Before (end of 1986) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Other 14 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5
After (end of 1987) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 19 · Other 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 · Labour 8
Ward results
Ayton1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| D. Thompson | All | 629 |
| Proud I. | Conservative | 505 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| E. Harborn | Conservative | 758 |
| D. Dalton | Conservative | 654 |
| J. Agar | Labour | 621 |
| C. Stead | Independent | 599 |
| C. Lawson | Conservative | 595 |
| J Hill | Labour | 485 |
| I. Clarke | Labour | 484 |
| D. Spafford | All | 470 |
| Mavis Clayton | Independent | 430 |
Cayton2 seats · turnout 39.9%
| J. Green | Conservative | 663 |
| F. Snee | Independent | 657 |
| A. Sobey | Conservative | 649 |
| K. Ward | All | 632 |
Central3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| J. Atkinson | All | 857 |
| D. Thompson | Labour | 767 |
| C. Lahteela | Labour | 661 |
| B. O'Flynn | All | 656 |
| L. Denton | Labour | 656 |
| G. Baldwin | Conservative | 463 |
| J. Peers | Conservative | 405 |
Danby1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| R. Tyreman | Independent | 772 |
| T. Jackson | Conservative | 356 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| D. Jeffells | Independent | 659 |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 259 |
Eastfield3 seats · turnout 24.2%
| F. Standing | Labour | 912 |
| M. Don | Labour | 899 |
| J. Warwick | Labour | 882 |
| J. Lockley | Conservative | 421 |
| J. Ward | All | 278 |
Eskdaleside2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| G. Booth | Conservative | 885 |
| J. Preston | Conservative | 712 |
| E. Nicholson | All | 534 |
| D. Whiteway | All | 420 |
| B. Miller | Ind Con | 318 |
Falsgrave3 seats · turnout 25.1%
| I. Stubbs | Labour | 1,083 |
| A. Oxley | Labour | 1,031 |
| B. Wormald | Labour | 997 |
| S. Thompson | All | 907 |
Filey3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| B. Bosomworth | Conservative | 1,501 |
| G. Riley | Independent | 1,115 |
| J. Brown | All | 1,091 |
| J. Smithson | Conservative | 1,016 |
| C. Haxby | Conservative | 991 |
| P. Clements | All | 489 |
| J. Feather | All | 483 |
Fylingdales1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| J. Tindale | Conservative | 643 |
| T. Squires | Labour | 233 |
Hertford2 seats · turnout 39.1%
| G. Allanson | Conservative | 970 |
| E. Dixon | Independent | 757 |
| E. Flory | All | 404 |
| B. Samuel | All | 331 |
Mayfield3 seats · turnout 46.5%
| G. Tuby | Independent | 1,333 ✓ |
| J. Kenyon | Conservative | 1,051 ✓ |
| C. Mann | Conservative | 1,020 |
| F. Dove | Independent | 877 ✓ |
| E. Hutchinson | Independent | 563 |
| E. Greenwood | Independent | 563 |
| M. Graham | Labour | 543 |
Mulgrave2 seats · turnout 59.1%
| S. Rowe | Conservative | 1,172 ✓ |
| C. Mann | Conservative | 1,020 ✓ |
| D. Cook | Labour | 417 |
| C. Skilbeck | Labour | 371 |
Newby2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| G. McIntyre | All | 1,067 |
| R. Grunwell | Independent | 798 |
| H. Dodds | Conservative | 628 |
| A. Spademan | Independent | 480 |
Northstead3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| E. Mullineaux | All | 1,019 |
| T. Sulman | Conservative | 987 |
| J. Newham | Conservative | 928 |
| K. Worley | Conservative | 867 |
| G. Allan | Labour | 699 |
| A. Raistrick | Independent | 599 |
Scalby2 seats · turnout 46.0%
| J. Greenham | Independent | 932 |
| D. Richardson | Independent | 890 |
| D. Harrop | Conservative | 778 |
| A. Jackson | All | 577 |
| G. Thompson | All | 505 |
Seamer2 seats
| L. Haycock | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Creasey | All | 0 ✓ |
Streonshalh3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| D. Clegg | Independent | 1,091 |
| R. Wastall | Independent | 1,069 |
| F. Roach | Independent | 1,042 |
| T. Davies | Labour | 793 |
Weaponess3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| E. Pilgrim | Conservative | 1,436 |
| W. Woodroffe | Conservative | 1,343 |
| H. Dixon | Conservative | 1,312 |
| E. Bloomer Hazell | All | 750 |
| G. Allenby | All | 706 |
| B. Hewitt | Independent | 560 |
Woodlands3 seats · turnout 42.4%
| H. Bedford | Conservative | 1,091 |
| P. Jaconnelli | Conservative | 963 |
| R. Jackson | Conservative | 943 |
| W. Cranston | All | 896 |
| M. Nesfield | Labour | 810 |
| T. Hull | Labour | 799 |
| Bill Thompson | Labour | 745 |
