Before (end of 1986) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 26 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Bishopsgarth2 seats · turnout 40.9%
| W Woodhead | Conservative | 1,722 |
| L. Hall | Conservative | 1,645 |
| A. Sanderson | Lib/Sdp | 572 |
| G. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 562 |
| T. Foy | Labour | 439 |
Blue Hall2 seats · turnout 43.2%
| M. Diaz | Labour | 1,207 |
| J. Kerridge | Labour | 1,176 |
| A. Barraclough | Lib/Sdp | 494 |
| J. Hodgson | Lib/Sdp | 473 |
| K. McWilliams | Conservative | 428 |
| E. Wild | Conservative | 425 |
Charltons2 seats
| G Pragnell | Labour | 1,061 ✓ |
| Ann McCoy | Labour | 1,051 ✓ |
| A Pollard | Lib/Sdp | 278 |
| C Pollard | Lib/Sdp | 256 |
| P Bestford | Conservative | 220 |
Egglescliffe2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| J. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 1,817 |
| G. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 1,761 |
| R. Gash | Conservative | 1,218 |
| P. Martin | Conservative | 1,099 |
| H. Hall | Labour | 321 |
Elm Tree1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| S. Fletcher | Lib/Sdp | 1,331 |
| R. Parker | Conservative | 361 |
| A Cunningham | Labour | 272 |
Fairfield2 seats · turnout 62.0%
| L. Wild | Conservative | 1,382 |
| J. Wade | Conservative | 1,375 |
| A. Sykes | Lib/Sdp | 1,067 |
| K. Peace | Lib/Sdp | 944 |
| J. Brennan | Labour | 292 |
Glebe2 seats · turnout 47.4%
| C. Bryson | Conservative | 1,237 |
| M. Jackson | Conservative | 1,219 |
| G. Boston | Lib/Sdp | 676 |
| B. Gatenby | Lib/Sdp | 632 |
| J. Cooke | Labour | 336 |
| H. Hicks | Labour | 326 |
Grange2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| B. Woodhouse | Labour | 1,032 |
| W. Bean | Labour | 1,003 |
| A. Cockerill | Conservative | 275 |
Grangefield2 seats
| B. Scrafton | Lib/Sdp | 879 ✓ |
| M. Inman | Conservative | 848 ✓ |
| V. Skipp | Lib/Sdp | 847 |
| R. Dobson | Conservative | 836 |
| G. Bulmer | Labour | 459 |
| J. Malcolm | Labour | 450 |
Hardwick2 seats · turnout 35.9%
| H. Eddy | Labour | 1,282 |
| K. Carter | Labour | 1,205 |
| E. Banton | Lib/Sdp | 186 |
| Wildhirt D. | Conservative | 118 |
Hartburn2 seats · turnout 53.7%
| J. Smailes | Conservative | 2,198 |
| P. Mallinson | Conservative | 2,124 |
| R. Staples | Lib/Sdp | 630 |
| M. Marshall-Deane | Lib/Sdp | 588 |
| G. Waters | Labour | 330 |
| S. Waters | Labour | 313 |
Ingleby Barwick1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| J. Beaumont | Conservative | 805 |
| B. Hislop | Lib/Sdp | 272 |
| P. Cowe | Labour | 230 |
Mandale2 seats · turnout 43.5%
| E. Kirkham | Lib/Sdp | 1,309 |
| K. Craggs | Labour | 1,165 |
| P. Walton | Lib/Sdp | 1,006 |
| K. Cook | Labour | 965 |
| J. McConachie | Conservative | 226 |
Marsh House2 seats · turnout 42.9%
| R. Cook | Labour | 915 ✓ |
| M. Leckonby | Lib/Sdp | 898 ✓ |
| S. Corr | Labour | 864 |
| M. Hoban | Lib/Sdp | 797 |
| R. Shipley | Conservative | 757 |
| J. Thomson | Conservative | 728 |
| W. Winn | Independent | 231 |
| M. Wilson | Independent | 189 |
Mile House2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| S. Redican | Labour | 1,080 |
| D. Redican | Labour | 1,048 |
| J. Brockbank | Conservative | 314 |
