Before (end of 1990) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Other 9 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1991) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Other 14 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Annfield Plain2 seats · turnout 52.7%
| G. Johnson | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| J. Gilbert | Labour | 928 ✓ |
| J. Gilbert | Labour | 928 |
| M. Tallentire | Independent | 653 |
| M. Tallentire | Independent | 653 |
Benfieldside3 seats
| D Hume | Independent | 1,325 |
| B. Hoggarth | Independent | 1,267 |
| Toner J. | Labour | 881 |
| R. Daglish | Labour | 698 |
| B. Wakely | Labour | 583 |
Blackhill3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| K. Earley | Labour | 904 ✓ |
| Earley K. | Labour | 904 |
| M. Malone | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| D. Llewellyn | Labour | 748 ✓ |
| A. McCoy | Independent | 646 |
Burnopfield3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| T. Charlton | Independent | 1,007 |
| R. Alderson | Independent | 1,005 |
| W. Armstrong | Labour | 982 |
| B. Charlton | Labour | 860 |
| T. Beck | Labour | 665 |
Castleside1 seat · turnout 47.4%
| D. McVickers | Independent | 464 ✓ |
| A. Hiles | Labour | 105 |
| A. Hiles | Labour | 105 |
Catchgate2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| G. Harrison | Independent | 520 ✓ |
| G. Harrison | Independent | 520 |
| A. Grainger | Labour | 500 |
| A. Grainger | Labour | 500 ✓ |
| J. Evans | Labour | 398 |
| J. Evans | Labour | 398 |
| P. Murphy | Independent | 194 |
| P. Murphy | Independent | 194 |
Consett North2 seats · turnout 33.6%
| A. Watson | Labour | 653 |
| P. Holmes | Independent | 644 |
| L. Brown | Labour | 349 |
Consett South3 seats · turnout 40.7%
| J. Creegan | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| D. Hicks | Independent | 654 ✓ |
| C. Anderson | Labour | 598 |
| C. Anderson | Labour | 598 ✓ |
| J. Redshaw | Labour | 538 |
| J. Redshaw | Labour | 538 |
| J. Warnaby | Independent | 268 |
Cornsay1 seat · turnout 55.9%
| F. Duggan | Independent | 387 |
| N. Gregory | Labour | 273 |
Crookhall1 seat
| D. Hodgson | Labour | 0 |
Delves Lane3 seats
| K. Harrison | Labour | 0 |
| K. Harrison | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| E. Edwards | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Atkinson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| E. Edwards | Labour | 0 |
| A. Atkinson | Labour | 0 |
Dipton2 seats · turnout 46.6%
| T Foggett | Independent | 598 ✓ |
| R. Christon | Labour | 467 |
| R. Christon | Labour | 467 ✓ |
| A. Murphy | Independent | 444 |
| J. Rhind | Labour | 385 |
| J. Rhind | Labour | 385 |
Ebchester and Medomsley3 seats · turnout 44.6%
| Eric Turner | Labour | 935 ✓ |
| Joanne Carr | Labour | 795 ✓ |
| K. Walker | Labour | 779 ✓ |
| K. Walker | Labour | 779 |
| G. Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 772 |
| G Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 772 |
Esh3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| H. Guildford | Labour | 851 ✓ |
| R. Hughes | Labour | 843 |
| R. Hughes | Labour | 843 ✓ |
| B. Brenkley | Labour | 747 ✓ |
| B. Brenkley | Labour | 747 |
| E. Spoors | Independent | 651 |
| E. Spoors | Independent | 651 |
Havannah3 seats · turnout 48.3%
| L. Boyd | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| Anne Taylor | Labour | 1,122 ✓ |
| J. Pallas | Labour | 1,041 ✓ |
| J. Pallas | Labour | 1,041 |
| E. Reed | Independent | 882 |
| S. Murphy | Independent | 859 |
| Sue Murphy | Independent | 859 |
| R. Weightman | Independent | 784 |
| R. Weightman | Independent | 784 |
Lanchester3 seats · turnout 43.3%
| M Bullivant | Conservative | 1,053 |
| M. Bullivant | Conservative | 1,053 ✓ |
| J. Lawson | Conservative | 874 ✓ |
| J Wilson | Labour | 812 ✓ |
| J Sudder | Labour | 795 |
| J. Sudder | Labour | 795 |
| E. Tallentyre | Conservative | 772 |
| M. Cook | Labour | 760 |
| M Cook | Labour | 760 |
| J. Scanlan | Independent | 599 |
| J. Scanlan | Independent | 599 |
Leadgate3 seats · turnout 52.9%
| W. Stockdale | Independent | 1,332 ✓ |
| G. Siddoway | Independent | 793 ✓ |
| G. Siddoway | Independent | 793 |
| T. Richardson | Labour | 691 ✓ |
| A. Plant | Labour | 585 |
| A. Plant | Labour | 585 |
| D. Lamb | Labour | 547 |
South Moor3 seats · turnout 48.6%
| E. Coulson | Labour | 1,138 ✓ |
| J James | Labour | 986 |
| J. James | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| D. Khamis | Labour | 917 ✓ |
| D. Khamis | Labour | 917 |
| M Wears | Independent | 585 |
South Stanley3 seats
| J. Graham | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 0 |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. M Armstrong | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. M Armstrong | Labour | 0 |
Stanley Hall3 seats
| J. Greener | Labour | 0 |
| K. Murray-Hetherington | Labour | 0 |
| J. Greener | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| K. Murray-Hetherington | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Brough | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Brough | Labour | 0 |
Tanfield2 seats · turnout 49.7%
| A. Carr | Independent | 873 ✓ |
| P. Devlin | Independent | 787 ✓ |
| B. Coulthard | Labour | 664 |
| B. Coulthard | Labour | 664 |
| V. Binney | Labour | 659 |
| V. Binney | Labour | 659 |
