Before (end of 2003) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Labour 22 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2004) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
Ward results
Belah1 seat
| David Morton | Conservative | 1,538 ✓ |
| Mohammed Abdul Harid | Labour | 642 |
Belle Vue1 seat
| Ian Stockdale | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| George Bain | Conservative | 710 |
| William Wyllie | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
Botcherby1 seat
| Michael Boaden | Labour | 813 ✓ |
| Gareth Ellis | Conservative | 602 |
Brampton1 seat
| Judith Prest | Conservative | 919 ✓ |
| John Hale | Labour | 315 |
| Steven Tweedie | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Castle1 seat
| James Tootle | Liberal Democrats | 917 ✓ |
| Steven John William Bowditch | Labour | 541 |
Currock1 seat
| Colin William Glover | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| James Bainbridge | Conservative | 400 |
| Eileen Aldersey | Liberal Democrats | 240 |
Dalston1 seat
| Trevor Allison | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 ✓ |
| Ann Vipond McKerrell | Conservative | 1,047 |
| Adrian Warwick | Labour | 310 |
Denton Holme1 seat
| Joan Southward | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| Henry Stordy | Conservative | 558 |
| Doreen Parsons | Conservative | 523 ✓ |
| Robert Wickings | Independent | 331 |
Harraby1 seat
| Carole Rutherford | Labour | 792 ✓ |
| Michelle Gwillim | Conservative | 590 |
| Olwyn Doreen Luckley | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
Hayton1 seat
| William Graham | Independent | 778 ✓ |
| Teresa Cartner | Conservative | 154 |
Morton1 seat
| Hannah Farmer | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 ✓ |
| John Bell | Labour | 995 |
St Aidans1 seat
| Lucy Patrick | Labour | 842 ✓ |
| Lawrence Neil Fisher | Conservative | 659 |
| Colin Paisley | Green | 220 |
Stanwix Urban1 seat
| Alex Stevenson | Conservative | 1,470 ✓ |
| Thomas Alister Johnson | Labour | 873 |
Upperby1 seat
| Cathy Watson | Labour | 706 ✓ |
| Nicola Francesca Clarke | Conservative | 397 |
| James Ernest Osler | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| Denis Devlin | Independent | 184 |
Wetheral1 seat
| Barry Ogilvie Earp | Conservative | 1,295 ✓ |
| Roger Horne | Labour | 463 |
Yewdale1 seat
| Raymond Warwick | Labour | 1,016 ✓ |
| Neville John Lishman | Conservative | 982 |