Before (end of 1994) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 6 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1995) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Belmont2 seats
| I Lupton | Independent | 558 ✓ |
| P Elliott | Labour | 557 ✓ |
| G Clarkson | Independent | 482 |
| Pamela Johnston | Labour | 476 |
Brandon3 seats
| Tony Gill | Labour | 1,239 ✓ |
| R McMahon | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| I. Humphries | Labour | 1,190 ✓ |
| David Robert Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| Stanley Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| C Holt | Conservative | 114 |
Carrville2 seats
| J Knight | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| M Bennett | Labour | 564 ✓ |
| Jean Middlemass | Independent | 348 |
| D Stewart | Independent | 229 |
| Barbara Howarth | Liberal Democrats | 163 |
Cassop Cum Quarrinton3 seats
| C. McCormick | Labour | 1,225 ✓ |
| M. Syer | Labour | 1,197 ✓ |
| G. Marsden | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| M Goodall | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
Coxhoe3 seats
| S. McDonnell | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| S. McDonnell | Labour | 0 |
| M. Crathorne | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Young | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| D. Young | Labour | 0 |
| M. Crathorne | Labour | 0 |
Croxdale1 seat
| J. Anderson | Labour | 423 ✓ |
| P. Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 204 |
Deerness2 seats
| M. Rochford | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| G. Wharton | Independent | 818 ✓ |
| P. Venn | Labour | 676 |
| S. Banks | Green | 293 |
Elvet2 seats
| N Martin | Liberal Democrats | 756 ✓ |
| Susan Pitts | Liberal Democrats | 734 ✓ |
| D. Carruthers | Labour | 451 |
| C Hepworth | Labour | 432 |
Framwelgate2 seats
| J Holland | Liberal Democrats | 978 ✓ |
| M. Hawgood | Liberal Democrats | 893 ✓ |
| M. Fisher | Labour | 673 |
| K Quinn | Labour | 614 |
| W Smith | Conservative | 113 |
Gilesgate3 seats
| W Cavanagh | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| J Dunn | Labour | 1,230 ✓ |
| E Ramsay | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| M Gilley | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| I Legeza | Conservative | 284 |
Gilesgate Moor2 seats
| P Conway | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| Stephen Laverick | Labour | 619 ✓ |
| D Storer | Independent | 238 |
| Frank Jackson | Independent | 208 |
| J Doull | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
Langley Moor & Meadowfield2 seats · turnout 36.8%
| H. Dye | Labour | 661 ✓ |
| M. Adair | Labour | 658 ✓ |
| C. Clark | Independent | 240 |
| G. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Langley Moor and Meadowfield2 seats
| H. Dye | Labour | 661 |
| A | Labour | 658 |
| C. Clark | Independent | 240 |
| Gemma May Louise Moore | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Nevilles Cross3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| C. Beswick | Liberal Democrats | 1,042 ✓ |
| R. Dickie | Independent | 1,040 ✓ |
| J Young | Liberal Democrats | 979 ✓ |
| L. Rutherford | Labour | 563 |
| G. Young | Labour | 519 |
| H. Henson | Labour | 499 |
| Michael Drummond Moverley Smith | Conservative | 213 |
Newton Hall3 seats
| Linda Isobel Bell | Labour | 799 ✓ |
| I Whittaker | Labour | 776 ✓ |
| J. Lennox | Labour | 775 ✓ |
| Philip Wolstenholme | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| H. Westwell | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| M. Webber | Liberal Democrats | 731 |
Park1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| A. Lockyear | Labour | 319 |
| D. Weatherall | Independent | 217 |
Pelaw2 seats
| J. Fearon | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| D. Payne | Labour | 387 ✓ |
| L. Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
Pittington & West Rainton2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| Bill Kellett | Labour | 844 |
| I. Fawcett | Labour | 798 |
| A. Juniper | Liberal Democrats | 601 |
| J Neil | Liberal Democrats | 500 |
Sherburn2 seats
| Jackie Bowman | Labour | 1,090 ✓ |
| M Brown | Labour | 1,059 ✓ |
| M Gibbon | Conservative | 167 |
Witton Gilbert2 seats
| J. Hardiman | Labour | 558 ✓ |
| David Bainbridge | Labour | 558 ✓ |
| Raymond Gibbon | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
| A. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
