Before (end of 1981)
Not known.
After (end of 1982)
Not known.
Ward results
Bede3 seats · turnout 18.9%
| P. Conaty | Labour | 1,283 |
| D. Clelland | Labour | 1,256 |
| Patricia Murray | Labour | 1,205 |
| L Fearby | Conservative | 381 |
Bensham3 seats · turnout 23.2%
| N. Lakey | Labour | 1,044 |
| W. O'Kane | Labour | 1,034 |
| P. Wallace | Labour | 1,012 |
| J. Moodie | Lib/Sdp | 562 |
| C. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
| J. Hetherington | Lib/Sdp | 499 |
| M. Thompson | Conservative | 353 |
Blaydon3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| R. Rudge | Labour | 1,627 |
| R. Baker | Labour | 1,552 |
| P. Hanson | Labour | 1,530 |
| H. Johnston | Conservative | 591 |
| M. Gray | Conservative | 541 |
| D. Bew | Conservative | 522 |
| K. Gannon | Lib/Sdp | 455 |
| K. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill3 seats · turnout 43.4%
| C. Gill | Labour | 2,202 |
| A. Cowell | Labour | 2,176 |
| J. Ross | Labour | 1,962 |
| P. Goodwin | Conservative | 1,080 |
| D Rowley | Conservative | 771 |
| J Armstrong | Conservative | 759 |
| A. Williamson | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
| W. Storey | Lib/Sdp | 553 |
Chowdene3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| A. Ridley | Conservative | 1,321 |
| J. Lister | Labour | 1,282 |
| E. Henry | Labour | 1,209 |
| M. Khunel | Conservative | 1,191 |
| M. Moore | Conservative | 1,176 |
| C. Wheatley | Labour | 1,060 |
| T. Parkin | Lib/Sdp | 792 |
| E. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 713 |
Felling3 seats · turnout 23.0%
| K. Buckingham | RES | 1,509 |
| S. Nugent | Labour | 1,453 |
| J. Foster | Labour | 1,130 |
| W Maddison | Labour | 1,101 |
Leam3 seats · turnout 24.5%
| M. Bell | Labour | 1,546 |
| J. Turnbull | Labour | 1,461 |
| P. Tinnion | Labour | 1,342 |
| G. McClelland | Lib/Sdp | 762 |
| P. Riley | Lib/Sdp | 737 |
Low Fell3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| R. Avery | Conservative | 2,071 |
| J. Hughes | Conservative | 2,039 |
| McNeil J. | Conservative | 2,011 |
| A. Bone | Labour | 779 |
| J. Beaty | Labour | 763 |
| J. Mearns | Labour | 755 |
Pelaw & Heworth3 seats · turnout 19.7%
| H. Dinning | Labour | 1,286 |
| T. Winter | Labour | 1,286 |
| J. Balls | Labour | 1,201 |
| J. Barrett | Conservative | 696 |
Saltwell3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| F. Wood | Labour | 1,239 |
| B. Davis | Labour | 1,192 |
| J. Bainbridge | Labour | 1,172 |
| T. Millican | Lib/Sdp | 1,013 |
| C. Jevon | Lib/Sdp | 813 |
| P. Murmane | Lib/Sdp | 741 |
| J. Buglass | Conservative | 627 |
Whickham South3 seats · turnout 48.8%
| G. Fairclough | Conservative | 1,614 |
| K. Leitch | Conservative | 1,541 |
| I. Dodds | Conservative | 1,536 |
| J. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 1,433 |
| P. Nunn | Lib/Sdp | 1,401 |
| S. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 1,385 |
| A. Scott | Labour | 1,136 |
| K. Tinnion | Labour | 1,090 |
| M. King | Labour | 1,073 |
Winlaton3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| A. Brown | Labour | 1,471 |
| W. Ainsworth | Labour | 1,439 |
| G. Wilson | Labour | 1,354 |
| W. Lyst | Conservative | 897 |
| D. Willis | Conservative | 837 |
| I. Low | Lib/Sdp | 755 |
| L. Wright | Lib/Sdp | 619 |
Wrekendyke3 seats
| T. Derrick | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| T. Bennett | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P. Mole | Labour | 0 ✓ |