Before (end of 1982) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Other 13 · Labour 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Other 13 · Labour 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Appleton Roebuck1 seat
| J. Heppenstall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Askham Bryan1 seat · turnout 56.0%
| J. Bramall | Independent | 392 |
| P. Houldsworth | Labour | 71 |
Barlby With Osgodby2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| W. Horsfield | Independent | 797 |
| M. Batty | Independent | 501 |
| M. McDonald | Labour | 192 |
Beal1 seat · turnout 50.7%
| P. Cuttle | Independent | 389 |
| J. Stevens | Labour | 231 |
Bishopthorpe2 seats
| D. Baillie | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| D. Heseldin | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Byram Cum Sutton1 seat
| R. Wilson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Camblesforth1 seat
| R. Baines | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Carlton1 seat
| S. Beaumont | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Cawood with Wistow1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| D. Jones | Independent | 427 |
| P. Cook | Conservative | 225 |
Church Fenton1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| W. Harrison | Conservative | 579 |
| D. Floyd | Labour | 155 |
Copmanthorpe1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| N. Macleod | Independent | 810 |
| N. Auty | Labour | 351 |
Dunnington2 seats
| M. Johnson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Carr | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Eggborough1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| A. I'Anson-Holton | Independent | 290 |
| W. Carr | Independent | 105 |
| J. Crawford | Independent | 96 |
Fairburn with Brotherton1 seat
| G. Lynch | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Fulford2 seats · turnout 27.7%
| R. Britton | Independent | 608 |
| D. Britton | Independent | 521 |
| L. Forrest | Labour | 230 |
Hambleton1 seat
| B. Metcalf | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hemingbrough1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| J. Bramley | Independent | 568 |
| I. Storey | Independent | 208 |
Heslington1 seat
| J. Spooner | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Monk Fryston1 seat · turnout 65.6%
| J. Webster | Independent | 407 |
| P. Cressey | Conservative | 311 |
North Duffield1 seat
| M. Patrick | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Riccal With Kelfield1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| J. Deans | Independent | 423 |
| D. Northcott | Conservative | 234 |
Selby Central2 seats · turnout 40.5%
| J. Wetherell | Conservative | 261 |
| N. Webber | Conservative | 250 |
| C. Eyre | Lib/Sdp | 232 |
| G. Long | Labour | 220 |
| D. Davies | Labour | 203 |
| G. James | Lib/Sdp | 135 |
Selby North2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| L. Cunliffe | Labour | 568 |
| A. Thurlow | Labour | 483 |
| J. Dyson | Conservative | 357 |
Selby South2 seats
| C. Coultish | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Cunliffe | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Selby West2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| D. Hesse | Conservative | 683 |
| H. Stroud | Conservative | 659 |
| D. Bullock | Lib/Sdp | 260 |
| J. Saword | Lib/Sdp | 211 |
| O. Rowley | Labour | 178 |
| A. Thornton | Labour | 140 |
Sherburn in Elmet3 seats
| P. Odell | Labour | 956 |
| T. Limbert | Labour | 859 |
| S. Bradbury | Labour | 855 |
| E. Seward | Lib/Sdp | 771 |
| C. Winterton | Lib/Sdp | 726 |
| T. Dawson | Lib/Sdp | 717 |
South Milford1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| A. Cawood | Conservative | 400 |
| J. Snowball | Labour | 153 |
| M. Winterton | Lib/Sdp | 143 |
Stutton With Hazlewood1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| K. Jenkinson | Conservative | 458 |
| H. Featherstone | Labour | 138 |
Tadcaster East2 seats · turnout 37.1%
| B. Shearsmith | Conservative | 447 |
| H. Hick | Conservative | 443 |
| C. Frith | Labour | 266 |
| M. Hawesby | Labour | 217 |
Tadcaster West3 seats · turnout 29.6%
| W. Singleton | Conservative | 709 |
| J. Tate | Conservative | 657 |
| D. Nelson | Conservative | 598 |
| H. Pickersgill | Labour | 277 |
| D. Wilson | Labour | 248 |
Thorpe Willoughby1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| K. Mulvihill | Conservative | 599 |
| J. Thornton | Labour | 264 |
Wheldrake With Elvington1 seat
| K. Rodgers | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Whitley2 seats
| H. Thompson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| K. Woodward | Independent | 0 ✓ |
