Before (end of 1998) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Conservative 11 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Conservative 17 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Barrow Island2 seats
| E Wood | PPF | 412 ✓ |
| J Tongue | PPF | 329 ✓ |
| B Welch | Labour | 297 |
| S. Smart | Labour | 276 |
| K Macur | Conservative | 70 |
| A. Sheppard | Conservative | 70 |
Central3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| B. Flannagan | Labour | 488 |
| M. Irwin | Labour | 456 |
| E. Garside | Labour | 438 |
| S. Dunkerley | PPF | 345 |
| C. Logan | PPF | 326 |
| D. Wilkins | PPF | 302 |
| W. Floyd | Conservative | 207 |
Dalton North3 seats
| J Major | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| M. Martindale | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| E Wilkinson | Conservative | 629 ✓ |
| W. Crosswaite | Conservative | 614 |
| J Melling | Labour | 595 |
| C. Crosthwaite | Conservative | 585 |
Dalton South3 seats
| D James | Conservative | 670 ✓ |
| F Murray | Conservative | 643 ✓ |
| John Michael Dent | Conservative | 622 ✓ |
| E Raven | Labour | 455 |
| R. Wyborn | Labour | 428 |
| R Martin | Labour | 420 |
| H. Young | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
| J Young | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
Hawcoat3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 1,145 |
| J Joughin | Conservative | 1,110 |
| P Clafton | Conservative | 1,102 |
| S Groundwater | Labour | 310 |
Hindpool3 seats · turnout 22.4%
| K. Burton | Labour | 494 |
| D. Pidduck | Labour | 450 |
| R Candfield | Labour | 413 |
| R. Hamezeian | PPF | 412 |
| P. Rigg | PPF | 371 |
| T. Weall | PPF | 282 |
| J. Gleeson | Conservative | 238 |
Newbarns3 seats
| W. Pears | Conservative | 961 ✓ |
| D. Dawes | Conservative | 865 ✓ |
| R Maltman | Conservative | 856 ✓ |
| E. Willacy | Labour | 452 |
| R. Melling | Labour | 418 |
| R Martin | Labour | 414 |
Ormsgill3 seats · turnout 28.4%
| J. Hamezeian | PPF | 659 |
| P. Dewar | Labour | 551 |
| P. Todd | Labour | 545 |
| M. Dacre | PPF | 533 |
| J. Quinn | PPF | 519 |
| L. Williams | Labour | 511 |
| D. Bell | Conservative | 259 |
Parkside3 seats · turnout 25.3%
| S. Richardson | Conservative | 627 |
| T. Macur | Conservative | 590 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 586 |
| M. Derbyshire | Labour | 441 |
| T. Kegg | Labour | 435 |
| S. Opie | Labour | 434 |
Risedale3 seats
| M Thompson | Labour | 503 ✓ |
| Jean Waiting | Labour | 486 ✓ |
| T. Waiting | Labour | 458 ✓ |
| A Dacre | PPF | 411 |
| M Edmonds | PPF | 400 |
| M Arts | PPF | 386 |
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 322 |
Roosecote3 seats
| D. Edwards | Conservative | 948 ✓ |
| Kenneth Williams | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| Ray Guselli | Conservative | 847 ✓ |
| W. Heywood | Labour | 504 |
| L. Biggins | Labour | 413 |
Walney North3 seats
| D Barlow | Labour | 686 ✓ |
| Mary Messingham | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| A. Callister | Labour | 613 ✓ |
| T Edmonds | PPF | 354 |
| K Arts | PPF | 351 |
| D Davies | PPF | 345 |
| A. Rothery | Conservative | 293 |
| D English | Conservative | 285 |
| C Wilkinson | Conservative | 263 |
Walney South3 seats
| D Jackson | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| P Hearn | Labour | 651 ✓ |
| David Huw Llywelyn Roberts | Conservative | 619 ✓ |
| G. Clafton | Conservative | 591 |
| E. Hillman | Conservative | 589 |
| P Young | Labour | 570 |