Before (end of 1986)
Not known.
After (end of 1987)
Not known.
Ward results
Bearpark1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| M. Howarth | Ind Lab | 540 |
| A. Crooks | Labour | 393 |
Belmont2 seats · turnout 47.7%
| I. Lupton | Independent | 693 ✓ |
| G. Clarkson | Independent | 578 ✓ |
| F. Jackson | Conservative | 530 |
| J. McKinney | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 290 |
| J. Dulling | Labour | 278 |
| I. Hampson | Labour | 235 |
| K. Neal | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 234 |
Brandon3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| T. Gill | Labour | 1,620 |
| R. McMahon | Labour | 1,471 |
| I. Humphries | Labour | 1,408 |
| W. Stobbs | Independent | 542 |
| V. Patterson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 398 |
| A. Steel | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 377 |
| P. Carter | Conservative | 317 |
| I. Parker | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 275 |
Carrville2 seats · turnout 51.4%
| R. Clewes | Labour | 727 |
| J. Middlemass | Independent | 575 |
| J. Knight | Labour | 562 |
| M. Gibbon | Conservative | 399 |
| I. Walker | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 336 |
Cassop Cum Quarrinton3 seats · turnout 51.9%
| C. McCormick | Labour | 1,678 |
| M. Syer | Labour | 1,598 |
| G. Marsden | Labour | 1,328 |
| G. Bell | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 730 |
| K. Bean | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 665 |
Coxhoe3 seats · turnout 48.2%
| T. McDonnell | Labour | 1,198 |
| M. Crathorne | Ind Lab | 1,136 |
| W. Boustead | Labour | 896 |
| T. Willoughby | Labour | 854 |
| D. Carruthers | Independent | 676 |
| J. Lattimer | Ind Lab | 633 |
Croxdale1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| J. Anderson | Labour | 458 |
| J. Allison | Lib/Sdp | 141 |
| J. Gibbs | Conservative | 114 |
Deerness2 seats · turnout 52.7%
| M. Rochford | Labour | 1,006 |
| D. Hudspith | Labour | 907 |
| G. Chapman | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 735 |
| E. Doyle | Independent | 312 |
Elvet2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| S. Macleod | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 970 |
| S. Pitts | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 851 |
| J. Hanson | Labour | 398 |
| A. Tribe | Labour | 376 |
| V. Barbaro | Conservative | 364 |
| J. Pinkney | Green | 202 |
Framwelgate2 seats · turnout 51.2%
| H. Smith | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,288 |
| G. Holland | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 1,109 |
| D. Hanson | Labour | 595 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 463 |
| J. Thorburn | Labour | 395 |
| Y. Richardson | Green | 114 |
Framwellgate Moor2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| J. Lodge | Independent | 925 |
| D. Burrows | Independent | 817 |
| J. Jobe | Labour | 355 |
| N. Martin | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 133 |
| M. Dumphy | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 114 |
Gilesgate3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| G. Birchby | Labour | 937 |
| J. Mackintosh | Labour | 932 |
| E. Ramsay | Labour | 845 |
| D. Hodgson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 671 |
| A. Findley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 637 |
| V. Hyland | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 555 |
| A. Carter | Conservative | 345 |
Gilesgate Moor2 seats · turnout 52.7%
| D. Miller | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 637 |
| G. Moore | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 600 |
| E. Pickering | Labour | 543 |
| G. Emery | Labour | 517 |
| D. Stewart | Conservative | 421 |
Langley Moor & Meadowfield2 seats · turnout 49.0%
| H. Dye | Labour | 615 |
| W. Hartwell | Labour | 560 |
| M. Richards | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 278 |
| P. Kell | Independent | 270 |
| A. Wilks | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 234 |
New Brancepeth1 seat
| D. Bell | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Pelaw2 seats · turnout 44.7%
| D. Payne | Labour | 610 |
| J. Fearon | Labour | 607 |
| D. Robson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 259 |
| W. Beardall | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 235 |
| T. Barnfather | Conservative | 95 |
Pittington & West Rainton2 seats · turnout 50.5%
| M. Gallon | Labour | 1,130 |
| W. Kellett | Labour | 1,103 |
| S. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 692 |
Shadforth1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| J. Turnbull | Labour | 312 |
| M. Johnson | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 199 |
| J. Coatsworth | Ind Con | 44 |
Sherburn2 seats · turnout 64.0%
| G. Steinberg | Labour | 1,316 |
| M. Brown | Labour | 1,066 |
| K. Brown | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 477 |
| G. Cheesbrough | Conservative | 297 |
| J. Lightley | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 190 |
Shincliffe1 seat · turnout 66.1%
| M. Holgate | Lib/Sdp | 423 |
| J. Davison | Independent | 349 |
| E. Gibson | Labour | 67 |
Ushaw Moor2 seats
| E. Shuker | Labour | 876 |
| J. Turner | Ind Lab | 833 |
| G. Cowie | Labour | 742 |
| E. Cummings | Ind Lab | 639 |
Witton Gilbert2 seats · turnout 61.5%
| F. Reynolds | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 769 |
| R. Gibbon | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 725 |
| E. Cooper | Labour | 442 |
| K. Rand | Labour | 429 |
| B. Barnfather | Conservative | 148 |
