Before (end of 1994) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 20 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1995) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Beckermet2 seats
| J. Roberts | Conservative | 500 ✓ |
| Y. Wilson | Conservative | 500 ✓ |
| P. Watson | Labour | 499 |
| B Morgan | Labour | 487 |
| W Gray | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
Bootle1 seat
| D. Curry | Conservative | 281 ✓ |
| M Stevenson | Labour | 276 |
Bransty3 seats · turnout 44.3%
| F. Bradshaw | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| J. Andersen | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| Gibbons S. | Labour | 793 ✓ |
| M. Graham | Conservative | 694 |
| M. Simon | Conservative | 616 |
| K. Maxwell | Conservative | 542 |
Cleator Moor North3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| J. Henney | Labour | 889 ✓ |
| W. Southward | Labour | 813 ✓ |
| Joan Isobel Hully | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| A Stubbings | Conservative | 201 |
Cleator Moor South2 seats
| J. McLaughlin | Labour | 667 ✓ |
| C. Simpson | Labour | 636 ✓ |
| J Brown | Conservative | 104 |
Copeland2 seats
| M Savage | Labour | 599 ✓ |
| C. Carter | Labour | 588 ✓ |
| F. Gleaves | Conservative | 456 |
| K Hoskin | Conservative | 363 |
Distington2 seats
| F. Morgan | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| O. Coyles | Labour | 507 ✓ |
| H Whitcut | Conservative | 111 |
Egremont North3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| J Logan | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| M. Woodburn | Labour | 935 ✓ |
| E. Woodburn | Labour | 906 ✓ |
| F. Crawford | Conservative | 319 |
Egremont South2 seats · turnout 46.7%
| D. Hardy | Labour | 861 ✓ |
| J. McKendry | Labour | 821 ✓ |
| Holmes J. | Conservative | 409 |
| A Reid | Conservative | 402 |
Ennerdale1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| J. Sunderland | Independent | 340 ✓ |
| D. Dempsey | Labour | 207 |
| M. Simpson | Conservative | 113 |
Frizington2 seats
| J. Close | Labour | 659 ✓ |
| S. Loudon | Labour | 493 ✓ |
| W Sharrod | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
| H Brown | Conservative | 88 |
Gosforth1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| D. Gray | Conservative | 352 ✓ |
| C. Cornall | Labour | 135 |
| R Putnam | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
Harbour3 seats
| H. Hanlon | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| A. Bennett | Labour | 724 ✓ |
| H. Wormstrup | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| D Douglas | Independent | 410 |
| B Tubman | Conservative | 342 |
Hensingham3 seats
| N. Williams | Labour | 1,020 ✓ |
| G. Blackwell | Labour | 988 ✓ |
| D Ditchburn | Labour | 941 ✓ |
| R Romano | Conservative | 201 |
Hillcrest2 seats
| P Bennett | Labour | 579 ✓ |
| P. Connolly | Labour | 545 ✓ |
| S. Edwards | Conservative | 367 |
| E. Salmon | Conservative | 297 |
Holborn Hill2 seats · turnout 50.7%
| M. Savage | Labour | 599 |
| C. Carter | Labour | 588 |
| F. Gleaves | Conservative | 456 |
| K. Hoskin | Conservative | 363 |
Howgate2 seats
| J Hewitson | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| H. Richardson | Labour | 645 ✓ |
| F. Holmes | Conservative | 204 |
Kells2 seats
| A. Holliday | Labour | 695 ✓ |
| D. Pearson | Labour | 600 ✓ |
| M. Hartley | Conservative | 103 |
Melthwaite1 seat
| M McKinley | Conservative | 323 ✓ |
| J Gray | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
| J Woolley | Labour | 110 |
Millom Without1 seat
| G Scurrah | Conservative | 297 ✓ |
| Max Cameron Mackenzie | Labour | 191 |
Mirehouse East2 seats
| C. Blair | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| B Cottier | Labour | 623 ✓ |
| G Higgins | Conservative | 109 |
Mirehouse West2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| S. Williamson | Labour | 608 ✓ |
| A Bewley | Labour | 567 ✓ |
| Leigh Higgins | Conservative | 81 |
Newtown3 seats
| R. Bremer | Conservative | 748 ✓ |
| W Giles | Conservative | 697 ✓ |
| G Usher | Labour | 685 ✓ |
| B Whiteside | Labour | 656 |
| Atkinson C. | Conservative | 581 |
| K Crellin | Labour | 575 |
| A Baines | SDP | 244 |
Sandwith2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| D. Lee | Independent | 723 ✓ |
| J. Pickering | Labour | 422 ✓ |
| P. Tyson | Labour | 384 |
| S. Strike | Conservative | 59 |
Seascale2 seats · turnout 45.5%
| D. Moore | Conservative | 523 ✓ |
| A. Mounsey | Conservative | 435 ✓ |
| G McKendry | Labour | 176 |
| E. Woolley | Labour | 159 |
St Bees1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| N. Clarkson | Conservative | 356 ✓ |
| C. Watson | Labour | 275 |
