Before (end of 1986) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 15 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 10 · Conservative 7 · Labour 2
After (end of 1987) (34 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 12 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Conservative 5 · Labour 5
Ward results
Chevington2 seats · turnout 43.4%
| T. Welsh | Lib/Sdp | 738 |
| Kay Morris | Labour | 738 |
| C. Lilburn | Independent | 527 |
Ellington1 seat · turnout 57.3%
| M. Allan | Lib/Sdp | 639 |
| J. Wright | Labour | 436 |
| T. Wilkinson | Conservative | 159 |
Hartburn1 seat · turnout 57.0%
| G. Cormack | Independent | 164 |
| S. Cansdale | Lib/Sdp | 155 |
| D. Adams | Conservative | 118 |
Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| E. Wight | Independent | 438 |
| M. Clarke | Labour | 65 |
Heddon-on-the-Wall1 seat
| A. Lunn | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Longhorsley1 seat
| R. Errington | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Lynemouth2 seats · turnout 50.4%
| M. Douglas | Labour | 740 |
| J. Carr | Labour | 658 |
| W. Sayer | Independent | 242 |
Morpeth Central2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| I. Hunter | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 802 |
| T. Hulbert | Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 717 |
| L. Wade | Independent | 199 |
Morpeth Kirkhill2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| B. Priestley | Lib/Sdp | 801 |
| E. Shackleton | Lib/Sdp | 634 |
| J. Dalgleish | Conservative | 419 |
Morpeth North2 seats
| I. Smail | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| J. Cann | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Morpeth South2 seats · turnout 40.4%
| G. Brown | Independent | 451 |
| A. Hutton | RES | 362 |
| P. Angus | Lib/Sdp | 329 |
| J. Graham | Independent | 208 |
| M. Pickard | Independent | 140 |
Morpeth Stobhill2 seats
| J. Temple | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| R. Devereux | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Pegswood2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| J. Turnbull | Labour | 902 |
| K. Smith | Labour | 595 |
| J. Forshaw | Lib/Sdp | 419 |
| D. Fleming | Independent | 393 |
Ponteland East2 seats · turnout 56.5%
| S. Cmapbell | Lib/Sdp | 743 |
| I. McConnell-Wood | Conservative | 694 |
| D. Woodard | Lib/Sdp | 651 |
| D. Walters | Conservative | 634 |
| R Cooper | Labour | 77 |
| A. Cooper | Labour | 75 |
Ponteland North2 seats · turnout 50.4%
| C. Pinder | Lib/Sdp | 576 |
| J. Brown | Independent | 544 |
| G. Weatherly | Lib/Sdp | 267 |
| D. Patterson | Labour | 176 |
Ponteland South2 seats
| C. Howarth | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
| D. Preece | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ponteland West2 seats · turnout 43.8%
| B. Dunn | Conservative | 962 |
| F. Harrington | Conservative | 937 |
| E. Peel | Lib/Sdp | 470 |
Stamfordham1 seat
| E. Trevelyan | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Stannington1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| C. Dungait | Independent | 457 |
| S. McKellar | Labour | 72 |
Ulgham2 seats · turnout 43.3%
| W. Lough | Independent | 702 |
| Mitchell Green | Independent | 649 |
| W. Shell | Independent | 440 |
| J. Adamson | Independent | 162 |
Whalton1 seat
| J. Hutchinson | Independent | 0 ✓ |