Before (end of 2002) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 15 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 14 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Barrow Island1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| Emily Wood | Independent | 349 ✓ |
| Stephen Smart | Labour | 152 |
Central1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| Bernard Flanagan | Labour | 357 ✓ |
| Patricia Humes | — | 138 |
| Kristina Bell | Conservative | 115 |
| John Gray Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 71 |
Dalton North1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Jack Major | Labour | 431 ✓ |
| Lynn Murray | Conservative | 414 |
| Thomas Weall | Independent | 368 |
Dalton South1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| Dorothy James | Conservative | 427 ✓ |
| Dennis Toye | Labour | 341 |
| Ian Singleton | Independent | 137 |
| Dorothy Turner | — | 58 |
Hawcoat1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Judy Richardson | Conservative | 1,124 ✓ |
| Rebecca Melling | Labour | 301 |
Hindpool1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| Kenneth Burton | Labour | 411 ✓ |
| John Murray | Conservative | 178 |
| Rosemarie Hamezeian | — | 167 |
Newbarns1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| William Pears | Conservative | 777 ✓ |
| Thomas Elliot | Labour | 331 |
| William O'Brien | — | 80 |
Ormsgill1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| Stephen Forbes | Labour | 451 ✓ |
| Jim Hamezeian | — | 282 |
| Tina Macur | Conservative | 183 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| Stephen Groundwater | Labour | 377 ✓ |
| Shirley Richardson | Conservative | 339 |
| Barry Rabone | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| Barbara Eager | — | 50 |
Risedale1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| Margaret Thomson | Labour | 432 ✓ |
| Desmond English | Conservative | 204 |
| Alexander Dacre | — | 139 |
Roosecote1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Rory McClure | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| Marie Read | Labour | 446 |
Walney North1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| Desmond Barlow | Labour | 662 ✓ |
| Ronald Hiseman | Conservative | 327 |
Walney South1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| David Jackson | Labour | 523 ✓ |
| Graham Pritchard | Conservative | 478 |
