Before (end of 1982)
Not known.
After (end of 1983)
Not known.
Ward results
Bournemoor2 seats · turnout 44.3%
| A. Cossar | Independent | 668 |
| N. Natrass | Independent | 606 |
| W. Edgar | Labour | 525 |
| D. Welch | Labour | 480 |
Chester Le Street Central1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| B. Frostwick | Labour | 381 |
| G. Denton | Lib/Sdp | 189 |
| W. Days | Independent | 117 |
Chester Le Street North3 seats · turnout 48.7%
| M. Pratt | Labour | 1,560 |
| K. Lambert | Labour | 1,431 |
| S. Hubbard | Labour | 1,269 |
| I. Macdonald | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
Chester Le Street South3 seats · turnout 53.9%
| D. Morse | Lib/Sdp | 997 |
| M. Pattison | Labour | 974 |
| B. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 943 |
| N. Roddom | Labour | 845 |
| H. Jarrett | Labour | 815 |
| E. Spoors | Lib/Sdp | 742 |
| G. Stenton | Conservative | 256 |
Chester Le Street West3 seats · turnout 45.5%
| L. Storey | Labour | 994 |
| D. Greaves | Labour | 973 |
| James Williscroft | Labour | 972 |
| J. Cowan | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
| G. Hunt | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
| A. Watkins | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
Edmondsley1 seat
| T. Davison | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Grange Villa1 seat · turnout 62.5%
| R. Brown | Labour | 385 |
| J. Hall | Lib/Sdp | 186 |
Holmlands Park2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| H. Hedges | Lib/Sdp | 701 |
| B. Forster | Lib/Sdp | 598 |
| B. Carruthers | Independent | 359 |
| J. Etherington | Labour | 330 |
| B. Lee | Labour | 298 |
| P. Gaudie | Independent | 293 |
Lumley3 seats · turnout 35.4%
| P. Hopkins | Labour | 939 |
| F. Fairley | Labour | 883 |
| A. Staward | Labour | 771 |
| L. Dobson | Conservative | 540 |
| R. Fisher | Independent | 454 |
North Lodge1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| H. Mackay | Conservative | 606 |
| K. Matthews | Labour | 246 |
Ouston2 seats · turnout 56.6%
| R. Millen | Independent | 885 |
| I. Robinson | Independent | 785 |
| J. Lines | Labour | 545 |
| T. Forster | Labour | 510 |
Pelton3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| G. Staines | Labour | 1,408 |
| P. Potter | Labour | 1,294 |
| V. Stewart | Labour | 1,247 |
| R. Tanham | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
Pelton Fell2 seats
| G. Pert | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Allan | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Plawsworth1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| R. Suddick | Labour | 359 |
| D. Abbott | Lib/Sdp | 119 |
Sacriston3 seats
| M. Briscoe | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| T. Pounder | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Bickle | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Waldridge1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| M. Dulieu | Independent | 252 |
| D. Hodgson | Labour | 212 |
| S. White | Lib/Sdp | 185 |