Before (end of 2002) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (48 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 4
Ward results
Acklam2 seats
| Ronnie Lowes | Independent | 1,309 ✓ |
| Shyamal Biswas | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| Ronald Darby | Conservative | 619 |
| Francis Garrity | CPA | 125 |
| Terence Young | CPA | 63 |
Ayresome2 seats · turnout 14.0%
| Bernard Taylor | Labour | 385 ✓ |
| Jo Taylor | Labour | 354 ✓ |
| William Hawthorne | Independent | 274 |
| Victor Rushton | Liberal Democrats | 126 |
| Thomas O'Neill | Conservative | 122 |
Beckfield2 seats · turnout 13.7%
| Robert Brady | Labour | 445 ✓ |
| Brian Hubbard | Labour | 442 ✓ |
| Angela Harris | Conservative | 178 |
Brookfield2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| Ken Hall | Labour | 745 ✓ |
| George William Rogers | Conservative | 621 ✓ |
| Leslie Solomon | Labour | 609 |
| Patricia Rogers | Conservative | 553 |
| Vincent Landers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 267 |
Clairville2 seats · turnout 16.0%
| William Kerr | Labour | 333 ✓ |
| Linda Wilson | Labour | 309 ✓ |
| Patricia Walker | Independent | 266 |
| Kenneth Hall | Independent | 225 |
| Jennifer Claire Smith | Liberal Democrats | 84 |
| Kenneth Ivison | Conservative | 81 |
Coulby Newham3 seats · turnout 14.8%
| Paul Thompson | Labour | 819 ✓ |
| John Cole | Labour | 746 ✓ |
| Janice Brunton | Labour | 649 ✓ |
| Valerie Beadnell | Conservative | 337 |
| Jacqueline Simmonds | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
Gresham3 seats
| M Ismail | Labour | 684 |
| K Walker | Labour | 683 |
| B Coppinger | Labour | 662 |
| A Hutchinson | Independent | 304 |
| Elaine Holley | Conservative | 161 |
| Steven McFarlane | CPA | 145 |
Hemlington2 seats · turnout 19.7%
| Nicola Walker | Labour | 392 ✓ |
| John Heath | Liberal Democrats | 379 ✓ |
| Anthony Scurrah | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
| Malcolm Saysell | Labour | 342 |
| Yvonne Ellis | Independent | 143 |
| John Ellis | Independent | 133 |
Kader2 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Hazel Pearson | Conservative | 943 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Harris | Conservative | 710 ✓ |
| John Tweddle | Labour | 483 |
| Richard Speakman | Labour | 420 |
| Joan Fawcett | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
Ladgate2 seats
| Christopher Budd | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| Michael Carr | Labour | 606 ✓ |
| David Philip Coupe | Conservative | 284 |
Linthorpe3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| Barbara Elder | Independent | 868 ✓ |
| Stephen Bloundele | Labour | 853 ✓ |
| Martin Booth | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| Christopher McIntyre | Liberal Democrats | 762 |
| Victoria Rogers | Conservative | 648 |
| Robert Smith | Labour | 639 |
| Peter Heywood | CPA | 332 |
| Elizabeth Young | CPA | 260 |
Marton2 seats · turnout 26.1%
| Thomas Mawston | Liberal Democrats | 947 ✓ |
| Dorothy Davison | Liberal Democrats | 926 ✓ |
| Andrew McDonald | Labour | 168 |
Marton West2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| Terence Ward | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| Ann Ward | Conservative | 736 ✓ |
| David Branson | Labour | 410 |
| Jane Bates | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| Claire Lowe | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
Middlehaven2 seats · turnout 14.4%
| John McPartland | Labour | 302 ✓ |
| Francis Gill | Labour | 275 ✓ |
| Eileen Bedwell | Liberal Democrats | 113 |
| Gordon Shippey | Independent | 99 |
| Geoffrey Kerr-Morgan | — | 83 |
| Leslie Cass | Conservative | 46 |
| James Jones | Labour | 605 ✓ |
| Charles Rooney | Labour | 481 ✓ |
| Ronald Burdett | Independent | 202 |
| Richard Ryan | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
| Hubert Harrison | Conservative | 76 |
NUNTHORPE2 seats
| Brenda Thompson | Conservative | 1,068 ✓ |
| Peter Sanderson | Conservative | 861 ✓ |
| Linda Parrish | Liberal Democrats | 569 |
| Edith Mawston | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| David Drumm | Labour | 192 |
Pallister2 seats · turnout 12.7%
| Eleanor Lancaster | Labour | 458 ✓ |
| Christopher Robson | Labour | 443 ✓ |
| John Bedwell | Liberal Democrats | 87 |
| Susan Dalton | Conservative | 81 |
Park2 seats
| Joseph Michna | Liberal Democrats | 521 ✓ |
| Frances McIntyre | Liberal Democrats | 417 ✓ |
| Michael Carr | Labour | 316 |
| Mirja Uddin | Labour | 252 |
| Terence Coakley | Conservative | 107 |
| Anya Heywood | CPA | 41 |
| Miles Banner | CPA | 33 |
Park End2 seats
| Peter Porley | Labour | 521 ✓ |
| Kevin Morby | Independent | 434 ✓ |
| Dawn Atkinson | Labour | 419 |
Stainton & Thornton1 seat
| Maelor Williams | Liberal Democrats | 635 ✓ |
| Thurston Purvis | Labour | 91 |
Thorntree2 seats
| Walter Ferrier | Labour | 359 ✓ |
| John Henry Jones | Labour | 274 ✓ |
| Pauline Lightfoot | Conservative | 93 |
University2 seats · turnout 17.2%
| Edward Dryden | Labour | 386 ✓ |
| Ronald Regan | Labour | 384 ✓ |
| Gordon Rowntree | — | 282 |
| Lorna Gallacher | Liberal Democrats | 232 |
| Carol Race | Conservative | 82 |
