Before (end of 1999) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 41 · Conservative 15 · Labour 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 40 · Conservative 18 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Almscliffe1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| I. Galloway | Conservative | 707 ✓ |
| G. Ford | Liberal Democrats | 123 |
| D. Havercroft | Labour | 39 |
Bilton1 seat · turnout 29.7%
| A Goss | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
| H. Adderley | Conservative | 571 |
| P Caunt | Labour | 457 |
Duchy1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| J Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 955 |
| B. Coucher | Conservative | 627 |
| R Newby-Batty | Labour | 84 |
East Central1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| D Jacobs | Liberal Democrats | 687 |
| W. Hartmann | Conservative | 442 |
| S Hutchings | Labour | 149 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| D. Stokes | Liberal Democrats | 767 |
| J. Wood-Mitchell | Conservative | 349 |
| Diane King | Labour | 120 |
Harlow1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| J. Clark | Conservative | 1,450 |
| M. Stallard | Liberal Democrats | 951 |
| H Sutcliffe | Labour | 101 |
Killinghall1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| M. Bury | Conservative | 776 |
| C. Ryan | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
| M Hayton | Labour | 64 |
Knaresborough East1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| David Ryland Goode | Liberal Democrats | 959 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 851 |
| A Beatham | Labour | 279 |
Knaresborough West1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| K. Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 734 |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 587 |
| Althea Farmer | Labour | 477 |
Lower Nidderdale1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| Tom Watson | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
| J. Hughes | Conservative | 370 |
| C. Gurkin | Labour | 10 |
Nether Poppleton1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| G Fenwicke-Clennell | Conservative | 214 |
| D. Prosser-Higdon | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| N Dobell | Labour | 21 |
New Park1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| W. Richards | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
| R. Adderley | Conservative | 228 |
| B Robinson | Labour | 40 |
Pannal1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| C. Trotter | Conservative | 1,550 ✓ |
| J. Newby | Liberal Democrats | 952 |
| C. Coltman | Labour | 59 |
Ripon East1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| S. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
| D Briscombe | Conservative | 468 |
| J. Lewis | Labour | 108 |
Ripon West1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| S. Jones | Liberal Democrats | 672 |
| P. Richardson | Conservative | 592 |
| P. Foxall | Labour | 72 |
Starbeck1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| G. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 792 |
| P Dixon | Conservative | 328 |
| Geoff Foxall | Labour | 127 |
Wedderburn1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| C. Kelley | Liberal Democrats | 1,207 |
| N Middlemass | Conservative | 1,156 |
| R Swithinbank | Labour | 89 |
West Central1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Jean Butterfield | Conservative | 1,089 |
| T. Hurren | Liberal Democrats | 691 |
| C. Colman | Labour | 194 |
