Before (end of 2001) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 40 · Conservative 18 · Labour 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 27 · Conservative 26 · Other 1 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bilton2 seats · turnout 37.6%
| Heather Adderley | Conservative | 798 ✓ |
| Morris Lightfoot | Liberal Democrats | 787 ✓ |
| Robin Adderley | Conservative | 776 |
| David Richold | Liberal Democrats | 665 |
| Norman Dobell | Labour | 115 |
Bishop Monkton1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Ian Roger Galloway | Conservative | 572 ✓ |
| Phillip Barlow | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
Boroughbridge1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Brian Lumsden | Conservative | 379 ✓ |
| Peter Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| Ruth Dicken | Labour | 58 |
Claro1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Matthew Bean | Conservative | 774 ✓ |
| Keith Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
Granby2 seats
| Gideon Ben-Tovim | Labour | 962 ✓ |
| John Fox | Liberal Democrats | 818 ✓ |
| Margaret-Ann Corlett de Courcey-Bayley | Liberal Democrats | 783 ✓ |
| David Pearson | Conservative | 222 |
| Annette Butler | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| Pamela Singleton | Conservative | 203 |
| David James Walter King | Labour | 114 |
| Catherine Hurst | Conservative | 36 |
| Deborah Tilston | LIB | 25 |
Harlow Moor2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| David Simister | Conservative | 1,080 ✓ |
| Simon Theakston | Conservative | 1,051 ✓ |
| Jane Blayney | Liberal Democrats | 754 |
| Peter Turner | Liberal Democrats | 655 |
| Andrew Bradwell | Independent | 201 |
| Kenneth Jones | Labour | 75 |
High Harrogate2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| William Hartman | Conservative | 404 |
Hookstone2 seats · turnout 60.6%
| Patricia March | Liberal Democrats | 1,114 ✓ |
| Richard Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 1,030 ✓ |
| Michael Laycock | Conservative | 645 |
| David Rimmington | Conservative | 628 |
| Mark France | Labour | 96 |
Killinghall1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| Michael Bury | Conservative | 723 ✓ |
| J. Stockdale | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| John Stockdale | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
Kirkby Malzeard1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| Margaret Atkinson | Conservative | 703 ✓ |
| Ernest O'Keefe | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
Knaresborough East2 seats
| Hoult B. | Liberal Democrats | 647 |
| D Tankard | Liberal Democrats | 630 |
| R Aspin | Conservative | 402 |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 394 |
| Althea Farmer | Labour | 289 |
| M Hayton | Labour | 264 |
Knaresborough King James2 seats · turnout 41.4%
| John Russell Smith | Conservative | 760 ✓ |
| Diana Smith | Conservative | 756 ✓ |
| Richard Hall | Liberal Democrats | 714 |
| Terence Maude | Liberal Democrats | 690 |
| David Crosthwaite | Labour | 170 |
| Simon Hutchings | Labour | 127 |
Knaresborough Scriven Park2 seats · turnout 36.7%
| Anne Jones | Liberal Democrats | 550 ✓ |
| Kevin Brian Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 541 ✓ |
| Andrew John Wright | Labour | 516 |
| Michael Hill | Conservative | 416 |
| Alan Beatham | Labour | 401 |
| Myra Smith | Conservative | 383 |
Low Harrogate2 seats · turnout 35.5%
| Richard Cooper | Conservative | 885 ✓ |
| Jean Butterfield | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| Ruth Alliston | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
| John Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 512 |
| Christine Colman | Labour | 102 |
Lower Nidderdale1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| Tricia Watson | Liberal Democrats | 646 ✓ |
| Elwyn Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 637 |
