Before (end of 1974) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Other 18 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1975) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 23 · Conservative 5 · The Liberal Party 3
Ward results
No. 1 (South Shields: BeaCon & Bents)1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| D. Thorpe | Prog | 1,234 |
| White | LIB | 749 |
| Donnelly | Labour | 413 |
No. 10 (South Shields: Tyne Dock)1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| Richardson | Prog | 534 |
| Hodgson | Labour | 506 |
No. 11 (South Shields: West Park)1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| T. Collins | Prog | 1,492 |
| Harding | Labour | 416 |
No. 12 (South Shields: Westoe)1 seat · turnout 37.7%
| K. Charlton | Prog | 1,659 |
| J. Stidolph | Labour | 357 |
No. 13 (South Shields: Whiteleas)1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| R. Stidolph | Labour | 782 |
| Robson | Prog | 741 |
No. 14 (Jarrow: Central East West & Grange)1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| A. Gowens | Conservative | 1,487 |
| Firth C. | Labour | 923 |
No. 15 (Jarrow: Primrose)1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| Bell | LIB | 1,781 |
| Davison | Labour | 1,197 |
No. 16 (Jarrow: Simonside & Springwell)1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| Whittington | LIB | 1,503 |
| P. Hepburn | Labour | 1,232 |
| Carr | COMM | 232 |
No. 17 (Boldon: Newtown-Colliery-West)1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| Arundel | LIB | 1,973 |
| K. Moore | Labour | 1,509 |
No. 18 (Boldon: Cleadon & East)1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| A. Mills | Conservative | 2,305 |
| Durkin | Labour | 311 |
No. 19 (Boldon: Whitburn)1 seat · turnout 59.2%
| Robinson | Labour | 1,223 |
| Garrard | LIB | 821 |
| Dixon | Prog | 582 |
No. 2 (South Shields: Biddickhall)1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| L. Jordison | Labour | 808 |
| Davidson | Prog | 559 |
No. 20 (Hebburn: West-Central-North-East- Victoria)1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| T. Glynn | Labour | 954 ✓ |
| D. Brown | Other | 811 |
No. 21 (Hebburn: Monkton)1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| H. Downey | Labour | 991 |
| Driver | Prog | 891 |
No. 22 (Hebburn: South)1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| A. Boyd | Conservative | 1,381 |
| T. Bamford | Labour | 1,089 |
No. 3 (South Shields: Brinkburn)1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| M. Gibson | Prog | 687 |
| Doneghan | Labour | 530 |
No. 4 (South Shields: Cleadonpark)1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| Piggott | Prog | 1,350 |
| E. Appleton | Labour | 550 |
No. 5 (South Shields: Harton)1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| T. Woods | Prog | 1,841 |
| G. Brass | Labour | 350 |
No. 6 (South Shields: Horsleyhill)1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| W. Robinson | Prog | 1,647 |
| R. Scott | Labour | 775 |
No. 7 (South Shields: Marsden)1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Halliday | Prog | 974 |
| J. Doneghan | Labour | 740 |
No. 8 (South Shields: Rekendyke & Victoria)1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Sullivan | Prog | 698 |
| Pearson | Labour | 694 |
| Coxon | LIB | 423 |
No. 9 (South Shields: Simonside)1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| R. Lawson | Prog | 753 |
| P Brookes | Labour | 735 |
