Before (end of 1981) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 9 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Barrow Island1 seat
| S. Gibson | Labour | 811 |
| G. Dawson | Conservative | 345 |
Central1 seat
| I. Lucas | Labour | 731 |
| E. Woodburn | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
| L. McCullough | Conservative | 325 |
Dalton North1 seat
| H. Richardson | Conservative | 734 |
| J. Biggins | Labour | 667 |
Dalton South1 seat
| J. Hamilton | Labour | 657 |
| W. Duncan | Conservative | 551 |
Hawcoat1 seat
| J. Fleet | Conservative | 1,264 |
| A. Irving | Lib/Sdp | 653 |
| T. McSorley | Labour | 255 |
Hindpool1 seat
| M. Brown | Labour | 919 |
| W. Morgan | Conservative | 426 |
| M. McMellin | Lib/Sdp | 416 |
Newbarns1 seat
| R. Pycock | Conservative | 774 |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 711 |
| I. Pickthall | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
Roosecote1 seat
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 896 |
| J. Grimshaw | Labour | 664 |
Walney North1 seat
| L. Burns | Labour | 866 |
| W. Hudson | Conservative | 601 |
Walney South1 seat
| Dickaty J. | Labour | 833 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 613 |
| H. Critchley | Lib/Sdp | 491 |