Before (end of 2001) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 17 · Other 12 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 0
After (end of 2002) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 8 · Labour 0
Ward results
Aire Valley with Lothersdale2 seats
| Mark Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 552 ✓ |
| Patricia Fairbank | Conservative | 480 ✓ |
| Robert Greaves | Conservative | 410 |
Barden Fell1 seat
| Christopher Knowles-Fitton | Conservative | 474 ✓ |
| Robert Heseltine | Independent | 264 |
Bentham2 seats
| John Pilkington | Liberal Democrats | 741 ✓ |
| G. Hurtley | Conservative | 488 ✓ |
| M. Camacho | Independent | 439 |
| Manuel Camacho | Independent | 139 |
Cowling1 seat
| John Alderson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Embsay-with-Eastby1 seat
| John Quinn | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Gargave And Malhamdale2 seats
| S Butcher | Conservative | 656 ✓ |
| D Crawford | Conservative | 563 ✓ |
| A. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| C Hayes | Independent | 393 |
Gargrave and Malhamdale2 seats
| Stephen Butcher | Conservative | 658 ✓ |
Glusburn2 seats · turnout 56.2%
| Philip Barrett | Independent | 1,086 ✓ |
| Philip Barrett | Independent | 1,066 ✓ |
| Peter Seward | Independent | 364 ✓ |
| Arthur Dixon | Independent | 335 |
| I Bannister | Conservative | 229 |
| Ian Bannister | Conservative | 220 |
| Jennifer Wood | Conservative | 194 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Grassington1 seat
| Peter Walbank | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| Helen Firth | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ingleton and Clapham2 seats
| Carl Lis | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| David Ireton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Penyghent1 seat
| Richard Charles Welch | Conservative | 393 ✓ |
| Anthony Macaulay | Independent | 326 |
Settle and Ribblebanks2 seats
| David Heather | Liberal Democrats | 652 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Graham | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| C Price | Conservative | 392 |
| Teresa Murray | Conservative | 383 |
| Charles Price | Conservative | 382 |
Skipton East2 seats · turnout 33.9%
| Eric Jaquin | Liberal Democrats | 342 ✓ |
| Pamela Heseltine | Conservative | 333 ✓ |
| Christopher James Harbron | Conservative | 303 |
| Melvin Seward | Independent | 268 |
| Darren Moorby | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| Dennis Hall | Independent | 204 |
| Duncan Hall | Labour | 184 |
Skipton North2 seats
| Michael Doyle | Liberal Democrats | 570 ✓ |
| Marcia Turner | Conservative | 569 ✓ |
| Paul Whitaker | Conservative | 512 |
| Michael Hill | Independent | 416 |
Skipton South2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| Andy Solloway | Liberal Democrats | 325 ✓ |
| F. Cook | Independent | 295 ✓ |
| Frances Cook | Independent | 285 ✓ |
| Albert Cook | Independent | 252 |
| Anthony Bentley | Conservative | 181 |
| Barry Blood | Conservative | 177 |
Skipton West2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| Pauline English | Liberal Democrats | 589 ✓ |
| Paul English | Liberal Democrats | 575 ✓ |
| Pauline English | Liberal Democrats | 569 ✓ |
| Margaret Spence | Conservative | 279 |
| Norman Spence | Conservative | 261 |
Sutton-in-Craven2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| Stephen Anthony Place | Independent | 778 ✓ |
| Kenneth Hart | Independent | 585 ✓ |
| Barbara Barwick-Nicholson | Conservative | 216 |
| Dee Pollitt | Conservative | 122 |
Upper Wharfedale1 seat
| John Sayer | Conservative | 481 ✓ |
| Kenneth Luty | Independent | 233 |
| James Monksfield | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
West Craven1 seat
| John Binns | Conservative | 267 ✓ |
| Robert Mason | Independent | 212 |
| Andrew Rankine | Liberal Democrats | 134 |