Before (end of 1982) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Other 21 · Conservative 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Other 18 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
All Saints2 seats · turnout 53.7%
| J. Hully | Labour | 899 |
| G. Graham | Labour | 772 |
| G. Quigley | Conservative | 769 |
| S. Mandale | Conservative | 696 |
Aspatria2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| G. Robinson | Labour | 620 |
| E. Scaife | Labour | 426 |
| D Hassall | Independent | 419 |
| A. Cross | Lib/Sdp | 186 |
Binsey1 seat
| A. Hewetson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Broughton1 seat
| M. Anderson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Castle3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| J. Hartley | Conservative | 1,075 |
| L. Lytollis | Conservative | 918 |
| M. Graham | Labour | 339 |
| F. Barker | Labour | 339 |
| J. Henderson | Lib/Sdp | 264 |
Clifton1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| S. Armstrong | Labour | 703 |
| J. Langley | Ind SOC | 202 |
Dalton1 seat
| R. Chatterton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Dearham1 seat · turnout 15.0%
| J. Hardingham | Independent | 214 |
Ellen1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| T. Osborne | Independent | 622 |
| W. Cameron | Labour | 268 |
Ellenborough2 seats · turnout 46.6%
| V. Mulgrew | Labour | 1,051 |
| J. Charter | Labour | 749 |
| J. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 573 |
| D. Hooke | Independent | 376 |
Ewanrigg2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| A. Robinson | Labour | 688 |
| C. Holmes | Labour | 656 |
| P. Moore | Ind SOC | 630 |
Harrington1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| H. Burns | Conservative | 545 |
| J. Macdonald | Labour | 361 |
| A. Caine | Lib/Sdp | 282 |
Keswick3 seats · turnout 37.1%
| G. Hodgson | Independent | 1,232 |
| J. Metcalf | Independent | 999 |
| J. Branthwaite | Conservative | 915 |
| E. Impey | Independent | 455 |
| E. Graham | Labour | 449 |
| P. Buttle | Labour | 390 |
Marsh1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| J. Holiday | Independent | 393 |
| C. Clayton | Lib/Sdp | 381 |
Moorclose3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| S. Bromley | Labour | 1,371 |
| I. Francis | Labour | 977 |
| J. Timney | Labour | 922 |
| R. Head | Conservative | 399 |
Netherhall2 seats · turnout 35.6%
| K. Mulgrew | Labour | 793 |
| E. Gilbertson | Independent | 557 |
| R. Scraggs | Labour | 184 |
Salterbeck2 seats
| G. Johnstone | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Findley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Seaton Moor3 seats · turnout 39.3%
| J. Musgrave | Labour | 1,535 |
| J. Barnett | Labour | 1,483 |
| C. Fletcher | Labour | 1,320 |
| J. McTear | Conservative | 585 |
Silloth2 seats · turnout 56.4%
| W. Johnstone | Independent | 882 |
| H. Hutton | Independent | 733 |
| J. Trespaderne | Independent | 581 |
| P. Lynn | Lib/Sdp | 303 |
St. Bridgets1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| D. Bird | Conservative | 507 |
| J. Fletcher | Labour | 262 |
St. Johns3 seats · turnout 45.8%
| J. Heathcote | Conservative | 1,036 |
| J. Jackson | Conservative | 979 |
| J. Mavir | Conservative | 966 |
| J. Martin | Labour | 819 |
| J. Knight | Labour | 676 |
| M. Ferguson | Labour | 646 |
St. Michaels3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| B. Wilson | Labour | 1,249 |
| D. Holmes | Labour | 997 |
| R. Cattanach | Labour | 981 |
| R. Hardon | Conservative | 637 |
| L. Tunstall | Conservative | 615 |
Stainburn1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| L. Conaway | Conservative | 687 |
| A. Wilson | Labour | 329 |
Warnell1 seat
| L. Jefferson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Waver1 seat
| G. Ferguson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Westfield2 seats
| J. McKeown | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. McKeown Ms. | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wigton3 seats · turnout 39.9%
| R. Blackburn | Independent | 1,439 |
| S. James | Independent | 1,271 |
| R Key | Labour | 870 |
| M. Benson | Lib/Sdp | 450 |
| J Graham | Labour | 420 |
| K. Gilmour | Labour | 354 |
