Before (end of 2002) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 27 · Conservative 26 · Other 1 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 25 · Other 2 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bilton1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Robin Adderley | Conservative | 864 ✓ |
| Morris Lightfoot | Liberal Democrats | 770 |
| Norman Dobell | Labour | 66 |
Granby1 seat
| Alan Dean | Labour | 694 ✓ |
| Margaret-Ann Corlett de Courcey-Bayley | Liberal Democrats | 683 ✓ |
| Annette Butler | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Paul Needham | Conservative | 261 |
| Madeline Heneghan | — | 99 |
| David James Walter King | Labour | 87 |
| Jean Hill | Green | 62 |
| Kenneth Watkin | Conservative | 53 |
| Susan O'Brien | LIB | 47 |
Harlow Moor1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Simon Theakston | Conservative | 1,040 ✓ |
| Michael Kaye | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| Christopher France | Labour | 71 |
High Harrogate1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Andrew Jones | Conservative | 656 ✓ |
| Maureen Webber | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| Eric Cunningham | Labour | 83 |
Hookstone1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| Richard Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 945 ✓ |
| Michael Laycock | Conservative | 671 |
| Robert Swithinbank | Labour | 60 |
Knaresborough East1 seat
| K. Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 416 |
Knaresborough King James1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Diana Smith | Conservative | 751 ✓ |
| Richard Hall | Liberal Democrats | 719 |
| Simon Hutchings | Labour | 97 |
Knaresborough Scriven Park1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Kevin Brian Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 530 ✓ |
| Robert Aspin | Conservative | 516 |
| Andy Wright | Independent | 373 |
Low Harrogate1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Jean Butterfield | Conservative | 835 ✓ |
| Michael Paszkowski | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| Christine Colman | Labour | 69 |
New Park1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Wendy Richards | Liberal Democrats | 692 ✓ |
| David Pearson | Conservative | 283 |
| Mark France | Labour | 79 |
Pannal1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| Michael Gardner | Conservative | 1,287 ✓ |
| Yvonne Jones | Liberal Democrats | 649 |
| Cynthia Coltman | Labour | 76 |
Ripon Minster1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| Sidney Hawke | Liberal Democrats | 751 ✓ |
| Andrew Collyer | Conservative | 354 |
Ripon Moorside1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| Charles Powell | Independent | 704 ✓ |
| Anthony Simpson | Conservative | 361 |
| Stephen Jones | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
Ripon Spa1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| Paul Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 683 ✓ |
| Rosemary Curlewis | Conservative | 602 |
Rossett1 seat
| J. Clark | Conservative | 1,170 |
| L Parkes | Liberal Democrats | 799 |
| D. Havercroft | Labour | 66 |
Saltergate1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Geoffrey Webber | Liberal Democrats | 593 ✓ |
| Michael Harrison | Conservative | 521 |
Starbeck1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| Granville Ward | Liberal Democrats | 752 ✓ |
| Philip Dixon | Conservative | 242 |
| Patricia Ann Foxall | Labour | 111 |
Stray1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| Patricia Jones | Conservative | 1,030 ✓ |
| Claudia Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 869 |
| Roger Newby | Labour | 59 |
Woodfield1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| John Wren | Liberal Democrats | 657 ✓ |
| Peter Caunt | Labour | 390 |
| Denis Muldoon | Conservative | 219 |