Before (end of 1986)
Not known.
After (end of 1987)
Not known.
Ward results
Acre Rigg2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| B. Sloan | Lib/Sdp | 712 |
| B. Boyd | Labour | 678 |
| R. Mills | Labour | 509 |
| G. Jacques | Lib/Sdp | 478 |
Blackhalls3 seats · turnout 38.4%
| G. Laidler | Labour | 1,215 |
| J. Darwin | Labour | 1,194 |
| M. Curry | Labour | 1,083 |
| J. Martindale | Lib/Sdp | 1,044 |
| T. Langthorne | Lib/Sdp | 745 |
| W. Smith | Independent | 492 |
Dawdon3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| J. Goodwin | Labour | 1,641 |
| F Shaw | Labour | 1,549 |
| J. Johnson | Labour | 1,149 |
| B. Bird | Independent | 730 |
| D. Weatherall | Independent | 482 |
| S. Shaw | Independent | 375 |
| P. Reid | Conservative | 196 |
Deneside3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| M. Lee | Labour | 1,056 |
| W. Peardon | Labour | 831 |
| R. Playle | Independent | 823 |
| M. Burdess | Independent | 812 |
| J. Edwards | Labour | 779 |
| A. Wood | Independent | 417 |
Easington Village1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| W. Bower | Labour | 584 |
| J. Seymour | Conservative | 550 |
Eden Hill3 seats · turnout 36.3%
| E. Jacques | Lib/Sdp | 786 |
| S. Bishop | Labour | 730 |
| H. Freeman | Labour | 701 |
| F. Patterson | Lib/Sdp | 689 |
| J. Doyle | Labour | 687 |
| R. Liddle | Lib/Sdp | 594 |
Haswell1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| A. McAteer | Labour | 547 |
| V. Moses | Lib/Sdp | 89 |
| E. Birtwistle | Conservative | 77 |
High Colliery1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| J. Dawson | Labour | 560 |
| K. Scrafton | Independent | 83 |
Park1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| A. Lockyear | Labour | 534 |
| J. Cain | Independent | 163 |
Shotton2 seats · turnout 42.6%
| J. Atkinson | Labour | 951 |
| A. Westgarth | Labour | 840 |
| D. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 800 |
| D. Cavanagh | Lib/Sdp | 251 |
South1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| M. Farrell | Labour | 422 |
| J Whelan | Independent | 177 |
South Hetton1 seat
| R Todd | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Thornley2 seats · turnout 48.5%
| B. Wilson | Independent | 748 |
| W. Anderson | Labour | 670 |
| M. Wharrier | Labour | 538 |
| J. Bosomworth | Independent | 400 |
Wheatley Hill2 seats · turnout 53.2%
| B. Miller | Labour | 1,051 |
| W. Oswald | Labour | 953 |
| A. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 595 |
| M. Shepherd | Lib/Sdp | 458 |
Wingate2 seats · turnout 51.4%
| D. Thompson | Labour | 1,016 |
| A. Nevens | Labour | 911 |
| J. Alcock | Lib/Sdp | 681 |
| J. Cairns | Independent | 392 |