Before (end of 1994) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 7 · Conservative 1
After (end of 1995) (49 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Other 5 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Bishop Middleham1 seat
| M. Smith | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Broom3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| G. Chaplin | Labour | 1,287 ✓ |
| G. Morgan | Labour | 1,045 ✓ |
| T. Conley | Labour | 1,002 ✓ |
| M. Golightly | Independent | 675 |
Byerley2 seats · turnout 39.2%
| V Chapman | Labour | 682 ✓ |
| J. Smith | Labour | 606 ✓ |
| J Huntington | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
| J. Bell | Liberal Democrats | 312 |
Chilton3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| B. Avery | Labour | 1,314 ✓ |
| C. Potts | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| T Forrest | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| A Russ | Independent | 679 |
| J Simpson | Independent | 441 |
| A Kelly | Independent | 432 |
Cornforth2 seats
| K. Howard | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Hodgson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Ferryhill3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| B. Meek | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| S. Carmedy | Labour | 835 ✓ |
| J Higgin | Labour | 781 ✓ |
| R. Evans | Independent | 489 |
| B Gibson | Independent | 387 |
Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange3 seats · turnout 32.0%
| A Gray | Labour | 961 ✓ |
| G. Ferguson | Labour | 919 ✓ |
| F. Walker | Labour | 888 ✓ |
| J. McMahon | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
Middlestone3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| W. Waters | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| J. Everson | Labour | 1,135 ✓ |
| J. Kitson | Labour | 1,081 ✓ |
| J. Hackett | Liberal Democrats | 440 |
Middridge2 seats · turnout 26.9%
| T Moore | Independent | 717 ✓ |
| M Locklin | Labour | 581 ✓ |
| P. Bergg | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
Neville2 seats · turnout 34.0%
| J Moran | Labour | 669 ✓ |
| J Tomlinson | Labour | 519 ✓ |
| W Blenkinsopp | Independent | 474 |
| L. Hovvels | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Old Trimdon2 seats
| J. Burton | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| T. Ward | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Sedgefield3 seats
| J Robinson | Labour | 1,251 ✓ |
| L. Byrne | Labour | 1,043 ✓ |
| J. Chaytor | Labour | 932 ✓ |
| J. Blaik | Conservative | 502 |
Sedgefield3 seats
| J Wayman | Conservative | 674 |
Shafto2 seats · turnout 32.7%
| R Fleming | Labour | 707 ✓ |
| M Iveson | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| B. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| T Hind | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
Simpasture1 seat
| E. Elmer | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Spennymoor3 seats · turnout 35.2%
| Elizabeth Hughes | Labour | 1,147 ✓ |
| A. Mumford | Labour | 1,140 ✓ |
| R Campion | Labour | 1,135 ✓ |
| B. Ord | Liberal Democrats | 806 |
| Sue Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
| P Lamb | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
Thickley3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Barry Stephens | Labour | 1,229 ✓ |
| J. O'Brien | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| F. Timmiss | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| L. Goldie | Independent | 303 |
West3 seats
| J. Fleming | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| G Gray | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| C. Gowton | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Woodham2 seats · turnout 21.9%
| A. Graham | Labour | 904 ✓ |
| D. Fraser | Independent | 815 ✓ |
| L Cockfield | Liberal Democrats | 557 |
