Before (end of 2000) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 15 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 6
After (end of 2001) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 14 · Labour 11 · Liberal Democrats 6
Ward results
Castle1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| A. Randerson | Labour | 1,367 |
| T. Fox | Conservative | 826 |
| G. Hopkinson | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| Murphy N. | Independent | 294 |
Cayton1 seat · turnout 66.3%
| D Pedder | Independent | 2,039 |
| J Blackburn | Conservative | 1,725 |
| M. Gordon | Labour | 1,052 |
Eskdale1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| T Miller | Conservative | 1,635 |
| R. Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 1,276 |
| M Simpson | Labour | 780 |
Falsgrave1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| John Ritchie | Labour | 1,420 |
| D. Barker | Conservative | 683 |
| D Grant | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| J Dixon | Green | 124 |
| P. Deyes | MRLP | 112 |
Lindhead1 seat · turnout 56.8%
| M. Pitts | Liberal Democrats | 1,323 |
| K. Bland | Conservative | 1,292 |
| K Allen | Labour | 1,124 |
Northstead1 seat · turnout 60.4%
| Eric Broadbent | Labour | 1,622 |
| P. Popple | Independent | 1,161 |
| D. Willis | Conservative | 1,007 |
Seamer1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| G. Williamson | Conservative | 1,622 |
| M Missen | Labour | 1,103 |
| D. Jeffels | Independent | 931 |
Streonshalh1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| R Broadley | Liberal Democrats | 1,214 |
| B Summerson | Labour | 1,093 |
| E Noble | Conservative | 539 |
Weaponness1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| E. Bosomworth | Conservative | 1,409 |
| J Warburton | Labour | 1,057 |
| P. Marsden | Independent | 897 |
Woodlands1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| D. Billing | Labour | 1,819 |
| V Morris | Conservative | 1,056 |
| W. Chatt | Independent | 815 |
| Dilys Cluer | Green | 255 |
