Before (end of 2007) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 13 · Other 11 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Labour 0
After (end of 2008) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Other 10 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 0
Ward results
| Patricia Fairbank | Conservative | 824 ✓ |
| Stephen Paul Walpole | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| Bob Holland | Labour | 177 |
Barden Fell1 seat
| Christopher Knowles-Fitton | Conservative | 550 ✓ |
| Andrew Rankine | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Cowling1 seat
| Ady Green | Conservative | 470 ✓ |
| Paul Arthur Routledge | Labour | 206 |
Grassington1 seat
| Richard Foster | Conservative | 539 ✓ |
| John Manley | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
Ingleton and Clapham1 seat
| David Ireton | Independent | 1,159 ✓ |
| Terence Thorpe | Conservative | 315 |
Settle and Ribblebanks1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| Donny Whaites | Conservative | 860 ✓ |
| Alison Fawcett | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| Edward Saunders | Labour | 178 |
Skipton East1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| Pamela Heseltine | Conservative | 595 ✓ |
| Eric Jaquin | Liberal Democrats | 464 |
| Chris Rose | Labour | 119 |
Skipton North1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| Paul Whitaker | Conservative | 737 ✓ |
| Carole Manley | Liberal Democrats | 547 |
Skipton South1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Andy Solloway | Liberal Democrats | 391 ✓ |
| Charlotte Gott | Conservative | 222 |
| Duncan Hall | Labour | 163 |
Skipton West1 seat
| Paul English | Liberal Democrats | 592 ✓ |
| John Garton | Conservative | 449 |
Upper Wharfedale1 seat
| John Roberts | Conservative | 707 ✓ |
| Joanne Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 253 |