Before (end of 2002) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 13 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 6
After (end of 2003) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Other 13 · Labour 8 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Castle2 seats · turnout 22.4%
| Janet Jefferson | Independent | 627 ✓ |
| Thomas Fox | Conservative | 315 ✓ |
| Michelle Andrew | Labour | 277 |
| Timothy Bates | Conservative | 113 |
| Ann Willerton | Green | 100 |
| Andrew Doig | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
| Susan Ram | — | 34 |
Cayton2 seats
| J Blackburn | Conservative | 882 ✓ |
| M. Preston | Conservative | 765 ✓ |
| E. Vickers | Labour | 508 |
Central2 seats
| David Lawrence Billing | Labour | 366 ✓ |
| Eric Broadbent | Labour | 307 ✓ |
| Gillian Hopkinson | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| Malcolm Fletcher | Conservative | 179 |
Danby1 seat
| William Tindall | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Derwent Valley2 seats
| Peter Bull | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| David Jeffels | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Eastfield3 seats
| B O'Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 538 ✓ |
| B Simpson | Labour | 363 ✓ |
| S Pearson | Labour | 324 ✓ |
| J Bland | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
| F. Edwards | Independent | 159 |
Esk Valley2 seats
| B Miller | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Falsgrave Park2 seats · turnout 24.4%
| Timothy Drake | Independent | 375 ✓ |
| Alan Oxley | Labour | 292 ✓ |
| Ian Stubbs | Labour | 284 |
| David Barker | Conservative | 214 |
| Doreen Madden | Conservative | 195 |
| John Marsden | Green | 130 |
| David Gordon | — | 90 |
| Dawn Welsh | — | 32 |
Filey3 seats
| C Haddington | Independent | 1,020 ✓ |
| F. Coultas | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| R Cartwright | Conservative | 712 ✓ |
| J. Barron | Conservative | 685 |
| J Spencer | Independent | 453 |
| P. Marsburg | Labour | 428 |
Fylingdales1 seat
| Jane Mortimer | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hertford2 seats · turnout 22.1%
| Godfrey Winston Allanson | Conservative | 700 ✓ |
| Christopher Collier-Woods | Conservative | 586 ✓ |
| Julie Dower | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
Lindhead1 seat · turnout 54.7%
| Graham Backhouse | Conservative | 584 ✓ |
| Michael Pitts | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Gary Hill | Independent | 54 |
Mayfield2 seats
| J. Kenyon | Conservative | 603 ✓ |
| P Booth | Conservative | 469 ✓ |
| D. Peake | Labour | 458 |
| D Pybus | Labour | 360 |
| H. Coughlan | Liberal Democrats | 341 |
| I. Bryan | Independent | 88 |
Mulgrave2 seats
| Mary Harland | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Newby3 seats
| B Watson | Independent | 945 ✓ |
| C Ridley | Independent | 767 ✓ |
| H. Lynskey | Independent | 668 ✓ |
| J. Martin | Liberal Democrats | 615 |
| D Grace | Conservative | 455 |
| S. Kelly | Conservative | 406 |
North Bay2 seats · turnout 21.1%
| Eric Smith | Conservative | 339 ✓ |
| Michael Kelly | Conservative | 332 ✓ |
| Dorothy Hurrell | Labour | 261 |
| John Pindar | Independent | 232 |
| Christopher Walker | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
Northstead2 seats
| P. Popple | Independent | 543 ✓ |
| Murphy N. | Independent | 490 ✓ |
| L. Broadbent | Labour | 287 |
| J. Hill | Labour | 243 |
| B. Purchon | Conservative | 188 |
| S Leak | Conservative | 153 |
Ramshill2 seats · turnout 16.9%
| John Warburton | Labour | 408 ✓ |
| Kathleen Johnson | Conservative | 378 ✓ |
| Heather Phillips | Conservative | 320 |
Scalby, Hackness and Staintondale2 seats · turnout 40.8%
| Derek Bastiman | Conservative | 693 ✓ |
| Sheila Kettlewell | Independent | 683 ✓ |
| Charles White | Independent | 672 |
| John Flinton | Conservative | 457 |
| Margaret Pitts | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Seamer2 seats
| H. Mallory | Conservative | 596 ✓ |
| L. Haycock | Conservative | 590 ✓ |
| R. Creasey | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
Stepney2 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Christina Davenport | Conservative | 366 ✓ |
| John Ritchie | Labour | 344 ✓ |
| Andrew Sharp | Labour | 342 |
| Edward Sulman | Conservative | 336 |
| Frank Peter Wright | Independent | 283 |
| Dilys Cluer | Green | 181 |
| Jonathan Dixon | Green | 175 |
Streonshalh2 seats · turnout 17.3%
| Robert Broadley | Liberal Democrats | 604 ✓ |
| Sandra Turner | Independent | 485 ✓ |
| Edward Noble | Conservative | 148 |
Weaponess2 seats · turnout 28.2%
| E. Bosomworth | Conservative | 503 ✓ |
| P. Marsden | Independent | 467 ✓ |
| W. Woodroffe | Conservative | 432 |
| D Grant | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
| C Shrive | Labour | 186 |
Whitby West Cliff2 seats · turnout 20.9%
| Joseph Plant | Conservative | 575 ✓ |
| Dorothy Clegg | Independent | 522 ✓ |
| Barry Truman | Conservative | 393 |
Woodlands2 seats · turnout 23.0%
| William Chatt | Independent | 472 ✓ |
| Ernest Bairstow | Labour | 317 ✓ |
| Mary Budda | Labour | 269 |
| Christopher Phillips | Independent | 238 |
| Mark Gay | Conservative | 220 |
