Before (end of 1983) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 24 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 1
After (end of 1984) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Benwell1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| T. Yellowley | Labour | 1,388 |
| M. Wailes | Conservative | 527 |
| V. Gibbon | Lib/Sdp | 225 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| M. Watson | Labour | 2,035 |
| G. Keating | Lib/Sdp | 1,574 |
| A. Hickman | Conservative | 609 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| T. Marr | Labour | 1,828 ✓ |
| M. Stuart | Lib/Sdp | 474 |
| A. Gingell | Conservative | 211 |
| J. Keith | COMM | 50 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 51.9%
| K. Philbrick | Lib/Sdp | 2,152 |
| R. Lane | Conservative | 1,766 |
| W. Dodds | Labour | 876 |
Dene1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| Slater B. | Conservative | 2,273 |
| P. Bennetts | Labour | 1,422 |
| B. Haugh | Lib/Sdp | 947 |
Denton2 seats · turnout 32.4%
| C. Stephenson | Labour | 1,929 |
| T. Carey | Labour | 1,845 |
| C. Plackett | Lib/Sdp | 917 |
| A. Glover | Conservative | 817 |
| P. Woodward | Lib/Sdp | 644 |
Elswick2 seats · turnout 28.6%
| N. Todd | Labour | 1,638 |
| P. Thomson | Labour | 1,535 |
| B. Turnbull | Conservative | 674 |
| N. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 353 |
| M. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 342 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| P. Needham | Lib/Sdp | 2,385 |
| S. Lambert | Labour | 1,813 |
| J. Wickham | Conservative | 458 |
Fenham1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| A. Moore | Conservative | 1,999 |
| C. Macauley | Labour | 1,716 |
| C. Ryall | Lib/Sdp | 390 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 45.9%
| D. Packham | Lib/Sdp | 2,246 |
| G. Rogers | Conservative | 1,088 |
| D. Maples | Labour | 884 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| V. Cullen | Labour | 1,888 |
| E. Harding | Conservative | 1,636 |
| L. McCalvey | Lib/Sdp | 617 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| N. Armstrong | Conservative | 1,421 ✓ |
| W. Pope | Independent | 992 |
| A. Brown | Labour | 982 |
| J. Wiseman | Lib/Sdp | 357 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| L. Leigh | Conservative | 1,696 |
| P. Brabban | Labour | 1,678 |
| R. Veitch | Lib/Sdp | 483 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Dave Webster | Labour | 1,594 |
| T. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 707 |
| C. Colver | Conservative | 571 |
Monkchester1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| M. Collins | Labour | 1,842 |
| H. Gallagher | Lib/Sdp | 1,334 |
| P. Fullerton | Conservative | 142 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| A Flynn | Labour | 1,764 |
| D. Avis | Conservative | 874 |
| P. Warwick | Lib/Sdp | 287 |
Sandyford1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| P. Anderson | Labour | 2,137 |
| P. Collins | Conservative | 1,356 |
| J. Dunford | Lib/Sdp | 317 |
Scotswood1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| J. Lamb | Labour | 1,607 |
| P. Jobling | Conservative | 434 |
| D. Mayhew | Lib/Sdp | 198 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 54.3%
| B | Lib/Sdp | 2,167 |
| C. Burdon-Taylor | Conservative | 1,890 |
| A. Smith | Labour | 550 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| B. Rice | Labour | 2,313 |
| C. Stuart | Conservative | 998 |
| W. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 442 |
West City1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| I. Steedman | Labour | 1,721 |
| M. Slee | Conservative | 184 |
| D. Faulkner | Lib/Sdp | 122 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 45.5%
| J. Barnes | Conservative | 1,982 |
| R. Morgan | Labour | 1,473 |
| R. Cairns | Lib/Sdp | 1,076 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| O. Kaer | Conservative | 1,930 |
| E. Walker | Labour | 1,801 |
| K. McArdle | Lib/Sdp | 390 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| T. Johnson | Labour | 1,506 |
| F. Tree | Conservative | 591 |
| F. Waterworth | Lib/Sdp | 252 |
