Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 22 · Labour 11 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 4
Ward results
Acomb With Sandhoe1 seat
| W. Nixon | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Allendale2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| N. Handcock | Independent | 229 |
| T. Shield | Independent | 223 |
| C. Horncastle | Independent | 195 |
| R. Thorton | Independent | 110 |
| E. Richardson | Independent | 72 |
Bardon Mill1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| J. Woodman | Independent | 365 |
| K. Tytler | Labour | 123 |
Bellingham1 seat
| A. Allen | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Broomhaugh and Riding1 seat
| M. Routledge | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Broomley & Stocksfield2 seats
| T. Miller | Independent | 400 |
| J. Eno | LIB | 396 |
| A. Batey | Independent | 349 |
Chesters1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| G. Dodds | LIB | 191 ✓ |
| A. Jewitt | Conservative | 190 |
| L. Allgood | Ind Con | 139 |
| K. Sisson | Independent | 62 |
| J. Riddell | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Corbridge3 seats · turnout 46.4%
| N. Nixon | Independent | 769 |
| A. Beith | Independent | 745 |
| R. Waddell | Conservative | 707 |
| E. House | Independent | 524 |
| W. Walker | Independent | 500 |
| H. Buckley | Labour | 315 |
Gilesgate1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| J. Douglas | Labour | 337 |
| C. Coates | Conservative | 145 |
Haltwhistle3 seats
| J Clarke | LIB | 979 ✓ |
| L Thompson | Labour | 830 ✓ |
| M Fleming | Labour | 829 ✓ |
| M Birkett | Labour | 785 |
| N Elliott | Independent | 770 |
| G Wardle | Independent | 606 |
Haydon2 seats · turnout 42.1%
| E. Waite | Independent | 558 |
| A. Beniams | Independent | 363 |
| T. Bates | Independent | 292 |
Hexham Hencotes2 seats
| S. Wright | Independent | 785 |
| R. Stewart | Conservative | 735 |
| Grace Ferguson-Thorne | Labour | 415 |
| D. Stobart | Labour | 387 |
Hexham Priestpopple3 seats · turnout 47.5%
| F. Young | Labour | 635 |
| J. Prescott | Labour | 534 |
| T. Scott | Independent | 528 |
| W. Nixon | Conservative | 505 |
| B. Clark | Labour | 481 |
| J. Toal | Conservative | 363 |
| F. Gazzani | Independent | 269 |
Leazes2 seats
| G. Gibson | Conservative | 687 |
| A. Gardner | Conservative | 571 |
| J. Hutchinson | LIB | 372 |
Mickley1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| A. Johnstone | Independent | 410 |
| J. Rushton | LIB | 178 |
| T. Johnston | RES | 46 |
No. 23 (Ovingham)1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| H. Stobbs | Independent | 269 ✓ |
| L. Mills | Conservative | 262 |
| C. Price | Labour | 223 |
| R. Knox | LIB | 98 |
Prudhoe North2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| W. Garrett | Labour | 677 |
| S. Ralph | Labour | 638 |
| D. Lithgow | RES | 276 |
Prudhoe South2 seats · turnout 54.0%
| P. Grange | Labour | 660 |
| R. Prockter | RES | 479 |
| G. Atkinson | RES | 473 |
| G. McCoull | Independent | 393 |
| W. Williamson | Labour | 356 |
Prudhoe West2 seats · turnout 42.4%
| A. Shilling | RES | 360 |
| A. Glendinning | RES | 311 |
| S. Simpson | Labour | 266 |
| N. Tallon | Labour | 220 |
Redesdale1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| R. Bell | Independent | 238 |
| R. Armstrong | Independent | 98 |
| R. Ormiston | Independent | 95 |
Slaley & Hexamshire1 seat
| A. Robson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Slaley and Hexhamshire1 seat
| A. Robson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
South Tynedale1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| G. Charlton | Independent | 211 |
| E. Taylor | Independent | 189 |
Tipalt1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| J. Forster | Independent | 266 |
| K. Jackson | Labour | 156 |
Upper North Tyne1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| K. Morrison-Bell | Independent | 188 |
| D. Macleod | Independent | 83 |
| A. Weir | Independent | 64 |
Wanney1 seat · turnout 57.5%
| D. Murkett | Independent | 221 |
| R. Burn | Independent | 149 |
Warden and Newbrough1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| J. Charlton | Independent | 357 |
| K. Miller | Labour | 192 |
Wark1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| M. Turnbull | Independent | 162 |
| J. Sarson | Independent | 136 |
West Tynedale1 seat · turnout 67.0%
| N. Todd | Independent | 311 |
| B. Dryden | Labour | 157 |
Wylam1 seat · turnout 65.5%
| P. Bennett | Conservative | 530 |
| H. Helm | Labour | 488 |
