Before (end of 2001) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 15 · Labour 9 · Other 5
After (end of 2002) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 19 · Labour 9 · Other 3
Ward results
Arnside and Beetham1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| Ian Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 1,038 ✓ |
| George Crossman | Conservative | 879 |
Kendal Castle1 seat
| S. Lawson | Liberal Democrats | 344 ✓ |
| L. Slater | Conservative | 267 |
| A Whitton | Labour | 54 |
Kendal Far Cross1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Simon Butterfield | Conservative | 278 ✓ |
| Carole Cliffe | Liberal Democrats | 218 |
| Guy Johnson | Labour | 137 |
Kendal Fell1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| Robin Yates | Labour | 233 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Cook | Liberal Democrats | 195 |
| Helen Graham | Conservative | 61 |
Kendal Glebelands1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| Robert Rothwell | Labour | 276 ✓ |
| Russell Caton | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
| Pamela Mary Flitcroft | Conservative | 167 |
Kendal Heron Hill1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Stephen Shine | Liberal Democrats | 411 ✓ |
| Susan Ann Hunt | Conservative | 154 |
| Margaret Alderson | Labour | 80 |
Kendal Highgate1 seat
| A Little | Liberal Democrats | 269 ✓ |
| R. Molloy | Labour | 256 |
| Frazer Brooks | Conservative | 94 |
Kendal Kirkland1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Avril Dobson | Labour | 255 ✓ |
| Janet Brooks | Conservative | 77 |
| Gwyneth Raymond | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
Kendal Mintsfeet1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| Angela Barratt | Liberal Democrats | 248 ✓ |
| Brian Dobson | Labour | 184 |
| James Tomlinson | Conservative | 150 |
Kendal Nether1 seat
| Braithwaite P. | Labour | 298 ✓ |
| C. Mayho | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
| S. Pearson | Conservative | 82 |
Kendal Oxenholme1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Gwendoline Murfin | Liberal Democrats | 363 ✓ |
| Olga Lewis | Conservative | 154 |
| Keith Fawcett | Labour | 114 |
Kendal Parks1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Ben Jameson | Liberal Democrats | 395 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Graham | Conservative | 101 |
| Helen Speed | Labour | 43 |
Kendal Stonecross1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| Graham Jeffrey Vincent | Liberal Democrats | 491 ✓ |
| Harold Barker | Conservative | 282 |
| Terence McIntee | Labour | 62 |
Kendal Strickland1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Jean Ewing | Labour | 375 ✓ |
| Melvin Mackie | Conservative | 120 |
| Lynne Mayho | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
Kendal Underley1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Charles Batteson | Labour | 379 ✓ |
| James McKeefery | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
| Geoffrey Robson | Conservative | 94 |
Lakes Ambleside1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Robert Barker | Liberal Democrats | 580 ✓ |
| Brian Barton | Conservative | 468 |
| George Middleton | Independent | 190 |
Lakes Grasmere1 seat
| Elizabeth Braithwaite | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Sedbergh1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Paul Winn | Conservative | 771 ✓ |
| Sydney McLennan | Liberal Democrats | 292 |