dickinson | 3,105 | 62.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Taylor | 1879 | 37.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1226 | 24.6 |
Cleveleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Townend | 2,346 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | S. Delaney | 809 | 22.4 |
| | Liberal | J. Simpson | 460 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1537 | 42.5 |
Clifton & Marton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Turton | 2,401 | 54.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Metcalf | 2029 | 45.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 8.4 |
Clitheroe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Chatburn | 1,780 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | W. Maunders | 1297 | 30.5 |
| | Liberal | C. Hopwood | 1170 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 11.4 |
Colne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | A. Greaves | 2,739 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Fraser | 1545 | 27.2 |
| | Labour | H. Simpson | 1406 | 24.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1194 | 21.0 |
Darwen South & Turton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | C. Grills | 2,229 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | W. Birch | 1654 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 14.8 |
Earcroft & West Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Bland | 1,786 | 53.8 |
| | Labour | A. Emery | 1536 | 46.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 7.5 |
Ewood & Higher Croft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Bury | 2,714 | 78.1 |
| | Conservative | P. Hough | 762 | 21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1952 | 56.2 |
Foxhall & Talbot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Allcock | 1,493 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Battersby | 1301 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal | C. Penswick | 431 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 6.0 |
Fylde East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Spencer | 2,117 | 52.4 |
| | Residents association | J. Payne | 1103 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | P. Simpson | 821 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1014 | 25.1 |
Fylde West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Bradley | 1,997 | 57.1 |
| | Independent | G. Bamber | 1034 | 29.6 |
| | Labour | L. Dixon | 464 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 963 | 27.6 |
Garstang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Fitzherbert-Brockholes | 2,728 | 68.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Busby | 825 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | B. Moreland | 406 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1903 | 48.1 |
Great Harwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Slynn | 2,433 | 56.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Hall | 1904 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 12.2 |
Greenlands & Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Jacobs | 1,842 | 45.9 |
| | Liberal | A. Heyworth | 1117 | 27.8 |
| | Labour | J. Readman | 951 | 23.7 |
| | Green | M. Palmer | 105 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | 18.1 |
Haslingden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Hatton | 3,346 | 54.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Woodcock | 2805 | 45.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 8.8 |
Hawes Side & Tyldesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. McCrae | 2,090 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | H. Hunt | 1868 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 5.6 |
Hesketh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Aspden | 2,482 | 54.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Funk | 1412 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Rogers | 696 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1070 | 23.3 |
Heysham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Quick | 2,296 | 43.4 |
| | Labour | A. Garbett | 2022 | 38.3 |
| | Liberal | H. Steel | 967 | 18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 5.2 |
Highfield & Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Jackson | 1,907 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Heap | 1800 | 48.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 2.9 |
Hillhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Ashworth | 2,018 | 48.6 |
| | Labour | W. Goldsmith | 1752 | 42.2 |
| | Liberal | N. Scullion | 378 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 6.4 |
Lancaster City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Clark | 2,312 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Skyes | 1699 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 15.3 |
Lancaster East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Henig | 3,221 | 69.7 |
| | Conservative | A. Morris | 1401 | 30.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1820 | 39.4 |
Lancaster Rural Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Brown | 2,223 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal | R. Fenton | 1200 | 30.5 |
| | Labour | S. Robertson | 516 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1023 | 26.0 |
Lancaster Rural North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Bates | 2,266 | 53.5 |
| | Liberal | P. Wooff | 1130 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | R. Rye | 837 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1136 | 26.8 |
Lancaster Rural South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Entwistle | 2,123 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal | D. Hardy | 1603 | 30.6 |
| | Labour | J. Yates | 1517 | 28.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1136 | 26.8 |
Layton & Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Wright | 2,172 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Laye | 1451 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal | B. Morris | 697 | 15.7 |
| | National Front | A. Hanson | 109 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 16.3 |
Longridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Coulston | 3,080 | 72.7 |
| | Labour | D. Roebuck | 1154 | 27.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1926 | 45.5 |
Lytham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents association | J. Wilding | 1,941 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | G. Caldwell | 1771 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | N. Horridge | 721 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 3.8 |
Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Walsh | 1,974 | 48.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Storey | 1338 | 33.2 |
| | Independent social democrat | S. Bate | 722 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 636 | 15.8 |
Morecambe East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Robinson | 2,833 | 65.5 |
| | Labour | J. O'Donnell | 1492 | 34.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1341 | 31.0 |
Morecambe West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Stanley | 2,139 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Brook | 1985 | 48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 3.7 |
Nelson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. French | 3,499 | 63.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Rigby | 1197 | 21.7 |
| | Liberal | P. Berry | 823 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2302 | 41.7 |
Ormskirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Ballance | 2,578 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | A. Williams | 2234 | 46.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 7.1 |
Oswaldtwistle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Neville | 2,112 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative | T. Renshaw | 1940 | 43.6 |
| | Independent | I. Marsden | 401 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 3.9 |
Pendle East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | W. Sargeant | 2,004 | 47.0 |
| | Conservative | W. Blackham | 1452 | 34.0 |
| | Labour | R. Dobney | 809 | 19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 12.9 |
Pendle South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | N. Taylor | 3,034 | 51.3 |
| | Liberal | J. White | 1568 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | C. Kemp | 1314 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1466 | 24.8 |
Pendle West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K. Sumner-Clough | 2,407 | 49.7 |
| | Labour | K. Shore | 1675 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal | D. Hewitt | 759 | 15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | 15.1 |
