Before (end of 1981) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 24 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Labour 4
After (end of 1982) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 4
Ward results
Kendal Castle1 seat · turnout 58.6%
| J. Studholme | Lib/Sdp | 507 |
| R. Burrell | Conservative | 401 |
| D. Wilson | Labour | 98 |
Kendal Far Cross1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| J. Atkinson | Conservative | 328 |
| W. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 309 |
| M. Robertson | Labour | 115 |
Kendal Fell1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| C. Brayshaw | Conservative | 329 |
| D. Buxton | Lib/Sdp | 238 |
| H. Rurlander | Labour | 94 |
Kendal Glebelands1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| W. Stewart | Independent | 371 |
| L. Duxbury | Labour | 173 |
Kendal Heron Hill1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| P. Thurnham | Conservative | 566 |
| M. Bethell | Lib/Sdp | 200 |
| J. Teasdale | Labour | 147 |
Kendal Highgate1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| B. Coulter | Independent | 281 |
| P. Thorp | Lib/Sdp | 222 |
| M. Jowett | Labour | 221 |
Kendal Mintsfeet1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Parkinson | Independent | 280 |
| S. Raymond | Lib/Sdp | 193 |
| S. Pate | Labour | 73 |
Kendal Nether1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| J. Noble | Conservative | 329 |
| M. Gee | Lib/Sdp | 258 |
| C. Stott | Labour | 234 |
Kendal Oxenholme1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| P. Crabtree | Independent | 277 |
| R. Pealing | Lib/Sdp | 219 |
| R. Cooper | Labour | 104 |
Kendal Stonecross1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| B. Todd | Independent | 427 |
| R. Akehurst | Lib/Sdp | 130 |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 74 |
Kendal Strickland1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| C. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| J. Dean | Conservative | 252 |
| G. Burrow | Labour | 147 |
Kendal Underley1 seat · turnout 54.9%
| H. Newman | Independent | 354 |
| J. Blamire | Labour | 253 |
| B. Thornton | Lib/Sdp | 148 |
Lakes Ambleside1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| S. Ellis | Conservative | 506 |
| R. Long | Independent | 460 |
| R. Gibson | Ecol | 91 |
Lakes Grasmere1 seat
| E. Braithwaite | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Pennington1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| J. Pickthall | Independent | 475 |
| G. Shaw | Labour | 113 |
| H. Balderstone | Lib/Sdp | 77 |
Sedbergh1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| D. Falconer | Conservative | 553 |
| M. Lyon | Lib/Sdp | 283 |