Before (end of 2001) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 6 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2002) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Castleford Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| S. Groves | Labour | 1,404 |
| M. Richards | Conservative | 267 |
| T. Holderson | SL | 186 |
Castleford Glasshoughton1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| M. Burns-Williamson | Labour | 1,864 |
| C Scholes | Conservative | 255 |
| A. Herbert | SL | 152 |
Castleford Whitwood1 seat · turnout 22.0%
| Colin Churm | Labour | 1,812 ✓ |
| Jean Molloy | Conservative | 237 |
| Mary Appleyard | SOC LAB | 137 |
Crofton and Ackworth1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| Paul Beckett | Labour | 1,564 ✓ |
| James McDougall | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
| Catherine Campbell-Reitzik | Conservative | 554 |
| Howard Burden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 194 |
| David Bruce | SOC LAB | 76 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| Robin Tuffs | Labour | 1,867 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Hick | Conservative | 383 |
Hemsworth1 seat
| W. Jenkins | Labour | 1,629 ✓ |
| Mullins E. | Conservative | 372 |
| M. Kent | SL | 247 |
Horbury1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Brian Holmes | Labour | 1,408 ✓ |
| Caroline Sheen | Conservative | 1,225 |
| Mark Andrew Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
| Karen Bruce | SOC LAB | 60 |
Knottingley1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| Graham Stokes | Labour | 1,667 ✓ |
| David Howarth | Conservative | 530 |
Normanton and Sharlston1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| Peter Loosemore | Labour | 1,306 ✓ |
| Graeme Milner | Independent | 665 |
| Allan Couch | Conservative | 346 |
| Mick Appleyard | SOC LAB | 308 |
Ossett1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| Peter Walker | Liberal Democrats | 2,138 ✓ |
| Maureen Anne Cummings | Labour | 1,235 |
| Terence Brown | Conservative | 518 |
Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Jack Kershaw | Labour | 1,875 ✓ |
| Rob Molloy | Conservative | 638 |
| John Gill | — | 134 |
| Zane Carpenter | SOC LAB | 103 |
Pontefract South2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| Trevor Izon | Labour | 1,581 ✓ |
| Martyn Ward | Labour | 1,317 ✓ |
| Ian Bloomer | Conservative | 1,250 |
| Philip Booth | Conservative | 1,243 |
| Carol Ives | — | 285 |
South Elmsall1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| John Devine | Labour | 1,655 ✓ |
| Ian L Hall | Conservative | 438 |
| Mary Neale | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Harold Mills | Independent | 1,288 ✓ |
| Malcolm Evans | Labour | 1,167 |
| Michael Ledgard | Conservative | 128 |
Stanley and Altofts1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| Dawn Atkinson | Labour | 1,670 ✓ |
| Norma Crossley | Conservative | 750 |
| Michael Burch | Liberal Democrats | 715 |
| Kathryn Summerscales | SOC LAB | 83 |
Stanley and Wrenthorpe1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| Rosealine Lund | Labour | 1,655 ✓ |
| James Dick | Conservative | 1,131 |
| Margaret Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 813 |
Wakefield Central1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Antony Richardson | Labour | 1,758 ✓ |
| Jane Brown | Conservative | 1,396 |
| Susan Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| Paul Tuerk | SOC LAB | 62 |
Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| Olivia Rowley | Labour | 1,533 ✓ |
| John Berry | Conservative | 552 |
| Abdul Aziz | SOC LAB | 417 |
| Georgina Fenton | Independent | 324 |
| Alan Dale | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| Michael Griffiths | — | 252 |
Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| Keith Rhodes | Labour | 1,562 ✓ |
| Michael Mitchell | Conservative | 674 |
| Dawn Dale | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 119 |
Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Paul Harvey | Conservative | 1,566 ✓ |
| John Newsome | Labour | 1,536 |
| David Henry Neale | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Norman Joseph Hazell | Independent | 1,575 ✓ |
| Christian I'Anson | Conservative | 1,364 |
| Hazel Chowcat | Labour | 1,265 |
| Stephen Nuthall | Liberal Democrats | 494 |