Before (end of 1986) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Other 18 · Conservative 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Other 19 · Conservative 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
All Saints2 seats · turnout 56.5%
| S. Mercer | Conservative | 993 |
| E. Whiteside | Conservative | 922 |
| G. Graham | Labour | 754 |
| J. Hully | Labour | 746 |
Aspatria2 seats · turnout 40.3%
| G. Robinson | Labour | 591 |
| D Hassall | Independent | 417 |
| R. Lightfoot | Labour | 406 |
| E. Scaife | Independent | 346 |
Binsey1 seat
| M. Thompson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Castle3 seats · turnout 36.9%
| J. Hartley | Conservative | 1,048 |
| L. Lytollis | Conservative | 920 |
| R. Hannah | Labour | 545 |
| I. Ellis | Labour | 341 |
| J. Henderson | Lib/Sdp | 239 |
Clifton1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| M. Rourke | Labour | 597 |
| P. Milburn | Independent | 153 |
Dalton1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| J. Steel | Conservative | 317 |
| S. Askew | Independent | 218 |
| R. Chatterton | Lib/Sdp | 166 |
Dearham1 seat
| J. Tweddle | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ellen1 seat
| T. Osborne | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Ellenborough2 seats · turnout 44.3%
| V. Mulgrew | Labour | 784 |
| J. Charter | Labour | 686 |
| M. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 487 |
| N. Thornthwaite | Lib/Sdp | 362 |
| D. Hooke | Independent | 282 |
Ewanrigg2 seats · turnout 42.4%
| C. McCarron-Holmes | Labour | 571 |
| P. McCracken | Labour | 557 |
| J. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
| P. Moore | Independent | 409 |
Flimby1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| A. Armstrong | Labour | 443 |
| J. Peel | Independent | 269 |
Harrington1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| H. Burns | Conservative | 551 |
| A. Caine | Lib/Sdp | 337 |
| J. Douglas | Labour | 290 |
Keswick3 seats · turnout 33.7%
| G. Hodgson | Independent | 1,258 |
| J. Metcalf | Independent | 1,198 |
| J. Branthwaite | Conservative | 1,142 |
| E. Impey | Independent | 598 |
Marsh1 seat
| N. Mowbray | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Moorclose3 seats
| S. Bromley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Timney | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| I. Francis | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Netherhall2 seats · turnout 50.7%
| K. Mulgrew | Labour | 806 |
| E. Gilbertson | Independent | 564 |
| K. Smith | Labour | 483 |
| S. Beck | Lib/Sdp | 288 |
| R. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 283 |
Salterbeck2 seats
| A. Findley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Kirkwood | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Seaton Moor3 seats · turnout 38.8%
| J. Hodgson | Independent | 1,651 |
| J. Musgrave | Labour | 1,403 |
| C. Fletcher | Labour | 1,068 |
| C. Woolf | Labour | 994 |
Silloth2 seats
| W. Johnston | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| A. Goldsbrough | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St. Bridgets1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| D. Bird | Conservative | 614 |
| P. Clarkson | Labour | 292 |
St. Johns3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| J. Heathcote | Conservative | 1,009 |
| J. Jackson | Conservative | 950 |
| T. Cunningham | Labour | 921 |
| J. Mavir | Conservative | 860 |
| C. Stevenson | Labour | 843 |
| A. Hamilton | Labour | 782 |
St. Michaels3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| J. Askew | Labour | 977 |
| M. Haughan | Labour | 931 |
| Tony Holmes | Labour | 845 |
| D. Caldicott | Conservative | 635 |
Stainburn1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| L. Conaway | Conservative | 724 |
| A. Wilson | Labour | 297 |
Warnell1 seat
| L. Jefferson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Waver1 seat
| G. Ferguson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Westfield2 seats
| J. McKeown Ms. | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. McKeown | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wigton3 seats · turnout 38.5%
| R. Blackburn | Independent | 1,368 |
| S. James | Independent | 1,219 |
| N. Fell | Independent | 838 |
| R Key | Labour | 751 |
| J Graham | Labour | 407 |
| H. Robbins | Labour | 327 |
