Before (end of 1980) (62 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 21 · Labour 21 · Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1981) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Conservative 14 · Other 3
Ward results
Alnwick1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| E. Davidson | LIB | 690 ✓ |
| A. Downie | Conservative | 344 |
| H. Reavell | Independent | 191 |
| G. Arkless | Labour | 179 |
Amble By The Sea1 seat · turnout 61.5%
| I. Hinson | LIB | 1,267 |
| A. McDonnell | Conservative | 713 |
| P. Partington | Labour | 589 |
Bedlington West1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| S. Newton | Labour | 778 |
| T. Bathurst | Conservative | 305 |
| J. Lowerson | LIB | 302 |
Bellingham1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| S. Foley | LIB | 1,170 |
| J. Sarson | Conservative | 309 |
| R. Bell | Labour | 241 |
Berwick North1 seat · turnout 47.1%
| M. Borthwick | LIB | 687 |
| K. Carruthers | Conservative | 632 |
| F. Dyson | Labour | 340 |
Berwick South1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| W. Veevers | Labour | 1,175 |
| J. Smail | Independent | 1,105 |
| H. Rothwell | LIB | 726 |
Blyth Valley Central1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| J. Tate | Conservative | 594 |
| E. Dixon | Labour | 434 |
Blyth Valley Cowpen1 seat · turnout 22.1%
| E. Breadin | Labour | 698 |
| I. McNeil | Conservative | 103 |
Blyth Valley Cramlington East1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| J. Barrett | Labour | 1,184 |
| A. Clough | Conservative | 200 |
Blyth Valley Cramlington South East1 seat · turnout 39.8%
| C. Watson | Labour | 683 |
| W. Day | LIB | 501 |
| I. Mitchell | Conservative | 418 |
Blyth Valley Cramlington West1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| I. Swithenbank | Labour | 865 |
| I. Davidson | Conservative | 249 |
Blyth Valley Croft1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| G. Knox | Labour | 458 |
| R. Allan | Conservative | 105 |
Blyth Valley Hartley1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| T. Elder | Labour | 1,042 |
| F. Barber | Conservative | 630 |
Blyth Valley Holywell1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| L. Henderson | Labour | 915 |
| H. Hillman | Conservative | 411 |
Blyth Valley Isabella1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| A. Forsyth | Labour | 704 |
| J. Bell | Independent | 333 |
Blyth Valley Kitty Brewster1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| M. Stott | Labour | 612 |
| J. Hall | Conservative | 147 |
Blyth Valley Parkside1 seat · turnout 38.5%
| N. Sharples | Labour | 743 |
| R. Graham | LIB | 596 |
| J. Walker | Conservative | 424 |
Blyth Valley Plessey1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| A. Hancock | Labour | 545 |
| J. Blomfield | Conservative | 257 |
| G. Tiller | Ind Lab | 185 |
Blyth Valley Seaton Delaval1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| J. Collier | Labour | 715 |
| D. Walton | Conservative | 336 |
Blyth Valley Seghill1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| E. Atkinson | Labour | 756 |
| H. Elliott | Conservative | 77 |
Blyth Valley Wensleydale1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| P. Dodds | Labour | 1,060 |
| J. Cairns | Conservative | 686 |
Bywell1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| T. Kirkhope | Conservative | 877 |
| J. McCallum | Labour | 790 |
| W. Carrigan | LIB | 378 |
Corbridge1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| W. Walker | Conservative | 1,252 |
| H. Buckley | Labour | 619 |
Cramlington Village1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| W. Nicholson | LIB | 759 |
| D. Stoves | Labour | 756 |
| D. Rouse | Conservative | 318 |
Crookham1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| J. Pentland | LIB | 608 |
| B. Lyndon Skeggs | Conservative | 448 |
Embleton1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| P. Machen | LIB | 801 |
| T. Boughton | Conservative | 666 |
Haltwhistle1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| R. Birley | Labour | 839 |
| T. Sowler | Conservative | 547 |
Heddon On The Wall1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| J. Whaley | Conservative | 791 |
| V. Baird | Labour | 316 |
Hexham East1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| E. Wright | Labour | 802 |
| D. Jowett | Conservative | 736 |
| D. Boyle | Independent | 192 |
Hexham West1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| J. Mattinson | Conservative | 1,155 ✓ |
| I. West | LIB | 631 |
| W. Moulding | Labour | 530 |
| A. Holmes | Ecol | 41 |
Humshaugh1 seat · turnout 57.7%
| E. Robson | LIB | 1,099 |
| P. Clark | Conservative | 682 |
