Before (end of 1981) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 11 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 · Other 2
After (end of 1982) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Conservative 8 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
Ward results
Birtley3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| J. Lee | Labour | 1,375 |
| S. Potter | Labour | 1,235 |
| J. King | Lib/Sdp | 1,187 |
| E. Parkinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,187 |
| L. Elliott | Labour | 1,132 |
Crawcrook & Greenside3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| R Highmoor | Labour | 1,448 |
| E. Mole | Labour | 1,389 |
| J. Taylor | Labour | 1,256 |
| L. Charlton | Lib/Sdp | 865 |
| J. Dixon | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
| V. Wright | Lib/Sdp | 680 |
Deckham3 seats · turnout 16.3%
| F. Conway | Labour | 1,132 |
| Joe Wheatley | Labour | 1,092 |
| G. Carpenter | Labour | 1,010 |
| B. Wilkinson | Conservative | 545 |
Dunston3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| D. Bollands | Labour | 1,638 |
| W. Grier | Labour | 1,556 |
| R. Strong | Labour | 1,537 |
| A Hields | Conservative | 710 |
| L. Cater | Conservative | 660 |
| A. Hields | Conservative | 630 |
| A. Blonerley | Lib/Sdp | 507 |
| I. Elliott | Lib/Sdp | 463 |
| G. Griffiths | Lib/Sdp | 442 |
High Fell3 seats · turnout 22.4%
| R. Baptist | Labour | 1,510 |
| J. Lister | Labour | 1,494 |
| E. Johnson | Labour | 1,441 |
| F. Wilkinson | Conservative | 339 |
| W. Beat | WRP | 146 |
Lamesley3 seats
| J. Kiloen | Labour | 1,581 |
| J. Hattan | Labour | 1,573 |
| M. Robson | Labour | 1,526 |
| H. Bramwell | Lib/Sdp | 1,200 |
| S. Hutchinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,153 |
| G. Askew | Lib/Sdp | 1,151 |
Ryton3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| S. Cowan | Labour | 1,439 |
| T. Charlton | Rytonian | 1,370 |
| J. Mullen | Labour | 1,351 |
| N. Callender | Rytonian | 1,296 |
| M. Carr | Lib/Sdp | 1,214 |
| R. Taylor | Labour | 1,182 |
Teams3 seats · turnout 27.9%
| L. Carr | Labour | 1,795 |
| W. Collins | Labour | 1,609 |
| A. Johnson | Labour | 1,543 |
| R. Commons | Lib/Sdp | 596 |
| F. Dobson | Lib/Sdp | 590 |
| J. Avery | Conservative | 408 |
Whickham North3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| A. Brazendale | Labour | 1,700 |
| F. Bramwell | Labour | 1,517 |
| L. Bindman | Conservative | 1,467 |
| E. Robinson | Labour | 1,450 |
| K. Hall | Conservative | 1,291 |
| J. Scott | Conservative | 1,164 |
| J. Riley | Lib/Sdp | 945 |