Before (end of 1981) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 29 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 2
After (end of 1982) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Conservative 27 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 1
Ward results
Benwell1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| J. Beecham | Labour | 1,592 |
| M. Rogerson | Conservative | 748 |
| J. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| G. Keating | Lib/Sdp | 1,361 |
| T. Cooney | Labour | 1,070 |
| R. Ward | Conservative | 432 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| T. Russell | Labour | 1,236 |
| J. Preston | Lib/Sdp | 1,022 |
| M. Shockett | Conservative | 158 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| D. Brook | Lib/Sdp | 2,489 |
| D. Chinnery | Conservative | 1,696 |
| J. Parker | Labour | 727 |
Denton1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| D. Archibald | Labour | 1,214 |
| C. Plackett | Lib/Sdp | 1,045 |
| P. Clarke | Conservative | 816 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| B. Hindmarsh | Labour | 1,313 |
| M. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 705 |
| G. Lonsdale | Conservative | 649 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| R. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 1,995 |
| James Laing | Labour | 1,663 |
| P. Willox | Conservative | 446 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| M. Cookson | Lib/Sdp | 2,491 |
| M. Summersby | Conservative | 1,083 |
| J. Ormond | Labour | 560 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| W. Harding | Conservative | 1,717 |
| P. Anderson | Labour | 1,241 |
| P. Sayer | Lib/Sdp | 1,023 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| T. Knox | Conservative | 1,287 ✓ |
| J. Baty | Independent | 1,251 |
| R. Collins | Labour | 699 |
| H. Morton | Lib/Sdp | 636 |
| J. Urquhart | Ecol | 100 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| J. Loveridge | Conservative | 1,599 |
| D. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,084 |
| P. Smith | Labour | 1,065 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| R. Urwin | Labour | 1,418 |
| D. Tunnell | Lib/Sdp | 792 |
| C. Elliott | Conservative | 660 |
Monkchester1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| B. Abrahams | Labour | 1,599 |
| H. Gallagher | Lib/Sdp | 1,314 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| I. Kirkman | Labour | 1,385 |
| A. Saunders | Conservative | 666 |
| N. Hill | Lib/Sdp | 491 |
Sandyford1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| A Barnes | Conservative | 1,704 |
| J. Lingard | Labour | 1,580 |
| J. Smalley | Lib/Sdp | 402 |
Scotswood1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| H. Russell | Labour | 1,307 |
| A. Glover | Conservative | 464 |
| F. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 436 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| G. Leyburn | Conservative | 2,199 |
| M. Turnbull | Lib/Sdp | 1,863 |
| T. Johnson | Labour | 344 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| N. Stockdale | Labour | 1,478 |
| T. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 300 |
| S. Holliday | Conservative | 166 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| D. Slesenger | Labour | 1,731 |
| J. Dalton | Conservative | 1,162 |
| C. Wood | Lib/Sdp | 858 |
West City1 seat · turnout 29.3%
| A. Stabler | Labour | 1,674 |
| C. Adamson | Lib/Sdp | 349 |
| P. Wardroper | Conservative | 222 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 44.8%
| R. Taylor | Conservative | 2,110 |
| P. Rathkey | Labour | 1,270 |
| F. Waterworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,048 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| G. Thompson | Conservative | 1,820 |
| W. Kutub | Labour | 1,248 |
| S. Blake | Lib/Sdp | 902 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| S. Allan | Labour | 1,400 |
| D. Jeavons | Conservative | 640 |
| E. Fineran | Lib/Sdp | 379 |