Before (end of 1982) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 36 · Labour 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1983) (37 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 37 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Alston Moor2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| D. Langhorne | Independent | 417 ✓ |
| W. Hughes | Independent | 412 ✓ |
| L. Williams | Labour | 249 |
| S. Gracie | Labour | 228 |
Appleby (Appleby)1 seat
| A. Wappett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Appleby (Bongate)1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| B. Binnie | Independent | 188 ✓ |
| B. Chandler | Independent | 89 |
Brough1 seat
| M. Hogarth | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Crosby Ravensworth1 seat
| E. Woof | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Dacre1 seat
| T. Hewitson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Eamont1 seat
| A. Holliday | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Greystoke1 seat
| J. Threlkeld | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hesket2 seats
| H. Pickles | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Armstrong | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirkby Stephen2 seats
| P. Day | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| M. Cradock | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirkby Thore1 seat
| T. Hunter | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirkoswald1 seat
| T. Fetherstonhaugh | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Langwathby1 seat
| A. Parkin | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lazonby1 seat
| J. Carlyle | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Long Marton1 seat
| P. Allan | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lowther1 seat
| J. Rawlinson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Orton with Tebay1 seat
| J. Thornborrow | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Penrith East3 seats
| J. Varty | RES | 0 ✓ |
| G. Steel | RES | 0 ✓ |
| P. Simpson | RES | 0 ✓ |
Penrith North3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| J. Chambers | RES | 791 ✓ |
| T. Gresham | RES | 524 ✓ |
| J. Robinson | Independent | 506 ✓ |
| J. Rippon | RES | 372 |
| W. Shackley | Lib/Sdp | 307 |
| T. Martin | Labour | 189 |
Penrith South2 seats
| E. Bain | RES | 0 ✓ |
| A. Stamper | RES | 0 ✓ |
Penrith West2 seats
| E. Slee | RES | 0 ✓ |
| A. Dixon | RES | 0 ✓ |
Ravenstonedale1 seat
| M. Sewell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ullswater1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| J. Moffat | Independent | 289 ✓ |
| D. Stamper | Independent | 162 |
| T. Fynn | Independent | 84 |