Before (end of 2015) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 32 · Conservative 15 · Labour 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2016) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 32 · Conservative 16 · Labour 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Arnside and Beetham1 seat
| Pete McSweeney | Liberal Democrats | 1,220 ✓ |
| Peter Smillie | Conservative | 399 |
| Alan Piper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 93 |
| Jill Abel | Green | 82 |
| Lois Katherine Sparling | Labour | 77 |
Burton and Holme1 seat
| Roger Bingham | Conservative | 919 ✓ |
| Gordon Victor Higton | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
| Nigel Edward Warner | Labour | 111 |
| Andrew Robert Chapple | Green | 59 |
Crooklands1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Sheila Eccles | Liberal Democrats | 611 ✓ |
| David Matthews | Conservative | 263 |
| Meg Hill | Green | 45 |
| Malcolm James Hamilton Nightingale | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 32 |
Hawkshead1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| David Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 478 ✓ |
| Ann Myatt | Conservative | 240 |
| David Walker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 55 |
| Gwen Harrison | Green | 50 |
Levens1 seat · turnout 64.8%
| Annie Rawlinson | Liberal Democrats | 715 ✓ |
| Kevin Holmes | Conservative | 323 |
| Yana Doidge | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 21 |
| Claire Wickham | Green | 19 |
| Dave Cope | Labour | 19 |
Lyth Valley1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| John Charles Goff Holmes | Conservative | 482 ✓ |
| Bex Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| Stephen Willmott | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 43 |
| Alison Faith Gilchrist | Labour | 34 |
| Kate Barkes | Green | 30 |
Milnthorpe1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| Rupert James Audland | Liberal Democrats | 482 ✓ |
| Steven Hurst | Conservative | 253 |
| Oksana Walker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 40 |
| Jo Magne | Labour | 33 |
| Shona Kathleen Kidd | Green | 11 |
| Nicholas Cotton | Liberal Democrats | 1,557 ✓ |
| Alex Toubas | Conservative | 779 |
| Nick Cross | Labour | 114 |
| Daphne Mary Jackson | Green | 84 |
Staveley-in-Cartmel1 seat
| Sue Sanderson | Liberal Democrats | 512 ✓ |
| Ted Walsh | Conservative | 220 |
| Brian Donald Thornton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 57 |
| Ben Barker | Green | 27 |
Staveley-in-Westmorland1 seat
| Stan Collins | Liberal Democrats | 486 ✓ |
| Harry Taylor | Conservative | 125 |
| Fran Richardson | Green | 112 |
| Peter Train | Labour | 68 |
| Albina Thornton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 34 |
Ulverston Central1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| Norman Bishop-Rowe | Conservative | 204 ✓ |
| Bharath Sundara Rajan | Labour | 187 |
| Andrew Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 64 |
| Chris Loynes | Green | 25 |
Ulverston East1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Mark Wilson | Labour | 259 ✓ |
| Peter Hornby | Conservative | 143 |
| Judith Ann Filmore | Green | 53 |
| Maureen Frances Nicholson | Liberal Democrats | 44 |
Ulverston North1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Helen Irving | Conservative | 252 ✓ |
| Judith Ann Pickthall | Labour | 249 |
| Simon James Filmore | Green | 110 |
| Ray Beecham | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
Ulverston South1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Amanda Rigg | Conservative | 268 ✓ |
| Joan Margaret Casson | Labour | 144 |
| Peter Richards | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 59 |
| Bob Gerry | Green | 45 |
| Loraine Birchall | Liberal Democrats | 44 |
Ulverston Town1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| John Clough | Labour | 272 ✓ |
| Reuben Allonby | Conservative | 137 |
| Bill Shaw | Green | 68 |
| David Khan | Liberal Democrats | 42 |
Ulverston West1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| Janette Jenkinson | Conservative | 389 ✓ |
| Bob Brown | Labour | 158 |
| Gordon Ellis Brown | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
| Robert O'Hara | Green | 34 |