Before (end of 2000) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 15 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 2
After (end of 2001) (41 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Conservative 15 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Brayton1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| G. Gatman | Labour | 2,297 |
| W Norton | Conservative | 2,072 |
| C Eyre | Liberal Democrats | 666 |
Cawood1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| Duggan J. | Labour | 1,850 |
| C Pearson | Conservative | 1,804 |
| D. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 63.5%
| B. Marshall | Labour | 2,166 |
| D. McSherry | Conservative | 1,656 |
| J Eastwood | Liberal Democrats | 776 |
Osgoldcross1 seat · turnout 62.1%
| J Vause | Labour | 1,800 |
| I. Pullan | Conservative | 1,497 |
| H Newitt | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
Selby North1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| S. Shaw-Wright | Labour | 2,377 |
| J. Joy | Conservative | 1,017 |
| Alex Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
Selby Rural1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| M. Hulme | Conservative | 1,693 |
| J Davie | Labour | 1,360 |
| J. McCartney | Independent | 664 |
| D Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
Sherburn1 seat · turnout 65.9%
| J Snowball | Labour | 2,339 |
| G Morley | Conservative | 2,075 |
| R Hutchinson | Liberal Democrats | 660 |
Tadcaster East1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| C. Metcalfe | Conservative | 1,122 |
| G Kitchin | Labour | 747 |
| Roderic Parker | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
Tadcaster West1 seat · turnout 65.0%
| J. Ashton | Conservative | 1,700 |
| D Bain-Mackay | Liberal Democrats | 1,190 |
| R Packham | Labour | 1,155 |