Before (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 12 · Other 10 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1976) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 22 · Conservative 22 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1
Ward results
Arthuret2 seats · turnout 53.0%
| J. Jefferson | Conservative | 889 |
| L. West | Labour | 602 |
| A. Tuddenham | Conservative | 551 |
| P. Jackson | Labour | 449 |
Brampton2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| W. Whitson | LIB | 670 |
| G. Griffiths | Conservative | 664 |
| J. Keneally | Conservative | 393 |
| W. Bell | LIB | 283 |
| J. Cooper | Labour | 125 |
| J. Nixon | Labour | 115 |
Irthing1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| J. Parker | Independent | 521 |
| C. Ritzema | Conservative | 207 |
Lyne1 seat · turnout 73.9%
| G. Phillips | Independent | 576 |
| R. Golightly | Conservative | 558 |
No. 1 (Carlisle: Stanwix)3 seats · turnout 56.9%
| A. Duhig | Conservative | 1,651 |
| A. Brown | Conservative | 1,641 |
| A. Philip | Conservative | 1,511 |
| T. Ramsey | Labour | 861 |
| G. Whalley | Labour | 856 |
| W. Nicholson | Labour | 828 |
| G. Davis | LIB | 589 |
| J. Keegan | LIB | 498 |
| D. Wilcox | LIB | 426 |
No. 10 (Carlisle: Belle Vue)3 seats · turnout 43.9%
| M. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,236 |
| R. Potter | Conservative | 1,225 |
| D. Fell | Labour | 1,224 |
| C. Cork | Labour | 1,189 |
| T. Reid | Conservative | 1,181 |
| D. Boustead | Labour | 1,141 |
No. 11 (Dalston)2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| J. Porter | Conservative | 896 |
| A. Allan | Conservative | 861 |
| E. Martlew | Labour | 163 |
| G. Smith | Labour | 125 |
No. 13 (Burgh-By-Sands)1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| J. Roe | Conservative | 574 |
| T. Phillips | Labour | 54 |
No. 14 (Stanwix Rural)2 seats · turnout 49.0%
| A. Weldon | Conservative | 1,224 |
| H. Gower | Conservative | 1,212 |
| R. Barclay | Labour | 154 |
| D. McDonald | Labour | 122 |
No. 19 (Wetheral)2 seats · turnout 42.5%
| E. Harrison | Conservative | 1,073 |
| V. Milne | Conservative | 859 |
| N. Mackenzie | Independent | 522 |
| K. Aitken | Labour | 113 |
| R. Smith | Labour | 111 |
No. 2 (Carlisle: Eden)3 seats · turnout 40.4%
| E. James | Conservative | 1,404 |
| H. Allchin | Conservative | 1,392 |
| J. Long | Conservative | 1,370 |
| J. Husband | Labour | 464 |
| S. Bell | Labour | 425 |
| P. Weild | Labour | 406 |
No. 20 (Hayton)1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| R. Tiffin | Independent | 538 |
| W. Stodart | Conservative | 443 |
No. 3 (Carlisle: St. Aidans)3 seats · turnout 54.4%
| G. Dudson | Conservative | 1,741 |
| J. Robinson | Conservative | 1,721 |
| G. Unwin | Conservative | 1,687 |
| R. Horne | Labour | 1,088 |
| T. Johnson | Labour | 1,083 |
| J. Morgan | Labour | 1,025 |
No. 4 (Carlisle: Harraby)4 seats · turnout 25.8%
| T. Bisland | Labour | 1,501 |
| J. Swarbrick | Labour | 1,271 |
| E. Simpson | Labour | 1,264 |
| R. Trotter | Labour | 1,261 |
| B. Stevens | Conservative | 730 |
No. 5 (Carlisle: Petteril)4 seats · turnout 27.8%
| H. Little | Labour | 1,428 |
| G. Whalley | Labour | 1,370 |
| J. Weedall | Labour | 1,346 |
| J. Armstrong | Labour | 1,288 |
| J. Hubert | Conservative | 636 |
No. 6 (Carlisle: Currock)3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| G. Gard | Labour | 1,248 |
| W. Bell | Labour | 1,222 |
| A. Stevenson | Labour | 1,177 |
| E. Long | Conservative | 1,031 |
| A. Faulder | Conservative | 992 |
| J. Lett | Conservative | 977 |
No. 7 (Carlisle: Denton Holme)3 seats · turnout 49.9%
| E. Martlew | Labour | 1,231 |
| D. Morley | Conservative | 1,228 |
| A. Montgomery | Labour | 1,220 |
| J. Little | Conservative | 1,210 |
| R. Shepherd | Labour | 1,190 |
| J. Collier | Conservative | 1,144 |
No. 8 (Carlisle: Trinity)4 seats · turnout 42.4%
| A. Graham | Labour | 1,337 |
| I. Husband | Labour | 1,270 |
| H. Cormack | Labour | 1,268 |
| Asher Craig | Labour | 1,236 |
| A. Steven | Conservative | 1,013 |
| A. Grant | Conservative | 970 |
| R. Aldersey | LIB | 824 |
| J. Teasdale | LIB | 750 |
| W. Graham | COMM | 159 |
No. 9 (Carlisle: Morton)3 seats · turnout 35.8%
| L. Eilbeck | Labour | 1,912 |
| I. Stockdale | Labour | 1,760 |
| E. Fergus | Labour | 1,752 |
| D. Irving | Conservative | 1,114 |
| C. Barnes | COMM | 121 |
St. Cuthbert Without1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| C. Ross | Conservative | 468 |
| J. Stalker | Labour | 124 |
