Before (end of 1985) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Conservative 22 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Other 0
Ward results
Benwell1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| J. Beecham | Labour | 1,532 ✓ |
| J Pittendrigh | Conservative | 421 |
| M. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 375 |
| M. Foster | REVCOMM | 35 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| G. Keating | Lib/Sdp | 2,416 |
| D. Doherty | Labour | 2,075 |
| K. Hunt | Conservative | 327 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| T. Russell | Labour | 2,079 |
| M. Stuart | Lib/Sdp | 316 |
| C. Stuart | Conservative | 209 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| D. Brook | Lib/Sdp | 2,223 |
| S McKie | Conservative | 1,184 |
| S. Lambert | Labour | 989 |
Denton1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| M. Carr | Labour | 2,004 |
| C. Plackett | Lib/Sdp | 644 |
| G. Ritchie | Conservative | 571 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| B. O'Toole | Labour | 1,566 ✓ |
| K. Ridley | Conservative | 473 |
| M. Styan | Lib/Sdp | 404 |
| C. Todd | NF | 57 |
| D. Clark | REVCOMM | 38 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| B. Hindmarsh | Labour | 2,064 |
| M. Foggon | Lib/Sdp | 2,026 |
| J. Stepney | Conservative | 346 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| M. Cookson | Lib/Sdp | 2,372 |
| D. Hollings | Labour | 1,162 |
| J Middleton | Conservative | 1,008 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| A. Parker | Labour | 1,980 |
| W. Harding | Conservative | 1,467 |
| L. McClavey | Lib/Sdp | 687 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| T. Knox | Conservative | 1,543 ✓ |
| A. Brown | Labour | 1,470 |
| J. Wiseman | Lib/Sdp | 825 |
| N. Pampilion | Green | 189 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| J. Pearson | Labour | 2,132 |
| G. Rogers | Conservative | 1,466 |
| N. McGivern | Lib/Sdp | 589 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| E. Cree | Labour | 1,765 |
| J. McCormack | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| I Forbes | Conservative | 547 |
Monkchester1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Charlie Gray | Labour | 2,381 |
| J. Nelson | Lib/Sdp | 357 |
| J. Turnbull | Conservative | 179 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| S. Pearson | Labour | 1,940 |
| D. Avis | Conservative | 529 |
| D. Charles | Lib/Sdp | 498 |
Newburn2 seats · turnout 47.2%
| M. Nixon | Labour | 2,116 ✓ |
| M. Nixon | Labour | 2,116 |
| T. Marshall | Labour | 2,112 ✓ |
| T. Marshall | Labour | 2,112 |
| J Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,359 |
| J. Smith | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,359 |
| T. Wilson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1,326 |
| T. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 1,326 |
| D. Jackson | Conservative | 239 |
| M Sunmmerby | Conservative | 239 |
| D Jackson | Conservative | 239 |
| M. Sunmmerby | Conservative | 239 |
Sandyford1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| S. Alexander | Labour | 2,093 |
| A Barnes | Conservative | 1,235 |
| H. Morton | Lib/Sdp | 387 |
Scotswood1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| H. Russell | Labour | 1,627 |
| C Stockdale | Conservative | 307 |
| J. Hussey | Lib/Sdp | 304 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| G. Leyburn | Conservative | 1,989 ✓ |
| B. Haugh | Lib/Sdp | 1,622 |
| H. Martin | Labour | 781 |
| R. Corricall | Green | 125 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| N. Stockdale | Labour | 1,753 |
| E. Whitby | Lib/Sdp | 178 |
| M. Turnbull | Conservative | 127 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| D. Slesenger | Labour | 2,350 |
| A. Gingell | Conservative | 795 |
| A. McChilery | Lib/Sdp | 624 |
West City1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| A. Stabler | Labour | 1,631 |
| D. Faulkner | Lib/Sdp | 192 |
| P. Wardroper | Conservative | 170 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| B. Craig | Lib/Sdp | 1,773 |
| R. Morgan | Labour | 1,747 |
| Florence Kirkby | Conservative | 1,337 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| S. Allan | Labour | 1,551 |
| D. Jeavons | Conservative | 489 |
| F. Waterworth | Lib/Sdp | 291 |
