Before (end of 2001) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 25 · Conservative 15 · Other 3
After (end of 2002) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Labour 26 · Conservative 15 · Other 3
Ward results
Almondbury1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| John Michael Smithson | Liberal Democrats | 1,985 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Hardaker | Labour | 746 |
| B. Strudwick | Green | 262 |
Batley East1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Mary Harkin | Labour | 2,091 ✓ |
| Jon Robert Bloom | Liberal Democrats | 1,829 |
| Ian Alexander McCord | Conservative | 599 |
| Timothy Sykes | Green | 164 |
Batley West1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Saiqa Pandor | Labour | 1,688 ✓ |
| David Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,645 |
| Jonathan Pygott | BNP | 438 |
| Brian Taylor | Conservative | 406 |
| Stephen Turnbull | Green | 82 |
Birkby1 seat · turnout 36.3%
| Deryck Hillas | Labour | 2,540 ✓ |
| Reggie Sharp | Conservative | 927 |
| Mohammad Saeed | Liberal Democrats | 332 |
| John Phillips | Green | 239 |
| Graham Hellawell | — | 132 |
Birstall & Birkenshaw1 seat
| Andrew Palfreeman | Conservative | 2,019 ✓ |
| Miranda Williams | Labour | 1,389 |
| James Tasker | Liberal Democrats | 387 |
| Clive Lord | Green | 234 |
Cleckheaton1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| Andrew Pinnock | Liberal Democrats | 1,642 ✓ |
| John Dick | Labour | 913 |
| Simon Sugden | Conservative | 845 |
| Stephen Harrison | Green | 134 |
Colne Valley West1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Margaret Fearnley | Liberal Democrats | 1,503 ✓ |
| Dorothy Lindley | Conservative | 1,461 |
| I. Leedham | Labour | 707 |
| Sandra Leyland | Green | 228 |
Crosland Moor1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Molly Walton | Labour | 2,158 |
| Rana Younas | Liberal Democrats | 1,459 |
| Neil Craven | Conservative | 667 |
| David Hill | Green | 157 |
| Macsood Humayun | — | 115 |
Dalton1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Colin Walder | Liberal Democrats | 1,756 ✓ |
| Melvyn Munday | Labour | 1,458 |
| Anah Maheen | Conservative | 214 |
| David Honour | Green | 160 |
Deighton1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Susan May | Labour | 1,095 ✓ |
| Richard Francis Pinnock | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 |
| H. Byram | Conservative | 160 |
| Joseph Whiteside | — | 57 |
Denby Dale1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Christopher Harpin | Labour | 1,987 ✓ |
| Jonathan Naylor | Conservative | 1,966 |
| Emma Bone | Liberal Democrats | 609 |
| Joseph Whiteside | — | 376 |
| A. Stimson | Green | 276 |
Dewsbury East1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| Eric Firth | Labour | 1,559 ✓ |
| Bernard Diskin | Liberal Democrats | 1,435 |
| Suzy Bastow | BNP | 536 |
| Riasat Khan | Conservative | 379 |
| Brenda Smithson | Green | 61 |
Dewsbury West1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Khalid Hussain | Liberal Democrats | 2,950 ✓ |
| Mumtaz Hussain | Labour | 1,666 |
| John Nottingham | Conservative | 418 |
| David Mitchell | BNP | 417 |
| Nicholas Ayres | Green | 120 |
Golcar1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Robert Christopher Iredale | Liberal Democrats | 1,792 ✓ |
| Mark Antony Ewington | Labour | 997 |
| Karen Tweed | Conservative | 528 |
| Lynsey Hedges | Green | 253 |
Heckmondwike1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| Timothy Crowther | Labour | 2,027 ✓ |
| Rhys Roberts | Conservative | 1,317 |
| Sajid Sharif | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
| Gillian Redshaw | Green | 229 |
Holme Valley North1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| John Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,676 ✓ |
| Terry Lyons | Labour | 1,579 |
| Richard Stuart Dixon | Conservative | 1,026 |
| Barry Ward | Green | 199 |
| Ian Brooke | — | 57 |
| Melodie Staniforth | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 55 |
Holme Valley South1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Keith Nigel Patrick | Conservative | 1,592 ✓ |
| Jeanette Leadbeater | Liberal Democrats | 1,329 |
| Mary Chapple | Labour | 1,182 |
| John Heneghan | Green | 292 |
| Roger Keely | — | 110 |
Kirkburton1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Mark Hemingway | Conservative | 1,815 ✓ |
| Derek Hardcastle | Green | 1,583 |
| Julie Ballanfante | Labour | 988 |
| Gerald Edinburgh | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
Lindley1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Barbara Allonby | Liberal Democrats | 2,358 ✓ |
| David James | Conservative | 1,011 |
| Douglas Morgan | Labour | 602 |
| Richard Plunkett | Green | 184 |
| Helen Martinek | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 130 |
Mirfield1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Martyn Bolt | Conservative | 2,147 ✓ |
| Michael Hutchinson | Labour | 1,216 |
| Helen Swain | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| Claire Plunkett | Green | 111 |
| Imelda Marsden | Independent | 106 |
Newsome2 seats · turnout 31.7%
| Graham Simpson | Green | 2,000 ✓ |
| Julie Stewart | Green | 1,812 ✓ |
| Garth Pratt | Labour | 861 |
| Gilbert Hanson | Labour | 744 |
| Andrew Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Anne Thornton | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| Michael Brooke | Conservative | 310 |
| Paul Ambler | Conservative | 197 |
| Dylan Murphy | — | 107 |
Paddock1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Linda Wild | Liberal Democrats | 1,807 ✓ |
| Barry France | Labour | 1,544 |
| Nikki Kelly | Conservative | 321 |
| Leslie Bailey | Green | 205 |
Spen1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Gordon North | Labour | 1,593 ✓ |
| Derrick Yates | Conservative | 1,228 |
| Kenneth Lee | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| Isabel Walters | Green | 116 |
Thornhill1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| Khizar Iqbal | Conservative | 2,326 ✓ |
| Thimme Gowda | Labour | 1,207 |
| Nicholas Cass | BNP | 823 |
| Gary Denison | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
| Sarah Greenwood | Green | 126 |