Before (end of 1982) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Other 9 · Labour 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
After (end of 1983) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 14 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5
Ward results
Ayton1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| D. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 563 |
| J. Pigg | Conservative | 440 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| B. Stead | Independent | 681 ✓ |
| D. Dalton | Conservative | 676 ✓ |
| E. Harbron | Independent | 655 ✓ |
| T. Agar | Labour | 561 |
| B. Burling | Labour | 504 |
| T. Taylor | Conservative | 476 |
| K. McWhan | Conservative | 467 |
| P. Bradley | Labour | 466 |
| G. Kaye | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 351 |
Cayton2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| J. Green | Conservative | 594 |
| P. Fisher | Conservative | 529 |
| D. Leathard | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
| Massey B. | Labour | 460 |
Central3 seats · turnout 41.2%
| B. O'Flynn | Lib/Sdp | 727 |
| E. Lahteela | Labour | 699 |
| D. Thompson | Labour | 651 |
| J. Keenan | Conservative | 615 |
| L. Denton | Labour | 612 |
| R. Lemke | Conservative | 595 |
| E. Hazell | Lib/Sdp | 582 |
| D. Barry | Conservative | 579 |
| J. Atkinson | Lib/Sdp | 528 |
Danby1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| R. Tyreman | Independent | 660 |
| J. Riley | Conservative | 290 |
Derwent1 seat
| D. Jeffels | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Eastfield3 seats
| F. Standing | Labour | 1,176 |
| M. Don | Labour | 1,162 |
| J. Warwick | Labour | 1,122 |
| G. Baldwin | Conservative | 635 |
| C. Murdoch | Conservative | 601 |
| A. Sedgwick | Conservative | 599 |
Eskdaleside2 seats · turnout 42.3%
| M. Gullon | Conservative | 951 ✓ |
| E. Hutchinson | Conservative | 790 ✓ |
| E. Nicholson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 246 |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 151 |
| M. Graham | Labour | 145 |
Falsgrave3 seats · turnout 36.9%
| I. Stubbs | Labour | 1,190 |
| B. Wormald | Labour | 1,097 |
| A. Oxley | Labour | 1,040 |
| L. Mackenzie | Conservative | 930 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 913 |
| D. Beck | Conservative | 845 |
Filey3 seats · turnout 42.4%
| C. Haxby | Conservative | 1,097 ✓ |
| B. Bosomworth | Independent | 1,088 ✓ |
| J. Smithson | Conservative | 897 ✓ |
| R. Dixon | Independent | 798 |
| E. Moon | Conservative | 579 |
| F. Hall | Labour | 418 |
| S. Harrison | Labour | 399 |
| K. Martin | Labour | 379 |
Fylingdales1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| M. Atkinson | Conservative | 673 |
| M. Wood | Labour | 136 |
Hertford2 seats
| G. Allanson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| E. Dixon | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lindhead1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| M. Pitts | Lib/Sdp | 483 |
| B. Hinchliffe | Conservative | 436 |
Mayfield3 seats · turnout 46.5%
| G. Tuby | Independent | 1,286 ✓ |
| D. Harrop | Conservative | 1,203 ✓ |
| R. Firth | Conservative | 1,123 ✓ |
| D. Vasey | Labour | 1,084 |
| G. Trowsdale | Labour | 646 |
| E. Dodgson | Labour | 622 |
| E. Greenwood | Independent | 586 |
| M. Dawson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 461 |
Mulgrave2 seats · turnout 56.5%
| H. Rowe | Conservative | 909 ✓ |
| C. Mann | Conservative | 685 ✓ |
| J. Welford | Independent | 456 |
| T. Willians | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 321 |
| R. Portsmouth | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 237 |
| J. Verrill | Labour | 183 |
| J. Hall | Labour | 112 |
Newby2 seats · turnout 45.5%
| G. McIntyre | Lib/Sdp | 1,030 |
| R. Grunwell | Independent | 846 |
| M. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 556 |
| R. Holden | Conservative | 450 |
| W. Proudfoot | Conservative | 408 |
Northstead3 seats · turnout 47.8%
| T. Sulman | Conservative | 1,206 |
| J. Newham | Conservative | 1,173 |
| J. Graham | Conservative | 1,020 |
| E. Mullineaux | Lib/Sdp | 935 |
| T. Pearcey | Lib/Sdp | 662 |
| M. Budda | Labour | 498 |
| E. Fullerton | Labour | 477 |
| J. Feetenby | Labour | 470 |
Scalby2 seats · turnout 52.1%
| J. Greenan | Independent | 1,155 |
| D. Richardson | Independent | 1,036 |
| G. Truefitt | Conservative | 673 |
| B. Shipley | Conservative | 658 |
| Bill Thompson | Labour | 310 |
| P. Aldridge | Labour | 254 |
Seamer2 seats · turnout 26.4%
| L. Haycock | Independent | 537 |
| R. Creasey | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
| H. Dodds | Conservative | 412 |
Streonshalh3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| D. Clegg | Independent | 789 ✓ |
| F. Roach | Independent | 748 ✓ |
| D. Wastell | Independent | 738 ✓ |
| J. Shears | Labour | 693 |
| S. Griffiths | Labour | 559 |
| B. | Conservative | 552 |
| C. Abbott | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 532 |
| M. Longstaff | Labour | 419 |
| D. Pitts | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 324 |
Weaponess3 seats · turnout 35.1%
| E. Pilgrim | Conservative | 1,399 |
| M. Richards | Conservative | 1,326 |
| B. Woodroffe | Conservative | 1,286 |
| J. Smith | Independent | 763 |
| G. Sharps | Lib/Sdp | 716 |
Woodlands3 seats · turnout 48.8%
| B. Bedford | Conservative | 1,086 |
| D. Jenkinson | Conservative | 1,035 |
| P. Jaconelli | Conservative | 998 |
| K. Hull | Labour | 836 |
| Allen G. | Labour | 744 |
| S. Whiteley | Labour | 678 |
| H. Briggs | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| G. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
| G. Allemby | Lib/Sdp | 560 |
