Before (end of 1989) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Conservative 3 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| J. Temple | Labour | 2,116 |
| T Telford | Prog | 329 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Audrey McMillan | Labour | 1,529 |
| J Selby | Prog | 667 |
| E. Patience | SDP | 387 |
Bede1 seat
| A. Stewart | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Biddick Hall1 seat
| S Tolfrey | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Boldon Colliery1 seat
| J. Oxley | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| J. Orrell | SLD | 2,080 |
| N. Brunt | Conservative | 1,066 |
| B | Labour | 568 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| A Branley | Labour | 1,758 |
| D Selby | Prog | 540 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat
| W. Pargeter | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Harton1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| M. Pearson | Labour | 1,821 |
| R. Burns | Conservative | 346 |
| P. Hamidian | Prog | 237 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| F. Firth | Labour | 1,313 |
| T. Glynn | Ind Lab | 731 |
| J. Coe | Conservative | 299 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| H. McAtominey | Labour | 2,202 |
| N. Pedley | Conservative | 364 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| C. Brown | Labour | 1,892 |
| R. Willey | Prog | 663 |
| E Meeks | Conservative | 296 |
Rekendyke2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| B. Scott | Labour | 1,691 |
| J. Turner | Labour | 1,629 |
| D. Ford | Prog | 442 |
| A. Shaw | Prog | 440 |
| S. Troupe | SLD | 190 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| K. Watson | Labour | 1,830 |
| J. Hullah | Prog | 310 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| P. Lambert | Labour | 1,413 |
| J. Capstick | Prog | 1,258 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 291 |
Whitburn and Marsden2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| A Tudberry | Labour | 2,018 |
| J. Caine | Labour | 2,003 |
| R. Kitchingham | Conservative | 548 |
| D. Knight | Conservative | 518 |
Whiteleas1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| A. Elliott | Labour | 2,545 |
| J Murtha | Ind Lab | 222 |
