Before (end of 2007) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 34 · Conservative 15 · Labour 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2008) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 36 · Conservative 14 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Ambleside and Grasmere2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| Vivienne June Cassandra Rees | Liberal Democrats | 1,140 ✓ |
| David Vatcher | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 ✓ |
| Brian Barton | Conservative | 542 |
| Tim Brown | Conservative | 518 |
Arnside and Beetham2 seats · turnout 62.5%
| Prudence Jupe | Liberal Democrats | 1,337 ✓ |
| Ian Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 1,292 ✓ |
| Peter Fisher | Conservative | 845 |
| Sue Blonsky | Conservative | 836 |
Broughton1 seat · turnout 56.9%
| Joss Curwen | Conservative | 667 ✓ |
| Barry Rabone | Liberal Democrats | 382 |
Burneside1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| Frank Hodson | Liberal Democrats | 578 ✓ |
| Eric Wright | Conservative | 196 |
Burton and Holme2 seats · turnout 53.7%
| R. Bingham | Conservative | 1,132 ✓ |
| B Cooper | Conservative | 916 ✓ |
| G Johnston | Liberal Democrats | 597 |
| S Chandler | Liberal Democrats | 524 |
Cartmel and Grange West1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| Mary Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 617 ✓ |
| Stephen Chambers | Conservative | 326 |
Coniston and Crake Valley1 seat · turnout 59.3%
| Anne Hall | Conservative | 518 ✓ |
| John Hemingway | Liberal Democrats | 291 |
Crooklands1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| Sheila Eccles | Liberal Democrats | 803 ✓ |
| Rob Cocker | Conservative | 338 |
Grange North1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| Bill Wearing | Conservative | 580 ✓ |
| Russell Boardman | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
Grange South1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| Tim Harvey | Conservative | 501 ✓ |
| Anluise Hamilton-Bruce | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
Hawkshead1 seat · turnout 60.4%
| Colin Davies | Liberal Democrats | 486 ✓ |
| Claire Salisbury | Conservative | 422 |
Holker1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| Maureen Frances Nicholson | Liberal Democrats | 471 ✓ |
| Ruth Airey | Conservative | 368 |
Kendal Castle1 seat
| S. Lawson | Liberal Democrats | 617 ✓ |
| J Alexander | Conservative | 273 |
Kendal Far Cross1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Clive Graham | Liberal Democrats | 478 ✓ |
| Lyndsay Elizabeth Slater | Conservative | 147 |
| Enda Farrell | Green | 109 |
Kendal Fell1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Paul Little | Liberal Democrats | 508 ✓ |
| Diana Crewdson | Conservative | 133 |
| Lois Katherine Sparling | Labour | 81 |
Kendal Heron Hill1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| Andy Shine | Liberal Democrats | 640 ✓ |
| Ian Tomlinson | Conservative | 185 |
Kendal Highgate1 seat
| C Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 537 ✓ |
| D. Huck | Conservative | 111 |
Kendal Kirkland1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Julie Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 412 ✓ |
| Robert Rothwell | Labour | 112 |
| Elizabeth Cartmell | Conservative | 78 |
Kendal Mintsfeet1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Jonathan Brook | Liberal Democrats | 587 ✓ |
| Margaret Williams | Conservative | 129 |
Kendal Nether1 seat
| C. Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 702 ✓ |
| W. Parker | Conservative | 122 |
Kendal Oxenholme and Natland1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| Brenda Clare Gray | Liberal Democrats | 596 ✓ |
| Nigel Byrom | Conservative | 278 |
Kendal Parks1 seat · turnout 41.8%
| Ben Jameson | Liberal Democrats | 568 ✓ |
| Peter Birchall | Conservative | 147 |
Kendal Romney1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Graham Jeffrey Vincent | Liberal Democrats | 615 ✓ |
| Pamela Mary Flitcroft | Conservative | 152 |
Kendal Stonecross1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| Sylvia Emmott | Liberal Democrats | 743 ✓ |
| James Tomlinson | Conservative | 153 |
Kendal Strickland1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| Stephen John Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 611 ✓ |
| Kate Williams | Conservative | 117 |
Kendal Underley1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| Gwendoline Murfin | Liberal Democrats | 541 ✓ |
| Paul Michael Braithwaite | Labour | 125 |
| Alan Price | Conservative | 117 |
Levens1 seat · turnout 67.2%
| Brenda Woof | Liberal Democrats | 737 ✓ |
| Ailsa Hulme | Conservative | 412 |
Low Furness1 seat
| J. Airey | Conservative | 415 ✓ |
| R Beecham | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| J. Duncalf | Green | 43 |
Lyth Valley1 seat · turnout 57.6%
| Rosie Ballantyne-Smith | Liberal Democrats | 585 ✓ |
| Robin Brown | Conservative | 467 |
Mid Furness2 seats · turnout 46.0%
| Jackie Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 969 ✓ |
| Jane Carson | Liberal Democrats | 925 ✓ |
| Wendy Barry | Conservative | 539 |
| Anne Fisher | Conservative | 404 |
| Bharath Rajan | Labour | 88 |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| Alan Baverstock | Liberal Democrats | 681 ✓ |
| Mike Coyle | Conservative | 222 |
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale3 seats · turnout 51.4%
| Lancaster K. | Conservative | 1,432 ✓ |
| P Woof | Liberal Democrats | 1,274 ✓ |
| I McPherson | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 ✓ |
| R. Read | Conservative | 1,210 |
| F. Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 1,183 |
| A. Fenwick | Conservative | 1,127 |
Staveley-in-Cartmel1 seat · turnout 55.7%
| Clive Leal | Liberal Democrats | 462 ✓ |
| Ted Walsh | Conservative | 416 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| Stan Collins | Liberal Democrats | 724 ✓ |
| Angela Wright | Conservative | 180 |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Norman Bishop-Rowe | Conservative | 292 ✓ |
| Roy Gill | Labour | 159 |
| Jon Humberstone | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Jen Wilson | Labour | 208 ✓ |
| Peter Hornby | Conservative | 189 |
| Ronald Edmondson | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Colin Hodgson | Conservative | 388 ✓ |
| Joan Margaret Casson | Labour | 166 |
| Simon James Filmore | Green | 76 |
| Charley Darbishire | Liberal Democrats | 72 |
Ulverston South1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| Brian Wilkinson | Conservative | 398 ✓ |
| Judith Ann Pickthall | Labour | 133 |
| Celia Birchall | Liberal Democrats | 82 |
Ulverston Town1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Jamie Samson | Conservative | 208 ✓ |
| Colin Williams | Labour | 204 |
| Barbara Rabone | Liberal Democrats | 66 |
Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Janette Jenkinson | Conservative | 448 ✓ |
| Colin Pickthall | Labour | 111 |
| Loraine Birchall | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Whinfell1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| Peter Thornton | Liberal Democrats | 488 ✓ |
| Melvin Mackie | Conservative | 297 |
| Windermere Applewaithe | & Troutbeck | 0 |
Windermere Applewaithe & Troutbeck1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| J. Stephenson | Liberal Democrats | 518 |
| M. Nicholson | Conservative | 442 |
Windermere Bowness North1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Hilary Stephenson | Liberal Democrats | 654 ✓ |
| Steve Hall | Conservative | 227 |
Windermere Bowness South1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| David John Williams | Conservative | 433 ✓ |
| Dyan Jones | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Windermere Town1 seat
| Kath Atkinson | Liberal Democrats | 563 ✓ |
| K. Atkinson | Liberal Democrats | 553 ✓ |
| Enid Robinson | Conservative | 118 |
