Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Other 18 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 0
Ward results
No. 1 (South Shields: BeaCon & Bents)3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| A. Madsen | Prog | 1,155 |
| R. Ramsey | Prog | 1,108 |
| G. Wilkinson | Prog | 1,087 |
| E. Scrimmer | Labour | 753 |
| J. Byrne | Labour | 746 |
| R. Stidolph | Labour | 675 |
No. 10 (South Shields: Tyne Dock)3 seats · turnout 14.8%
| R. Growcott | Labour | 729 |
| J. Dent | Labour | 610 |
| V. Webster | Labour | 605 |
| R Robson | Prog | 258 |
No. 11 (South Shields: West Park)3 seats · turnout 20.7%
| E. Russell | Prog | 958 |
| A. Madsen | Prog | 953 |
| T. Collins | Prog | 925 |
| B. Steele | Labour | 382 |
| K. Hickman | Prog | 1,110 |
| S. Smith | Prog | 1,107 |
| K. Charlton | Prog | 1,060 |
| J. Stidolph | Labour | 443 |
No. 13 (South Shields: Whiteleas)3 seats · turnout 16.2%
| T. Bell | Labour | 886 |
| A. Elliott | Labour | 841 |
| T. Cain | Labour | 829 |
| S. Pollard | Prog | 199 |
No. 14 (Jarrow: Central East West & Grange)3 seats · turnout 35.4%
| Campbell A. | Labour | 1,287 |
| D. McCluskey | Labour | 1,250 |
| Firth C. | Labour | 1,081 |
| O. Bolam | Conservative | 820 |
| A. Gowens | Conservative | 723 |
| W. Neil | Conservative | 716 |
No. 15 (Jarrow: Primrose)3 seats · turnout 18.5%
| S. Dixon | Labour | 1,177 |
| E. Battye | Labour | 1,099 |
| V. Davison | Labour | 1,059 |
| N. Pedley | Conservative | 449 |
No. 16 (Jarrow: Simonside & Springwell)3 seats · turnout 35.9%
| D Dixon | Labour | 1,616 |
| D. Dixon | Labour | 1,616 ✓ |
| V. Hope | Labour | 1,457 ✓ |
| V. Hope | Labour | 1,457 |
| P. Hepburn | Labour | 1,449 ✓ |
| P. Hepburn | Labour | 1,449 |
| R. Seymore | Conservative | 695 |
| R. Seymore | Conservative | 695 |
| P. Wrighton | Conservative | 652 |
| P. Wrighton | Conservative | 652 |
| C. Colby | Conservative | 626 |
| C. Colby | Conservative | 626 |
| H. Carr | Other | 369 |
| H. Carr | COMM | 369 |
No. 17 (Boldon: Newtown-Colliery-West)3 seats · turnout 26.5%
| O. Clark | Labour | 1,898 |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 1,889 |
| M. Gibson | Labour | 1,703 |
| D. Wood | Conservative | 611 |
No. 18 (Boldon: Cleadon & East)3 seats · turnout 35.7%
| M. Forster | Conservative | 1,914 |
| S. Robson | Conservative | 1,885 |
| A. Mills | Conservative | 1,865 |
| G. Jolley | Labour | 667 |
No. 19 (Boldon: Whitburn)3 seats · turnout 52.8%
| S. Robinson | Labour | 1,793 |
| L. Hannah | Labour | 1,643 |
| W. Robinson | Labour | 1,629 |
| N. Tunningley | Conservative | 632 |
| R. Kitchingman | Conservative | 624 |
| G. Auchterlonie | Conservative | 623 |
No. 2 (South Shields: Biddickhall)3 seats · turnout 14.0%
| J. Davison | Labour | 971 |
| P. McKay | Labour | 950 |
| L. Jordison | Labour | 922 |
| P. Wood | Prog | 185 |
No. 20 (Hebburn: West-Central-North-East- Victoria)3 seats · turnout 33.6%
| J. Evans | Labour | 1,425 ✓ |
| F. Firth | Labour | 1,406 ✓ |
| T. Glynn | Labour | 1,334 ✓ |
| R. Hodgson | Conservative | 569 |
| D. Brown | Conservative | 523 |
No. 21 (Hebburn: Monkton)3 seats
| C. Bonner | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| H. Downey | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Chenery | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 22 (Hebburn: South)3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| H. McAtominey | Labour | 1,179 |
| F. Eales | Labour | 1,113 |
| T. Bamford | Labour | 1,064 |
| A. Langland | Conservative | 808 |
| N. Boyd | Conservative | 799 |
| D. Langan | Conservative | 787 |
No. 3 (South Shields: Brinkburn)3 seats · turnout 24.1%
| E. Diamond | Labour | 830 |
| M. Diamond | Labour | 813 |
| K. Scrimger | Labour | 779 |
| D. Holliday | Prog | 329 |
| D. Holliday | Prog | 303 |
| H. Branch | Prog | 302 |
No. 4 (South Shields: Cleadonpark)3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| J. Capstick | Prog | 928 |
| M. Humby | Prog | 904 |
| M. Pigott | Prog | 901 |
| E. Appleton | Labour | 702 |
| K. Reed | Labour | 671 |
| H. Malcolm | Labour | 670 |
No. 5 (South Shields: Harton)3 seats · turnout 21.4%
| H. Marshall | Prog | 1,119 |
| J. Webb | Prog | 1,101 |
| T. Woods | Prog | 1,069 |
| G. Brass | Labour | 552 |
No. 6 (South Shields: Horsleyhill)3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| A. Surtees | Prog | 1,086 |
| R. Davison | Prog | 1,081 |
| J. Crawley | Prog | 1,056 |
| R. Scott | Labour | 881 |
| M. Sutton | Labour | 821 |
| J. Hodgson | Labour | 815 |
No. 7 (South Shields: Marsden)3 seats · turnout 22.6%
| G Graham | Labour | 902 |
| V. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 897 |
| J. Doneghan | Labour | 884 |
| V. Lincoln | Prog | 435 |
| D. Thorpe | Prog | 435 |
| N. Turrell | Prog | 429 |
No. 8 (South Shields: Rekendyke & Victoria)3 seats · turnout 17.1%
| W. Malcolm | Labour | 714 |
| R. Barry | Labour | 663 |
| C. Pearson | Labour | 611 |
| W. Owen | Prog | 470 |
| D. Ford | Prog | 463 |
| T. Barrow | Prog | 448 |
No. 9 (South Shields: Simonside)3 seats · turnout 26.1%
| E. Mackley | Labour | 1,087 |
| D. Ridley | Labour | 962 |
| P Brookes | Labour | 917 |
| E. Fairless | Prog | 411 |
| R. Burns | Prog | 381 |
