Before (end of 2011) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2012) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Other 4 · Labour 0
Ward results
Bishop Monkton1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| Ian Roger Galloway | Conservative | 709 ✓ |
| Nicolas Murray | Labour | 186 |
Boroughbridge1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| James Windass | Conservative | 654 ✓ |
| Alexander Hendry | Labour | 207 |
Claro1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| William Alton | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| Keith Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Janet Williams | Labour | 134 |
Killinghall1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Michael Harrison | Conservative | 667 ✓ |
| Hugh Whiteside | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 101 |
| Robert Darlington | Labour | 98 |
| Andrew Graham Kempston-Parkes | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
Kirkby Malzeard1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| Margaret Atkinson | Conservative | 794 ✓ |
| Angela Hosie | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
| Benjamin Pickett | Labour | 106 |
Lower Nidderdale1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| Christine Hill | Conservative | 661 ✓ |
| Neil Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
| Ian Crabbe | Labour | 82 |
Marston Moor1 seat · turnout 52.1%
| John Savage | LIB | 626 ✓ |
| Norman Waller | Conservative | 480 |
| Terence Paul | Labour | 86 |
Mashamshire1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Nigel Simms | Conservative | 536 ✓ |
| Christine Elsie Brackley | Labour | 119 |
Newby1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Nick Brown | Conservative | 645 ✓ |
| Matthew David Forth | Labour | 182 |
Nidd Valley1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| Helen Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 477 ✓ |
| Veronica Hawkesworth | Conservative | 402 |
| Andrew Murday | Labour | 90 |
Ouseburn1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Chris Lewis | Independent | 556 ✓ |
| Charles Leather | Conservative | 522 |
| Peter Fisher | Labour | 97 |
Pateley Bridge1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| Simon Roy Lumley | Conservative | 403 ✓ |
| Stanley Beer | Liberal Democrats | 333 |
| Stephen Boyden | Labour | 123 |
Ribston1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| Christine Bayliss | Conservative | 548 ✓ |
| Simon James Oldroyd | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| Alan Beatham | Labour | 137 |
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Stuart Fawcett | Conservative | 585 ✓ |
| Caroline Walker | Labour | 98 |
| John Upex | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 93 |
| Christopher Knight | Liberal Democrats | 62 |
Washburn1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Christine Anne Ryder | Conservative | 830 ✓ |
| Peter Flynn | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| Harvey Alexander | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 123 |
Wathvale1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Bernard Arthur Bateman | Conservative | 620 ✓ |
| Jessica Roy | Labour | 203 |
