Before (end of 2003) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 21 · Conservative 14 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2004) (38 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 12 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Edith Garside | Labour | 538 ✓ |
| Patricia Humes | — | 207 |
| John Gray Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 196 |
| Shirley Richardson | Conservative | 191 |
Dalton North1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| William Crosthwaite | Conservative | 759 ✓ |
| Dennis Toye | Labour | 600 |
| Thomas Weall | Independent | 348 |
| Elizabeth Gibbons | — | 244 |
Dalton South1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Wendy Elizabeth Maddox | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| Lynn Murray | Conservative | 727 |
| James Young | Independent | 392 |
Hawcoat1 seat · turnout 52.9%
| David William Llywelyn Roberts | Conservative | 1,838 ✓ |
| Rebecca Melling | Labour | 409 |
Hindpool1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Diane Charlton | Labour | 645 ✓ |
| Rosemarie Hamezeian | — | 287 |
| John Murray | Conservative | 258 |
| Leonard Atkinson | Independent | 72 |
Newbarns1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Robert Maltman | Conservative | 912 ✓ |
| Marie Derbyshire | Labour | 685 |
| William O'Brien | — | 220 |
Ormsgill1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| Dale Morgan | Labour | 537 ✓ |
| Jim Hamezeian | — | 499 |
| Tina Macur | Conservative | 265 |
| Margaret Arts | Independent | 188 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Susan Opie | Labour | 632 ✓ |
| Barry Rabone | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| Pamela Smith | Conservative | 548 |
Risedale1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Terence Waiting | Labour | 699 ✓ |
| Desmond English | Conservative | 277 |
| Alexander Dacre | — | 244 |
| Helene Young | Independent | 146 |
Roosecote1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Ramon Guselli | Conservative | 1,177 ✓ |
| Stephen Smart | Labour | 731 |
Walney North1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Anthony Callister | Labour | 805 ✓ |
| Ronald Hiseman | Conservative | 467 |
| Kenneth Arts | Independent | 402 |
Walney South1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| John Murphy | Labour | 810 ✓ |
| Graham Pritchard | Conservative | 658 |
| Margaret Taylor | Independent | 295 |