Before (end of 1974) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Conservative 23 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1
After (end of 1975) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Conservative 27 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| H. White | Labour | 1,557 |
| J. Shenton | Conservative | 879 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| D. Wood | Conservative | 1,273 ✓ |
| O. Robinson | Labour | 839 |
| J. McKie | LIB | 685 |
| C. Robinson | Independent | 528 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| D. Starkey | Labour | 1,120 |
| Dempsey C. | Conservative | 740 |
| J. Mitchell | LIB | 609 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| J. Mendelson | Labour | 1,346 |
| Y. Vint | Conservative | 914 |
Fenham1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| D. Gilbert | Conservative | 2,210 |
| R. Armstrong | Labour | 838 |
Gosforth No. 11 seat · turnout 40.0%
| J. Michelson | Conservative | 3,093 |
| F. Dixon | Labour | 790 |
| K. Myerscough | LIB | 316 |
Gosforth No. 21 seat · turnout 55.3%
| J. Shipley | LIB | 2,738 |
| Sanderson J. | Conservative | 1,753 |
| D. Slesenger | Labour | 767 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| F. Dodgin | Conservative | 1,896 |
| H. Mannsaker | LIB | 1,086 |
| D. Cairns | Labour | 806 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| K. Normanton | Conservative | 1,592 ✓ |
| W. Warburton Pope | Independent | 953 |
| A. Hudson | LIB | 391 |
| B. Pimlott | Labour | 366 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| D. McLellan | Conservative | 1,792 |
| N. Bergmann | Labour | 1,602 |
| I. Young | LIB | 630 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| D. Brett | Conservative | 1,489 |
| L. Anwell | Labour | 1,218 |
| P. Rogerson | LIB | 455 |
Newburn No. 11 seat · turnout 27.9%
| V. Waddington | Labour | 891 |
| I. McKay | LIB | 796 |
| T. Waters | Conservative | 691 |
Newburn No. 21 seat · turnout 25.0%
| A. Forster | Labour | 2,436 |
| J. Hill | Conservative | 875 |
Newburn No. 31 seat · turnout 38.9%
| I. Faith | Conservative | 1,864 |
| J. Murray | Labour | 1,272 |
| R. Syrett | LIB | 292 |
Scotswood1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| R. Burgess | Labour | 1,227 |
| J. Thomlinson | Conservative | 884 |
St. Anthonys1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| Dave Webster | Labour | 1,276 |
| S. Morton | LIB | 427 |
St. Lawrence1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| T. Collins | Labour | 1,309 |
| S. Watson | Conservative | 386 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| G. Drew | Labour | 1,369 |
| J. Dalton | Conservative | 466 |
| N. Manchee | COMM | 98 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| J. Evans | Conservative | 1,308 |
| T. Marr | Labour | 1,291 |
| L. Bulman | RAG | 439 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| P. Wardroper | Conservative | 1,849 |
| J. Lamb | Labour | 667 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| J. Kerrigan | Labour | 1,082 |
| A. Rotherford | Conservative | 801 |
| G. Alexander | RAG | 169 |