Before (end of 1978)
Not known.
After (end of 1979)
Not known.
Ward results
Acre Rigg2 seats · turnout 66.3%
| J. Broom | Independent | 1,323 |
| B. Boyd | Labour | 948 |
| W. Hall | Independent | 915 |
| D. Byron | Labour | 839 |
Blackhalls3 seats · turnout 61.7%
| G. Laidler | Labour | 2,231 |
| J. Chambers | Labour | 2,145 |
| M. Pattison | Ind Lab | 2,091 |
| R. Philp | LIB | 1,501 |
| M. Weetman | Labour | 1,237 |
Dawdon3 seats · turnout 61.2%
| E. Mason | Labour | 2,048 |
| J. Goodwin | Labour | 1,983 |
| F Shaw | Labour | 1,945 |
| A. Brown | Independent | 1,652 |
| V. Ward | LIB | 1,476 |
Deneside3 seats · turnout 60.8%
| M. Burdess | Labour | 1,494 |
| B. Burgin | Labour | 1,487 |
| M. Lee | Labour | 1,483 |
| I. Geary | Ind LIB | 862 |
| G. Tiffany | LIB | 848 |
| N. Moore | LIB | 784 |
Easington Village1 seat · turnout 78.5%
| J. Ridley | LIB | 941 |
| E. Hutchinson | Labour | 333 |
Eden Hill3 seats · turnout 57.3%
| F. Patterson | LIB | 1,559 |
| J. Alderson | Labour | 1,353 |
| E. Jacques | LIB | 1,347 |
| I. Elliott | LIB | 1,268 |
| R. Scott | Labour | 1,161 |
| D. Hamilton | Labour | 1,127 |
Haswell1 seat · turnout 76.8%
| A. McAteer | Labour | 605 |
| R Watson | Independent | 408 |
High Colliery1 seat · turnout 77.5%
| J. Dawson | Labour | 753 |
| T. Thompson | LIB | 410 |
Park1 seat · turnout 79.3%
| A. Lockyear | Labour | 698 |
| B. Stockdale | RES | 578 |
| F. Graham | Ind LIB | 85 |
Seaham2 seats · turnout 74.3%
| D. Myers | Labour | 1,239 |
| D. Mercer | Independent | 1,165 |
| E. Watson | Labour | 1,125 |
| K. Watson | LIB | 1,058 |
Shotton2 seats · turnout 57.0%
| J. Lister | Independent | 1,310 |
| G. Hamilton | Labour | 1,309 |
| N. Jameson | Labour | 1,177 |
South1 seat · turnout 69.9%
| M. English | Labour | 517 |
| K. Barstead | LIB | 424 |
South Hetton1 seat · turnout 73.6%
| R Todd | Labour | 915 |
| J. Rackstraw | Independent | 561 |
Thornley2 seats · turnout 63.3%
| W. Anderson | Labour | 1,412 |
| S. Race | Labour | 963 |
| B. Wilson | Independent | 900 |
Wheatley Hill2 seats · turnout 74.2%
| G. Tempest | Labour | 1,726 |
| W. Oswald | Labour | 1,089 |
| C. Woodward | LIB | 1,048 |
| M. Goynes | LIB | 653 |
Wingate2 seats · turnout 79.9%
| D. Thompson | Labour | 1,420 |
| J. Alcock | LIB | 1,221 |
| J. Parkin | Labour | 1,145 |
| P. Bellis | LIB | 887 |