Before (end of 2010) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 16 · Conservative 13 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2011) (36 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Barrow Island1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Allison Johnston | Labour | 380 ✓ |
| Emily Wood | Independent | 294 |
Central2 seats · turnout 24.4%
| Trevor Alan Biggins | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| Mary Irwin | Labour | 403 ✓ |
| Susan Reader | Conservative | 134 |
| Oliver Pearson | Independent | 108 |
| Rosemarie Hamezeian | — | 102 |
| Kristie Hall | — | 62 |
Dalton North3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| Denis Bell | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| Barry Doughty | Labour | 943 ✓ |
| Ann Thurlow | Labour | 866 ✓ |
| John Heath | Conservative | 812 |
| Katherine Unwin | Conservative | 734 |
| Cheryl Wadeson | Conservative | 617 |
Dalton South3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Wendy Elizabeth Maddox | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| Frances Murray | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| Ernest Wilson | Labour | 748 ✓ |
| John Millar | Conservative | 650 |
| Bill Bleasdale | Conservative | 557 |
| Martin David McLeavy | Conservative | 532 |
| Timothy Bell | Independent | 314 |
| Ian Jackson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 210 |
Hawcoat3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| David William Llywelyn Roberts | Conservative | 1,052 ✓ |
| Judy Richardson | Conservative | 1,051 ✓ |
| Alan James Pemberton | Conservative | 1,000 ✓ |
| Rebecca Melling | Labour | 611 |
Hindpool3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| Anne Burns | Labour | 824 ✓ |
| David Pidduck | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| M. Thomson | Labour | 715 ✓ |
| Mark Burley | Conservative | 276 |
| Sarah Pllana | — | 151 |
| Lee Wicks | — | 145 |
Newbarns3 seats · turnout 32.8%
| John Murphy | Labour | 733 ✓ |
| Marie Derbyshire | Labour | 719 ✓ |
| Wendy Ada McClure | Conservative | 715 ✓ |
| Lorraine Biggins | Labour | 697 |
| David Salt | Conservative | 690 |
| Tina Macur | Conservative | 664 |
Ormsgill3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Lee Michael McKenna | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| Robert Pointer | Labour | 688 ✓ |
| Hayley Louise Preston | Labour | 612 ✓ |
| Jim Hamezeian | — | 501 |
| William McEwan | — | 344 |
| Helen Robinson | — | 248 |
| Terri-Ann Gibney | Conservative | 234 |
| Cheryl Fisher | Conservative | 232 |
| Rowen McClure | Conservative | 216 |
Parkside3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Susan Opie | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Debra Michelle Seward | Labour | 857 ✓ |
| Brendan Sweeney | Labour | 787 ✓ |
| Linda Last | Conservative | 503 |
| Shirley Richardson | Conservative | 444 |
| Joshua White | Conservative | 414 |
| Lisa Hammond | Independent | 235 |
Risedale3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| Kevin Robert Hamilton | Labour | 827 ✓ |
| Lesley Graham | Labour | 820 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Garnett | Labour | 812 ✓ |
| Elaine Burley | Conservative | 326 |
| Ann Denise English | Conservative | 269 |
| Des English | Conservative | 263 |
| Noel Matthews | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 159 |
Roosecote3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| Ray Guselli | Conservative | 942 ✓ |
| Rory McClure | Conservative | 814 ✓ |
| Kenneth Williams | Conservative | 776 ✓ |
| Kenneth Thomson | Labour | 622 |
| Mark Semple | Labour | 602 |
Walney North3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| Desmond Barlow | Labour | 1,130 ✓ |
| Anita Husband | Labour | 1,076 ✓ |
| Tony Callister | Labour | 1,016 ✓ |
| Craig Fisher | Conservative | 350 |
| Cameron McClure | Conservative | 325 |
| Jamie Wiggins | Conservative | 287 |
Walney South3 seats · turnout 36.4%
| Colin Thomson | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| Frank Cassidy | Labour | 914 ✓ |
| Helen Wall | Labour | 856 ✓ |
| David Marcus | Conservative | 583 |
| Derek Gawne | Conservative | 422 |
| Lorraine Cook | Conservative | 411 |