Before (end of 1989) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Conservative 6 · Other 1
After (end of 1990) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Conservative 4 · Other 1
Ward results
Benwell1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| J. Beecham | Labour | 1,892 ✓ |
| J Pittendrigh | Conservative | 412 |
| B. Robinson | SLD | 178 |
| H. Richardson | Green | 119 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 54.5%
| G. Keating | SLD | 2,465 ✓ |
| Mike Murray | Labour | 2,390 |
| J. Bridel | Conservative | 365 |
| J Nicholson | Green | 92 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| T. Russell | Labour | 2,606 |
| S. Walker | Conservative | 220 |
| P. Carter | Green | 155 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 56.6%
| D. Brook | SLD | 2,423 ✓ |
| J. Morton | Labour | 1,320 |
| S. Gilfillan | Conservative | 1,206 |
| R Smith | Green | 119 |
Dene1 seat · turnout 56.3%
| J. Heads | Labour | 2,031 ✓ |
| Slater B. | Conservative | 1,913 |
| R. Renton | SLD | 1,855 |
| H. Palmer | Green | 192 |
Denton1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| M. Carr | Labour | 2,615 ✓ |
| A. Glover | Conservative | 607 |
| C. Plackett | SLD | 263 |
| A. Baumann | Green | 113 |
Fawdon2 seats · turnout 26.7%
| K. Taylor | Labour | 1,732 |
| B. Hindmarsh | Labour | 1,168 |
| L. Opik | SLD | 935 |
| F. Tree | Conservative | 317 |
| D. Gibson | Green | 94 |
Fenham1 seat · turnout 53.7%
| G. Johnson | Labour | 2,718 ✓ |
| K Milne | Conservative | 1,376 |
| P. Warner | SLD | 228 |
| R. Bland | Green | 150 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| N. Land | SLD | 2,707 |
| J. Lawson | Labour | 1,469 |
| J. Stepney | Conservative | 824 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| D. Price | Labour | 2,250 ✓ |
| K. Ginty | Conservative | 944 |
| P. Browne | Green | 323 |
| L. McCalvey | SDP | 285 |
| T. Cramb | SLD | 214 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| S. Cross | Labour | 1,908 ✓ |
| P. Yeoman | Conservative | 1,577 |
| P. Elliott | SLD | 568 |
| A. Lipman | Green | 500 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| T. Wilson | Labour | 2,436 ✓ |
| G. Swan | Conservative | 1,304 |
| C. Cross | SLD | 358 |
| J Scott | Green | 202 |
Lemington2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| B. Phillipson | Labour | 2,228 ✓ |
| R. Robson | Labour | 2,200 ✓ |
| S. Tyler | Conservative | 500 |
| T. Wonfor | Conservative | 374 |
| G. Horey | SLD | 273 |
| H. Lohrer | Green | 193 |
| N. Pamphillion | Green | 108 |
Monkchester1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Charlie Gray | Labour | 2,561 ✓ |
| H. Turner | Conservative | 152 |
| J. Nelson | SLD | 144 |
| D. Haydon | Green | 109 |
Moorside2 seats · turnout 34.8%
| A Flynn | Labour | 1,910 ✓ |
| B. O'Toole | Labour | 1,796 ✓ |
| D. Vine | Conservative | 588 |
| Y. Vint | Conservative | 528 |
| R Bird | Green | 411 |
| P Hilton | Green | 354 |
| D. Faulkner | SLD | 193 |
| S. Warrington | SLD | 155 |
Newburn1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| M. Nixon | Labour | 2,659 ✓ |
| T. Wonfor | Conservative | 362 |
| R. Graham | SLD | 263 |
| C. Pinder | Green | 194 |
Sandyford1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| R. Collins | Labour | 2,524 ✓ |
| A. Gingell | Conservative | 557 |
| D Shepherdson | Green | 312 |
| J. Mansfield | SLD | 291 |
Scotswood1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| H. Russell | Labour | 1,853 ✓ |
| I Forbes | Conservative | 222 |
| J. Burt | SLD | 170 |
| M. Young | Green | 96 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 55.0%
| G. Leyburn | Conservative | 2,036 ✓ |
| H. Franks | Labour | 1,351 |
| A. Latif | SLD | 857 |
| W. McConnell | Green | 290 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| G. Douglas | Labour | 2,283 |
| M. Walker | Conservative | 153 |
| A. Dingley | Green | 127 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| D. Slesenger | Labour | 2,755 ✓ |
| Aled Richards-Jones | Conservative | 594 |
| E. Barraclough | SLD | 286 |
| F. Holmes | Green | 170 |
West City1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| A. Stabler | Labour | 1,526 |
| A. Eardley | Green | 191 |
| Sheila O'Sullivan | Conservative | 161 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| J. Angus | Labour | 2,610 ✓ |
| A. Baker | Conservative | 1,551 |
| J. Saul | SLD | 563 |
| B. Butler | Green | 146 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| E. Walker | Labour | 2,546 ✓ |
| M. Thirunavukkarasu | Conservative | 1,206 |
| B Ponton | Green | 404 |
| L. Rozner | SLD | 263 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| S. Allan | Labour | 1,924 ✓ |
| M. Nicholls | Conservative | 409 |
| R. Brown | SLD | 243 |
| A Ponton | Green | 84 |
