Before (end of 2002) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Conservative 5 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 2
After (end of 2003) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Castleford Ferry Fryston1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| James Nicholson | Labour | 1,117 ✓ |
| John Bird | Independent | 621 |
| Madge Richards | Conservative | 166 |
Castleford Glasshoughton1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| Paul Phelps | Labour | 1,655 ✓ |
| Charles Scholes | Conservative | 399 |
Castleford Whitwood1 seat · turnout 19.8%
| Peter Box | Labour | 1,424 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Rhodes | Conservative | 320 |
| Kathryn Summerscales | SOC LAB | 148 |
Crofton and Ackworth1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| Roy Hirst | Labour | 1,310 ✓ |
| James McDougall | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| Christopher Hazell | Independent | 640 |
| Michael Ledgard | Conservative | 530 |
Featherstone1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| Graham Isherwood | Labour | 1,554 ✓ |
| Terence Brown | Conservative | 433 |
| Zane Carpenter | SOC LAB | 192 |
Hemsworth1 seat
| G. Lloyd | Labour | 1,384 ✓ |
| R. Bateman | Independent | 579 |
| Mullins E. | Conservative | 301 |
Horbury1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Janet Holmes | Labour | 1,519 ✓ |
| Carol Smith | Conservative | 1,054 |
| Mark Andrew Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 695 |
| John Aveyard | BNP | 629 |
| John Alexander | Independent | 161 |
Knottingley1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| Graham Clarke | Labour | 1,297 ✓ |
| David Howarth | Conservative | 403 |
| Carey Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
| Colin Batty | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 185 |
Normanton and Sharlston1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| Barry Smith | Labour | 1,354 ✓ |
| Graeme Milner | Independent | 797 |
| Allan Couch | Conservative | 370 |
| Norman Hartshorne | SOC LAB | 237 |
Ossett1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Elizabeth Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 1,639 ✓ |
| Donald Hitchen | Labour | 1,112 |
| Suzy Cass | BNP | 784 |
| Glenn Armitage | Conservative | 689 |
Pontefract North1 seat · turnout 19.6%
| Clive Tennant | Labour | 1,443 ✓ |
| Rob Molloy | Conservative | 536 |
| Howard Burdon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 352 |
| John Gill | — | 149 |
Pontefract South1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Philip Booth | Conservative | 1,290 ✓ |
| Pat Garbutt | Labour | 1,270 |
| James Marran | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 224 |
| Alan Hyman | — | 141 |
South Elmsall1 seat · turnout 18.3%
| Allan Garbutt | Labour | 1,398 ✓ |
| Ian L Hall | Conservative | 664 |
South Kirkby1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Mollie Wright | Labour | 1,714 ✓ |
| Christian I'Anson | Conservative | 403 |
Stanley and Altofts1 seat · turnout 23.3%
| Kevin Swift | Labour | 1,129 ✓ |
| Pauline Mitchell | Conservative | 849 |
| Michael Burch | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
| Steve Gilks | Independent | 501 |
| Thomas Appleyard | SOC LAB | 130 |
Stanley and Wrenthorpe1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| David Lund | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| James Dick | Conservative | 954 |
| Alexander Adie | Independent | 808 |
| Margaret Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
Wakefield Central1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 1,430 ✓ |
| Jane Brown | Conservative | 1,251 |
| Catherine Holmes | Independent | 567 |
Wakefield East1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Richard Hayward | Labour | 1,091 ✓ |
| John Berry | Conservative | 639 |
| Alan Dale | Liberal Democrats | 532 |
| Georgina Fenton | Independent | 436 |
| Michael Griffiths | — | 241 |
Wakefield North1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Elizabeth Rhodes | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| Michael Mitchell | Conservative | 708 |
| Dawn Dale | Liberal Democrats | 558 |
| J Warriner | Independent | 254 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 152 |
Wakefield Rural1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| June Drysdale | Conservative | 1,514 ✓ |
| Maureen Anne Cummings | Labour | 1,132 |
| Michael Greensmith | Independent | 527 |
| Susan Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
Wakefield South1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| David Hopkins | Conservative | 1,695 ✓ |
| Hazel Chowcat | Labour | 976 |
| Nicholas Hazell | Independent | 873 |
| Stephen Nuthall | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| S Sellby | Independent | 132 |