Marston Moor1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| Julian Sturdy | Conservative | 508 ✓ |
| Gillean Firth | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| Patrick O'Connor | Labour | 75 |
Mashamshire1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| Nigel Simms | Conservative | 525 ✓ |
| Jan Foster | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
New Park2 seats · turnout 25.0%
| Joan Crowther | Liberal Democrats | 755 ✓ |
| Wendy Richards | Liberal Democrats | 749 ✓ |
| Andrew Dennis | Conservative | 277 |
| Sally Dennis | Conservative | 266 |
| B. Robinson | Labour | 103 |
Nidd Valley1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| Leslie Ellington | Liberal Democrats | 603 ✓ |
| David Carter | Conservative | 326 |
Ouseburn1 seat · turnout 50.0%
| Christine Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 724 ✓ |
| William Alton | Conservative | 391 |
Pannal2 seats · turnout 53.0%
| Fred Willis | Conservative | 1,434 ✓ |
| Michael Gardner | Conservative | 1,376 ✓ |
| Joan Newby | Liberal Democrats | 764 |
| Ann Morris | Liberal Democrats | 706 |
| Brian Dunsby | Independent | 246 |
| Cynthia Coltman | Labour | 81 |
Pateley Bridge1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Stanley Beer | Liberal Democrats | 654 ✓ |
| Stephen Boyden | Labour | 89 |
Ribston1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Christine Bayliss | Conservative | 613 ✓ |
| Pamela Godsell | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
Ripon Minster2 seats · turnout 26.3%
| Stuart Martin | Liberal Democrats | 568 ✓ |
| Sidney Hawke | Liberal Democrats | 501 ✓ |
| Andrew Collyer | Conservative | 489 |
| Stanley MacKintosh | Conservative | 475 |
Ripon Moorside2 seats · turnout 32.3%
| Andrew Williams | Independent | 1,101 ✓ |
| Anthony Simpson | Conservative | 379 ✓ |
| Stephen Jones | Liberal Democrats | 375 |
| David Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 356 |
| Francis Woodward | Conservative | 341 |
Ripon Spa2 seats · turnout 36.9%
| Alan Skidmore | Liberal Democrats | 813 ✓ |
| Paul Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 755 ✓ |
| Rosemarie Curlewis | Conservative | 610 |
| Peter Pearson | Conservative | 587 |
Rossett2 seats
| R Nash | Conservative | 1,259 |
| J. Clark | Conservative | 1,209 |
| T Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 746 |
| P. Boddy | Liberal Democrats | 724 |
| G. Mountford | Labour | 114 |
Saltergate2 seats · turnout 23.5%
| Michael Newby | Liberal Democrats | 710 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Webber | Liberal Democrats | 704 ✓ |
| Brenda Galvin | Conservative | 326 |
| Karen Payne | Conservative | 303 |
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| Stuart Fawcett | Conservative | 758 ✓ |
| Jean Burdett | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
Starbeck2 seats · turnout 27.5%
| Philip Broadbank | Liberal Democrats | 899 ✓ |
| Granville Ward | Liberal Democrats | 785 ✓ |
| John Fletcher | Conservative | 279 |
| Philip Dixon | Conservative | 255 |
| Patricia Ann Foxall | Labour | 134 |
Stray2 seats · turnout 46.6%
| Clifford Trotter | Conservative | 1,016 ✓ |
| Patricia Jones | Conservative | 937 ✓ |
| Claire Kelley | Liberal Democrats | 880 |
| Charles Kilpatrick | Liberal Democrats | 733 |
| Barbara Coultas | Independent | 295 |
| Roger Newby | Labour | 92 |
Washburn1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| Richard Grange | Conservative | 804 ✓ |
| Roger Wensley | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Wathvale1 seat
| Chris Brown | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Woodfield2 seats · turnout 33.2%
| Andrew Goss | Liberal Democrats | 714 ✓ |
| John Wren | Liberal Democrats | 693 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Foxall | Labour | 487 |
| Peter Caunt | Labour | 452 |
| Adam Pritchard | Conservative | 208 |
| Denis Muldoon | Conservative | 206 |
