Before (end of 2007) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Other 5 · Labour 0
After (end of 2008) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Other 6 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bishop Monkton1 seat · turnout 44.7%
| Ian Roger Galloway | Conservative | 675 ✓ |
| Steve Barlow | Liberal Democrats | 312 |
Boroughbridge1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Robert Windass | Conservative | 660 ✓ |
| Peter Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
| Patricia Ann Foxall | Labour | 28 |
Claro1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| Anthony Alton | Conservative | 713 ✓ |
| Malcolm Howe | Liberal Democrats | 676 |
| Geoffrey Foxall | Labour | 26 |
Killinghall1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Michael Harrison | Conservative | 823 ✓ |
| Paul Butters | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| Jennifer Hunter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 32 |
| Andrew Gray | Labour | 31 |
Kirkby Malzeard1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| Margaret Atkinson | Conservative | 765 ✓ |
| Albert Weidemann | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
| Ashley Banner | BNP | 68 |
Lower Nidderdale1 seat · turnout 53.8%
| Christine Hill | Conservative | 648 ✓ |
| Tricia Watson | Liberal Democrats | 614 |
| James Thackray | BNP | 43 |
Marston Moor1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| John Savage | Conservative | 663 ✓ |
| Norman Waller | Independent | 537 |
| Sam Clayton | BNP | 36 |
Mashamshire1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| Nigel Simms | Conservative | 594 ✓ |
| John Stockdale | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
Nidd Valley1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Leslie Ellington | Conservative | 829 ✓ |
| Harvey Cohen | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
| Colin Banner | BNP | 72 |
| John Upex | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 29 |
Ouseburn1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| Martin Leather | Conservative | 865 ✓ |
| Clare McKenzie | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
| John Fisher | Labour | 123 |
Pateley Bridge1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| Stanley Beer | Liberal Democrats | 544 ✓ |
| Kathy Sewell | Conservative | 467 |
| Joel Banner | BNP | 46 |
Ribston1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| Christine Bayliss | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| David Tankard | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
| Timothy Hunter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 71 |
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Stuart Fawcett | Conservative | 804 ✓ |
| Maureen Webber | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
| Michelle Shrubb | BNP | 88 |
| Richard Wilson | Labour | 50 |
Washburn1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| Richard Grange | Conservative | 957 ✓ |
| Nicholas Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
Wathvale1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| Chris Brown | Conservative | 764 ✓ |
| Bernard Bateman | Liberal Democrats | 295 |