Before (end of 2003) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 18 · Labour 9 · Other 2
After (end of 2004) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 22 · Conservative 20 · Labour 8 · Other 2
Ward results
Arnside and Beetham1 seat · turnout 61.4%
| Brian Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 1,133 ✓ |
| David Clark | Conservative | 1,051 |
Burton and Holme1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| R. Bingham | Conservative | 923 ✓ |
| A Jolley | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
Coniston1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| Doreen Hall | Conservative | 557 ✓ |
| John Hemingway | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 63.9%
| William Wearing | Conservative | 1,129 ✓ |
| Robert Leach | Liberal Democrats | 1,054 |
| Anthony Coles | Independent | 152 |
Hawkshead1 seat · turnout 57.1%
| Gordon Jenkinson | Liberal Democrats | 404 ✓ |
| Richard Lancaster | Conservative | 366 |
Levens1 seat · turnout 66.0%
| Brenda Woof | Liberal Democrats | 684 ✓ |
| Melvin Mackie | Conservative | 290 |
Low Furness and Swarthmoor1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| David Foot | Independent | 863 ✓ |
| Janice Bell | Conservative | 491 |
| Lawson Short | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
Lyth Valley1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| Robin Brown | Conservative | 605 ✓ |
| Margaret Smith | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| Tim Farron | Liberal Democrats | 723 ✓ |
| Andrew Coates | Conservative | 274 |
| David Ryder | Labour | 89 |
Natland1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| Brenda Clare Gray | Liberal Democrats | 605 ✓ |
| Enid Robinson | Conservative | 465 |
Staveley-in-Cartmel1 seat · turnout 58.3%
| Michael Bentley | Conservative | 425 ✓ |
| Ronald Mein | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
| Edward Walsh | Independent | 88 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| Sam Collins | Liberal Democrats | 679 ✓ |
| George Morland Richardson | Conservative | 275 |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Norman Bishop-Rowe | Conservative | 263 ✓ |
| David Miller | Labour | 226 |
| Peter Metcalfe | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Philip Lister | Labour | 281 ✓ |
| Peter Hornby | Conservative | 195 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| Colin Hodgson | Conservative | 434 ✓ |
| Karen Stack | Green | 316 |
Ulverston South1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| Alfred Jarvis | Conservative | 437 ✓ |
| Bhareth Rajan | Labour | 222 |
Ulverston Town1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| Graham Donning | Labour | 301 ✓ |
| George Bell | Conservative | 200 |
| Alan Beach | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 134 |
Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| Janette Jenkinson | Conservative | 641 ✓ |
| Fay Plant | Labour | 221 |