Before (end of 2002) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 4
After (end of 2003) (56 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 14 · Other 9 · Liberal Democrats 5
Ward results
All Saints3 seats
| A. Smith | Labour | 717 ✓ |
| S. Standage | Conservative | 630 ✓ |
| D. Moyes | Labour | 624 ✓ |
| Christine Smith | Labour | 601 |
| W Newton | Conservative | 599 |
| A. Tyson | Conservative | 524 |
Aspatria2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Gerald Sewell | Labour | 488 ✓ |
| David Wilson | Independent | 469 ✓ |
| Dorothy Tinnion | Independent | 430 |
| Jacqueline Stagg | Labour | 365 |
Boltons1 seat
| Joseph Mumberson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Broughton St Bridgets2 seats
| James Askew | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Christchurch2 seats
| Christine Jackson | Conservative | 543 ✓ |
| L. Lytollis | Conservative | 497 ✓ |
| Isabel Jeanette Burns | Labour | 330 |
| J. Moore | Labour | 253 |
Crummock1 seat
| Joseph Milburn | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Dalton1 seat
| Simon Greenwood | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ellen2 seats
| Dafydd Rhys Thomas | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| John Colhoun | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ellenborough2 seats
| Janice Wood | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ewanrigg2 seats
| Patricia McCracken | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Carneen McCarron-Holmes | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Flimby1 seat
| Peter Gregory Kendall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Harrington2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| Allan Caine | Liberal Democrats | 601 ✓ |
| Ian Francis | Liberal Democrats | 515 ✓ |
| James Osborn | Labour | 280 |
| Michael Smith | Labour | 222 |
Holme1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Anthony Markley | Conservative | 141 ✓ |
| Mark Kidd | Labour | 95 |
| William Douglas | Independent | 95 |
| Margrit Wendy Scott | Liberal Democrats | 47 |
Keswick3 seats · turnout 22.5%
| Elizabeth Barraclough | Liberal Democrats | 1,076 ✓ |
| Ronald Munby | Conservative | 696 ✓ |
| Denstone Kemp | Labour | 581 ✓ |
| John Walker | Independent | 567 |
Marsh1 seat
| Jennifer Gallagher | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Moorclose3 seats · turnout 21.1%
| Joan Minto | Labour | 567 ✓ |
| Peter Bales | Labour | 542 ✓ |
| Phillip Tibble | Labour | 418 ✓ |
| Linda Walker | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| Christine Johanssen | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| John Morley | Liberal Democrats | 266 |
Netherhall2 seats
| John Gardner | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Angela Kendall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Seaton3 seats
| J Sandwith | Independent | 1,050 ✓ |
| T Fee | Independent | 785 ✓ |
| J. Musgrave | Labour | 644 ✓ |
| D Tytek | Labour | 492 |
| Mark Fryer | Labour | 431 |
Silloth2 seats
| Margaret Snaith | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| William Jefferson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Solway1 seat
| J Buchanan | Conservative | 274 ✓ |
| D. Tinnion | Independent | 87 |
| J. Nott | Independent | 69 |
| M Kidd | Labour | 48 |
St. Johns3 seats · turnout 24.4%
| John Heathcote | Conservative | 635 ✓ |
| Robert Hardon | Conservative | 589 ✓ |
| Michael Davidson | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| Joe Robertson | Labour | 472 |
| Daniel Dempsey | Labour | 443 |
| Kenneth Hayton | Labour | 388 |
St. Michaels3 seats · turnout 25.2%
| Ivor Humes | Labour | 705 ✓ |
| Andrew Barry | Labour | 673 ✓ |
| Jean Macleod | Independent | 599 ✓ |
| John Fryers | Labour | 570 |
| John Perkins | Independent | 432 |
Stainburn1 seat
| Richard John Jones | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Warnell1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Duncan Fairbairn | Conservative | 357 ✓ |
| Agnes Martin | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
Waver1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Joseph Cowell | Independent | 238 ✓ |
| Patrick Short | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
Wharrels1 seat
| Robert Hobbs | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wigton3 seats · turnout 29.9%
| John Armstrong | Independent | 917 ✓ |
| George Scott | Independent | 898 ✓ |
| John Crouch | Labour | 690 ✓ |
| Charles Miles | Independent | 547 |
| William Goldsmith | Labour | 274 |
| P. Stafford | BNP | 261 |
| W Walton | Labour | 246 |