Before (end of 1986) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 29 · Conservative 14 · Labour 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1987) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Other 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Labour 1
Ward results
Appleton Wiske1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| L. Turvey | Conservative | 430 |
| P. Archer | Lib/Sdp | 206 |
| J. Taylor | Independent | 56 |
Bedale2 seats
| J Weighell | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| V. Stockwell | Ind Con | 0 ✓ |
Brompton1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| E. Hampson | Conservative | 325 |
| P. Fitchett | Lib/Sdp | 303 |
Broughton and Greenhow1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| F. Foster | Conservative | 626 |
| G. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 367 |
Carlton Miniott1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| N. Jopling | Conservative | 592 |
| D. Loveden | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
Cowtons1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| D. Barker | Independent | 356 ✓ |
| C. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 233 |
| D. Andrews | Green | 53 |
| D. Barker | Independent | 38 |
Crayke1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| G. Roberts | Independent | 365 |
| H. Bowman | Lib/Sdp | 219 |
Easingwold2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| P. Brooke | Independent | 758 |
| G. Ellis | Independent | 734 |
| B. Mathias | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 622 |
Great Ayton3 seats · turnout 56.5%
| J. Imeson | Conservative | 1,512 |
| L. Groves | Conservative | 1,296 |
| J. Fletcher | Conservative | 1,233 |
| P. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 1,067 |
| L. Marsay | Lib/Sdp | 592 |
| D. Pickston | Lib/Sdp | 552 |
| G. Scott | Labour | 277 |
Hillside1 seat
| M. Consett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Huby and Sutton1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| R. Horner | Independent | 517 |
| A. Boddy | Independent | 135 |
Leeming Bar1 seat
| S. Latter | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Morton-on-Swale1 seat
| R. Phillips | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Northallerton North East2 seats
| R. Andrew | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
| M. Prest | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Northallerton South East2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| L. Williams | Lib/Sdp | 432 |
| J. Coulson | Independent | 418 |
| B. Allison | Labour | 218 |
| D. Matthews | Labour | 120 |
Northallerton West2 seats · turnout 26.8%
| D. Willoughby | Independent | 362 |
| C Moor | Conservative | 324 |
| J. Harvey | Independent | 286 |
| G. Aitken | Lib/Sdp | 175 |
| A. Stewart | Independent | 59 |
Osmotherly1 seat
| D. Dennis | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Romanby2 seats · turnout 34.6%
| T. Umpleby | Conservative | 589 |
| J. Clemmet | Independent | 464 |
| A. Port | Independent | 461 |
| M. Stewart | Independent | 172 |
Romanby Broomfield1 seat
| M. Cook | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Rudby2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| J. Sadler | Conservative | 779 |
| B. Walkington | Conservative | 771 |
| H. Hindle | Lib/Sdp | 441 |
Shipton1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| M. Haigh | Lib/Sdp | 330 |
| G. Summersgill | Independent | 274 |
Sowerby2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| D. Stratton | Conservative | 712 |
| M. Potter | Conservative | 653 |
| S. Josephs | Lib/Sdp | 533 |
| E. Sandie | Labour | 282 |
| S. Hoyland | Labour | 211 |
Stillington1 seat
| J. Garrett | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stokesley3 seats · turnout 57.6%
| C. Seymour | Lib/Sdp | 1,213 |
| G. Marsay | Conservative | 1,133 |
| C. Thompson | Independent | 1,100 |
| T. Bainbridge | Independent | 1,026 |
| D. Henderson | Lib/Sdp | 763 |
| A. Finel | Lib/Sdp | 753 |
| J. King | Labour | 244 |
Swainby1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| J. Morley | Independent | 375 |
| F. Beaumont | Independent | 258 |
| M. Kirby | Lib/Sdp | 104 |
Tanfield1 seat
| I. Broadwith | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Thirsk2 seats · turnout 34.6%
| H. Craig | Labour | 525 ✓ |
| D Murkett | Conservative | 420 ✓ |
| A. Davison | Conservative | 353 |
| P. Tate | Labour | 281 |
| F. Roberts | Independent | 269 |
| B. Jackson | Independent | 113 |
| J. Brannon | Independent | 89 |
Whitestonecliffe1 seat
| B. Bosomworth | Independent | 0 ✓ |
