Before (end of 2002) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Conservative 3 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 15 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Acomb1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Tracey Simpson-Laing | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| David Horton | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| Robert Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 773 |
| Julie Hook | Liberal Democrats | 630 |
| Valmai Galvin | Conservative | 398 |
| Jane Wrigley | Labour | 289 ✓ |
| Keith Laidlow | Conservative | 139 |
| Graham Cambridge | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 107 |
Bishopthorpe1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| David Livesley | Liberal Democrats | 989 ✓ |
| Sue Williams | Conservative | 499 |
| Winifred Atkinson | Labour | 202 |
Clifton3 seats · turnout 26.2%
| Andrew Richard Jones | Labour | 1,065 ✓ |
| Kenneth King | Labour | 977 ✓ |
| Danny Scott | Labour | 825 ✓ |
| Joanna MacDonald | Liberal Democrats | 807 |
| Simon Tarry | Liberal Democrats | 804 |
| Samantha Waudby | Liberal Democrats | 724 |
| Johnnie Cook | Independent | 625 |
| Leslie Marsh | Independent | 612 |
| Stephen Prophet | Independent | 546 |
| William Shaw | Green | 430 |
Derwent1 seat · turnout 48.7%
| Janet Greenwood | Liberal Democrats | 808 ✓ |
| Jennifer Brooks | Conservative | 491 |
| Lesley della Gana | Labour | 128 |
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe3 seats · turnout 40.3%
| Anna Reid | Liberal Democrats | 2,052 ✓ |
| Susan Sunderland | Liberal Democrats | 1,863 ✓ |
| Thomas Holvey | Liberal Democrats | 1,704 ✓ |
| Bernard Bell | Labour | 1,009 |
| Richard Cregan | Labour | 829 |
| Monica Garrity | Conservative | 813 |
| Gerard Paul Hodgson | Labour | 794 |
| Alan Deanes | Conservative | 755 |
| John Naylor | Conservative | 703 |
Fishergate2 seats · turnout 44.6%
| Andy d'Agorne | Green | 1,093 ✓ |
| Mark Hill | Green | 1,028 ✓ |
| John Boardman | Labour | 555 |
| Robin Nicholas Dickson | Conservative | 533 |
| Roger Farrington | Labour | 472 |
| Karen Dunk | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Derek Waudby | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
Fulford1 seat
| K Aspden | Liberal Democrats | 491 ✓ |
| A Smith | Labour | 285 |
| W Davy | Conservative | 162 |
| H. Kenwright | Green | 76 |
Guildhall2 seats · turnout 25.8%
| Janet Looker | Labour | 664 ✓ |
| Brian Watson | Labour | 564 ✓ |
| Nicholas Blitz | Liberal Democrats | 532 |
| Phillip Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
| Nicholas Toms | Conservative | 319 |
| Gillian Cossham | Green | 199 |
| Denise Craghill | Green | 156 |
| Mark Russell | — | 78 |
Haxby & Wigginton3 seats · turnout 35.6%
| Alan Hall | Liberal Democrats | 2,887 ✓ |
| Christian Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 2,728 ✓ |
| Michael Watson | Liberal Democrats | 2,528 ✓ |
| Robert Phillips | Conservative | 724 |
| Gareth Dadd | Conservative | 627 |
| Alan Robertshaw | Green | 453 |
| Doris Bell | Labour | 387 |
| Stephen Burton | Labour | 383 |
| David Wilson | Labour | 327 |
Heslington1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| Ceredig Jamieson-Ball | Liberal Democrats | 381 ✓ |
| Martin Brumby | Labour | 155 |
| Richard Robeson | Conservative | 86 |
| Candida Spillard | Green | 82 |
| Andrew Collingwood | — | 31 |
Heworth3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| Vivienne Kind | Labour | 1,483 ✓ |
| Paul Blanchard | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| Ruth Potter | Labour | 1,300 ✓ |
| Nigel Ayre | Liberal Democrats | 1,020 |
| Matthew Reid | Liberal Democrats | 924 |
| Ian Packington | Liberal Democrats | 777 |
| Patricia Kay | Conservative | 613 |
| David Layfield | Green | 377 |
