Before (end of 1985)
Not known.
After (end of 1986)
Not known.
Ward results
Bede2 seats · turnout 30.2%
| P. Conaty | Labour | 1,608 |
| E. Burn | Labour | 1,577 |
| J. Mansfield | Lib/Sdp | 468 |
| G. Gardner | Lib/Sdp | 430 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| G. Gill | Labour | 2,517 |
| J. Nelson | Conservative | 422 |
| P. Bumstead | Lib/Sdp | 415 |
Felling1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| N. Waite | Labour | 1,936 |
| K. Buckingham | RES | 1,153 |
Leam1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| M. Bell | Labour | 2,196 |
| J. Hetherington | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
Low Fell1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| McNeil J. | Conservative | 1,276 |
| W. Dick | Labour | 875 |
| R. Shirley | Lib/Sdp | 811 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| H. Dinning | Labour | 1,924 |
| B. Christie | Conservative | 573 |
Saltwell1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| M. Henry | Labour | 1,683 |
| M. Callanan | Conservative | 487 |
| C. Jevon | Lib/Sdp | 371 |
Whickham South1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| P. Nunn | Lib/Sdp | 2,145 |
| A. Hull | Labour | 1,351 |
| D. Stokoe | Conservative | 1,171 |
Wrekendyke1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| T. Bennett | Labour | 1,896 |
| G. McClelland | Lib/Sdp | 475 |
| S. Christie | Conservative | 305 |
