Before (end of 1990) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1991) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Bensham1 seat
| Kevin Dodds | Labour | 1,102 ✓ |
| Margaret Maddison | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
| Ada Callanan | Conservative | 166 |
Birtley1 seat
| J Greenfield | Labour | 1,369 ✓ |
| Sarah King | LIB | 1,352 |
| Diana Edwards | Conservative | 172 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| J. Simpkin | Labour | 1,485 |
| N Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 1,115 |
| G. Armstrong | Conservative | 242 |
Deckham1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| G. Carpenter | Labour | 1,132 |
| R. Gaffney | Conservative | 262 |
| P Allanson | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
Dunston1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| A. Brooks | Labour | 2,119 |
| Cartwright A. | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| M. Bates | Conservative | 361 |
High Fell1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| M. Graham | Labour | 2,027 |
| John Callanan | Conservative | 216 |
| P Reilly | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
Ryton1 seat
| Ione Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 2,532 ✓ |
| R Waters | Labour | 1,438 |
| T Wyrley-Birch | Conservative | 167 |
Teams1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| A. Johnson | Labour | 2,257 |
| McNeil J. | Conservative | 293 |
| Amelia Ord | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Whickham North1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| C. Westgarth | Labour | 1,643 |
| Marilynn Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,086 |
| A Hields | Conservative | 632 |
Wrekendyke1 seat
| L Green | Labour | 2,187 ✓ |
| F Scott | Conservative | 342 |
| S Watson | Liberal Democrats | 307 |