Before (end of 2009) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 15 · Other 10 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Labour 0
After (end of 2010) (30 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 18 · Other 8 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 0
Ward results
| Mark Wheeler | Liberal Democrats | 1,024 ✓ |
| Gemma Louise Harling | Conservative | 917 |
| Duncan Hall | Labour | 226 |
Bentham1 seat · turnout 70.0%
| Linda Brockbank | Conservative | 893 ✓ |
| Barry Hymer | Liberal Democrats | 619 |
| Victoria Hindle | Independent | 598 |
Gargrave and Malhamdale1 seat
| Alan Sutcliffe | Conservative | 1,169 ✓ |
| Stephen Paul Walpole | Liberal Democrats | 709 |
Glusburn1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| Philip Barrett | Independent | 1,499 ✓ |
| Wendy Clark | Conservative | 481 |
| Vincent Keirle | Labour | 233 |
| Helen Firth | Conservative | 743 ✓ |
| Judith Mason | Liberal Democrats | 513 |
Ingleton and Clapham1 seat
| Carl Henry Lis | Conservative | 1,342 ✓ |
| Mark Christie | Liberal Democrats | 749 |
| Christine Rose | Labour | 198 |
Penyghent1 seat
| Richard Charles Welch | Conservative | 680 ✓ |
| Gwendalyn Jessop | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
Settle and Ribblebanks1 seat
| David Michael Staveley | Conservative | 810 ✓ |
| David Heather | Liberal Democrats | 719 |
| Simon Lord | — | 595 |
Sutton-in-Craven1 seat
| Stephen Anthony Place | Independent | 1,328 ✓ |
| Gillian Quinn | Conservative | 402 |
| James Black | Labour | 243 |