Before (end of 2003) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 25 · Other 2 · Labour 0
After (end of 2004) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Other 4 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bishop Monkton1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| Ian Roger Galloway | Conservative | 782 ✓ |
| Sarah-Jane Smith | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
Boroughbridge1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| Peter Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 592 ✓ |
| Brian Lumsden | Conservative | 501 |
Claro1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| Anthony Alton | Conservative | 858 ✓ |
| Helen Lyon | Liberal Democrats | 417 |
Killinghall1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| Michael Harrison | Conservative | 875 ✓ |
| Pauline Watson | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
Kirkby Malzeard1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| Margaret Atkinson | Conservative | 809 ✓ |
| John Stockdale | Liberal Democrats | 384 |
Lower Nidderdale1 seat · turnout 63.3%
| Elwyn Hinchcliffe | Conservative | 771 ✓ |
| Tricia Watson | Liberal Democrats | 721 |
Marston Moor1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| Julian Sturdy | Conservative | 936 ✓ |
| Richard Hall | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
Mashamshire1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| Nigel Simms | Conservative | 602 ✓ |
| Thomas Mould | Independent | 259 |
| Bernard Bateman | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
Nidd Valley1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| Leslie Ellington | Conservative | 748 ✓ |
| Patricia Hutchinson | Liberal Democrats | 412 |
| Colin Banner | BNP | 131 |
Ouseburn1 seat · turnout 60.7%
| Christine Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 743 ✓ |
| John Savage | Conservative | 637 |
Pateley Bridge1 seat · turnout 58.6%
| Stanley Beer | Liberal Democrats | 615 ✓ |
| Richard Beecroft | Conservative | 572 |
Ribston1 seat · turnout 51.0%
| Christine Bayliss | Conservative | 822 ✓ |
| Christine Willoughby | Liberal Democrats | 385 |
| Stuart Fawcett | Conservative | 869 ✓ |
| Jayne Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
| David Rimington | Independent | 236 |
Washburn1 seat · turnout 54.8%
| Richard Grange | Conservative | 963 ✓ |
| Jon Fox | Liberal Democrats | 346 |
Wathvale1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| Chris Brown | Conservative | 734 ✓ |
| John Walton | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
