Before (end of 1979) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · Conservative 19 · The Liberal Party 5 · Labour 4
After (end of 1980) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · Conservative 17 · The Liberal Party 7 · Labour 4
Ward results
Burton and Holme1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| I. Wilkie | LIB | 444 |
| W. Manley | Conservative | 349 |
Cartmel Fell1 seat
| H. Warrop | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Colton & Haverthwaite1 seat
| F. Barker | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Crake Valley1 seat
| G. George | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lakes Ambleside1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| H. Smyly | LIB | 527 |
| S. Ellis | Conservative | 404 |
Levens1 seat
| J. Prickett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lyth Valley1 seat
| D. Park | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| E. Proctor | Conservative | 543 |
| J. Rigg | LIB | 325 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| S. Collins | LIB | 417 |
| P. Baumgartner | Conservative | 216 |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| W. Cubin | Conservative | 312 |
| S. Bramall | Labour | 306 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| E. Regan | Labour | 420 |
| E. Evamy | Conservative | 88 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| V. Higham | Conservative | 452 |
| V. Wynne | Labour | 202 |
Ulverston South1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| P. Evans | Labour | 615 |
| C. Richardson | Conservative | 580 |
Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| H. Lewis | Conservative | 686 |
| A. Russell | Labour | 217 |