| D. Macleod | Labour | 235 |
Lesbury1 seat · turnout 53.3%
| J. Baxter | Conservative | 997 |
| E. Hobkirk | LIB | 821 |
| G. Smith | Labour | 133 |
Longhirst1 seat · turnout 44.5%
| J. Turnbull | Labour | 763 |
| D. Fleming | Independent | 353 |
Lynemouth1 seat · turnout 53.5%
| K. Robinson | Labour | 1,012 |
| W. Sayer | LIB | 579 |
| J. Wood | Independent | 347 |
Morpeth North1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| I. Smail | Independent | 1,104 |
| D. Sadler | LIB | 775 |
| R. Withers | Labour | 275 |
Morpeth South1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| R. Devereux | LIB | 568 ✓ |
| D. McBryde | Independent | 537 |
| G. Chapman | Independent | 509 |
| D. Thomas | Labour | 353 |
Morpeth Stobhill1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| W. Hill | Independent | 773 |
| A. Davis | Labour | 344 |
Netherwitton1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| J. Moore | Independent | 640 |
| E. Bowden | LIB | 393 |
| M. Taylor | Labour | 73 |
Newsham1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| T. Chestney | Labour | 900 |
| R. White | Conservative | 238 |
Norham & Islandshires1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| D. Smilbert | LIB | 971 |
| G. Carr | Conservative | 513 |
Plenmeller1 seat · turnout 62.0%
| I. Smith | Conservative | 933 |
| I. McMinn | Labour | 509 |
Ponteland East1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| J. Lambert | Conservative | 1,304 |
| P. Kelway | LIB | 1,009 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 69 |
Ponteland West1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| D. Stafford | Conservative | 1,038 |
| G. Lewis | LIB | 747 |
| B. Reed | Labour | 182 |
Prudhoe East1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| A. Reid | Labour | 1,079 |
| M. Mannion | LIB | 773 |
Prudhoe West1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| D. Elwell | LIB | 741 ✓ |
| E. Reed | Labour | 578 |
| I. Seymour | Independent | 437 |
| J. Wanless | Independent | 247 |
Rothbury1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| S. Bolam | Conservative | 951 ✓ |
| J. Coatsworth | Independent | 634 |
| C. Downie | LIB | 555 |
| D. Hall | Labour | 52 |
Shilbottle1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| I. McArthur | LIB | 1,179 ✓ |
| J. Kearns | Conservative | 752 |
| J. Partington | Labour | 356 |
| Cox L. Ind | SOC DEM | 32 |
Slaley1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| G. Hutchinson | Conservative | 1,302 ✓ |
| P. Latham | LIB | 545 |
| K. Bratton | Labour | 82 |
| C. Bill | Ecol | 53 |
Stannington1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| J. Whaley | Conservative | 908 |
| I. Murdoch | Labour | 181 |
Wansbeck Ashington Central1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Nicholson | Labour | 768 |
| P. Barrett | LIB | 269 |
Wansbeck Bedlington Central1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| E. Mitchell | Labour | 990 |
| L. Wade | Conservative | 368 |
Wansbeck Bedlington East1 seat
| W. Ashbridge | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Wansbeck Bothal1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| A. Bramley | Labour | 784 |
| M. Douglas | LIB | 774 |
Wansbeck Choppington1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| J. Teasdale | Labour | 1,188 |
| J. Tweddle | LIB | 824 |
Wansbeck Haydon1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| W. Brown | Labour | 820 |
| J. Sabin | LIB | 386 |
Wansbeck Hirst1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| L. Hewitson | Labour | 1,088 |
| A. Davis | LIB | 344 |
Wansbeck Newbiggin East1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| J. Thompson | Labour | 968 |
| G. Gray | LIB | 398 |
| J. Hills | Conservative | 161 |
Wansbeck Newbiggin West1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| J. Thompson | LIB | 790 |
| C. Baxter | Labour | 558 |
| R. Pringle | Conservative | 113 |
Wansbeck Park & College1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| J. Oliver | Labour | 881 |
| V. Turnbull | LIB | 198 |
Wansbeck Seaton1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| D. Hall | Labour | 895 |
| A. Silver | LIB | 457 |
Wansbeck Sleekburn1 seat · turnout 38.4%
| Margaret Gallagher | Labour | 846 |
| J. Wilkinson | LIB | 291 |
Wansbeck Stakeford1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| S. Robinson | LIB | 1,438 |
| G. Wilson | Labour | 465 |
Widdrington1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| J. Morris | Labour | 1,440 |
| M. Green | Independent | 861 |
Wooler1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| J. Boulding | LIB | 812 |
| A. Wrangham | Conservative | 591 |
| J. Railton | Independent | 39 |