Before (end of 2002) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 35 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 2
After (end of 2003) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Labour 1
Ward results
Bedale2 seats
| John Weighell | Conservative | 0 |
| C. Les | Conservative | 0 |
Brompton1 seat
| H. Langthorne | Conservative | 412 |
| J. Kirk | Labour | 211 |
Broughton and Greenhow1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| Margaret Skilbeck | Conservative | 531 ✓ |
| N. Land | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
Crakehall1 seat
| David Smith | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Easingwold2 seats
| G. Ellis | Conservative | 749 |
| F Abbey | Conservative | 700 |
| J. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 517 |
| J Clare | Labour | 358 |
Great Ayton3 seats
| J. Imeson | Conservative | 1,134 |
| James Alexander Fletcher | Conservative | 1,048 |
| F. Greenwell | Conservative | 901 |
| P. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
| Richard Thomas Short | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
| James King | Labour | 355 |
Huby and Sutton1 seat · turnout 39.6%
| Graham Jelley | Conservative | 397 ✓ |
| Peter Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Leeming1 seat
| Phillip Smith | Liberal Democrats | 741 ✓ |
| Jill Usher | Liberal Democrats | 741 ✓ |
| Delia Rumney | Liberal Democrats | 698 ✓ |
| Ralph Leeson | Independent | 496 |
| Arthur Barker | Conservative | 474 ✓ |
| Deborah Johnson | Labour | 286 |
| Eric Carter | Labour | 245 |
| Jo White | Labour | 217 |
| Alan Benn | Labour | 100 |
Leeming Bar1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Susan Latter | Conservative | 476 ✓ |
| Sally Anne Anderson | Labour | 120 |
Morton-on-Swale1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Brian Phillips | Conservative | 570 ✓ |
| John Cundy | Labour | 79 |
Northallerton Broomfield2 seats · turnout 25.0%
| Edward Nash | Conservative | 643 ✓ |
| David Maurice Blades | Conservative | 625 ✓ |
| Andrew Wake | Labour | 373 |
Northallerton Central2 seats · turnout 18.4%
| John Coulson | Independent | 605 ✓ |
| Tony Hall | Conservative | 309 ✓ |
| Jack Dobson | Labour | 280 |
Northallerton North2 seats · turnout 25.0%
| Michael Prest | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| Ralph Andrew | Conservative | 524 ✓ |
| Hilary Dobson | Labour | 322 |
Osmotherly1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| T. Swales | Conservative | 557 |
| B. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
Romanby2 seats
| P Brown | Conservative | 642 |
| J. Smith | Conservative | 627 |
| S. Dodsworth | Labour | 494 |
Rudby2 seats · turnout 57.1%
| B. Forune | Conservative | 804 |
| Stephen Dickins | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| Simon Whitfield | Liberal Democrats | 694 |
| Michael Potter | Labour | 227 |
Shipton1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| Mollie Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 396 ✓ |
| Dougie Campbell | Conservative | 264 |
Sowerby2 seats · turnout 27.1%
| Mark Stewart Robson | Conservative | 633 ✓ |
| David Murkett | Conservative | 502 ✓ |
| Stanley Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| Vivien Lancaster | Labour | 226 |
Stillington1 seat
| Christine Cookman | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Stokesley3 seats
| C. Seymour | Liberal Democrats | 1,586 |
| J. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 1,324 |
| M. Richardson | Conservative | 1,203 |
| J. Thorp | Conservative | 788 |
| M. Hill | Labour | 378 |
Tanfield1 seat
| David Webster | Conservative | 0 |
Thirsk3 seats
| A. Robinson | Independent | 666 |
| S. Hubbard | Conservative | 614 |
| J. Marshall | Labour | 570 |
| A. Skipsey | Conservative | 482 |
| C. Pack | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
Thorntons1 seat
| Robert Baker | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Topcliffe1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Neville Huxtable | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| Robert Adamson | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
White Horse1 seat
| Results | — | 0 |
| Percy Featherstone | Conservative | 0 ✓ |