Before (end of 1990) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Other 4 · Conservative 1
After (end of 1991) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Other 5 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Bournemoor2 seats
| G. Armstrong | Labour | 0 |
| T. Harland | Labour | 0 |
Chester Le Street Central1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| M. Potter | Labour | 215 |
| A Middleton | Independent | 205 |
| M. Pattison | Ind Lab | 133 |
Chester Le Street North2 seats
| M. Pratt | Labour | 0 |
| R. Lambert | Labour | 0 |
Chester Le Street South3 seats
| N. Lines | Labour | 794 ✓ |
| R. Hall | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| C. Matthews | Labour | 666 ✓ |
| B. Scott | LIB | 641 |
| D. Moist | Independent | 613 |
| J. Cowan | LIB | 557 |
| F. Lumsden | Conservative | 297 |
Chester Le Street West3 seats · turnout 28.8%
| D. Greaves | Labour | 830 |
| J. Lines | Labour | 769 |
| R. Trotter | Labour | 713 |
| J. Petre | LIB | 591 |
Edmondsley1 seat
| T. Davison | Labour | 0 |
Grange Villa1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| R. McDermott | Labour | 282 |
| H. Rippon | LIB | 97 |
Holmlands Park2 seats · turnout 44.6%
| Lewis Brown | Independent | 803 |
| H. Hedges | LIB | 640 |
| B. Forster | LIB | 620 |
| M. Doyle | Labour | 250 |
| Christine Smith | Labour | 235 |
Kimblesworth and Plawsworth1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| R. Suddick | Labour | 291 |
| A. Holden | LIB | 266 |
Lumley3 seats · turnout 39.8%
| P. Hopkins | Labour | 739 |
| L. McCarrick | Independent | 651 |
| A. Middleton | Independent | 647 |
| D. Pickford | Labour | 634 |
| A. Roxborough | Labour | 616 |
| M Donaghy | Independent | 419 |
| T. Donoghue | Conservative | 323 |
North Lodge1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| H. Mackay | Conservative | 496 |
| C. Rayner | Labour | 196 |
Ouston2 seats · turnout 55.5%
| I. Robinson | Independent | 827 |
| E. Millen | Labour | 794 |
| J White | Independent | 668 |
| A. Parker | Labour | 567 |
Pelton3 seats
| B | Labour | 0 |
| G. Staines | Labour | 0 |
| A. Dunn | Labour | 0 |
| G. Staines | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| E. Burridge | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Dunn | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Pelton Fell2 seats
| M. Hall | Labour | 0 |
| R. Allon | Labour | 0 |
Sacriston3 seats
| J. Johnson | Labour | 0 |
| T. Pounder | Labour | 0 |
| M. Biscoe | Labour | 0 |
