Before (end of 2009) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 10 · Labour 8 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2010) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 16 · Conservative 13 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Central1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Trevor Alan Biggins | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| Rosemarie Hamezeian | — | 258 |
| Elaine Burley | Conservative | 251 |
Dalton North1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| Barry Doughty | Labour | 1,699 ✓ |
| Bill Bleasdale | Conservative | 1,441 |
Dalton South1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| Wendy Elizabeth Maddox | Labour | 1,613 ✓ |
| John Millar | Conservative | 1,430 |
Hawcoat1 seat · turnout 71.0%
| Judy Richardson | Conservative | 1,847 ✓ |
| Rebecca Melling | Labour | 1,138 |
Hindpool1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| Margaret Thomson | Labour | 1,368 ✓ |
| Mark Burley | Conservative | 514 |
| Helen Robinson | — | 328 |
Newbarns1 seat · turnout 63.7%
| John Murphy | Labour | 1,218 ✓ |
| Wendy Ada McClure | Conservative | 1,011 |
| Philip Solloway | Independent | 490 |
Ormsgill1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| Robert Pointer | Labour | 1,384 ✓ |
| Teri-Ann Gibney | Conservative | 580 |
| Sheila Begley | — | 466 |
Parkside1 seat · turnout 63.6%
| Michael Sweeney | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| Linda Last | Conservative | 746 |
| Dominic McCavish | Liberal Democrats | 472 |
| Michael Ashburner | BNP | 113 |
Risedale1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| Jeffrey Garnett | Labour | 1,647 ✓ |
| Levi Gill | Conservative | 599 |
| Daniel Tyson | — | 252 |
Roosecote1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| Rory McClure | Conservative | 1,483 ✓ |
| Kenneth Beeres | Labour | 1,289 |
Walney North1 seat · turnout 61.9%
| Anthony Callister | Labour | 1,828 ✓ |
| Stephen Smart | Conservative | 825 |
Walney South1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| Colin Thomson | Labour | 1,819 ✓ |
| Alan James Pemberton | Conservative | 959 |
