Before (end of 1981) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Other 21 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Other 10 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
Ward results
All Saints3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| E. Diamond | Labour | 1,183 |
| Tate A. | Labour | 1,059 |
| R Haws | Labour | 1,050 |
| W. Diamond | Lib/Sdp | 603 |
| P. Coxon | Lib/Sdp | 521 |
| C. Marshall | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
| G. Owens | Prog | 339 |
| P. Hutchison | Prog | 335 |
| D. Stephenson | Prog | 309 |
Beacon and Bents3 seats · turnout 36.9%
| E. Patience | Lib/Sdp | 895 |
| R. Drew | Lib/Sdp | 835 |
| G. Hobson | Labour | 764 |
| D. Taylor | Labour | 742 |
| A. Madsen | Prog | 729 |
| I. Lendaryou | Labour | 714 |
| G. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 696 |
| G. Rigg | Prog | 677 |
| P Taylor | Prog | 675 |
Bede3 seats · turnout 29.7%
| C. Cox | Labour | 1,566 |
| V. Hope | Labour | 1,540 |
| R. Gray | Labour | 1,524 |
| R. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 433 |
| J. Donnelly | Conservative | 426 |
| G. Bell | Conservative | 393 |
| R. Kitchingman | Conservative | 291 |
Biddick Hall3 seats · turnout 27.6%
| E. Davison | Labour | 1,102 |
| L. Jordison | Labour | 1,097 |
| H. Carling | Labour | 1,043 |
| K. Robertson | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| V. Lincoln | Lib/Sdp | 419 |
| J. White | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
| R. Burns | Prog | 218 |
| D. Maccoy | Prog | 201 |
| A. Morton | Prog | 192 |
Boldon Colliery3 seats · turnout 39.2%
| J. Oxley | Labour | 1,609 |
| K. Moore | Labour | 1,565 |
| D. Maidment | Labour | 1,533 |
| W. Lynch | Lib/Sdp | 763 |
| M. Bowen | Lib/Sdp | 711 |
| A. Myers | Lib/Sdp | 668 |
| L. Hill | Prog | 173 |
| K. Hill | Prog | 167 |
| L. Hill | Prog | 163 |
Cleadon and East Boldon3 seats · turnout 42.7%
| N. Brunt | Conservative | 1,891 |
| R Robson | Conservative | 1,856 |
| D. Robson | Conservative | 1,850 |
| S. Forbes-Michie | Lib/Sdp | 827 |
| R. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 777 |
| B. Davies | Lib/Sdp | 755 |
| G. Porter | Labour | 199 |
| G. Hunter | Labour | 199 |
| T. Hogan | Labour | 193 |
Cleadon Park3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| B. Halliday | Labour | 889 |
| S. Doneghan | Labour | 864 |
| M. Hamilton | Labour | 805 |
| M. Hadley | Prog | 789 |
| F Law | Prog | 701 |
| W. Upsall | Prog | 698 |
| K. Mills | Lib/Sdp | 546 |
| M. Mills | Lib/Sdp | 544 |
| M. Urquhart | Lib/Sdp | 487 |
Fellgate and Hedworth3 seats · turnout 41.6%
| D. Dixon | Labour | 1,744 |
| E. Battye | Labour | 1,690 |
| S. Duncan | Labour | 1,558 |
| A. Leather | Lib/Sdp | 1,094 |
| P. Price | Lib/Sdp | 1,075 |
| C. Tuxworth | Lib/Sdp | 967 |
| T. Berry | Prog | 282 |
| A. Brown | Prog | 215 |
| A. Hill | Prog | 210 |
Harton3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| M. Pearson | Labour | 759 |
| S. Forster | Labour | 756 |
| J. Fettis | Prog | 743 |
| J. Murtha | Labour | 742 |
| S Mannion | Prog | 712 |
| G. Jewitt | Lib/Sdp | 709 |
| J. Leighton | Prog | 703 |
| K. Ritzema | Lib/Sdp | 660 |
| I. Holmes | Lib/Sdp | 656 |
Hebburn Quay3 seats · turnout 24.6%
| F. Firth | Labour | 1,354 |
