Before (end of 2002) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Conservative 18 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2003) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 16 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Arlecdon1 seat
| Joseph Sunderland | Independent | 463 ✓ |
| Simon Leyton | Labour | 189 |
Beckermet2 seats
| Y. Thomsen | Conservative | 0 |
| Yvonne Risager Thomsen Clarkson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bootle1 seat
| Keith Haigh Hitchen | Conservative | 502 ✓ |
| Roger Putnam | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
Bransty3 seats
| D. Wonnacott | Conservative | 924 |
| J Hewitson | Labour | 839 |
| A. Johnston | Labour | 829 |
| M. Mallard | Conservative | 812 |
| E Brenan | Labour | 798 |
| A Mossop | Conservative | 752 |
Cleator Moor North3 seats · turnout 22.2%
| Anthony Wells | Independent | 616 ✓ |
| Joan Isobel Hully | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| William Southward | Labour | 511 ✓ |
| John Henney | Labour | 445 |
Cleator Moor South2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| Catherine Giel | Labour | 679 ✓ |
| David Banks | Labour | 652 ✓ |
| Hilda Morris | Conservative | 194 |
| Mike Minogue | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
| Stuart Bowers | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Distington3 seats · turnout 45.1%
| Willis Metherell | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| Brian Dixon | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| Karen Young | Labour | 952 ✓ |
| Francis Hollowell | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
| Mary Lancaster | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| Joyce Toft | Conservative | 231 |
| Stephen Litt | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
Egremont North3 seats · turnout 46.8%
| Samuel Meteer | Labour | 975 ✓ |
| Elaine Woodburn | Labour | 936 ✓ |
| Margaret Woodburn | Labour | 933 ✓ |
| Steven Hill | Conservative | 536 |
| Alfred Bailey | Conservative | 402 |
| Elizabeth Hutson | Conservative | 402 |
Egremont South3 seats · turnout 55.8%
| Michael McVeigh | Labour | 1,184 ✓ |
| Peter Watson | Labour | 1,043 ✓ |
| Constance Watson | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| James Holmes | Conservative | 592 |
| Jean Lewthwaite | Conservative | 572 |
| Frederick Blinco | Conservative | 537 |
Ennerdale1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| Robert Salkeld | Conservative | 327 ✓ |
| Mary Ross | Labour | 149 |
Frizington2 seats
| Peter Connolly | Labour | 616 ✓ |
| James Close | Independent | 592 ✓ |
| Timothy Knowles | Labour | 425 |
Gosforth1 seat · turnout 66.4%
| David William Gray | Conservative | 563 ✓ |
| Christina Cornall | Labour | 220 |
Harbour3 seats · turnout 41.5%
| Janet Johnston | Labour | 987 ✓ |
| Henry Wormstrup | Labour | 944 ✓ |
| Paul Whalley | Labour | 901 ✓ |
| Marcus Swift | Conservative | 589 |
| David Hall | Conservative | 572 |
Haverigg1 seat · turnout 58.7%
| Margaret Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 317 ✓ |
| Francis Cairns | Conservative | 309 |
Hensingham3 seats · turnout 35.7%
| Norman Williams | Labour | 1,104 ✓ |
| Jamieson Reed | Labour | 970 ✓ |
| Margarita Docherty | Labour | 859 ✓ |
| Gareth Maley | Conservative | 436 |
Hillcrest2 seats
| Alistair William Millar Norwood | Conservative | 828 ✓ |
| Andrew William Wonnacott | Conservative | 728 ✓ |
| John Woolley | Labour | 415 |
Holborn Hill2 seats · turnout 45.9%
| Jack Park | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| Frederick Gleaves | Conservative | 665 ✓ |
| Alan Altree | Conservative | 407 |
Kells2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| George Clements | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| Alan Holliday | Labour | 661 ✓ |
| Leigh Higgins | Conservative | 262 |
Mirehouse3 seats
| D. Faichney | Labour | 1,320 |
| R. Docherty | Labour | 1,132 |
| M. Ashbrook | Labour | 875 |
| G Higgins | Conservative | 305 |
| D. Gray | Conservative | 204 |
Moresby1 seat
| Geoffrey Blackwell | Labour | 343 ✓ |
| Edward Fox | Conservative | 282 |
Newtown3 seats
| Francis McPhillips | Conservative | 905 ✓ |
| Francis Heathcote | Conservative | 898 ✓ |
| Raymond Cole | Conservative | 872 ✓ |
| Gavin Towers | Labour | 591 |
| Keith Crellin | Labour | 502 |
Sandwith2 seats · turnout 37.6%
| Peter David Tyson | Labour | 536 ✓ |
| James Prince | Labour | 360 ✓ |
| Gordon Brown | Independent | 291 |
| Sheena Gray | Conservative | 146 |
Seascale2 seats · turnout 55.0%
| David Moore | Conservative | 1,147 ✓ |
| Eileen Eastwood | Conservative | 962 ✓ |
| Charles Tuley | Labour | 390 |
St Bees1 seat
| Norman Clarkson | Conservative | 575 ✓ |
| Archibald Ross | Labour | 196 |
