Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 35 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 7 · Labour 4
Ward results
Arnside1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| R. Harrison | Independent | 535 ✓ |
| H. Blake | Independent | 134 |
| J. Jones | Independent | 120 |
| J. Douglas | Conservative | 74 |
Beetham1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| D. Harrison | Independent | 336 |
| J. Collins | LIB | 246 |
| M. Tallon | Labour | 36 |
Burneside1 seat
| J. Cropper | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Burton and Holme1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| W. Duckett | Conservative | 476 |
| J. Davies | LIB | 281 |
| E. Hayton | Labour | 130 |
Cartmel1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| J. Hibbert | Independent | 304 |
| H. Wilson | Independent | 269 |
Cartmel Fell1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| H. Harrop | Independent | 181 |
| E. Dacre | Independent | 179 |
| B. Steele | Independent | 174 |
Colton & Haverthwaite1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| F. Parker | Independent | 381 |
| A. Dobson | Independent | 256 |
| R. Archibald | Independent | 38 |
Coniston1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| J. Hellen | Independent | 185 |
| E. Dickinson | Independent | 177 |
Crake Valley1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| G. Wood | Independent | 302 |
| W. Hurley | Independent | 201 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 49.4%
| B. Ward | Independent | 947 |
| A. Ward | Independent | 720 |
| M. Webster | Independent | 570 |
| E. Jeffers | Independent | 490 |
| G. Webster | Independent | 88 |
Hutton1 seat
| E. Capstick | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirkby Lonsdale1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| J. Dunn | Independent | 366 |
| J. Skipwith | Independent | 350 |
Lakes Ambleside2 seats · turnout 23.9%
| R. Long | Independent | 446 |
| H. Smyly | LIB | 392 |
| M. Horrax | Independent | 387 |
Levens1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| J. Prickett | Conservative | 366 |
| T. Strickland | Independent | 281 |
| J. Macleod | Labour | 102 |
Low Furness1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| B. Taylor | Independent | 441 |
| K. Blackburn | Conservative | 156 |
Lyth Valley1 seat
| D. Park | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| W. Ladell | LIB | 596 |
| L. Jackson | Independent | 257 |
| L. Hayes | Labour | 58 |
No. 1 (Kendal: Fell & Strickland)3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| J. Raw | LIB | 1,202 ✓ |
| H. Newman | Independent | 905 ✓ |
| P. Manville | LIB | 865 ✓ |
| K. O'Loughlin | Independent | 686 |
| M. Carlisle | Independent | 575 |
| H. Airey | Labour | 448 |
| A. Dobson | Labour | 442 |
| R. Hadley | Independent | 365 |
| K. Dunn | Independent | 197 |
| W. Hesmondhalgh | Independent | 118 |
No. 2 (Kendal: Castle & Highgate)3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| W. Stewart | Independent | 1,077 |
| E. Hall | Conservative | 877 |
| B. Coulter | Independent | 745 |
| F. Haworth | Independent | 649 |
| C. Hine | Labour | 466 |
| M. Wheeler | Labour | 351 |
No. 3 (Kendal: Nether)3 seats · turnout 26.1%
| B. Todd | Independent | 1,033 |
| P. Crabtree | Independent | 925 |
| G. Davies | LIB | 777 |
| F. Cotton | Labour | 608 |
No. 4 (Kendal: Far Cross)3 seats · turnout 31.6%
| D. Smith | Independent | 739 |
| F. Moore | Independent | 657 |
| W. Walker | LIB | 529 |
| T. Noble | Labour | 373 |
| T. Wheeler | Labour | 366 |
| E. Metcalfe | LIB | 364 |
No. 7 (Grasmere)1 seat · turnout 60.9%
| A. Bower | Independent | 228 |
| C. Taylor | LIB | 99 |
| J. Saalmans | Labour | 80 |
No. 8 (Langdales)1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| C. Barter | Independent | 189 |
| J. Cole | LIB | 66 |
Pennington1 seat · turnout 61.7%
| F. Gay | Independent | 578 |
| P. Gilroy | Independent | 93 |
Sedbergh3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| J. Dawson | Conservative | 859 ✓ |
| T. Cromwell | LIB | 518 ✓ |
| C. Iveson | Independent | 440 ✓ |
| G. Sisson | Conservative | 363 |
| J. Douglass | Conservative | 290 |
| H. Bell | Independent | 182 |
| E. Walker | Independent | 129 |
| D. Ashburner | Labour | 124 |
| M. Winstanley | Labour | 118 |
| D. Norman | Labour | 93 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat
| E. Oliver | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| W. Cubin | Conservative | 332 |
| A. Lupton | Labour | 275 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| W. Crook | Labour | 559 |
| W. Hannah | Conservative | 141 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| V. Higham | Conservative | 496 |
| C. Sugars | Labour | 247 |
Ulverston South2 seats · turnout 33.6%
| J. Ley | Labour | 800 |
| G. Dickinson | Labour | 750 |
| Burtt S. | Conservative | 411 |
Ulverston West2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| C. Barker | Conservative | 608 |
| J. Lovett-Horn | Conservative | 585 |
| S. Bramall | Labour | 292 |
Windermere Applethwaite1 seat
| C. Thornton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Windermere Bowness North1 seat · turnout 22.4%
| E. Oakden | Independent | 230 |
| L. Fitzjames | Independent | 132 |
| J. Bell | Labour | 23 |
Windermere Bowness South1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| S. Musgrave | Ind Con | 222 |
| P. Birchall | LIB | 194 |
Windermere Town1 seat
| G. Lubbuck | Labour | 0 ✓ |
