Before (end of 1985) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Conservative 12 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1986) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 11 · Other 1 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Barrow Island1 seat
| S. Gibson | Labour | 727 |
| J. Earnshaw | Conservative | 224 |
Central1 seat
| J. Park | Labour | 876 |
| L. McCullough | Conservative | 410 |
Dalton North1 seat
| J. Melling | Labour | 788 |
| P. Vandome | Conservative | 607 |
Dalton South1 seat
| E. Hillman | Conservative | 657 |
| J. Hamilton | Labour | 647 |
Hindpool1 seat
| R. Silcocks | Labour | 1,127 |
| S. Stevens | Conservative | 502 |
Newbarns1 seat
| S. Smart | Labour | 958 |
| K. Vandome | Conservative | 881 |
Ormsgill1 seat
| J. Smith | Labour | 850 |
| J. Thompson | Conservative | 447 |
| V. Moore | Ind All | 289 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| J. O'Connell | Conservative | 944 ✓ |
| J. Hale | Labour | 810 |
Roosecote1 seat
| H. Edwards | Conservative | 919 |
| J. Quinn | Labour | 727 |
Walney North1 seat
| L. Burns | Labour | 836 |
| S. Hudson | Conservative | 566 |
Walney South1 seat
| Dickaty J. | Labour | 996 |
| P. Brereton | Conservative | 766 |