Before (end of 1982) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Conservative 10 · Labour 8
After (end of 1983) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Conservative 12 · Labour 7
Ward results
Acomb With Sandhoe1 seat · turnout 60.1%
| W. Nixon | Labour | 422 |
| E. Corcoran | Conservative | 326 |
Allendale2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| N. Handcock | Independent | 656 |
| R. Watkin | Lib/Sdp | 347 |
| T. Shield | Independent | 327 |
Bardon Mill1 seat · turnout 58.9%
| J. Woodman | Independent | 354 |
| C. Clark | Labour | 151 |
Bellingham1 seat · turnout 67.7%
| A. Allen | Independent | 406 |
| J. Parker | Lib/Sdp | 188 |
Broomhaugh and Riding1 seat · turnout 61.9%
| M. Routledge | Independent | 375 |
| P. Latham | Lib/Sdp | 86 |
Broomley & Stocksfield2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| R. Johnson | Conservative | 577 |
| D. Bell | Independent | 549 |
| J. Eno | Lib/Sdp | 361 |
| S. Bill | Ecol | 97 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| E. Reed | Labour | 278 |
| L. Routledge | Lib/Sdp | 217 |
Chollerton with Whittington1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| S. Atchison | Conservative | 227 |
| G. Watson | Lib/Sdp | 206 |
Corbridge3 seats · turnout 55.3%
| A. Mearns | Lib/Sdp | 908 |
| T McPherson | Conservative | 750 |
| W. Dickinson | Conservative | 614 |
| J. Mennim | Independent | 600 |
| P. Scrope | Conservative | 477 |
| G. Grant | Lib/Sdp | 420 |
| H. Buckley | Labour | 394 |
| J. Hargrove | Lib/Sdp | 340 |
East Tynedale1 seat · turnout 43.2%
| W. Carrigan | Lib/Sdp | 265 |
| V. Leslie | Independent | 146 |
Haltwhistle3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| I. Thompson | Labour | 1,047 |
| M. Robinson | Labour | 905 |
| J. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 894 |
| D. Hardy | Labour | 583 |
| G. Dickinson | Conservative | 302 |
Haydon2 seats · turnout 31.7%
| E. Waite | Independent | 450 |
| A. Beniams | Independent | 371 |
| F. Brown | Independent | 205 |
Hexham Hencotes2 seats · turnout 53.9%
| B. Massey | Conservative | 471 ✓ |
| J Lynch | Conservative | 453 ✓ |
| Grace Ferguson-Thorne | Labour | 409 |
| W. Moulding | Labour | 408 |
| A. Robson | Lib/Sdp | 329 |
| N. Paton | Lib/Sdp | 313 |
| D. McKee | Ecol | 70 |
Hexham Priestpopple3 seats · turnout 37.8%
| F. Young | Independent | 626 |
| J. Prescott | Independent | 598 |
| K. English | Conservative | 551 |
| L. Mullen | Conservative | 417 |
| A. Humble | Labour | 302 |
| J. Hutton | Labour | 281 |
| S. Palmer | Labour | 229 |
Leazes2 seats · turnout 52.9%
| J. Davison | Conservative | 642 |
| H Herron | Conservative | 510 |
| R. Boaden | Independent | 431 |
| M. Clark | Lib/Sdp | 215 |
| B. Bennison | Labour | 160 |
Mickley1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| I. Ashworth | Lib/Sdp | 304 ✓ |
| J. Dickson | Conservative | 189 |
| A. Martin | Labour | 121 |
| W. Ferguson | Independent | 70 |
Ovingham1 seat · turnout 74.7%
| A. Rispin | Lib/Sdp | 388 |
| J. Marshall | Conservative | 182 |
| E. Evora | Labour | 69 |
Prudhoe North2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| J. Ward | Independent | 532 |
| W. Garrett | Labour | 323 |
| J. Reed | Labour | 264 |
Prudhoe South2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| P. Grange | Labour | 756 |
| M. Mannion | Lib/Sdp | 521 |
| S. Simpson | Labour | 500 |
Prudhoe West2 seats · turnout 38.5%
| D. Elwell | Lib/Sdp | 438 |
| K. Rutherford | Lib/Sdp | 390 |
| J. Crystal | Labour | 304 |
| S. Holmes | Labour | 270 |
Slaley & Hexamshire1 seat
| A. White | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Slaley and Hexhamshire1 seat
| A. White | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
South Tynedale1 seat
| G. Charlton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Tipalt1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| M. Bond | Lib/Sdp | 230 |
| D. Littlewood | Labour | 73 |
Upper North Tyne1 seat · turnout 70.6%
| T. Thompson | Independent | 163 |
| V. Hutchinson | Lib/Sdp | 152 |
| J. Larmouth | Labour | 103 |
Warden and Newbrough1 seat
| J. Charlton | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Wark1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| S. Hewitson | Independent | 194 |
| J. Meppem | Lib/Sdp | 181 |
West Tynedale1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| T. Sowler | Conservative | 228 |
| I. McGinn | Labour | 206 |