Before (end of 1990) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 9 · Conservative 5 · Labour 1
After (end of 1991) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 11 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 7 · Labour 1
Ward results
Bamburgh1 seat
| A. Thompson | Independent | 0 |
Beadnell2 seats
| W. Anderson | Conservative | 471 ✓ |
| R. Patterson | Independent | 207 ✓ |
| L. Cairns | Independent | 146 |
| C. Field | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
Belford1 seat
| M. McDonald | Independent | 0 |
Chatton1 seat
| E. Dickinson | Conservative | 175 ✓ |
| M. Dobson | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Cheviot1 seat
| I. Bennett | Conservative | 0 |
Edward2 seats
| A. Douglas | Independent | 585 |
| J. Eltringham | Independent | 439 |
| D Stewart | Labour | 177 |
| A. Hotchkiss | Labour | 150 |
Elizabeth3 seats
| D. Smith | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| G. Elliot | Conservative | 629 ✓ |
| P Herdman | Liberal Democrats | 580 ✓ |
| H. Elliott | Conservative | 525 |
| D. Conway | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
| M. Johnson | Independent | 274 |
Islandshire2 seats
| I. McGregor | Liberal Democrats | 917 ✓ |
| J. Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 814 ✓ |
| C. Leyland | Independent | 357 |
Milfield1 seat
| J. Hills | Conservative | 211 |
| D. Smibert | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
| W. Hall | Independent | 123 |
Norhamshire2 seats
| G. Miller | Independent | 0 |
| A. Easton | Independent | 0 |
North Sunderland2 seats
| G. Scott | Liberal Democrats | 535 |
| D. Donaldson | Conservative | 510 |
| A. Clemit | Independent | 460 |
Seton2 seats
| R. Gilchrist | Labour | 534 |
| D. McClymont | Liberal Democrats | 530 |
| J. Thompson | Independent | 176 |
Spittal3 seats
| I. Dixon | The Liberal Party | 0 ✓ |
| J. Richardson | Independent | 0 |
| C. Robson | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
| I. Dixon | LIB | 0 |
| J. Richardson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
| C. Robson | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Tower2 seats
| W. Wakenshaw | Liberal Democrats | 484 ✓ |
| B. Herdman | Liberal Democrats | 405 ✓ |
| M. Mitchell | Labour | 364 |
| D. Fairnell | Independent | 255 |
Wooler2 seats
| I Harris | Liberal Democrats | 0 |
| W. Ferguson | Independent | 0 |