Before (end of 1998) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 13 · Labour 10 · Other 9
After (end of 1999) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 15 · Labour 10 · Other 6
Ward results
Arnside and Beetham2 seats · turnout 41.9%
| P. Himsworth | Liberal Democrats | 744 |
| J. Gibson | Conservative | 743 |
| A Taylor | Conservative | 715 |
| D Scarisbrick | Liberal Democrats | 701 |
Broughton1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J. Curwen | Liberal Democrats | 801 |
| G. Baddeley | Labour | 67 |
Burneside1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| C. Chorley | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| D. Horner | Labour | 86 |
Burton and Holme1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| R. Bingham | Conservative | 694 |
| E Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
Coniston1 seat
| D Butterworth | Independent | 0 |
Crake Valley1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| N Spendlove | Liberal Democrats | 409 |
| R. Webster | Conservative | 187 |
Crooklands1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| J. Galbraith | Conservative | 462 |
| B. Chandler | Liberal Democrats | 138 |
| P Horner | Labour | 51 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 44.1%
| R. Parker | Conservative | 894 |
| R. Leach | Liberal Democrats | 840 |
| W Wearing | Conservative | 751 |
| P. Fitt | Liberal Democrats | 606 |
Kendal Castle1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| J. Studholme | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| D. Bowen | LIB | 175 |
| J. Brooks | Conservative | 108 |
Kendal Far Cross1 seat
| S. Critchley | Liberal Democrats | 355 ✓ |
| E Bothwick | Conservative | 73 |
| K Alderson | Labour | 67 |
Kendal Fell1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| R. Yates | Labour | 353 |
| G Cook | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
Kendal Glebelands1 seat
| R. Rothwell | Labour | 304 ✓ |
| Rob Wilkinson | Conservative | 219 |
| Andrew Gill | Liberal Democrats | 106 |
Kendal Heron Hill1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| S. Shine | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| A. Coles | Conservative | 92 |
| D. Longmire | Labour | 57 |
Kendal Highgate1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| R. Molloy | Labour | 250 |
| D. Lawson | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
| Frazer Brooks | Conservative | 72 |
Kendal Kirkland1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| A. Dobson | Labour | 391 |
| P. Drury | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
Kendal Mintsfeet1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| A. Barratt | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| H. Graham | Conservative | 86 |
| A Whitton | Labour | 64 |
Kendal Nether1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| C. Mayho | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| Braithwaite P. | Labour | 272 |
| M. Mackie | Conservative | 52 |
Kendal Oxenholme1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| P Ball | Liberal Democrats | 311 |
| H. Speed | Labour | 155 |
| J. Hermitage | Conservative | 67 |
Kendal Parks1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| B Jameson | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| F. Bishop | Conservative | 63 |
| G. Jackson | Labour | 38 |
Kendal Stonecross1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| G Vincent | Liberal Democrats | 357 |
| M Graham | Conservative | 296 |
| V. Kelly | Labour | 76 |
Kendal Strickland1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| J. Ewing | Labour | 414 |
| G Crank | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
| J. Houldon | Conservative | 80 |
Kendal Underley1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Blamire | Labour | 537 |
| J McKeefery | Liberal Democrats | 78 |
Kirkby Lonsdale1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| B Stainton | Conservative | 640 |
| D Brooks | Independent | 332 |
Lakes Ambleside2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| D Vatcher | Liberal Democrats | 577 |
| R. Barker | Liberal Democrats | 469 |
| G Middleton | Independent | 455 |
| B Hewitt | Independent | 398 |
| S. Hunt | Conservative | 236 |
| M. Colquhoun | Labour | 134 |
Lakes Grasmere1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| E. Braithwaite | Independent | 408 |
| A. Hunt | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
Low Furness and Swarthmoor2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| S. Wallis | Liberal Democrats | 862 |
| W. Tyson | Conservative | 678 |
| D. Foot | Liberal Democrats | 613 |
| C. Liversedge | Conservative | 386 |
| R Scott | Labour | 278 |
Lyth Valley1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| E. Robinson | Conservative | 344 |
| G. Raymond | Liberal Democrats | 146 |
| K Fawcett | Labour | 58 |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| M Alston | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| T. Simister | Conservative | 134 |
Natland1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| A. Bobbett | Conservative | 375 |
| R. Kirkham | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
| B. McKee | Labour | 85 |
Sedbergh2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| Lancaster K. | Conservative | 754 |
| P. Winn | Conservative | 699 |
| C. Gardner | Independent | 496 |
| S McLennan | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Staveley-in-Cartmel1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| M. Bentley | Conservative | 319 |
| G Jenkinson | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| S. Collins | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| G Richardson | Conservative | 176 |
| D. Wilson | Labour | 46 |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| D. Miller | Labour | 393 |
| Peter Hornby | Conservative | 189 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| R. Bolton | Labour | 479 |
| P. Prosser | Conservative | 79 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| C Hodgson | Conservative | 409 |
| J. Povey | Labour | 226 |
| B Rabone | Liberal Democrats | 60 |
Ulverston South1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| A Jarvis | Conservative | 312 |
| V. Miller | Labour | 283 |
Ulverston Town1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| P. Lister | Labour | 489 |
| M. Wilding | Conservative | 269 |
Ulverston West1 seat
| J Jenkins | Conservative | 482 ✓ |
| F. Plant | Labour | 160 |
Whinfell1 seat
| W. Robinson | Independent | 0 |
Windermere Applethwaite1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| J. Borer | Conservative | 364 |
| H. Hatley | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
Windermere Bowness North1 seat
| D. Cranwell | Liberal Democrats | 428 ✓ |
| Shirley Clayton | Conservative | 274 |
| Yvonne Stewart-Taylor | Labour | 108 |
Windermere Bowness South1 seat
| Jane Hoyle | Conservative | 344 ✓ |
| P Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
Windermere Town1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| K. Atkinson | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| E. Graham | Conservative | 246 |
| C. Kelly-Goddard | Labour | 104 |
