Before (end of 1986) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 11 · Conservative 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 24 · Labour 23 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 52.1%
| T Hopkins | Lib/Sdp | 620 ✓ |
| S Stanger | Lib/Sdp | 599 ✓ |
| J Reid | Lib/Sdp | 590 ✓ |
| W. Snowdon | Conservative | 587 |
| G Davison | Conservative | 584 |
| Pamela Howarth | Conservative | 542 |
| O. Potts | Labour | 415 |
| A Nelson | Labour | 400 |
| J Wilkinson | Labour | 397 |
Cowpen3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| E. Tolhurst | Labour | 669 |
| E. Breadin | Labour | 653 |
| A. Duffield | Labour | 567 |
| D. Houston | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| M. Morley | Lib/Sdp | 431 |
| M. Fitzgerald | Lib/Sdp | 400 |
Cramlington East3 seats · turnout 36.4%
| J. Bradshaw | Labour | 917 |
| H. Langman | Labour | 877 |
| R Lee | Labour | 853 |
| A. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 523 |
| R. Bly | Lib/Sdp | 418 |
| S. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 413 |
Cramlington South East3 seats · turnout 40.8%
| R. Brownlow | Lib/Sdp | 1,217 |
| W. Day | Lib/Sdp | 1,137 |
| A. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 1,050 |
| J. Cox | Labour | 524 |
| R. Bowers | Labour | 479 |
| C. Garrard | Labour | 470 |
Cramlington Village3 seats · turnout 44.7%
| W. Nicholson | Lib/Sdp | 1,100 |
| C. Agnew | Lib/Sdp | 1,050 |
| J. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 1,011 |
| H. Gilbert | Labour | 702 |
| W. Heslop | Labour | 685 |
| S. Armstrong | Labour | 667 |
Croft3 seats · turnout 42.1%
| Campbell-Smith R. | Labour | 748 |
| D. Campbell | Labour | 689 |
| R. Young | Labour | 650 |
| M. Fairlie | Lib/Sdp | 408 |
| M. Watson | Lib/Sdp | 406 |
| G. Hudson | Lib/Sdp | 344 |
Hartford & West Cramlington2 seats · turnout 40.2%
| D. Raffle | Labour | 931 |
| D. Westwood | Labour | 704 |
| H. Waggott | Lib/Sdp | 369 |
| J. Dennis | Lib/Sdp | 364 |
| D. Boxford | Green | 85 |
| M. Greveson | Green | 76 |
Hartley3 seats · turnout 43.6%
| E. Black | Labour | 1,108 |
| B. Burt | Labour | 961 |
| K. Blackburn | Labour | 926 |
| J. Romer | Lib/Sdp | 868 |
| T. Stone | Lib/Sdp | 803 |
| M. Nixon | Lib/Sdp | 784 |
Holywell2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| L. Henderson | Labour | 907 |
| R. Southern | Labour | 777 |
| J. Bly | Lib/Sdp | 519 |
Isabella3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| D. Potts | Labour | 772 |
| R. Parker | Labour | 711 |
| W. Norris | Lib/Sdp | 659 |
| J. Potts | Labour | 656 |
| K. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 571 |
| N. Peters | Lib/Sdp | 533 |
Kitty Brewster3 seats
| R. Anderson | Labour | 591 |
| E. Robinson | Labour | 498 |
| M. Dungworth | Labour | 456 |
| L. Cobb | Lib/Sdp | 290 |
| T. McCarthy | Lib/Sdp | 253 |
| T. Shields | Lib/Sdp | 241 |
Newsham & New Delaval3 seats · turnout 23.5%
| M. Towers | Lib/Sdp | 553 |
| S. Calvert | Lib/Sdp | 536 |
| M. Swinburne | Lib/Sdp | 521 |
| R. Milburn | Labour | 342 |
| G. Barker | Labour | 307 |
| D. Christison | Labour | 297 |
Parkside2 seats
| C. McCarthy | Lib/Sdp | 1,531 |
| D. Rouse | Lib/Sdp | 1,473 |
| I. Clark | Labour | 523 |
| W. Burnett | Labour | 477 |
| P. Evans | Green | 140 |
Plessey3 seats · turnout 43.2%
| J. Bell | Lib/Sdp | 657 |
| E. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 652 |
| J. Richardson | Lib/Sdp | 626 |
| J. Balmer | Labour | 558 |
| R. Cole | Labour | 538 |
| A. Hancock | Labour | 482 |
| A. Howarth | Conservative | 323 |
Seaton Delaval3 seats · turnout 45.5%
| P. Tracey | Lib/Sdp | 915 |
| D. Robertson | Lib/Sdp | 763 |
| J. Nicholson | Lib/Sdp | 712 |
| J. Collier | Labour | 584 |
| P. Hillman | Labour | 529 |
| M. Southern | Labour | 510 |
Wensleydale3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| I. Tompkins | Lib/Sdp | 1,556 |
| S. Shaw | Lib/Sdp | 1,494 |
| A. Lamb | Lib/Sdp | 1,491 |
| E. Wilkinson | Labour | 762 |
| G. Knox | Labour | 728 |
| M. Neslund | Labour | 722 |