Before (end of 1983) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Other 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 3
After (end of 1984) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Other 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 3
Ward results
Burton and Holme1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| R. Bingham | Conservative | 540 |
| R. Craddock | Lib/Sdp | 316 |
Cartmel Fell1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| H. Harrop | Conservative | 359 |
| P. Phelps | Lib/Sdp | 107 |
Colton & Haverthwaite1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| F. Barker | Independent | 389 |
| K. Ennion | Labour | 92 |
Crake Valley1 seat
| G. George | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Grange1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| K. Whitley | Conservative | 902 |
| G. Lawson | Labour | 268 |
Hawkshead1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| B. Leck | Conservative | 290 |
| T. Kellgren | Lib/Sdp | 173 |
| W. Lambert | Independent | 112 |
Lakes Ambleside1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| H. Smyly | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| R. Grose | Conservative | 391 |
| G Middleton | Independent | 292 |
Levens1 seat
| E. Jackson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lyth Valley1 seat
| D. Park | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| E. Proctor | Conservative | 627 |
| G. Craddock | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat
| S. Collins | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| W. Cubin | Conservative | 355 |
| A. Murray | Labour | 307 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| E. Regan | Labour | 443 |
| J. Ferguson | Conservative | 146 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| K. Newby | Conservative | 378 |
| V. Higham | Independent | 349 |
| R. Bolton | Labour | 152 |
Ulverston South1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| P. Evans | Labour | 715 |
| H. Lamont | Conservative | 617 |
Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| S. Lewis | Conservative | 830 |
| Elizabeth Plant | Labour | 246 |
