Before (end of 2000) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 40 · Conservative 18 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2001) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 40 · Conservative 18 · Labour 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bilton1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| J. Wren | Liberal Democrats | 1,672 |
| H. Adderley | Conservative | 1,147 |
| P Caunt | Labour | 634 |
Boroughbridge1 seat · turnout 63.4%
| C. Wilson | Conservative | 2,588 |
| S. Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 979 |
| G. Shaw | Labour | 792 |
Claro1 seat · turnout 69.3%
| W. Brewis | Conservative | 2,540 |
| K. Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 1,158 |
| A Beatham | Labour | 510 |
Duchy1 seat · turnout 60.0%
| J. Blayney | Liberal Democrats | 2,344 |
| C Page | Conservative | 1,246 |
| R Newby-Batty | Labour | 398 |
East Central1 seat · turnout 57.8%
| S. Macare | Liberal Democrats | 1,595 |
| E Cooper | Conservative | 845 |
| S Hutchings | Labour | 445 |
Granby1 seat · turnout 55.4%
| James Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 1,874 |
| D Pearson | Conservative | 682 |
| Diane King | Labour | 463 |
Harlow1 seat · turnout 72.0%
| J. Clark | Conservative | 2,156 |
| Duckworth J. | Liberal Democrats | 1,996 |
| H Sutcliffe | Labour | 311 |
Haverah1 seat · turnout 69.7%
| R. Thomas | Conservative | 2,762 |
| P. Watson | Liberal Democrats | 1,085 |
| A. Crouch | Labour | 375 |
Knaresborough East1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| Robert Michael Hall | Liberal Democrats | 2,005 |
| D. Rimington | Conservative | 1,364 |
| Althea Farmer | Labour | 696 |
Knaresborough West1 seat · turnout 64.4%
| Hoult B. | Liberal Democrats | 1,622 |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 1,081 |
| A. Wright | Labour | 1,021 |
Masham & Fountains1 seat · turnout 69.5%
| P. Richardson | Conservative | 1,931 |
| T Mould | Liberal Democrats | 1,651 |
| C Hutchings | Labour | 377 |
Pateley Bridge1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| W Fort | Conservative | 2,392 |
| Stephen Francis Beer | Liberal Democrats | 1,398 |
| E. Beechley | Labour | 262 |
Ripon East1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| B. Bateman | Liberal Democrats | 1,190 |
| W. Simpson | Conservative | 1,155 |
| J. Watkins | Labour | 597 |
Ripon West1 seat · turnout 58.1%
| J. Stockdale | Liberal Democrats | 1,182 |
| S. MacKintosh | Conservative | 1,086 |
| A. Williams | Independent | 1,023 |
Starbeck1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| P Dixon | Conservative | 809 |
| Geoff Foxall | Labour | 503 |
Wedderburn1 seat · turnout 68.8%
| C. Kelley | Liberal Democrats | 2,224 |
| P. Jones | Conservative | 1,625 |
| R Swithinbank | Labour | 316 |
West Central1 seat · turnout 59.3%
| Jean Butterfield | Conservative | 1,516 |
| G. Charlton | Liberal Democrats | 1,354 |
| C. Colman | Labour | 374 |
