Before (end of 1982)
Not known.
After (end of 1983)
Not known.
Ward results
Belmont2 seats
| I. Lupton | Independent | 688 |
| F. Jackson | Conservative | 546 |
| D. Miller | Lib/Sdp | 444 |
| M. Gibbon | Conservative | 352 |
| D. Lamb | Labour | 310 |
| Morton T. | Labour | 304 |
Brandon3 seats · turnout 20.1%
| T. Gill | Labour | 744 |
| D. McMahon | Labour | 630 |
| I. Humphries | Labour | 620 |
| W. Stobbs | Independent | 535 |
| O. Watson | Independent | 223 |
| D. Saunders | Conservative | 186 |
Carrville2 seats · turnout 52.9%
| M. Metcalf | Independent | 614 |
| R. Clewes | Labour | 605 |
| G. Clarkson | Independent | 582 |
| J. Dulling | Labour | 402 |
| J. Middlemas | Independent | 315 |
| P. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 176 |
Cassop Cum Quarrinton3 seats · turnout 38.6%
| C. McCormack | Labour | 1,320 |
| J. Wright | Labour | 1,013 |
| T. Marsden | Labour | 907 |
| K. Bean | Lib/Sdp | 679 |
| A. Hunter | Lib/Sdp | 649 |
Coxhoe3 seats · turnout 48.3%
| M. Crathorne | Lib/Sdp | 955 |
| J. Latimer | Labour | 866 |
| E. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 816 |
| T. Forster | Labour | 814 |
| W. Etherington | Labour | 765 |
| N. Wilding | Lib/Sdp | 710 |
| A. McKenna | Independent | 238 |
| G. Yard | Ind Lab | 112 |
Croxdale1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| J. Anderson | Labour | 400 |
| G. Eeles | Conservative | 191 |
| L. Waller | Lib/Sdp | 107 |
Deerness2 seats · turnout 52.5%
| D. Hudspeth | Labour | 936 |
| M. Rochford | Labour | 885 |
| H. Wharton | Independent | 745 |
| P. Doyle | Independent | 321 |
Elvet2 seats · turnout 42.9%
| S. Macleod | Lib/Sdp | 746 |
| S. Pitts | Lib/Sdp | 579 |
| J. Dent | Labour | 559 |
| M. Lavis | Conservative | 547 |
| B. Keel | Labour | 493 |
Framwelgate2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| G. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 846 |
| D. Hanson | Labour | 666 |
| E. Chisholm | Conservative | 566 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 530 |
| T. Moderate | Lib/Sdp | 513 |
| G. Crooks | Labour | 495 |
Framwellgate Moor2 seats · turnout 42.0%
| W. Lodge | Independent | 1,008 |
| D. Burrows | Independent | 872 |
| J. Wallace | Labour | 432 |
| H. Jobe | Labour | 366 |
Gilesgate3 seats · turnout 41.1%
| J. McIntosh | Labour | 998 |
| G. Birchby | Labour | 989 |
| W. Hay | Independent | 893 |
| R. Cowan | Labour | 884 |
| H. Gault | Lib/Sdp | 828 |
| J. Allison | Lib/Sdp | 744 |
| J. Gibbs | Conservative | 633 |
Gilesgate Moor2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| D. Pickering | Labour | 534 |
| D. Steward | Conservative | 516 |
| K. Storey | Labour | 496 |
| D. Lowther | Lib/Sdp | 416 |
Langley Moor & Meadowfield2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| P. Kell | Labour | 577 |
| H. Dye | Labour | 489 |
| L. Stobbs | Independent | 354 |
New Brancepeth1 seat · turnout 61.6%
| W. Taylor | Labour | 513 |
| C. Scott | Independent | 162 |
Pelaw2 seats · turnout 42.3%
| J. Fearon | Labour | 627 |
| D. Payne | Labour | 606 |
| C. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 342 |
| W. Beardall | Independent | 220 |
Pittington & West Rainton2 seats · turnout 51.1%
| M. Gallon | Labour | 759 |
| M. Johnson | Independent | 753 |
| W. Kellett | Labour | 748 |
| D. Morley | Independent | 281 |
| V. Barbaro | Lib/Sdp | 162 |
Shadforth1 seat · turnout 61.2%
| T. Bennett | Labour | 426 |
| A. St. Julien | Independent | 243 |
| S. Beattie | Conservative | 109 |
Sherburn2 seats · turnout 52.6%
| G. Steinberg | Labour | 1,072 |
| M. Brown | Labour | 843 |
| R. Jackson | Independent | 777 |
Shincliffe1 seat · turnout 64.2%
| M. Davison | Independent | 559 |
| W. Rees | Labour | 215 |
Ushaw Moor2 seats · turnout 48.8%
| J. Turner | Ind Lab | 808 |
| E. Shuker | Labour | 662 |
| E. Cummings | Ind Lab | 609 |
| J. Cowie | Labour | 504 |
| K. Watson | Lib/Sdp | 322 |
| A. Whitfield | Independent | 298 |
Witton Gilbert2 seats · turnout 55.9%
| R. Reynolds | Lib/Sdp | 632 |
| H. Cooper | Labour | 628 |
| J. Rayner | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
| G. Thompson | Labour | 473 |