Heworth Without1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Martin Lancelott | Liberal Democrats | 708 ✓ |
| William Bennett | Conservative | 470 |
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 240 |
Holgate3 seats · turnout 32.9%
| Martin Bartlett | Liberal Democrats | 1,626 ✓ |
| Charles Fairclough | Liberal Democrats | 1,604 ✓ |
| Gilbert Nimmo | Liberal Democrats | 1,392 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Edge | Labour | 1,357 |
| Peter Finlay | Labour | 1,239 |
| Annie Thompson | Labour | 1,074 |
| Nicholas Major | Conservative | 441 |
| Mark Nicholson | Green | 424 |
Hull Road2 seats · turnout 24.7%
| Derek Smallwood | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| David Wilde | Labour | 678 ✓ |
| Gordon Campbell-Thomas | Independent | 435 |
| Duncan Flynn | Conservative | 390 |
| Kevin Dunk | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| Susan Willer | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| John Cossham | Green | 313 |
Huntington & New Earswick3 seats · turnout 30.1%
| John Orrell | Liberal Democrats | 2,236 ✓ |
| Keith Hyman | Liberal Democrats | 2,186 ✓ |
| Carol Runciman | Liberal Democrats | 1,969 ✓ |
| Paul Tumman | Conservative | 755 |
| Clive Woolley | Green | 608 |
| James Alexander | Labour | 531 |
| Geoffrey Beacon | Labour | 490 |
Micklegate3 seats · turnout 30.2%
| Alexander Fraser | Labour | 1,268 ✓ |
| Dave Merrett | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| David Robert Evans | Labour | 1,198 ✓ |
| Andrew Chase | Green | 734 |
| Simon Blackburn | Liberal Democrats | 654 |
| Gillian Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 599 |
| Anthony Martin | Green | 599 |
| Ian Bunting | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
| David Edmund King | Green | 579 |
| Christopher Megone | Conservative | 565 |
| Robert Looker | — | 193 |
Osbaldwick1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| Jonathan Morley | Liberal Democrats | 514 ✓ |
| Gerald Grisdale | Independent | 391 |
| Andrew David Garbutt | Labour | 117 |
Rural West York3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| Janet Hopton | Independent | 2,100 ✓ |
| Quentin Macdonald | Liberal Democrats | 1,685 ✓ |
| Glen Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 1,405 ✓ |
| Adam Sinclair | Conservative | 1,336 |
| Carole Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,316 |
| John Gillies | Conservative | 1,212 |
| George Thomson-Smith | Conservative | 1,016 |
| Annette Brumby | Labour | 527 |
| Iain Simpson-Laing | Labour | 440 |
share3 seats · turnout 31.3%
| I. Waudby | Liberal Democrats | 1,912 ✓ |
| M. Waudby | Liberal Democrats | 1,630 ✓ |
| R Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,534 ✓ |
| V Paylor | Independent | 853 |
| Angela Ireland | Labour | 645 |
| P Gibson | Conservative | 589 |
| A. Kay | Conservative | 562 |
| M Page | Labour | 536 |
| M. Smith | Labour | 518 |
| Dearden A. | Green | 403 |
Strensall2 seats · turnout 31.2%
| Madeleine Kirk | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 ✓ |
| Ian Cuthbertson | Liberal Democrats | 996 ✓ |
| Jonathan Moore | Conservative | 686 |
| William Hanbury | Conservative | 599 |
| Robert Guthrie | Labour | 191 |
| Karlton Smith | Labour | 167 |
Westfield3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Stephen Galloway | Liberal Democrats | 2,291 ✓ |
| Andrew Waller | Liberal Democrats | 2,154 ✓ |
| Susan Galloway | Liberal Democrats | 2,013 ✓ |
| Paul Baptie | Labour | 697 |
| Thomas Gibson | Labour | 641 |
| James Tipton | Labour | 613 |
| Kenneth Beavan | Conservative | 314 |
Wheldrake1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Christian Vassie | Liberal Democrats | 982 ✓ |
| John Galvin | Conservative | 459 |
| Edward Gouge | Labour | 124 |
| District | — | 0 |
