Before (end of 2005) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 20 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1
After (end of 2006) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 1
Ward results
Belah1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| Sandra Fisher | Conservative | 976 |
| G. Warwick | Labour | 435 |
| S. Gash | E Dem | 247 |
| C. Hunt | Independent | 138 |
Botcherby1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Anne Glendinning | Labour | 602 |
| Teresa Cartner | Conservative | 314 |
| E. Croft | Independent | 168 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Olwyn Doreen Luckley | Liberal Democrats | 632 |
| Adrian Warwick | Labour | 321 |
| G. Bain | Conservative | 149 |
| D. Patterson | Independent | 69 |
Currock1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Heather Bradley | Labour | 663 |
| Shaidat Danmole-Ellis | Conservative | 221 |
| Marjorie Janette Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 151 |
| F. Robson | Independent | 144 |
Dalston1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| S. Tweedie | Liberal Democrats | 891 |
| L. Crookdake | Conservative | 874 |
| R. Warwick | Labour | 246 |
Denton Holme1 seat
| P Atkinson | Labour | 780 ✓ |
| P Vasey | Conservative | 329 |
| J Tootle | Liberal Democrats | 166 |
| L Barlow | Independent | 21 |
Harraby1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Weedall | Labour | 802 |
| Nick Clarke | Conservative | 643 |
Longtown & Rockcliffe1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| R Bloxham | Conservative | 635 |
| R. Dodds | Labour | 357 |
| A. Blythe | Independent | 54 |
Stanwix Rural2 seats · turnout 36.0%
| Marilyn Louise Bowman | Conservative | 908 |
| James Bainbridge | Conservative | 747 |
| C. Nicholson | Independent | 475 |
| Joe Hale | Labour | 203 |
| K. Bowstead | Independent | 176 |
Stanwix Urban1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| Elizabeth Mallinson | Conservative | 1,116 |
| S. Bowditch | Labour | 510 |
| R. Hunt | Independent | 286 |
Yewdale1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| G. Stothard | Labour | 797 |
| G. Ellis | Conservative | 750 |
| Eileen Aldersey | Liberal Democrats | 327 |