Before (end of 2017) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 26 · Conservative 21 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2018) (52 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 25 · Conservative 22 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Belah1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Gareth Ellis | Conservative | 902 ✓ |
| Jeanette Maria Whalen | Labour | 429 |
| Alan Toole | Independent | 274 |
| Penelope Bothepa Foster | Green | 114 |
| Phil Douglass | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 69 |
Belle Vue1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Jessica Riddle | Labour | 925 ✓ |
| Melissa Andrews | Conservative | 693 |
Botcherby1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Robert Betton | Independent | 827 ✓ |
| Lisa Brown | Labour | 482 |
| Linda Mary Danielis | Conservative | 136 |
Brampton1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Mike Mitchelson | Conservative | 758 ✓ |
| Margaret Elizabeth Robinson | Labour | 276 |
| Sharon Seymour | Green | 108 |
| Malcolm Fraser Craik | Independent | 87 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| Anne Glendinning | Labour | 587 ✓ |
| Paul William Bradley | Conservative | 311 |
| David John Wood | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
| Rachael Hunt | Green | 72 |
Currock1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| Susan Crawford | Labour | 616 ✓ |
| Barbara Eden | Conservative | 271 |
| John Denholm | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 107 |
| Harry Atkinson | Green | 47 |
Dalston1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| Ann Vipond McKerrell | Conservative | 1,119 ✓ |
| Michael Anthony Gee | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
| Calvin Rodgerson | Labour | 364 |
Denton Holme1 seat
| Christopher Southward | Labour | 754 ✓ |
| Syed Ali | Conservative | 345 |
| Rob Morrison | Green | 136 |
Harraby1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Paul Carrigan | Labour | 742 ✓ |
| Geoff Mitchell | Conservative | 560 |
| Julian Oldfield | Green | 83 |
Longtown and Rockcliffe1 seat
| Raynor Desmond Bloxham | Conservative | 526 ✓ |
| Paul Atkinson | Labour | 213 |
| Fiona Mills | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 61 |
Morton1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| Colin Stothard | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| Charles Henry McKerrell | Conservative | 476 |
| Alan Peters | Green | 79 |
St Aidans1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Anne Quilter | Labour | 662 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Osborne | Conservative | 379 |
| Mike Middlemore | Independent | 87 |
| Henry Bryson Goodwin | Green | 69 |
Stanwix Rural1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Marilyn Louise Bowman | Conservative | 903 ✓ |
| Christopher Peter Robinson | Labour | 292 |
| Sky Higgins | Green | 116 |
| John James Harding | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 59 |
Stanwix Urban1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| Elizabeth Mallinson | Conservative | 1,083 ✓ |
| Louise Atkinson | Labour | 696 |
| Helen Davison | Green | 188 |
| Claire Louise Pearce | Independent | 78 |
Upperby1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| David Graham | Labour | 640 ✓ |
| Linda Margaret Mitchell | Conservative | 292 |
| James Ernest Osler | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Wetheral1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| Stephen Michael Higgs | Conservative | 1,015 ✓ |
| Robert Rynn | Labour | 336 |
| Christopher Stanley Moss | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
| Dallas Jane Brewis | Green | 64 |
| Geoff Round | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 53 |
Yewdale1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| Robert Currie | Conservative | 879 ✓ |
| Timothy Linford | Labour | 788 |
| Jeffrey Coates | Liberal Democrats | 178 |