Before (end of 1986) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1987) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bedlington Central3 seats · turnout 34.3%
| A. Douglas | Labour | 1,158 |
| C. Buglass | Labour | 1,075 |
| G. Wilson | Labour | 990 |
| M. Faulkner | Lib/Sdp | 724 |
Bedlington East3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| F. McKenzie | Labour | 847 |
| J. Mullen | Labour | 824 |
| B. Richmond | Labour | 797 |
| R. Major | Lib/Sdp | 515 |
| R. Newson | Lib/Sdp | 456 |
Bedlington West3 seats · turnout 32.3%
| C. Morris | Labour | 852 |
| C. Murphy | Labour | 828 |
| G. Todd | Lib/Sdp | 791 |
| J. Graham | Labour | 693 |
Bothal3 seats · turnout 57.8%
| G. Robson | Lib/Sdp | 1,058 |
| P. Devon | Labour | 1,053 |
| E. Tully | Labour | 961 |
| J. Wilson | Labour | 948 |
| J. Maitland | Lib/Sdp | 944 |
| P. McSparron | Lib/Sdp | 897 |
Central3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| F. McGuckin | Labour | 840 |
| J. Scott | Labour | 827 |
| M. Ferrigon | Labour | 790 |
| T. Dawson | Lib/Sdp | 361 |
Choppington2 seats
| M. Robinson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Hindhaugh | Labour | 0 ✓ |
College3 seats
| G. Cole | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| K. Maughan | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Brown | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Guide Post3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| P. Hindhaugh | Labour | 822 |
| J. Chadwick | Labour | 747 |
| J. Tweddle | Labour | 731 |
| J. Reay | Lib/Sdp | 531 |
Haydon3 seats · turnout 45.2%
| T. Gallagher | Labour | 759 |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 708 |
| K. Richardson | Labour | 686 |
| D. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 541 |
| J. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 495 |
| A. Ponton | Lib/Sdp | 491 |
Hirst3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| A. Gallagher | Labour | 1,001 |
| K. Parry | Labour | 960 |
| C. Parker | Labour | 916 |
| B. Hedley | Lib/Sdp | 279 |
Newbiggin East3 seats · turnout 58.3%
| J. Dodds | Labour | 960 |
| A. Leonard | Lib/Sdp | 939 |
| G. Loggie | Labour | 932 |
| L. Morgan | Lib/Sdp | 903 |
| V. Imrie | Lib/Sdp | 821 |
| L. Kemmitt | Labour | 801 |
Newbiggin West3 seats · turnout 64.9%
| J. Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 953 |
| J. Birch | Labour | 896 |
| Thompson | Lib/Sdp | 865 |
| T. Wallace | Labour | 831 |
| J. Hipkin | Lib/Sdp | 752 |
| T. Armstrong | Labour | 718 |
Seaton3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| J. Tully | Labour | 1,132 |
| D. Hedley | Labour | 1,098 |
| B. Jones | Labour | 1,048 |
| C. Ryder | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
Sleekburn3 seats · turnout 41.8%
| R. Knox | Labour | 760 |
| W. Crosby | Labour | 730 |
| E. Austin | Labour | 646 |
| F. Charlton | Lib/Sdp | 513 |
| J. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 472 |
| G. Webster | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
Stakeford2 seats · turnout 51.0%
| S. Wilkinson | Lib/Sdp | 702 |
| R. Smart | Lib/Sdp | 700 |
| C. Wright | Labour | 611 |
| G. Young | Labour | 610 |