There were no elections this year in Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby, which hold whole council elections and whose next elections will be in 2007.
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Bentham, Embsay-with-Eastby, Gargrave and Malhamdale, Glusburn, Hellifield and Long Preston, Penyghent, Sutton-in-Craven or West Craven.
Patricia Fairbank C 725 John Manley LD 365 John Akroyd Grn 285
Christopher Knowles-Fitton C 414 Cecil Hammond Ind 302 Darren Moorby LD 93
John Alderson Ind 374 Alan Perrow Ind 316 Geoffrey Dunn C 140
Richard Foster C 616 Andrew Rankine LD 225
David Ireton Ind 1,403 Alex Bentley C 310
Donny Whaites C 740 Trevor Graveson LD 726
Eric Jaquin LD 728 Chris Harbron C 697
Paul Whitaker C 679 Michael Doyle LD 549 John Kerwin-Davey Ind 399
Andrew Solloway LD 501 Kenneth Creek C 224 James Black Lab 204 Dennis Hall Ind 190
Paul English LD 795 Norman Spence C 422
John Sayer C 581 Kenneth Luty Ind 334
Consolidated Results — Craven
Conservative 5,548 41.6% 6 councillors Liberal Democrat 3,982 29.9% 3 councillors Independent 3,318 24.9% 2 councillors Green Party 285 2.1% Labour 204 1.5%
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in the towns of Harrogate, Knaresborough or Ripon.
Ian Galloway C 782 Sarah-Jane Smith LD 321
Peter Phillips LD 592 Brian Lumsden C 501
Anthony Alton C 858 Helen Lyon LD 417
Michael Harrison C 875 Pauline Watson LD 293
Margaret Atkinson C 809 John Stockdale LD 384
Elwyn Hinchcliffe C 771 Tom Watson LD 721
Julian Sturdy C 936 Richard Hall LD 262
Nigel Simms C 602 Thomas Mould Ind 259 Bernard Bateman LD 179
Nicholas Wilson C 689 Stephen Jones LD 481
Leslie Ellington C 748 Patricia Hutchinson LD 412 Colin Banner BNP 131
Christine Lewis LD 743 John Savage C 637
Stanley Beer LD 615 Richard Beecroft C 572
Caroline Bayliss C 822 Christine Willoughby LD 385
Shirley Fawcett C 869 Jayne Jackson LD 249 David Rimington Ind 236
Richard Grange C 963 Jon Fox LD 346
Christopher Brown C 734 John Walton LD 261
Consolidated Results — Harrogate
Conservative 12,168 62.5% 13 councillors Liberal Democrat 6,661 34.2% 3 councillors Independents 495 2.5% British National Party 131 0.7%