Before (end of 1976) (93 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 45 · Other 24 · The Liberal Party 12 · Labour 12
After (end of 1977) (93 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 71 · Other 16 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 3
Ward results
Beckfield1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| D Carlton | Conservative | 1,255 |
| W. Burke | Labour | 981 |
| A. Garside | LIB | 119 |
Bootham1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| K. Cooper | Labour | 1,280 |
| Buckler R. | Conservative | 914 |
| A. Manners | LIB | 233 |
Brompton1 seat
| A. Pearson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Clifton1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| P. Sadd | Conservative | 1,376 |
| W. Richardson | Labour | 1,018 |
| L. Marsh | LIB | 227 |
Derwent No. 11 seat · turnout 48.6%
| D. Ashton | Conservative | 1,773 |
| E. Wright | Independent | 1,031 |
| M. Vassie | LIB | 262 |
Derwent No. 21 seat · turnout 39.8%
| R. Britton | Independent | 2,196 |
| A. Weale | Labour | 480 |
Easingwold1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| R. Park | Conservative | 1,391 |
| F. Wade | Independent | 652 |
| J. Richardson | Independent | 438 |
Filey1 seat
| H. Willans | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Fishergate1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| M. Bwye | Conservative | 1,693 |
| K. King | Labour | 814 |
| R. Gagen | LIB | 157 |
Flaxton No. 11 seat · turnout 46.4%
| E. Denison | Conservative | 2,356 |
| G. Pearson | Ind Con | 1,171 |
| A. Hall | LIB | 714 |
Flaxton No. 21 seat · turnout 44.6%
| W. Chapman | Conservative | 1,968 |
| B. Pexton | Labour | 887 |
Flaxton No. 31 seat · turnout 37.7%
| J. Soffer | Conservative | 1,526 |
| E. Ankers | LIB | 649 |
Flaxton No. 41 seat
| W. Lockwood | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Guildhall1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| R. Oxtoby | Conservative | 1,246 |
| A. Cowen | Labour | 658 |
| S. Laethley | LIB | 276 |
Harrogate (Bilton)1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| E. Todd | Conservative | 1,434 |
| C. Ainsworth | LIB | 780 |
Harrogate (Duchy)1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| T. Ives | Conservative | 1,829 |
| M. Benvegnin | LIB | 569 |
Harrogate (East Central)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| J. Milton | Conservative | 1,027 |
| K. Hillier | LIB | 415 |
Harrogate (Granby)1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| J. Ribbands | LIB | 850 |
| B. Towler | Conservative | 754 |
Harrogate (Pannal)1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| J. Culpan | Conservative | 2,388 |
| G. Rowlands | LIB | 605 |
Harrogate (Wedderburn)1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| M. Brown | Conservative | 1,801 |
| J. Marshall | LIB | 866 |
Harrogate (West Cnetral)1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| D. Davies | Conservative | 756 ✓ |
| F. Davison | LIB | 296 |
| M. Frudd | Whig | 241 |
| A. Little | NF | 36 |
Harrogate Harlow1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| C. Margolis | Whig | 1,809 |
| B. Wilcox | Conservative | 991 |
| K. Bamforth | LIB | 232 |
Harrogate Starbeck1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Jan Blakey | Independent | 1,480 |
| G. Jones | Conservative | 974 |
| P. Brookbank | LIB | 441 |
Holgate2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| L Daley | Conservative | 1,459 |
| E. Binner | Conservative | 1,364 |
| J. Archer | Labour | 1,339 |
| R. Pulleyn | Labour | 1,262 |
| A. Doig | LIB | 149 |
| S. Barton | LIB | 140 |
Kirkbymoorside1 seat
| C. Richmond-Brown | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Knaresborough2 seats · turnout 28.2%
| C. Brice | Conservative | 2,302 |
| C. Edwards | Conservative | 2,210 |
| J. Hunter | Labour | 790 |
Knavesmire1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| T. Hibbert | Conservative | 1,435 |
| J. Maxwell | Labour | 737 |
| M. Morris | LIB | 254 |
Leyburn1 seat
| P. Van Straubenzee | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Micklegate2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| J. Birch | Conservative | 2,251 |
| W. Ward | Conservative | 2,103 |
| P. Mitchell | Labour | 919 |
| W. Atkinson | Labour | 842 |
| P. Hyde | LIB | 250 |
| P. Doig | LIB | 227 |
Nidderdale No. 11 seat
| C. Thorpe | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Nidderdale No. 21 seat
| H. Dawson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Nidderdale No. 31 seat
| G. Bott | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Northallerton1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| M. Marwood | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| W. Wass | Labour | 417 |
| J. Tennant | LIB | 337 |
| W. Wake | Independent | 279 |
| F. McNeill | Independent | 98 |
Norton Rural1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| M. Wrigley | Conservative | 1,136 |
| M. Charter | Ind Con | 899 |
Osgoldcross1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| P. Cook | Conservative | 1,932 |
| R. Sambrook | Labour | 1,147 |
Osmotherley1 seat
| G. Thorniley-Walker | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Pickering1 seat
