Before (end of 1987)
Not known.
After (end of 1988)
Not known.
Ward results
Almscliffe1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| G. Coombs | Conservative | 738 |
| A. Mason | SLD | 139 |
| J. Dixon | Labour | 53 |
Claro1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| W. Brewis | Conservative | 562 |
| W. Armitage | SLD | 218 |
| P. Caunt | Labour | 50 |
Killinghall1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| B. Keith | Conservative | 714 |
| S. Howard | SLD | 253 |
| A. Currie | Labour | 109 |
Lower Nidderdale1 seat · turnout 53.6%
| R. Whitfield | Conservative | 407 ✓ |
| A. Binns | Independent | 403 |
| P. Barter | SDP | 143 |
| G. Buckley | Labour | 15 |
Nether Poppleton1 seat · turnout 54.0%
| C. Tomlinson | Conservative | 537 |
| Q. Macdonald | SLD | 429 |
| M. Henderson | Labour | 75 |
Upper Poppleton1 seat · turnout 59.0%
| G. Willis | SLD | 689 |
| N. Bleasdale | Conservative | 597 |
| P. Foxall | Labour | 60 |