Before (end of 1983) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Conservative 7 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1984) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Birtley1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| Martin Gannon | Labour | 1,657 |
| L. Gradon | Lib/Sdp | 1,049 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| J. Mole | Labour | 1,682 |
| L. Charlton | Lib/Sdp | 666 |
Deckham2 seats · turnout 22.6%
| Joe Wheatley | Labour | 1,182 |
| B. Shackleton | Labour | 1,136 |
| M. Bates | Conservative | 410 |
| M. Callanan | Conservative | 397 |
Dunston1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| W. Grier | Labour | 1,645 |
| W. Simmons | Lib/Sdp | 676 |
High Fell1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| B. Richmond | Labour | 1,800 |
| M. Sweeney | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
Ryton1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| R. Waters | Labour | 1,411 |
| T. Charlton | Rytonian | 1,074 |
| I. Rippeth | Conservative | 743 |
Teams1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| W. Collins | Labour | 1,949 |
| A. Hart | Lib/Sdp | 545 |
Whickham North1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| F. Bramwell | Labour | 1,955 |
| D. Stokoe | Conservative | 1,131 |
| D. Rickleton | Lib/Sdp | 816 |