Poulton-Le-Fylde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | V. Scrine | 2,763 | 58.6 |
| | Labour | M. Wheatley | 1242 | 26.4 |
| | Independent conservative | F. Lofthouse | 707 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1521 | 32.3 |
Preston Central East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Nelson | 3,374 | 72.0 |
| | Conservative | G. Wilkins | 1311 | 28.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2063 | 44.0 |
Preston Central West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Short | 2,081 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative | J. McGrath | 2063 | 43.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Hanney | 585 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.4 |
Preston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Farrington | 3,558 | 76.7 |
| | Conservative | P. Worrall | 1079 | 23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2479 | 53.5 |
Preston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Horam | 2,473 | 62.0 |
| | Liberal | B. Moore | 872 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | A. Richardson | 643 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1601 | 40.1 |
Preston Rural East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Croft | 3,441 | 75.6 |
| | Labour | Oldcorn H. | 1108 | 24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2333 | 51.3 |
Preston Rural West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Clegg | 2,066 | 48.1 |
| | Labour | H. Parker | 1149 | 26.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Wright | 1078 | 25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 21.4 |
Preston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Wegg | 3,216 | 75.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Bosson | 910 | 21.3 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | V. Stephens | 146 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2306 | 54.0 |
Preston South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. McGrath | 2,948 | 62.0 |
| | Conservative | E. Kerr | 1016 | 21.4 |
| | Liberal | P. Hulse | 794 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1932 | 40.6 |
Preston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Higney | 2,329 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | A. Scarsbrook | 1729 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal | A. Carmichael | 786 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | 12.4 |
Queens Park & Shadsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Smith | 2,439 | 70.6 |
| | Liberal | H. Dickinson | 531 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Salmon | 485 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1908 | 55.2 |
Ribble Valley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Watson | 3,163 | 74.4 |
| | Labour | A. Barton | 1090 | 25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2073 | 48.7 |
Ribble Valley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Nickson | 2,413 | 68.0 |
| | Labour | D. Alber | 589 | 16.6 |
| | Independent | F. Ellis | 546 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1824 | 51.4 |
Rishton Clayton Altham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Mercer | 2,351 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | P. Galbraith | 2341 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.2 |
Rossendale East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Coward | 2,340 | 54.9 |
| | Conservative | A. King | 1919 | 45.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 9.9 |
Rossendale West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Bland | 2,938 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Ingham | 2227 | 43.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 13.8 |
Skelmersdale Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Ellman | 2,556 | 90.7 |
| | Workers Revolutionary | J. Simons | 262 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2294 | 81.4 |
Skelmersdale East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Prunty | 2,709 | 59.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Baxter | 1761 | 38.7 |
| | Communist | T. Aldridge | 85 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 20.8 |
Skelmersdale West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Cheetham | 2,690 | 81.8 |
| | Conservative | S. Huyton | 598 | 18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2092 | 63.6 |
Skerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Jones | 3,271 | 68.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor | 1531 | 31.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1740 | 36.2 |
South Ribble Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Lyons | 1,854 | 54.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Charnley | 1568 | 45.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 8.4 |
South Ribble East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Sharratt | 2,029 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Welham | 1781 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 6.5 |
South Ribble North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Davies | 2,501 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | G. Woods | 2232 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 5.7 |
South Ribble North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Winn | 2,987 | 68.7 |
| | Labour | D. King | 1359 | 31.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1628 | 37.5 |
South Ribble South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | N. Orrell | 2,438 | 46.6 |
| | Labour | L. Day | 1467 | 28.0 |
| | Conservative | W. Jackson | 1263 | 24.1 |
| | Independent | W. Lamb | 66 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | 18.6 |
South Ribble South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | N. Orrell | 2,438 | 46.6 |
| | Labour | L. Day | 1467 | 28.0 |
| | Conservative | W. Jackson | 1263 | 24.1 |
| | Independent | W. Lamb | 66 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | 18.6 |
South Ribble South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Haigh | 3,448 | 67.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Smith | 891 | 17.4 |
| | Liberal | D. Golden | 795 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2557 | 58.9 |
South Ribble West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Jenksinson | 2,080 | 59.3 |
| | Liberal | M. Roper | 982 | 28.0 |
| | Labour | G. Nicholson | 446 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1098 | 31.3 |
Squires Gate & Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Hanson | 2,191 | 65.6 |
| | Labour | G. Cotton | 1147 | 34.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1044 | 31.3 |
St Annes North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents association | J. Lane | 2,897 | 58.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Gouldbourn | 1565 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | A. Calder | 333 | 6.7 |
| | Green | G. Dawson | 109 | 2.2 |
| | National Front | W. Smith | 80 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1332 | 26.7 |
St Annes South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Carter | 2,003 | 44.6 |
| | Residents association | J. Parkinson | 1982 | 44.1 |
| | Labour | B. Cowap | 506 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 0.5 |
Sudell & Sunnyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | P. Browne | 1,719 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | G. Toole | 1267 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Wood | 808 | 21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 11.9 |
West Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | D. Whipp | 2,904 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Maisey | 2137 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | R. Macsween | 1813 | 26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 11.2 |
West Lancashire East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Aspinwall | 3,165 | 62.7 |
| | Labour | R. Lennon | 1881 | 37.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1284 | 25.4 |
West Lancashire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Taylor | 2,899 | 73.1 |
| | Labour | P. Wynn | 1066 | 26.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1833 | 46.2 |
West Lancashire South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Kirby | 2,889 | 77.6 |
| | Labour | B. Brown | 833 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2056 | 55.2 |
Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Kershaw | 2,120 | 51.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Crabtree | 1998 | 48.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 3.0 |
Wyre Side :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. Elletson | 2,523 | 56.1 |
| | Liberal | L. Moat | 1574 | 35.0 |
| | Labour | H. Brooke | 401 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 21.1 |