Before (end of 2001) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
After (end of 2002) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Belah1 seat
| Sandra Fisher | Conservative | 936 ✓ |
| Roger Horne | Labour | 617 |
Belle Vue1 seat
| Katherine Rutherford | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| Neville John Lishman | Conservative | 450 |
| Olwyn Doreen Luckley | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
| Colin Paisley | — | 26 |
Botcherby1 seat
| Anne Glendinning | Labour | 761 ✓ |
| Teresa Cartner | Conservative | 445 |
Brampton1 seat
| Mike Mitchelson | Conservative | 744 ✓ |
| John Hale | Labour | 302 |
Castle1 seat
| John Guest | Liberal Democrats | 549 ✓ |
| Thomas Alister Johnson | Labour | 373 |
| Clark Edward Vasey | Conservative | 195 |
Currock1 seat
| Heather Bradley | Labour | 817 ✓ |
| Teresa Preston | Conservative | 235 |
Dalston1 seat
| Lucy Crookdake | Conservative | 766 ✓ |
| Trevor Allison | Liberal Democrats | 537 |
| Raymond Warwick | Labour | 281 |
Denton Holme1 seat
| Paul Atkinson | Labour | 833 ✓ |
| Anthony Richard Fontes | Conservative | 217 |
| Allan Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Harraby1 seat
| Joseph Weedall | Labour | 868 ✓ |
| Michelle Gwillim | Conservative | 529 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Longtown & Rockcliffe1 seat
| Raynor Desmond Bloxham | Conservative | 528 ✓ |
| R. Dodds | Labour | 364 |
Morton1 seat
| John Farmer | Liberal Democrats | 907 ✓ |
| Grant Warwick | Labour | 691 |
| Henry Stordy | Conservative | 182 |
Stanwix Rural1 seat
| Marilyn Louise Bowman | Conservative | 803 ✓ |
| Alex Faulds | Labour | 232 |
Stanwix Urban1 seat
| Elizabeth Mallinson | Conservative | 1,126 ✓ |
| Keith Aitken | Labour | 585 |
Upperby1 seat
| David Wilson | Labour | 942 ✓ |
| Richard Hyslop | Conservative | 419 |
Wetheral1 seat
| Donald Joscelyne | Conservative | 751 ✓ |
| Robert Wickings | Independent | 468 |
Yewdale1 seat
| George Colin Stothard | Labour | 729 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Blackadder | Conservative | 708 |
| Raymond Langstone | Liberal Democrats | 157 |
