Before (end of 1992) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 6 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1993) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 6 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Annfield Plain1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| J. Thompson | Labour | 1,223 |
| O'Neill K. | Independent | 355 |
Aycliffe East1 seat
| J. Dormer | Labour | 810 |
| D. Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 528 |
Aycliffe North1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| D. Fraser | Liberal Democrats | 1,137 |
| A. Waring | Labour | 651 |
Aycliffe West1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| J. Flynn | Labour | 675 |
| L Cockfield | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
Barnard Castle East1 seat
| J. Fergus | Conservative | 1,068 |
| F Blackwell | Labour | 662 |
| L Nelson | Independent | 230 |
Barnard Castle West1 seat
| J Bayles | Conservative | 1,075 |
| J Addison | Labour | 803 |
| P. Mitchell | Independent | 199 |
Belmont1 seat
| F. Jackson | Conservative | 816 |
| S. Shearburn | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
| J Smith | Green | 64 |
Benfieldside1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| K. Earley | Labour | 1,384 |
| J. O'Connor | Independent | 1,179 |
Bishop Auckland Town1 seat
| S. Dent | Labour | 855 |
| M. Hurst | Conservative | 821 |
| A. Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 819 |
Blackhalls1 seat
| R. Dunn | Labour | 0 |
Brandon1 seat
| J. Drenon | Labour | 1,267 ✓ |
| D. Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
| C. Wynne | Conservative | 133 |
| S Hope | Green | 116 |
Burnopfield & Dipton1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| J. Walker | Labour | 1,290 |
| T. Foggett | Independent | 837 |
Chester Le Street Central1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| J. Knox | Labour | 1,548 |
| P. Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 510 |
Chester Le Street South1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| S. Benzie | Labour | 1,326 |
| F. Hedges | Liberal Democrats | 718 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 1,378 |
| George Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 1,091 |
| M. Hardy | Conservative | 686 |
Chilton1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| G. Porter | Labour | 1,375 |
| J. Simpson | Independent | 699 |
Cockerton1 seat
| R Reed | Labour | 1,655 |
| T Soanes | Conservative | 534 |
| M. Allinson | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
Consett1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| R. Nixon | Labour | 970 |
| D. Draffan | Independent | 894 |
Coundon1 seat · turnout 42.2%
| P. Graham | Labour | 1,360 |
| C Foote-Wood | Liberal Democrats | 882 |
Craghead & South Moor1 seat
| C. James | Labour | 0 |
Crook North1 seat
| T. Carroll | Labour | 1,228 |
| J. Jobson | Liberal Democrats | 1,092 |
Crook South1 seat · turnout 39.1%
| R. Pendlebury | Labour | 1,607 |
| J. Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 828 |
Darlington Rural1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| E. Roberts | Conservative | 1,231 |
| David Aaron Watson | Labour | 487 |
| C. Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
Dawdon1 seat
| A. Fenwick | Labour | 0 |
Deerness Valley1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| W. Firby | Labour | 1,813 ✓ |
| Gemma May Louise Moore | Liberal Democrats | 393 |
| S. Banks | Green | 155 |
| J Coatsworth | Conservative | 122 |
Delves Lane1 seat
| D. Hodgson | Labour | 833 |
| D. Green | Liberal Democrats | 801 |
Eastbourne1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| J. Paterson | Labour | 1,573 |
| D Davies | Conservative | 482 |
Elvet1 seat
| D Pickering | Labour | 660 |
| Jenifer Wakefield | Conservative | 377 |
Esh1 seat
| L. Clayton | Labour | 0 |
Evenwood1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| J. Armstrong | Independent | 1,785 |
| N. Foster | Labour | 715 |
| Wear | Valley | 0 |
Framwellgate Moor1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| N. Ross | Labour | 1,590 ✓ |
| A Wilkes | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
| W. Smith | Conservative | 237 |
Gilesgate1 seat
| John Lightley | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
| A. Barbaro | Conservative | 290 |
Harrowgate Hill1 seat
| E Hart | Labour | 1,097 |
| J Whelan | Independent | 1,011 |
| S. Earl | Liberal Democrats | 352 |
Haughton1 seat
| C. French | Labour | 1,948 |
| A Richmond | Conservative | 917 |
| J. Parker | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
Horden1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| D. Armstrong | Ind Lab | 1,511 |
| P. Stradling | Labour | 768 |
Hurworth1 seat · turnout 41.0%
| D. Mason | Conservative | 1,776 |
| I. Haszeldine | Labour | 468 |
| B Fiske | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
Lanchester1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| A. Ambler | Labour | 970 |
| P. Smith | Independent | 891 |
Leadgate & Medomsley1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| J. Robson | Labour | 1,690 |
| G. Elliott | Liberal Democrats | 710 |
Lingfield1 seat
| S. Robinson | Labour | 1,558 |
| S. Johnson | Conservative | 502 |
| S. Evans | Liberal Democrats | 196 |
Lumley1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| J. Walker | Labour | 1,259 |
| S. Kilkenny | Liberal Democrats | 402 |
Mowden1 seat
| S Brown | Conservative | 1,944 |
| Ian Barnes | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
| M Swift | Labour | 490 |
Nevilles Cross1 seat
| Martin N. | Liberal Democrats | 1,376 ✓ |
| H Henson | Labour | 522 |
| T. Schofield | Conservative | 422 |
Newton Hall1 seat
| M. Hawgood | Liberal Democrats | 1,238 ✓ |
| I Whittaker | Labour | 953 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 231 |
Northgate1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| O. O'Brien | Labour | 1,232 |
| J Cresswell | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
| M Chapple | Conservative | 334 |
Park1 seat
| R. Flowers | Labour | 1,424 |
| A Marshall | Conservative | 439 |
| A. McPherson | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Pelton1 seat
| D. Bates | Labour | 1,534 |
| Y. Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 544 |
Peterlee Central1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| J. Alderson | Labour | 839 |
| R Watson | Independent | 373 |
Peterlee Dene1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| R. Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 707 |
| R. Mills | Labour | 653 |
Pierremont1 seat
| Peter Wallace Jones | Conservative | 1,287 |
| C. Moor | Labour | 1,137 |
| P. Seaman | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Sedgefield1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| K. Manton | Labour | 1,369 |
| J. Wayman | Conservative | 764 |
Shildon North East1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Moore | T Ind | 995 |
| A Walker | Labour | 844 |
Shildon South West1 seat
| J. Quigley | Labour | 1,303 |
| J. Huntington | Liberal Democrats | 987 |
| C. Horner | Independent | 256 |
Shotton1 seat
| R. Davies | Labour | 1,265 |
| J. Edwards | Conservative | 222 |
| F. Long | Labour | 0 |
Spennymoor1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| V. Robson | Labour | 1,725 |
| B. Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,122 |
Tanfield1 seat
| M. English | Labour | 1,733 |
| A. Carr | Independent | 1,104 |
Thornley1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| M. Nicholls | Labour | 1,425 |
| R. Wilson | Independent | 411 |
Trimdon1 seat
| P. Trippett | Labour | 0 |
Weardale1 seat
| V. Shuttleworth | Independent | 1,005 |
| J Chatfield | Liberal Democrats | 806 |
| D. Irvine | Labour | 459 |
West Auckland1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| J. Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 1,034 |
| J. Priestley | Labour | 893 |
Willington1 seat
| J. Richardson | Labour | 2,159 |
| D. Allan | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
Wingate1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| L. O'Donnell | Labour | 1,122 |
| J. Maslin | Independent | 587 |
Woodhouse Close1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| R. Langham | Labour | 968 |
| A. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 605 |
