Before (end of 2010) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 34 · Conservative 16 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2011) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 32 · Conservative 18 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Ambleside and Grasmere2 seats
| Vivienne June Cassandra Rees | Liberal Democrats | 941 ✓ |
| Heidi Halliday | Liberal Democrats | 811 ✓ |
| Raymond Lane | Conservative | 592 |
| Neil Salisbury | Conservative | 516 |
| Marilyn Molloy | Labour | 159 |
Arnside and Beetham1 seat · turnout 61.9%
| Ian Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 1,279 ✓ |
| Gordon Fairclough | Conservative | 786 |
| James Barker | Labour | 137 |
Broughton1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| Joss Curwen | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| Gary McClure | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
Burneside1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| Claire Holland | Liberal Democrats | 526 ✓ |
| Christine Bellas | Conservative | 250 |
| Lois Katherine Sparling | Labour | 61 |
Burton and Holme1 seat · turnout 58.7%
| Ben Cooper | Conservative | 939 ✓ |
| Victor Brown | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
Cartmel and Grange West1 seat · turnout 58.7%
| Mary Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 604 ✓ |
| Ian Curwen | Conservative | 319 |
Grange North1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| Andrew Paul Gardiner | Conservative | 594 ✓ |
| Barbara McCaffrey | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
Grange South1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| Tim Harvey | Conservative | 529 ✓ |
| Dorothy Lownds | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
Holker1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| Gill Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 516 ✓ |
| Trevor Wilson | Conservative | 415 |
Levens1 seat · turnout 70.1%
| Mary Orr | Liberal Democrats | 667 ✓ |
| Grenville Evans | Conservative | 472 |
| Tony Rothwell | Labour | 58 |
Low Furness1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Ray Beecham | Liberal Democrats | 132 ✓ |
| Jo-Anna Duncalf | Green | 100 |
Mid Furness1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| Janet Willis | Liberal Democrats | 694 ✓ |
| Doreen Fell | Conservative | 648 |
| Colin Pickthall | Labour | 262 |
| Chris Loynes | Green | 62 |
| Evelyn Westwood | Liberal Democrats | 1,424 ✓ |
| Jules Drummond-Hay | Conservative | 1,323 |
Whinfell1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| Peter Thornton | Liberal Democrats | 512 ✓ |
| Melvin Mackie | Conservative | 300 |
Windermere Applewaithe & Troutbeck1 seat · turnout 57.6%
| B. Berry | Conservative | 480 ✓ |
| J. Stephenson | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
Windermere Bowness North1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| Hilary Stephenson | Liberal Democrats | 608 ✓ |
| Michael Nicholson | Conservative | 280 |
| Rae Cross | Labour | 47 |
Windermere Bowness South1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| David John Williams | Conservative | 376 ✓ |
| Stephen Rooke | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| Rae Cross | Labour | 43 |
Windermere Town1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| Sandra Britton | Liberal Democrats | 537 ✓ |
| Steve Hall | Conservative | 117 |
| Penelope Henderson | Labour | 114 |