Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Conservative 19 · Labour 8 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
Appleton Roebuck1 seat
| W. Elsworth | Conservative | 339 |
| C. Bromet | Independent | 232 |
Askham Bryan1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| H. Smith | Independent | 399 |
| L. Stone | Independent | 170 |
Barlby With Osgodby2 seats · turnout 28.1%
| E. Wright | Independent | 384 |
| D. Hunt | Independent | 342 |
| C. King | Labour | 285 |
| W. Horsfield | Independent | 269 |
Beal1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| E. Baker | Independent | 210 |
| E. Beechey | Labour | 164 |
| K. Bryan | Independent | 54 |
Bishopthorpe2 seats
| D. Heseldin | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| J. Tait | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Brayton2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| G. Holmes | Independent | 463 |
| J. Seaman | Conservative | 443 |
| A. Gregory | Independent | 223 |
Byram Cum Sutton1 seat
| ???? | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Camblesforth1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| A. Glover | Independent | 291 |
| J. Roberts | Independent | 116 |
Carlton1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| J. Middleton | Independent | 125 |
| K. Lyon | Labour | 91 |
Cawood with Wistow1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| H. Phillips | Independent | 320 |
| H. Stockdale | Independent | 218 |
Church Fenton1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| R. Barmley | Conservative | 357 |
| P. Odell | Labour | 191 |
Copmanthorpe1 seat
| N. Macleod | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Dunnington2 seats · turnout 29.0%
| R. Carr | Independent | 411 |
| A. Hornshaw | Independent | 410 |
| C. Dickinson | Independent | 224 |
| M. Johnson | Independent | 168 |
Escrick1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| R. Wilson | Independent | 317 |
| N. Forbes Adam | Independent | 177 |
Fairburn with Brotherton1 seat · turnout 62.2%
| G. Lynch | Labour | 318 |
| G. Senior | Independent | 129 |
| R. Hunter | Dem Lab | 108 |
Fulford2 seats · turnout 31.6%
| R. Britton | Independent | 532 |
| E. Britton | Independent | 415 |
| S. Tuvey | Independent | 254 |
| L. Lovell | Labour | 153 |
Hambleton1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| L. Staniland | Conservative | 124 ✓ |
| T. Askin | Independent | 123 |
| K. Turner | Independent | 59 |
| W. Chilvers | Independent | 48 |
Hemingbrough1 seat
| J. Bramley | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Heslington1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| D. Pearcy | Independent | 158 |
| J. Jupp | Labour | 127 |
Monk Fryston1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| J. Webster | Independent | 294 |
| A. Leach | Independent | 109 |
| H. Roebuck | Independent | 86 |
No. 14 (Kirk Smeaton)1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| G. Chalk | Conservative | 143 |
| H. Thompson | Labour | 142 |
No. 17 (Eggborough)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| R. Walker | Independent | 289 |
| J. Balderson | Labour | 237 |
No. 19 (Whitley)1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| K. Woodward | Conservative | 371 |
| M. Longmore | Labour | 144 |
No. 30 (Appleton Roebuck)1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| W. Elsworth | Conservative | 339 |
| C. Bromet | Independent | 232 |
No. 31 (Tadcaster)4 seats
| W Singleton | Conservative | 1,041 ✓ |
| D Hesse | Conservative | 804 ✓ |
| Brent Wood | Conservative | 709 ✓ |
| P Branston | Conservative | 613 ✓ |
| Christopher Martin Woodward | Independent | 536 |
| Alexander Heslop | Labour | 417 |
| W Oaten | Labour | 372 |
| L Westerman | Independent | 365 |
| H Poskitt | Labour | 358 |
No. 33 (Sherburn-In-Elmet)3 seats · turnout 56.1%
| J. Beedel | Labour | 1,070 |
| A. Cawood | Independent | 1,015 |
| J. Tarpey | Labour | 1,000 |
| H. Butterfield | Independent | 985 |
| R. Erskine | Conservative | 981 |
| W. Tomkins | Independent | 892 |
North Duffield1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| M. Patrick | Independent | 217 |
| J. Fleeman | Independent | 137 |
Riccal With Kelfield1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| J. Deans | Independent | 183 |
| T. Golton | Independent | 177 |
| S. Almond | Independent | 35 |
Selby Central1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| K. Wilkinson | Conservative | 239 |
| J. Kent | Labour | 236 |
Selby North2 seats · turnout 33.0%
| G. Atkinson | Labour | 603 |
| L. Cunliffe | Labour | 539 |
| J. Thorpe | Conservative | 341 |
Selby South2 seats
| J. Kitchen | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| C. Coultish | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Selby West3 seats · turnout 40.6%
| L. Backhouse | Conservative | 805 |
| C. Blythe | Conservative | 727 |
| C. Bainbridge | Conservative | 684 |
| A. Thurlow | Labour | 431 |
| H. Rafferty | Labour | 388 |
| R. Cunliffe | Labour | 359 |
Stutton With Hazlewood1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| R. Faircliffe | Conservative | 376 |
| T. Clegg | Labour | 123 |
Thorpe Willoughby1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| A. Batty | Independent | 260 |
| P. Scrafton | Independent | 193 |
Wheldrake With Elvington1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| F. Fairburn | Independent | 353 |
| Lambert M. | Independent | 197 |
