Before (end of 1982)
Not known.
After (end of 1983)
Not known.
Ward results
Acre Rigg2 seats · turnout 39.3%
| B. Boyd | Labour | 533 |
| J. Broom | Independent | 495 |
| B. Sloan | Lib/Sdp | 445 |
| E. Byron | Labour | 374 |
| J. Carver | Lib/Sdp | 240 |
| W. Hall | Independent | 197 |
Blackhalls3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| G. Laidler | Labour | 1,132 |
| M. Pattison | Ind Lab | 995 |
| J. Darwin | Labour | 968 |
| M. Curry | Labour | 958 |
| C. Garnett | Independent | 450 |
Dawdon3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| J. Goodwin | Labour | 1,430 |
| F Shaw | Labour | 1,419 |
| J. Johnson | Labour | 920 |
| B. Bird | Independent | 737 |
| F. Woolford | Independent | 648 |
| W. Neil | Independent | 578 |
Deneside3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| M. Burdess | Independent | 992 |
| M. Lee | Labour | 820 |
| B. Burgin | Labour | 774 |
| R. Grieves | Labour | 645 |
| D. Johnson | Independent | 628 |
| J. Wake | Independent | 486 |
Easington Village1 seat · turnout 57.6%
| J. Ridley | Lib/Sdp | 815 |
| K. Charlton | Labour | 251 |
Eden Hill3 seats · turnout 30.2%
| E. Jacques | Lib/Sdp | 804 |
| R. Patterson | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
| R. Liddle | Lib/Sdp | 617 |
| J. Alderson | Labour | 537 |
| M. Metcalfe | Labour | 510 |
| R. Mills | Labour | 483 |
Haswell1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| A. McAteer | Labour | 493 |
| R. Watson | All | 252 |
High Colliery1 seat · turnout 55.8%
| J. Dawson | Labour | 522 |
| V. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 288 |
Park1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| A. Lockyear | Labour | 574 |
| N. McKenna | Independent | 176 |
Seaham2 seats · turnout 43.9%
| D. Mercer | Independent | 878 |
| D. Myers | Labour | 844 |
| J. Chapman | Labour | 504 |
| R. Bullmore | Independent | 484 |
Shotton2 seats · turnout 33.7%
| D. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 767 |
| A. Westgarth | Labour | 765 |
| G. Hamilton | Labour | 666 |
South1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| M. Farrell | Labour | 442 |
| M. Maconochie | Independent | 139 |
South Hetton1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| R Todd | Labour | 637 |
| R. Stephens | Independent | 219 |
Thornley2 seats · turnout 42.8%
| B. Wilson | Independent | 694 |
| W. Anderson | Labour | 572 |
| S. Race | Independent | 532 |
| F. Walker | Labour | 322 |
Wheatley Hill2 seats · turnout 37.6%
| B. Miller | Labour | 796 |
| W. Oswald | Labour | 534 |
| J. Gair | Ind Lab | 453 |
| D. Kirk | Lib/Sdp | 378 |
Wingate2 seats · turnout 52.0%
| J. Alcock | Lib/Sdp | 943 |
| D. Thompson | Labour | 682 |
| E. Burns | Lib/Sdp | 676 |
| A. Knights | Labour | 670 |