| J. Robertson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Pickering Rural1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| J. Greetham | Independent | 995 |
| R. Deramore | Conservative | 815 |
Reeth1 seat
| M. Burnett | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Richmond1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| B. Thompson | Conservative | 1,654 |
| A. Harris | LIB | 393 |
Richmond Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 25.6%
| M. Heseltine | Conservative | 1,069 |
| H. Proom | Independent | 663 |
Richmond Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 40.5%
| R. Pease | Conservative | 1,886 |
| A. Ledger | LIB | 480 |
| A. Chisenhale-Marsh | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ripon & Pateley Bridge No. 21 seat · turnout 48.9%
| N. Nichol | Conservative | 2,254 |
| S. Crosfield | LIB | 732 |
Ripon East1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| J. Richmond | Independent | 726 |
| W. Parnaby | Independent | 519 |
| J. Thompson | Conservative | 460 |
Ripon West1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| W. Beaumont | Conservative | 977 |
| F. Spence | Independent | 932 |
Scalby1 seat
| M. Whitaker | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Scarboorugh Rural No. 11 seat
| Viscount | Downe Ind | 0 ✓ |
Scarborough (Castle)1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| A. Burnard | Conservative | 1,327 |
| G. Scales | Labour | 776 |
Scarborough (Eastfield)1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| E. Lahteela | Labour | 992 |
| A. Sedgewick | Conservative | 904 |
Scarborough (Falsgrave)2 seats · turnout 32.6%
| E. Mackenzie | Conservative | 1,474 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 1,380 |
| W. Male | LIB | 687 |
| W. Illingworth | Labour | 628 |
Scarborough (Northstead)1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| J. Maltby | Conservative | 1,410 |
| J. Burgoyne | LIB | 856 |
Scarborough (Weaponess)1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| V. Marshall | Independent | 1,448 |
| A. Hopkins | Independent | 1,033 |
Scarborough (Woodlands)1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| P. Jaconelli | Conservative | 1,465 |
| D. Billing | Labour | 930 |
Scarborough Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 36.1%
| E. Cherry | Conservative | 2,148 |
| R. Priestley | LIB | 747 |
Selby No. 11 seat · turnout 36.3%
| J. Kitching | Labour | 1,056 |
| D. Hesse | Conservative | 959 |
Selby No. 21 seat · turnout 44.2%
| L. Backhouse | Conservative | 1,719 |
| S. Beevers | Labour | 407 |
Selby Rural1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| C. Blythe | Conservative | 2,377 |
| R. Coultish | Labour | 333 |
Settle No. 11 seat · turnout 52.7%
| R. Hargreaves | Conservative | 1,799 |
| J. Pilkington | LIB | 753 |
| R. Leakey | Independent | 182 |
Settle No. 21 seat · turnout 62.4%
| B. Graham | LIB | 1,501 |
| H. Cook | Conservative | 1,454 |
| P. Whelan | Labour | 133 |
Sheriff Hutton1 seat
| M. Territt | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Skipton No. 11 seat · turnout 52.4%
| R. Heseltine | Conservative | 1,230 |
| J. McNeil | Labour | 1,048 |
Skipton No. 21 seat · turnout 51.2%
| C. Swinglehurst | Conservative | 2,039 |
| R. Noble | Labour | 678 |
Skipton Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 51.0%
| T. Stow | Conservative | 2,087 |
| M. Crowther | Independent | 748 |
Skipton Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 56.2%
| H. Tempest | Conservative | 2,014 |
| E. Oxby | LIB | 702 |
| D. Mason | Labour | 341 |
Skipton Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 63.2%
| R. Bray | Conservative | 1,871 |
| J. Lockyer | Independent | 1,001 |
Stillington1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| J. Parfect | Conservative | 1,388 |
| R. Coates | Independent | 501 |
Stokesley No. 11 seat · turnout 44.5%
| A. Ward Thompson | Conservative | 1,778 |
| C. Phalp | Labour | 819 |
Stokesley No. 21 seat
| T. Richardson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Tadcaster No. 11 seat
| J. Jamieson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Tadcaster No. 21 seat · turnout 34.3%
| H. Hick | Conservative | 1,224 |
| G. Spencer | Ind Con | 391 |
| R. Booker | Ind Con | 215 |
Tadcaster No. 31 seat · turnout 47.0%
| J. Donaldson | Conservative | 1,890 |
| C. Frifth | Labour | 822 |
Thirsk No. 11 seat
| M. Consett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Thirsk No. 21 seat · turnout 51.5%
| G. Turton | Conservative | 1,606 |
| P. Medhurst | Labour | 760 |
Walmgate1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Ashley M. | Conservative | 1,404 |
| I. Faulkner | Labour | 1,184 |
| W. Smith | LIB | 134 |
Westfield1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| S. Galloway | LIB | 1,671 |
| C Greaves | Conservative | 708 |
| C. Vause | Labour | 610 |
Whitby No. 11 seat · turnout 32.3%
| A. Thompson | Conservative | 1,291 |
| G. Watson | LIB | 458 |
Whitby No. 21 seat · turnout 34.2%
| D. Tindall | Conservative | 854 |
| F. Stuart | Labour | 360 |
| C. Abbott | LIB | 318 |
Whitby Rural No. 11 seat
| R. Jackson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Whitby Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 46.0%
| C. Barker | Conservative | 1,425 ✓ |
| H. Williamson | Independent | 473 |
| G. Irwin | LIB | 328 |
| F. Moore | Independent | 106 |
