Before (end of 1995) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 7 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1996) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Other 5 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Dalton North1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| J Major | Labour | 871 ✓ |
| Debbie James | Conservative | 558 |
Dalton South1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| R Martindale | Labour | 803 ✓ |
| F Murray | Conservative | 473 |
Hindpool1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| D. Pidduck | Labour | 944 ✓ |
| D Wilkinson | Conservative | 218 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| S. Opie | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| D. Blackhurst | Conservative | 475 |
Risedale1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| F. Proudfoot | Labour | 851 ✓ |
| D. English | Conservative | 202 |
Roosecote2 seats · turnout 31.0%
| P. Dewar | Labour | 635 ✓ |
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 619 ✓ |
| W Crosthwaite | Conservative | 534 |
| G. McCreedy | Independent | 460 |
| A White | Labour | 456 |
Walney North1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| E. Garside | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| B. Hall | Conservative | 359 |
Walney South1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| E. Willacy | Labour | 1,041 ✓ |
| D Marcus | Conservative | 359 |
