Before (end of 2002) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 29 · Labour 24 · Other 4 · Conservative 2
After (end of 2003) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Other 8 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Avenue1 seat
| Dean Woods | Liberal Democrats | 1,449 ✓ |
| Harold Neilson | Labour | 708 |
| Louise Muston | Green | 280 |
| Geoffrey Collier | — | 167 |
Beverley1 seat
| David McCobb | Liberal Democrats | 1,386 ✓ |
| John Shields | Labour | 542 |
| Andrew Neil Forster | Conservative | 339 |
Boothferry1 seat
| Karen Woods | Liberal Democrats | 1,088 ✓ |
| Mike Whiting | Labour | 971 |
| John William Graham Sharp | Conservative | 383 |
Bransholme East1 seat
| Nadene Burton | Independent | 538 ✓ |
| John Webster | Labour | 445 |
| Dereck Hardman | Liberal Democrats | 274 |
| Alan Siddle | BNP | 77 |
Bransholme West1 seat
| Gordon Wilson | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| Karen Mathieson | Liberal Democrats | 162 |
| Richard Brown | BNP | 119 |
| Robert Harrison | Independent | 86 |
Derringham1 seat
| Clare Page | Independent | 720 ✓ |
| Brian Wadforth | Labour | 663 |
| John Cornforth | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 271 |
| Garry Oglesby | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| Robert Cook | Conservative | 181 |
Drypool1 seat
| Gary Wareing | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| Maureen Obridge | Liberal Democrats | 996 |
| Alan Winzor | Conservative | 158 |
Holderness1 seat
| Yvonne Uzzell | Liberal Democrats | 1,131 ✓ |
| Rilba Jones | Labour | 1,105 |
| Albert Greendale | Conservative | 266 |
Ings1 seat
| Philip Webster | Labour | 1,486 ✓ |
| Allen Healand | Liberal Democrats | 1,164 |
| Wayne Hanson | Conservative | 226 |
Kings Park1 seat
| Carl Minns | Liberal Democrats | 716 ✓ |
| Daniel Brown | Labour | 363 |
| Katharina Hancock | Independent | 152 |
| Sheila Airey | Conservative | 56 |
Longhill1 seat
| John Arthur Black | Labour | 1,221 ✓ |
| Arthur Walker | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| Robert Brown | Conservative | 188 |
| Raymond Atkin | Green | 110 |
Marfleet1 seat
| Brenda Petch | Labour | 1,335 ✓ |
| Martin Uzzell | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
Myton1 seat
| Colin Inglis | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| Miriam Benson | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Richard McConnell | Conservative | 150 |
| Malcolm Fields | Independent | 130 |
| Peter Grayley | Green | 93 |
Newington1 seat
| Kathryn Lavery | Labour | 650 ✓ |
| David Best Harris | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| David Beresford Thompson | Conservative | 116 |
Newland1 seat
| Allister Mackie | Labour | 707 |
| Mark Collinson | Liberal Democrats | 587 ✓ |
| Rodney Evans | Labour | 506 |
| Basil Bulmer | Conservative | 106 |
| Alistair Hendry | SSP | 95 |
| James Edward Russell | Green | 77 |
| Carl Wagner | — | 39 |
| Trevor Larsen | Labour | 1,095 ✓ |
| Tony Fee | Independent | 387 |
| Louis Barron | Independent | 358 |
| David Hannam | BNP | 134 |
| Adam Williams | Liberal Democrats | 132 |
Pickering1 seat
| Julie Lowert | Labour | 1,045 ✓ |
| Ann Godden | Liberal Democrats | 790 |
| Peter Mawer | Independent | 239 |
| Reginald Britton | Conservative | 173 |
| Glenn Dickinson | Independent | 48 |
Sutton1 seat
| Kenneth Mark Turner | Labour | 1,146 ✓ |
| Kalvin Neal | Liberal Democrats | 1,145 |
| Callum Baxter | Conservative | 194 |
University1 seat
| Christine Randall | Liberal Democrats | 832 ✓ |
| John Nicholson | Labour | 741 |
| David Whellan | Conservative | 125 |
| Gertrude Garton | Green | 47 |