Before (end of 2000) (23 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 11 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 2001) (23 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 11 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 1
Ward results
Hovingham/Sheriff Hutton1 seat · turnout 69.4%
| G. Rennie | Conservative | 2,365 |
| P Andrews | Liberal Democrats | 1,335 |
| N. Dobell | Labour | 402 |
Huntington North1 seat · turnout 74.0%
| C. Wood | Conservative | 463 |
| B. Kerrison | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Kirkbymoorside1 seat · turnout 67.9%
| V. Arnold | Conservative | 2,422 |
| K. Meinardi | Liberal Democrats | 1,082 |
| S. Balf | Labour | 842 |
Malton1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| M Knaggs | Conservative | 1,941 |
| J. Orrell | Liberal Democrats | 1,396 |
| T Davies | Labour | 484 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| D. Lloyd-Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,712 |
| B Cottam | Conservative | 1,513 |
| A. Beaumont | Labour | 724 |
Pickering1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| B. Hill | Liberal Democrats | 1,933 |
| G White | Conservative | 1,856 |
| J. Dixon | Labour | 714 |
Rillington1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| D Naylor | Conservative | 2,541 |
| P Schroeder | Liberal Democrats | 1,482 |
| L. Brittain | Labour | 678 |