| J. Eales | Labour | 1,279 |
| T. Glynn | Labour | 1,165 |
| H. Downey | Lib/Sdp | 966 |
Hebburn South3 seats · turnout 41.6%
| H. McAtominey | Labour | 1,489 |
| M. Fairley | Labour | 1,460 |
| T. Bamford | Labour | 1,233 |
| T. Oliver | Lib/Sdp | 1,116 |
| A. Boyd | Conservative | 694 |
| S. Woodward | Conservative | 459 |
| G Brebner | Conservative | 405 |
Horsley Hill3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| G. Wilkinson | Prog | 1,168 |
| D. Thorpe | Prog | 1,166 |
| T. Walls | Prog | 1,141 |
| R. Davison | Lib/Sdp | 902 |
| W. Greener | Lib/Sdp | 836 |
| P. Harvey | Lib/Sdp | 763 |
| A Frost | Labour | 573 |
| Maxwell N. | Labour | 535 |
| J. Wright | Labour | 532 |
Monkton3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| C. Bonnar | Labour | 1,413 |
| M. Chenery | Labour | 1,325 |
| J. Phipps | Labour | 1,252 |
| J. Steadman | Lib/Sdp | 777 |
| R. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 710 |
| O. Bolam | Conservative | 662 |
| J. Scott | Conservative | 522 |
| W Armstrong | Conservative | 499 |
Primrose3 seats · turnout 31.0%
| M. Coyle | Labour | 1,555 |
| B. Howard | Labour | 1,531 |
| C. McHugh | Labour | 1,462 |
| J. Downey | Lib/Sdp | 1,021 |
| R. Studholme | Lib/Sdp | 961 |
| N. Brown | WRP | 183 |
Rekendyke3 seats · turnout 28.3%
| G Graham | Labour | 949 |
| M. Lightfoot | Labour | 899 |
| E. Scrimger | Labour | 861 |
| E. Myers | Lib/Sdp | 414 |
| M. Dodds | Prog | 405 |
| D. Ray | Lib/Sdp | 405 |
| J. Stobbs | Lib/Sdp | 391 |
| C. Taylor | Prog | 390 |
| I. Dodds | Prog | 371 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| K. Watson | Labour | 813 |
| J. Tyzack | Labour | 705 |
| B. Dunbar | Labour | 703 |
| C. Sinclair | Lib/Sdp | 496 |
| F. Jacobson | Lib/Sdp | 461 |
| D. Murtaugh | Lib/Sdp | 443 |
| B. McGregor | Prog | 358 |
| M. Swann | Prog | 337 |
| D. Ford | Prog | 323 |
West Park3 seats · turnout 36.8%
| J. Capstick | Prog | 1,324 |
| P. Davidson | Prog | 1,285 |
| H. Marshall | Prog | 1,244 |
| W. Urwin | Lib/Sdp | 817 |
| A. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 789 |
| A. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 750 |
| J. Hudson | Labour | 312 |
| Stephenson K. | Labour | 293 |
| K. Smoult | Labour | 277 |
Westoe3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| K. Hickman | Prog | 1,326 |
| M. Pigott | Prog | 1,314 |
| K. Charlton | Prog | 1,313 |
| W. Hannon | Lib/Sdp | 548 |
| D. Hannon | Lib/Sdp | 543 |
| S. Troupe | Lib/Sdp | 517 |
| P. Jackson | Labour | 338 |
| A. Raisbeck | Labour | 314 |
| I. Sowden | Labour | 304 |
Whitburn and Marsden3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| S. Robinson | Labour | 1,727 |
| G. Robson | Labour | 1,579 |
| P. Robinson | Labour | 1,530 |
| E. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 608 |
| M. Inskip | Prog | 467 |
| W. Boyack | Lib/Sdp | 454 |
| S. Pierce | Lib/Sdp | 451 |
| D. Murray | Prog | 435 |
| Q. Lewis | Prog | 415 |
Whiteleas3 seats · turnout 29.1%
| A. Elliott | Labour | 1,262 |
| V. Fitzpatrick | Labour | 1,142 |
| R. Stidolph | Labour | 1,137 |
| J. Griffith | Lib/Sdp | 492 |
| G. Griffith | Lib/Sdp | 491 |
| J. McMurtrie | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
| W. Lewis | Prog | 349 |
| N. Moore | Prog | 343 |
| K. Ratcliff | Prog | 299 |