Before (end of 1986) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Other 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Labour 5
After (end of 1987) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Other 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Labour 4
Ward results
Arnside1 seat
| M. Griffiths | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Coniston1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| W. Crispin | Independent | 263 |
| K. Ennion | Labour | 236 |
Grange1 seat
| W Bleasdale | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hutton1 seat
| E. Capstick | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirkby Lonsdale1 seat
| C. Bayley | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Low Furness1 seat
| J. Tooke | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ulverston South2 seats · turnout 50.0%
| W. Davies | Conservative | 778 |
| V. Miller | Labour | 667 |
| J. Prosser | Conservative | 648 |
| R Scott | Labour | 578 |
| A. Metcalfe | Lib/Sdp | 374 |
Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| C. Richardson | Conservative | 989 |
| D Toye | Labour | 233 |
Windermere Applethwaite1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| J. Borer | Conservative | 393 |
| W. House | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
Windermere Bowness North1 seat
| J. Horne | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Windermere Bowness South1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| M. Hartnett | Conservative | 422 |
| J. Marsden | Lib/Sdp | 204 |
| D. Hantom | Labour | 47 |
Windermere Town1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| G. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 447 |
| C. Matthews | Conservative | 282 |
| D. Henderson | Labour | 218 |
