Before (end of 1999) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Conservative 10 · Other 3
After (end of 2000) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 25 · Conservative 15 · Other 3
Ward results
Almondbury1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| A. Denham | Liberal Democrats | 1,934 |
| J. Hardaker | Labour | 724 |
| P. Ambler | Conservative | 390 |
| C. Plunkett | Green | 126 |
| J. Haley | Soc Alt | 74 |
Batley East1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| G. Maniyar | Labour | 2,073 |
| J. Bloom | Liberal Democrats | 1,572 |
| A. Dickinson | Conservative | 902 |
| K. Sykes | Green | 92 |
Batley West1 seat · turnout 26.8%
| G. Alvy | Liberal Democrats | 1,561 |
| L. Conlon | Labour | 1,455 |
| C. Shaw | Conservative | 534 |
| T Sykes | Green | 87 |
Birkby1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| M. Khan | Labour | 2,688 |
| A Brice | Conservative | 1,098 |
| D Waddington | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
| Phillips J. | Green | 170 |
| G Hellawell | SOC LAB | 113 |
Birstall & Birkenshaw1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| R. Light | Conservative | 1,966 |
| A Calvert | Labour | 1,254 |
| N. Bentley | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| C. Lord | Green | 184 |
Cleckheaton1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| A. Raistrick | Liberal Democrats | 1,858 |
| R. Ryan | Conservative | 805 |
| Mary Mason | Labour | 741 |
| C. Spencer | SOC LAB | 53 |
Colne Valley West1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| D. Ridgway | Liberal Democrats | 1,508 |
| D. Lindley | Independent | 1,366 |
| I. Leedham | Labour | 549 |
| A. Herriott | Conservative | 238 |
| S. Leyland | Green | 186 |
Crosland Moor1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| I. Rutter | Liberal Democrats | 1,722 |
| G. Sykes | Labour | 1,358 |
| N Craven | Conservative | 773 |
| S. Bradbury | Green | 245 |
| I Brooke | SOC LAB | 108 |
Dalton1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| E. Sims | Liberal Democrats | 1,592 |
| M. Munday | Labour | 1,413 |
| R. Jessop | Conservative | 624 |
| T Brooks | Green | 117 |
Deighton1 seat
| J. Calvert | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| A. Cheetham | Liberal Democrats | 757 |
| L. Brice | Conservative | 222 |
| E. Adams | Green | 84 |
| S Morris | SOC LAB | 46 |
Denby Dale1 seat
| S. Hey | Conservative | 2,031 ✓ |
| C. Harpin | Labour | 1,790 |
| R. Nuttall | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| B. Strudwick | Green | 199 |
Dewsbury East1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Hullock D. | Liberal Democrats | 1,351 |
| P. Ellis | Labour | 1,149 |
| S. Fairbairn | Conservative | 595 |
| S. Greenwood | Green | 70 |
Dewsbury West1 seat
| M Razaq | Labour | 2,118 ✓ |
| G Davies | Liberal Democrats | 2,091 |
| Liz Holland | Conservative | 598 |
| D Richardson | Independent | 176 |
| David Honour | Green | 90 |
Golcar1 seat
| M. Granger | Liberal Democrats | 2,159 ✓ |
| J. Akhtar | Labour | 867 |
| Karen Tweed | Conservative | 599 |
| D Carter | Green | 199 |
Heckmondwike1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| P Sykes | Labour | 1,498 |
| R Roberts | Conservative | 1,412 |
| D. Marsden | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| Gillian Redshaw | Green | 149 |
Holme Valley North1 seat
| M. Bower | Liberal Democrats | 1,718 ✓ |
| R. Wrigley | Conservative | 1,188 |
| C. Hirst | Labour | 701 |
| Barry Ward | Green | 149 |
| R Staniforth | MRLP | 36 |
| M Madden | Independent | 33 |
| M. Murphy | Independent | 32 |
Holme Valley South1 seat
| Ken Sims | Conservative | 2,021 ✓ |
| D Taylor | Labour | 1,223 |
| H. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 933 |
| J. Clowes | Green | 252 |
Kirkburton1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| C. Smith | Conservative | 2,110 |
| R Dobson | Labour | 1,170 |
| D. Hardcastle | Green | 710 |
| G. Edinburgh | Liberal Democrats | 487 |
Lindley1 seat
| D Payne | Liberal Democrats | 1,925 ✓ |
| D. James | Conservative | 1,457 |
| N. Arshad-Mather | Labour | 558 |
| R Plunkett | Green | 283 |
Mirfield1 seat
| B. Warby | Conservative | 2,300 ✓ |
| K. Fisher | Labour | 1,391 |
| Dobson J. | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| A. Armstrong | Green | 115 |
Newsome1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| N Harvey | Green | 2,400 |
| Metcalfe B. | Labour | 875 |
| R. Younas | Liberal Democrats | 500 |
| O. Colling | Conservative | 216 |
| S. Hellawell | Independent | 77 |
Paddock1 seat
| M. Sokhal | Labour | 1,526 ✓ |
| P. Milner | Liberal Democrats | 1,461 |
| K Giles | Conservative | 537 |
| A Brooke | SOC LAB | 76 |
| L Bailey | Green | 75 |
Spen1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Margaret Bates | Conservative | 1,623 |
| G North | Labour | 1,260 |
| E. Newsome | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| J. Smithson | Green | 78 |
Thornhill1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| G. Asif | Conservative | 1,788 |
| T. Gowda | Labour | 1,213 |
| G. Denison | Liberal Democrats | 655 |
| G. Jolly | Green | 128 |
