Before (end of 2002) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 18 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 7 · Labour 0
After (end of 2003) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 15 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Labour 0
Ward results
Addlebrough1 seat
| Yvonne Peacock | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Barton1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| Campbell Dawson | Independent | 285 ✓ |
| Amanda Adams | Liberal Democrats | 211 |
Bolton Castle1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| Wendy Morton | Conservative | 384 ✓ |
| John Weedon | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Brompton-on-Swale and Scorton2 seats · turnout 28.4%
| Michael Heseltine | Conservative | 559 ✓ |
| James Fryer | Independent | 417 ✓ |
| Liz Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
Catterick2 seats · turnout 30.5%
| Anthony Pelton | SDP | 492 ✓ |
| Robert Johnson | Conservative | 326 ✓ |
| Patrick Brennan | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
Colburn3 seats · turnout 22.8%
| Paul Wood | Independent | 384 ✓ |
| William Glover | Independent | 375 ✓ |
| Lynn Miller | — | 323 ✓ |
| Helen Grant | — | 311 |
| Janet Kirk | Independent | 187 |
Croft1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| Jane Elizabeth Parlour | Liberal Democrats | 280 ✓ |
| Kenneth Smith | Independent | 265 |
Gilling West1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| John Cronin | — | 268 ✓ |
| Jon Hartley | Conservative | 132 |
Hawes and High Abbotside1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| John Blackie | Conservative | 487 ✓ |
| Clive Rudd | — | 68 |
Hipswell2 seats · turnout 12.0%
| Phyllis Cullen | — | 149 ✓ |
| Ann Bagley | Liberal Democrats | 130 ✓ |
| Melva Steckles | Conservative | 108 |
| Betty Robertson | Independent | 70 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Hornby Castle1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Richard Dunn | Independent | 290 ✓ |
| Andrew Munro | — | 42 |
Leyburn2 seats · turnout 21.8%
| David Morton | Conservative | 423 ✓ |
| Frances Ramsbottom | Liberal Democrats | 238 ✓ |
| Kathleen Weedon | Liberal Democrats | 193 |
Lower Wensleydale1 seat
| Keith Loadman | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Melsonby1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| John Gill | Independent | 226 ✓ |
| Timothy Place | — | 174 |
Middleham1 seat
| Howard Thomas | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Middleton Tyas1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| Jill McMullon | Conservative | 380 ✓ |
| Harold Joicey | — | 126 |
Newsham with Eppleby1 seat
| D Maude | RIG | 0 ✓ |
Reeth and Arkengarthdale1 seat
| Oswin Kendall | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Richmond Central2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| Clive Ronald World | Liberal Democrats | 480 ✓ |
| Sheila Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 381 ✓ |
| Katherine Carr | — | 368 |
| David Johnson | Conservative | 323 |
Richmond East2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| John Harris | Liberal Democrats | 486 ✓ |
| Thomas Burrows | — | 409 ✓ |
| Iain McDougall | Conservative | 408 |
| John Graham Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
Richmond West2 seats
| Liam Curran | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Scotton2 seats
| Patricia Middlemiss | Independent | 204 ✓ |
| David Leadbeatter | Independent | 150 ✓ |
| Karin Ecker | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| Michael Kerr | — | 105 |
Swaledale1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| Raymond Alderson | Conservative | 327 ✓ |
| Stephen Smethurst | — | 121 |