Before (end of 1983) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 11 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1984) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 12 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Central1 seat
| H. Gahan | Labour | 783 |
| D. Quick | Conservative | 280 |
| E. Woodburn | Lib/Sdp | 223 |
Dalton North1 seat
| A. McMenemy | Labour | 1,025 |
| M. Vandome | Conservative | 603 |
Dalton South1 seat
| J. Biggins | Labour | 509 |
| K. Vandome | Conservative | 450 |
| J. Lehrle | Lib/Sdp | 365 |
Hindpool1 seat
| D. Brook | Labour | 1,163 |
| C. Brereton | Conservative | 445 |
| D. Lehrle | Lib/Sdp | 195 |
Newbarns1 seat
| C. Rainford | Labour | 1,021 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 927 |
Ormsgill1 seat
| J. Symon | Labour | 924 |
| J. Thompson | Conservative | 450 |
Risedale1 seat
| E. Willacy | Labour | 1,063 |
| D. Vandome | Conservative | 359 |
Walney North1 seat
| E. Garside | Labour | 886 |
| W. Hudson | Conservative | 530 |
Walney South1 seat
| G. Shields | Labour | 1,139 |
| D. Marcus | Conservative | 717 |