| G. Robertson | Lib/Sdp | 292 |
| M. Smailes | Conservative | 284 |
Newtown2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| R. Gibson | Labour | 1,154 |
| J. Munsey | Labour | 1,148 |
| E. Mallinson | Conservative | 323 |
| T. Tsang | Lib/Sdp | 273 |
Northfield2 seats · turnout 49.1%
| M. Womphrey | Conservative | 1,027 |
| A. Clark | Conservative | 972 |
| G. Emerson | Lib/Sdp | 768 |
| A. Pragnell | Labour | 545 |
| C. Fearns | Lib/Sdp | 443 |
| C. Wilson | Independent | 345 |
Norton2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| M. Swales | Conservative | 1,353 |
| W. Swales | Conservative | 1,276 |
| F. Johnson | Labour | 864 |
| D. White | Labour | 836 |
| A. Skipp | Lib/Sdp | 359 |
Parkfield2 seats
| C Williams | Labour | 1,010 ✓ |
| Derek Cooke | Labour | 977 ✓ |
| G Anderson | Conservative | 507 |
| M Macdonald | Conservative | 468 |
| J Brown | Lib/Sdp | 412 |
| E Lynas | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
| J Bux | Independent | 125 |
| G Hussein | Independent | 114 |
Portrack and Tilery2 seats · turnout 29.5%
| J. Cooke | Labour | 1,052 |
| L Coombes | Labour | 882 |
| K. Ferrell | Lib/Sdp | 424 |
| S. Fox | Conservative | 313 |
Preston1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| M. Roots | Lib/Sdp | 495 |
| M. Galloway | Conservative | 489 |
| N. Busby | Labour | 159 |
Roseworth2 seats · turnout 30.3%
| B. Hodgson | Labour | 959 |
| W. Hodgson | Labour | 883 |
| W. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 333 |
| A. Minns | Lib/Sdp | 255 |
| S. Derbyshire | Conservative | 239 |
St Aidans2 seats · turnout 43.5%
| J. Vaughan | Labour | 1,065 |
| R. Liversidge | Labour | 1,031 |
| J. Miles | Lib/Sdp | 653 |
| R. Jackson | Lib/Sdp | 587 |
| A. Shotliff | Conservative | 310 |
St Cuthberts2 seats
| M. Platts | Labour | 982 |
| K. Dobinson | Labour | 948 |
| C. Leckonby | Lib/Sdp | 529 |
| S. Marshall | Conservative | 447 |
Stainsby2 seats
| M. O'Brien | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| John Scott | Labour | 755 ✓ |
| D. Scott | Lib/Sdp | 605 |
| S. Deacon | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
| B. Matthews | Conservative | 270 |
Victoria2 seats
| K. Kirkham | Lib/Sdp | 1,329 ✓ |
| D Lofthouse | Lib/Sdp | 1,138 ✓ |
| K Kidd | Labour | 687 |
| Biddy Hudson | Labour | 586 |
| T Clement | Conservative | 197 |
| D Wade | Conservative | 191 |
Village2 seats
| J. Gilgallon | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| R Hills | Labour | 744 ✓ |
| J Crossan | Lib/Sdp | 695 |
| J. McLaughlan | Conservative | 616 |
| G. McLaughlan | Conservative | 598 |
| E. Stott | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
| M James | Green | 55 |
Whitton1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| H. Davies | Conservative | 720 |
| P. Hardwicke | Lib/Sdp | 304 |
Wolviston1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| Elizabeth Croot | Conservative | 351 |
| J. Dickson | Independent | 190 |
| S. Saunders | Lib/Sdp | 184 |
Yarm2 seats
| G Porter | Conservative | 1,327 ✓ |
| A. Sherris | Conservative | 1,268 ✓ |
| P Hislop | Lib/Sdp | 845 |
| R Barker | Lib/Sdp | 724 |
| Stuart Raymond Chapman | Independent | 380 |
| R Ash | Labour | 337 |
| N Scott | Labour | 335 |
