Before (end of 1996) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 12 · Other 8 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 1997) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 12 · Other 8 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Brayton1 seat · turnout 76.4%
| G. Gatman | Labour | 2,469 ✓ |
| Mark Crane | Conservative | 2,404 |
| R Fogden | Liberal Democrats | 719 |
Cawood1 seat · turnout 73.5%
| Duggan J. | Labour | 2,056 ✓ |
| C Pearson | Conservative | 1,791 |
| J Eastwood | Liberal Democrats | 705 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 75.4%
| D Howson | Labour | 2,459 ✓ |
| J. Bramley | Conservative | 1,853 |
| Alex Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 764 |
Fulford1 seat · turnout 73.9%
| D. Ashton | Conservative | 532 ✓ |
| R. Newby-Batty | Labour | 124 |
| D. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
Osgoldcross1 seat · turnout 72.7%
| Wilson R. | Labour | 2,345 ✓ |
| Watkinson C. | Conservative | 1,503 |
| D Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 638 |
Selby North1 seat · turnout 65.7%
| K Aston | Labour | 3,033 ✓ |
| M. Fagan | Conservative | 1,151 |
| C Eyre | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
Selby Rural1 seat · turnout 71.9%
| M. Hulme | Conservative | 2,033 ✓ |
| J. Aston | Labour | 1,892 |
| D. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 670 |
Sherburn1 seat · turnout 75.1%
| G Lynch | Labour | 2,382 ✓ |
| G Morley | Conservative | 2,362 |
| R Hutchinson | Liberal Democrats | 774 |
Tadcaster East1 seat · turnout 72.7%
| C. Metcalfe | Conservative | 800 ✓ |
| J. Peck | Ind Con | 730 |
| J. Lloyd | Labour | 701 |
| Roderic Parker | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
Tadcaster West1 seat · turnout 72.8%
| J. Ashton | Conservative | 1,644 ✓ |
| D Bain-Mackay | Liberal Democrats | 1,551 |
| D Wilson | Labour | 1,154 |