Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 19 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 5
Ward results
No. 1 (Tynemouth: Chirton & Trinity)3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| E Brown | Labour | 1,285 |
| J Dixon | Labour | 1,260 |
| P Hampton | LIB | 1,181 |
| M Hampton | LIB | 1,148 |
| P Chute | Labour | 1,121 |
| H Rutherford | Labour | 1,087 |
| H. Rutherford | Labour | 1,087 ✓ |
| John Fenby | Labour | 1,071 |
| J. Fenby | Labour | 1,071 ✓ |
| P. Pereira | Labour | 1,013 ✓ |
| P Pereira | Labour | 1,013 |
| R Birkenfield | LIB | 970 |
| J. Bulman | Independent | 665 |
| J Bulman | Independent | 665 |
No. 10 (Wallsend: Northumberland & Wallsend)3 seats · turnout 40.7%
| E. Brown | Labour | 1,285 ✓ |
| J. Dixon | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| P. Hampton | The Liberal Party | 1,181 ✓ |
| M. Hampton | The Liberal Party | 1,148 |
| P. Chute | Labour | 1,121 |
| R. Birkenfield | The Liberal Party | 970 |
No. 12 (Whitley Bay: Central-Marden- Rockcliffe)3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| P. Cosgrove | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| L. Coxon | Labour | 1,366 ✓ |
| P. Lee | Labour | 1,280 ✓ |
| J. Brown | Conservative | 1,087 |
| M. Whiteley | Conservative | 1,082 |
| W. Horn | Conservative | 1,040 |
No. 16 (Whitley Bay: St. Marys)3 seats · turnout 54.2%
| S. Murray | Conservative | 1,307 ✓ |
| S Murray | Conservative | 1,307 |
| J. Baglee | Conservative | 1,072 ✓ |
| J Baglee | Conservative | 1,072 |
| H Botham | Independent | 855 |
| H. Botham | Independent | 855 ✓ |
| A. Bamber | Conservative | 800 |
| Anwar Bamber | Conservative | 800 |
| F. Rosner | Labour | 545 |
| F Rosner | Labour | 545 |
| J Lawther | Labour | 405 |
| J. Lawther | Labour | 405 |
| H Dormand | Labour | 350 |
| H. Dormand | Labour | 350 |
No. 2 (Tynemouth: Collingwood)6 seats · turnout 27.9%
| J. Laws | Labour | 2,058 ✓ |
| J Laws | Labour | 2,058 |
| T. Healy | Labour | 1,989 ✓ |
| T Healy | Labour | 1,989 |
| T McNally | Labour | 1,987 |
| T. McNally | Labour | 1,987 ✓ |
| John Fenby | Labour | 1,984 |
| J. Fenby | Labour | 1,984 ✓ |
| A. Pearce | Labour | 1,887 ✓ |
| A Pearce | Labour | 1,887 |
| J. Robertson | Labour | 1,694 ✓ |
| J Robertson | Labour | 1,694 |
| M. Dougal | Conservative | 780 |
| M Dougal | Conservative | 780 |
| R. Goveas | Conservative | 760 |
| Robert Goveas | Conservative | 760 |
| E Ormston | Conservative | 741 |
| E. Ormston | Conservative | 741 |
| Ian Wallace | Conservative | 738 |
| I. Wallace | Conservative | 738 |
| Eileen Thompson | Conservative | 714 |
| E. Thompson | Conservative | 714 |
| J. Young | Conservative | 696 |
| J Young | Conservative | 696 |
No. 20 (Longbenton: Camperdown & Holystone)3 seats · turnout 29.5%
| W. Means | Labour | 1,906 ✓ |
| M. Kilgallon | Labour | 1,795 ✓ |
| I. Cummins | Labour | 1,735 ✓ |
| J. Conway | Conservative | 691 |
No. 4 (Tynemouth: Dockwray & Tynemouth)6 seats · turnout 56.1%
| T Duff | Conservative | 2,306 |
| T. Duff | Conservative | 2,306 ✓ |
| B. Steward | Conservative | 2,084 ✓ |
| Brian Steward | Conservative | 2,084 |
| G Bilclough | Conservative | 2,022 |
| G. Bilclough | Conservative | 2,022 ✓ |
| W Hadden | Conservative | 1,799 |
| W. Hadden | Conservative | 1,799 ✓ |
| Dan Costello | Conservative | 1,706 |
| D. Costello | Conservative | 1,706 ✓ |
| J. Fixter | Conservative | 1,643 ✓ |
| J Fixter | Conservative | 1,643 |
| F McArdle | Independent | 1,278 |
| F. McArdle | Independent | 1,278 |
| A. Cocallis | Labour | 1,043 |
| A Cocallis | Labour | 1,043 |
| A. Simpson | Labour | 1,009 |
| A Simpson | Labour | 1,009 |
| W Burwood | Labour | 990 |
| W. Burwood | Labour | 990 |
| M Durkin | Labour | 949 |
| M. Durkin | Labour | 949 |
| H Leggett | Labour | 939 |
| H. Leggett | Labour | 939 |
| W Blakey | Labour | 886 |
| W. Blakey | Labour | 886 |
| F Creese | LIB | 774 |
| F. Creese | The Liberal Party | 774 |
| C Carter | LIB | 733 |
| C. Carter | The Liberal Party | 733 |
| J. Rothwell | The Liberal Party | 617 |
| J Rothwell | LIB | 563 |
| J. Rothwell | The Liberal Party | 563 |
| R Barron | LIB | 507 |
| R. Barron | The Liberal Party | 507 |
| J Richardson | LIB | 483 |
| J. Richardson | The Liberal Party | 483 |
| M. Huscroft | Independent | 1,989 |
| C. Banks | Independent | 1,739 |
| A. Margison | Independent | 1,570 |
| J. Hodgson | Labour | 1,086 |
| F. Lavery | Labour | 888 |
| M. Lavery | Labour | 789 |
No. 8 (Wallsend: Carville-Hadrian-Willington Quay)3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| G. Eland | Labour | 1,540 ✓ |
| W. Graham | Labour | 1,468 ✓ |
| A. McManus | Labour | 1,422 ✓ |
| R. Newby | The Liberal Party | 701 |
| M. Newby | The Liberal Party | 687 |
| J. Nott | The Liberal Party | 586 |
| D. Taylor | Other | 342 |
| W. Lane | Independent | 257 |
| D. Beardall | Conservative | 250 |
