Before (end of 1986) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Other 13 · Labour 10 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Other 10 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5
Ward results
Appleton Roebuck1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| J. Heppenstall | Conservative | 621 |
| W. Formby | Labour | 93 |
Askham Bryan1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| J. Bramall | Conservative | 375 |
| P. Houldsworth | Labour | 63 |
Barlby With Osgodby2 seats · turnout 29.7%
| W. Horsfield | Independent | 646 |
| A. Batty | All | 606 |
| G. Brown | Labour | 431 |
Beal1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| R. Fogden | All | 381 |
| M. Handforth | Labour | 310 |
Bishopthorpe2 seats · turnout 45.8%
| D. Heseldin | Conservative | 867 |
| A. Armstrong | Conservative | 714 |
| C. Packer | All | 529 |
| D. Hope | Labour | 220 |
Brayton2 seats · turnout 68.5%
| G. Holmes | Conservative | 1,325 |
| A. McKenzie | Conservative | 1,258 |
| D. Carmouche | Labour | 784 |
| S. Carmouche | Labour | 740 |
| J. Saword | All | 629 |
| D. Eyre | Independent | 433 |
Byram Cum Sutton1 seat
| R. Wilson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Camblesforth1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Jackson | Independent | 419 |
| I. Stevens | Labour | 127 |
Carlton1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| S. Beaumont | Independent | 360 |
| M. Thornton | Labour | 108 |
Cawood with Wistow1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| D. Jones | Independent | 551 |
| A. Paton | Labour | 197 |
Church Fenton1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| W. Harrison | Independent | 549 |
| J. Tedder | Labour | 157 |
Copmanthorpe1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| N. Macleod | Independent | 691 |
| W. Macindoe | All | 428 |
| A. Bellwood | Labour | 166 |
Dunnington2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| R. Carr | Independent | 799 |
| M. Johnson | Independent | 732 |
| J. Jagger | All | 566 |
| P. Lee | Labour | 117 |
Eggborough1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| V. I'Anson-Holton | Independent | 301 |
| P. Langley | Labour | 187 |
| D. Hirst | All | 108 |
Escrick1 seat · turnout 59.3%
| W. Dean | Conservative | 677 |
| M. Vassie | All | 137 |
| M. Chadwick | Labour | 73 |
Fairburn with Brotherton1 seat
| G. Lynch | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Fulford2 seats · turnout 39.1%
| R. Britton | Independent | 773 |
| S. Tuvey | Independent | 654 |
| W. Beavers | Labour | 344 |
Hambleton1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| B. Metcalf | Independent | 646 |
| G. Milne | Labour | 63 |
Hemingbrough1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| J. Bramley | Conservative | 452 ✓ |
| A. Patrick | All | 216 |
| D. Bilton | Labour | 174 |
| I. Storey | Independent | 114 |
Heslington1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| P. Nash | All | 672 |
| J. Spooner | Labour | 383 |
Monk Fryston1 seat · turnout 64.9%
| J. Webster | Independent | 465 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 322 |
| J. Crawford | Labour | 55 |
North Duffield1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| M. Patrick | Independent | 372 |
| J. Shaw-Wright | Labour | 70 |
Riccal With Kelfield1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| J. Deans | Independent | 561 |
| S. Davis | Labour | 106 |
Selby Central2 seats · turnout 38.1%
| J. Wetherell | Conservative | 281 |
| C. Eyre | All | 266 |
| N. Webber | Conservative | 255 |
| D. Davies | Labour | 234 |
| D. Bullock | All | 230 |
| K. Nichols | Independent | 148 |
Selby North2 seats · turnout 22.1%
| A. Thurlow | Labour | 742 |
| A. McKenzie | Conservative | 422 |
| L. Cunliffe | Labour | 139 |
Selby South2 seats · turnout 36.5%
| R. Cunliffe | Labour | 619 |
| C. Coultish | Labour | 579 |
| M. Fagan | Conservative | 222 |
| F. Gouldsbrough | Independent | 207 |
Selby West2 seats · turnout 38.0%
| D. Hesse | Conservative | 636 |
| H. Stroud | Conservative | 624 |
| J. Saword | All | 342 |
| J. Edwards | Labour | 274 |
| S. Shaw-Wright | Labour | 227 |
Sherburn in Elmet3 seats · turnout 43.7%
| P. Odell | Labour | 1,282 |
| S. Bradbury | Labour | 1,094 |
| T. Limbert | Labour | 1,089 |
| C. Farrar | Conservative | 881 |
| E. Bolton | Conservative | 719 |
South Milford1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| A. Cawood | Conservative | 512 |
| J. Snowball | Labour | 312 |
Stutton With Hazlewood1 seat · turnout 60.9%
| C. Dunn | Conservative | 485 |
| C. Frith | Independent | 202 |
| J. McCartney | Labour | 96 |
Tadcaster East2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| H. Hick | Conservative | 440 |
| C. Metcalfe | Independent | 427 |
| H. Smith | Conservative | 426 |
| A. Nicoll | Labour | 241 |
Tadcaster West3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| D. Bain-Mackay | All | 732 |
| W. Singleton | Conservative | 682 |
| B. Shearsmith | Conservative | 610 |
| J. Ashton | Conservative | 600 |
| W. Parnaby | Independent | 409 |
| H. Pickersgill | Labour | 264 |
Thorpe Willoughby1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| K. Mulvihill | Conservative | 500 |
| R. Pettigrew | Labour | 344 |
Wheldrake With Elvington1 seat · turnout 53.1%
| K. Rodgers | Conservative | 486 |
| D. Hall | All | 257 |
| J. Bradshaw | Labour | 59 |
Whitley2 seats · turnout 61.7%
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 526 ✓ |
| James Wilson-Petch | Conservative | 526 |
| K Woodward | Conservative | 517 |
| K. Woodward | Conservative | 517 ✓ |
| Hilary Thompson | Independent | 406 |
| H Newitt | All | 328 |
| H. Newitt | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 328 |
| J Dunning | Independent | 267 |
| J. Dunning | Independent | 267 |
| H. Jagger | Labour | 240 |
| S Rawson | Labour | 201 |
| S. Rawson | Labour | 201 |
| P Dransfield | Independent | 42 |
| P. Dransfield | Independent | 42 |
