Before (end of 1978)
Not known.
After (end of 1979)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Sunderland: Bishopswearmouth)1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| M. Miller | Conservative | 1,948 |
| K. Rooke | Labour | 1,805 |
No. 10 (Sunderland: Humbledon)1 seat · turnout 73.5%
| H. Maddison | Labour | 2,830 |
| G. Briton | Conservative | 2,367 |
No. 11 (Sunderland: Hylton Castle)1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| L. Heads | Labour | 3,111 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 786 |
No. 12 (Sunderland: Monkwearmouth & Roker)1 seat · turnout 70.5%
| T. Davies | Conservative | 4,646 |
| J. Spoors | Labour | 3,055 |
No. 13 (Sunderland: Ryhope)1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| J. Hall | Labour | 4,074 |
| D. Scott | Conservative | 1,571 |
No. 15 (Sunderland: St. Michaels)1 seat · turnout 75.6%
| R. Spain | Conservative | 4,944 |
| M. Thomson | Labour | 2,018 |
No. 17 (Sunderland: Thorney Close)1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| F. Lewins | Labour | 4,089 |
| A. Miller | Conservative | 2,207 |
No. 18 (Sunderland: Thornhill)1 seat · turnout 73.8%
| R. Smith | Conservative | 2,578 ✓ |
| Holt E. | Labour | 1,016 |
| M. Greenfield | LIB | 704 |
| J. Quayle | Ind Con | 586 |
No. 19 (Sunderland: Southwick)1 seat · turnout 64.0%
| T. Glazebrook | Labour | 2,275 |
| G. Hylton | Conservative | 739 |
| H. Sanderson | LIB | 579 |
No. 2 (Sunderland: Castletown)1 seat · turnout 70.3%
| L. Mann | Labour | 3,193 |
| F. Petty | Conservative | 966 |
No. 20 (Hetton-Le-Hole & Hetton Downs)1 seat · turnout 73.2%
| E. Weirs | Labour | 3,722 |
| S. Ellis | LIB | 1,179 |
| G. O'Neil | Conservative | 676 |
No. 21 (Rainton & Easington Lane)1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| R. Hodgkis | Labour | 2,184 |
| A. Carr | LIB | 711 |
| G. Brown | Conservative | 405 |
No. 22 (Houghton-Le-Spring)1 seat · turnout 72.7%
| J. Storey | Labour | 2,772 |
| A. Wright | Conservative | 1,980 |
| W. Sidaway | Ind Lab | 1,166 |
No. 23 (Fence Houses & Newbottle)1 seat · turnout 69.7%
| L. Gibson | Labour | 3,790 |
| E. Lillie | Conservative | 1,539 |
No. 25 (Washington North)1 seat · turnout 67.4%
| J. Murray | Labour | 4,721 |
| O. Norris | Conservative | 1,391 |
| C. Ridley | Independent | 813 |
No. 26 (Washington South)1 seat · turnout 69.2%
| E. Timmins | Labour | 10,226 |
| D. Milburn | Conservative | 5,948 |
No. 3 (Sunderland: Central)1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| R. Kirby | Labour | 2,012 |
| C. Lee | Conservative | 1,081 |
No. 4 (Sunderland: Colliery)1 seat · turnout 71.5%
| S. Furness | Labour | 2,417 |
| W. Storey | Conservative | 1,423 |
No. 5 (Sunderland: Deptford Andpallion)1 seat · turnout 68.3%
| P. Doidge | Labour | 3,952 |
| J. Bowens | Conservative | 2,852 |
| W. Lundgren | LIB | 873 |
No. 6 (Sunderland: Downhill)1 seat · turnout 67.2%
| C. Slater | Labour | 4,040 |
| W. Devine | Conservative | 1,037 |
| F. Hall | LIB | 723 |
No. 9 (Sunderland: Hendon)1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| D. Whiteman | Conservative | 2,025 |
| A. Tuddenham | Labour | 1,967 |
| T. Newby | LIB | 348 |