Before (end of 2002) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Labour 26 · Conservative 15 · Other 3
After (end of 2003) (72 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 30 · Labour 22 · Conservative 16 · Other 4
Ward results
Almondbury1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Sylvia Smithson | Liberal Democrats | 1,562 ✓ |
| Debbie Harvey | Labour | 589 |
| Nikki Kelly | Conservative | 555 |
| Brian Strudwick | Green | 251 |
| Ian Brooke | — | 88 |
Batley East1 seat · turnout 44.9%
| Jon Robert Bloom | Liberal Democrats | 2,507 ✓ |
| George Speight | Labour | 1,778 |
| Gillian Cass | BNP | 656 |
| Ian Alexander McCord | Conservative | 464 |
| Nicholas Ayres | Green | 146 |
Batley West1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Paul Battye | Liberal Democrats | 1,683 ✓ |
| Gwenneth Grailey | Labour | 1,507 |
| Jonathan Pygott | BNP | 1,075 |
| David Hall | Conservative | 288 |
| Stephen Turnbull | Green | 149 |
Birkby1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Annie Smith | Labour | 2,263 ✓ |
| Reggie Sharp | Conservative | 947 |
| Elliott Grimes | Liberal Democrats | 546 |
| John Phillips | Green | 240 |
| Susan Johnson | — | 122 |
Birstall & Birkenshaw1 seat
| Brian Snelson | Conservative | 1,758 ✓ |
| Miranda Williams | Labour | 1,217 |
| John Wilkinson | BNP | 724 |
| James Tasker | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| Clive Lord | Green | 217 |
Cleckheaton1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| Kath Pinnock | Liberal Democrats | 1,533 ✓ |
| John Dick | Labour | 869 |
| Simon Sugden | Conservative | 779 |
| Stephen Harrison | Green | 147 |
Colne Valley West1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| Gordon Beever | Liberal Democrats | 1,696 ✓ |
| Dorothy Lindley | Conservative | 1,688 |
| Neil Colquhoun | Labour | 497 |
| Sandra Leyland | Green | 221 |
| Michael Andrassy | — | 88 |
Crosland Moor1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Mohammed Sarwar | Liberal Democrats | 1,781 ✓ |
| Ian Charles Leedham | Labour | 1,290 |
| Neil Craven | Conservative | 744 |
| David Hill | Green | 259 |
| Macsood Humayun | — | 119 |
Dalton1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Roger Battye | Liberal Democrats | 1,554 ✓ |
| Peter McBride | Labour | 1,433 |
| Paul King | Conservative | 294 |
| David Honour | Green | 224 |
Deighton1 seat · turnout 28.7%
| Kenneth Smith | Labour | 1,026 ✓ |
| Richard Francis Pinnock | Liberal Democrats | 979 |
| Hope Byram | Conservative | 164 |
| Edward Adams | Green | 110 |
| Joseph Whiteside | — | 33 |
Denby Dale1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| Maggie Blanshard | Labour | 2,070 ✓ |
| Malcolm Smith | Conservative | 1,662 |
| Emma Bone | Liberal Democrats | 587 |
| Andrew Stimson | Green | 367 |
Dewsbury East1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Paul Kane | Labour | 1,690 ✓ |
| Gary Denison | Liberal Democrats | 1,437 |
| David Huntington | BNP | 840 |
| James Taylor | Conservative | 246 |
| John Ayre | Green | 94 |
Dewsbury West1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Keith Oldroyd | Liberal Democrats | 2,008 ✓ |
| Paul Ellis | Labour | 1,394 |
| Lee Wetherill | BNP | 648 |
| John Nottingham | Conservative | 530 |
| Heidi Smithson | Green | 111 |
Golcar1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Christine Mary Iredale | Liberal Democrats | 1,297 ✓ |
| Mark Antony Ewington | Labour | 1,017 |
| Karen Tweed | Conservative | 640 |
| Lynsey Hedges | Green | 358 |
| Ian McLellan | LIB | 337 |
Heckmondwike1 seat
| David Sheard | Labour | 1,634 ✓ |
| Rhys Roberts | Conservative | 1,294 |
| R Roberts | Conservative | 1,291 |
| Tabasum Aslam | Liberal Democrats | 901 |
| Gillian Redshaw | Green | 282 |
Holme Valley North1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Mick Bower | Liberal Democrats | 1,826 ✓ |
| Richard Stuart Dixon | Conservative | 1,165 |
| Patricia Colling | Labour | 753 |
| Barry Ward | Green | 346 |
| Melodie Staniforth | The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 80 |
Holme Valley South1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Donald Firth | Conservative | 2,032 ✓ |
| Louise Baldock | Labour | 1,112 |
| Jeanette Leadbeater | Liberal Democrats | 1,061 |
| Leslie Bailey | Green | 305 |
| Roger Keely | — | 81 |
Kirkburton1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| Adrian Murphy | Conservative | 1,820 ✓ |
| Derek Hardcastle | Green | 1,774 |
| Gerald Ramsden | Labour | 755 |
| Gerald Edinburgh | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
Lindley1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Tony Woodhead | Liberal Democrats | 2,025 ✓ |
| Annabel Herriott | Conservative | 1,110 |
| David Cameron | Labour | 563 |
| Richard Plunkett | Green | 247 |
| John Nunn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 166 |
Mirfield1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Kathleen Taylor | Conservative | 1,802 ✓ |
| Karl Hanson | BNP | 1,361 |
| Douglas Morgan | Labour | 951 |
| Brian Firth | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| Claire Plunkett | Green | 113 |
Newsome1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Andrew Cooper | Green | 1,984 ✓ |
| Garth Pratt | Labour | 651 |
| Anne Thornton | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
| Jean Goodison | — | 165 |
| Anah Maheen | Conservative | 159 |
Paddock1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| John O'Reilly | Liberal Democrats | 1,621 ✓ |
| Gary Dimmock | Labour | 1,381 |
| Jonathan Garside | Conservative | 406 |
| Brenda Smithson | Green | 288 |
Spen1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Harry Fox | Labour | 1,680 ✓ |
| Derrick Yates | Conservative | 1,343 |
| Kenneth Lee | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| David Arundell | Green | 168 |
Thornhill1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Imtiaz Ali Ameen | Conservative | 1,821 ✓ |
| Nicholas Cass | BNP | 1,456 |
| David Beetham | Labour | 1,352 |
| Stephen John Bird | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| Gillian Jolly | Green | 110 |