Before (end of 1978)
Not known.
After (end of 1979)
Not known.
Ward results
Bearpark1 seat · turnout 77.3%
| A. Crooks | Labour | 858 |
| F. Anderson | LIB | 304 |
Belmont2 seats · turnout 70.9%
| E. Chisholm | Conservative | 725 ✓ |
| I. Lupton | Independent | 657 ✓ |
| P. Barry | Independent | 623 |
| P. Wright | Independent | 591 |
| F. Jackson | Independent | 515 |
| R. Bone | Labour | 401 |
| W. Graham | Labour | 292 |
Brandon3 seats · turnout 56.8%
| W. Foster | Labour | 2,147 |
| T. Gill | Labour | 2,084 |
| W. Stobbs | Independent | 1,847 |
| G. Harvey | Labour | 1,759 |
Carrville2 seats · turnout 68.7%
| M. Metcalfe | Independent | 1,235 |
| R. Clewes | Labour | 867 |
| J. Middlemass | LIB | 861 |
| I. Whittaker | LIB | 519 |
Cassop Cum Quarrinton3 seats · turnout 52.4%
| C. McCormick | Labour | 1,938 |
| J. Wright | Labour | 1,705 |
| T. Marsden | Labour | 1,428 |
| A. Hunter | Conservative | 1,057 |
Coxhoe3 seats · turnout 57.9%
| A. Thompson | Labour | 1,881 |
| M. Crathorne | Labour | 1,851 |
| J. Lattimer | Labour | 1,638 |
| D. Franks | Independent | 1,016 |
Croxdale1 seat · turnout 83.8%
| J. Anderson | Labour | 484 |
| R. Irving | Conservative | 329 |
Deerness2 seats
| H. Wharton | Independent | 1,366 |
| C. Ellison | Labour | 909 |
| M. Rochford | Labour | 900 |
Elvet2 seats · turnout 58.0%
| S. McLeod | LIB | 826 |
| N. Martin | Conservative | 819 |
| D. Young | Independent | 674 |
| J. Thurlow | Independent | 593 |
| A. Ewin | Labour | 543 |
| J. Fearon | Labour | 451 |
Framwelgate2 seats · turnout 70.6%
| P. Collings | Conservative | 971 |
| H. Smith | LIB | 938 |
| D. Hanson | Labour | 854 |
| N. Sarsfield | Independent | 833 |
| M. Mackintosh | Labour | 743 |
| M. Anderson | LIB | 601 |
Framwellgate Moor2 seats · turnout 65.2%
| W. Lodge | Independent | 1,726 |
| D. Burrows | Independent | 1,287 |
| J. Barker | Labour | 954 |
Gilesgate3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| W. Hay | Independent | 1,923 |
| J. Mackintosh | Labour | 1,525 |
| G. Birchby | Labour | 1,523 |
| G. Wilmot | Labour | 1,432 |
Langley Moor & Meadowfield2 seats · turnout 68.3%
| H. Carr | Labour | 705 |
| W. Hartwell | Labour | 663 |
| G. Fletcher | Independent | 582 |
| J. Turnbull | Independent | 547 |
New Brancepeth1 seat · turnout 78.1%
| W. Taylor | Labour | 678 |
| B. Keaton | LIB | 169 |
Pelaw2 seats · turnout 62.2%
| R. Carr | Labour | 858 |
| Andy Clegg | Labour | 821 |
| W. Beardall | Ind LIB | 415 |
| W. Lupton | Independent | 247 |
| N. Sternberg | Conservative | 233 |
Pittington & West Rainton2 seats · turnout 69.3%
| G. Clarkson | LIB | 975 |
| M. Johnson | Independent | 775 |
| R. Close | Labour | 762 |
| E. Hepburn | Labour | 650 |
| S. Waddington | Independent | 292 |
| J. Atkinson | Independent | 85 |
Shadforth1 seat · turnout 75.1%
| A. St. Julien | Labour | 431 |
| T. Leathers | Independent | 272 |
| M. Brewster | Conservative | 203 |
Sherburn2 seats · turnout 67.5%
| G. Steinberg | Labour | 1,142 |
| J. Burrell | Ind Lab | 939 |
| T. Reid | Labour | 814 |
| J. Gatenby | Conservative | 560 |
Shincliffe1 seat · turnout 80.1%
| J. Davison | Independent | 520 |
| J. Gibbs | Conservative | 348 |
| D. Taylor-Gooby | Labour | 129 |
Ushaw Moor2 seats · turnout 69.5%
| J. Turner | Labour | 1,309 |
| E. Shuker | Labour | 1,250 |
| A. Whitfield | Independent | 776 |
| J. Wood | LIB | 701 |
| B. Grainger | Independent | 426 |
Witton Gilbert2 seats · turnout 61.1%
| A. Smith | LIB | 945 |
| H. Cooper | Labour | 743 |
| S. Conaway | Labour | 740 |