Article 3(4)
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of new ward | Number of councillors to retire in 2000 | Number of councillors to retire in 2002 | Number of councillors to retire in 2003 |
| Arnside & Beetham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Broughton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Burneside | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Burton & Holme | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartmel | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Coniston | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crake Valley | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crooklands | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grange | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hawkshead | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Holker | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kendal Castle | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Far Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Fell | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Glebelands | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Heron Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Highgate | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Kirkland | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Mintsfeet | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Nether | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Oxenholme | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Parks | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Stonecross | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Strickland | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendal Underley | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakes Ambleside | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lakes Grasmere | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Levens | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Low Furness & Swarthmoor | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyth Valley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milnthorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Natland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedbergh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Staveley-in-Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Staveley-in-Westmorland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulverston Central | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulverston East | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulverston North | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulverston South | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulverston Town | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulverston West | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whinfell | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Windermere Applethwaite | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Windermere Bowness North | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Windermere Bowness South | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Windermere Town | 0 | 0 | 1 |