These were the last elections to North Yorkshire County Council, and the elected councillors would also serve as the first councillors on the North Yorkshire Council (a new unitary authority), which replaced the existing county council in April 2023.

[2] The North Yorkshire County Council was led by a Conservative Party majority prior to the election.

Changes are shown from the 2021 by-election to the identical Camblesforth & Carlton ward of Selby District Council.

Tony Randerson, who had been elected in 2022 for Labour, was a candidate of the Social Justice Party, but was listed as an independent on the ballot paper due to the party not being registered with the Electoral Commission.

[20] The party was subsequently formally registered in February 2024.