Before (end of 2000) (15 seats, our estimate)
Conservative 11 · Labour 3 · Independent 1
After (end of 2001) (15 seats, our estimate)
Conservative 11 · Labour 3 · Independent 1
Ward results
Brampton & Gilsland1 seat
| K. Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,875 ✓ |
| Joe Hale | Labour | 1,241 |
Dalston & Cummersdale1 seat
| J. Collier | Conservative | 1,982 ✓ |
| R. Warwick | Labour | 822 |
| D. McMillan | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
| P Strong | Green | 167 |
Harraby1 seat
| M Richardson | Labour | 1,596 ✓ |
| Michelle Gwillim | Conservative | 946 |
Longtown & Bewcastle1 seat
| J Jefferson | Conservative | 1,864 ✓ |
| R. Dodds | Labour | 772 |
| R. Langstone | Liberal Democrats | 369 |
St. Aidans1 seat
| Watson R. | Labour | 1,284 ✓ |
| A. Fontes | Conservative | 933 |
| J. Edmondson | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
Stanwix & Irthington1 seat
| John Mallinson | Conservative | 1,670 ✓ |
| W. Graham | Independent | 1,521 |