Before (end of 1982) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 34 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
After (end of 1983) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 30 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Conservative 0 · Labour 0
Ward results
Askrigg1 seat
| J. Abraham | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Bolton Manor1 seat
| C. Waite | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Catterick & Tunstall2 seats · turnout 27.4%
| B. Doughty | Independent | 600 |
| H. Proom | Independent | 298 |
| S. Proom | Independent | 178 |
Croft-On-Tees1 seat
| E. Larcombe | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| W. Alderson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hawes and High Abbotside1 seat
| R. Stott | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Kirby Hill1 seat
| C. Watson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Leyburn2 seats
| Karl Jones | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Potts | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lower Dale1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| Paul Antony Cullen | Independent | 149 |
Lower Swaledale1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| E. Collins | Independent | 149 |
| B. Appleby | All | 38 |
Middleham & Coverdale1 seat
| D. Law | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Richmond Central1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| R. Cross | Independent | 283 |
| S. Clarke | All | 254 |
| J. Hendren | Independent | 130 |
Richmond East3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| G. Buckle | All | 645 |
| K. Carr | Independent | 640 |
| R. May | Independent | 638 |
| V. Carter | All | 400 |
Richmond West2 seats
| T. Cross | Independent | 367 |
| C. Lewis | All | 320 |
| S. Golding | Independent | 177 |
| B. Hodge | Independent | 167 |
Scotton1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| M. Rothwell | Independent | 161 |
| J. D'Arcy | Lib/Sdp | 106 |
St. Agathas1 seat · turnout 8.7%
| A. Forde | All | 75 |
St. Michaels & St. Lukes1 seat
| J. Bell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stanwick1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| R. Leggett | Independent | 288 ✓ |
| A. Pelton | Independent | 110 |
| F. Reeks | Independent | 86 |
| D. Wood | Independent | 60 |
Swaleside1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| R. Leggett | Independent | 288 |
| M. McGill | Independent | 145 |
| C. Grant | Lib/Sdp | 103 |
