Before (end of 1989) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Other 4 · Labour 3
After (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Other 9 · Labour 4
Ward results
Bilton1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| Geoff Foxall | Labour | 1,659 |
| T. Cornelius | SLD | 965 |
| A. Boothman | Conservative | 492 |
Bishop Monkton1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| G. Lambert | Conservative | 607 ✓ |
| M. Russell | SLD | 192 |
| R. Duffield | Green | 144 |
| M. Brumhead | Labour | 131 |
Duchy1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| B. Kettlewell | Conservative | 1,005 ✓ |
| T. Hurren | SLD | 992 |
| P Caunt | Labour | 513 |
| C. Ward | Green | 179 |
East Central1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| B. Hillier | SLD | 1,069 ✓ |
| G. Anderson | Labour | 647 |
| N. Fawcett | Conservative | 507 |
| K. Chalker | Green | 194 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| De C'Cey-Bayley M-A. | SLD | 1,172 ✓ |
| D. Maguire | Labour | 993 |
| D. Chipp | Conservative | 316 |
| J. Barltrop | Green | 132 |
Harlow1 seat · turnout 54.4%
| A. Brooks | Conservative | 1,170 ✓ |
| M. Margolis | Green | 1,035 |
| D. Callaghan | SLD | 668 |
| E Cunningham | Labour | 268 |
Kirkby Malzeard1 seat · turnout 59.5%
| D. Clements | SDP | 550 ✓ |
| N. Nichol | Conservative | 391 |
| J. Thristan | Green | 60 |
| P. Ward | Labour | 54 |
Knaresborough East1 seat · turnout 54.6%
| M. Dorrington | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| B. Hoult | SLD | 788 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 678 |
| K. Gregson | Independent | 488 |
| A. Marsh | Green | 163 |
Knaresborough West1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| A. Wright | Labour | 1,614 |
| P. Ward | Conservative | 876 |
| A. Mason | SLD | 386 |
Marston Moor1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| Arnold Warneken | Green | 534 |
| R. Thomas | Conservative | 424 |
| H. Burke | Labour | 142 |
New Park2 seats · turnout 54.7%
| R. Kent | SLD | 748 ✓ |
| J. Crowther | SLD | 729 ✓ |
| A Currie | Labour | 416 |
| B. Tylee | Labour | 397 |
| S. Cloake | Conservative | 290 |
| R. Marsh | Independent | 278 |
| J. Shapton | Conservative | 245 |
Newby1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| R. Hall | SLD | 472 |
| I. Hick | Conservative | 351 |
| J. Bentham | Labour | 144 |
Pannal1 seat · turnout 62.6%
| E. Waight | SLD | 1,826 |
| D. Rawlings | Conservative | 1,198 |
| R Swithinbank | Labour | 150 |
Ripon East1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| J. Stockdale | SLD | 992 |
| P. Clark | Labour | 881 |
| B Darbyshire | Conservative | 634 |
Ripon West1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| D. Spearman | SLD | 944 ✓ |
| R. Britton | Conservative | 837 |
| J. Dougill | Labour | 414 |
| J. Baslington | Independent | 366 |
Spofforth1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| D. Rimington | LIB | 546 |
| W. Kitson | Conservative | 461 |
| P. Dix | Labour | 112 |
Starbeck1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| P. Marsh | Independent | 1,427 |
| R Newby-Batty | Labour | 806 |
| L Fellows | Conservative | 321 |
Wathvale1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| C. Brown | Conservative | 561 ✓ |
| C. Barker | SDP | 185 |
| A Woodhead | Labour | 152 |
| J. Cooper | SLD | 61 |
Wedderburn1 seat · turnout 49.7%
| G. Long | SLD | 1,712 |
| C Moor | Conservative | 905 |
| C. Maguire | Labour | 305 |
West Central1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| A. Baker | SLD | 1,183 |
| R. McCarroll | Conservative | 896 |
| B. Elias | Labour | 379 |