Before (end of 1994) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 28 · Labour 8 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1995) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bishop Auckland Town2 seats
| S Dent | Labour | 724 ✓ |
| M. Jones | Labour | 613 ✓ |
| G. Carr | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| Dan Fox-Evans | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| M. Land | Independent | 222 |
| D. Wray | Independent | 134 |
Cockton Hill3 seats
| Barbara Laurie | Labour | 768 ✓ |
| J Sutton | Labour | 686 ✓ |
| D. Wright | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| J. Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 667 |
| J. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
| D. Hodgson | Liberal Democrats | 589 |
| M. Adlington | Independent | 358 |
Coundon3 seats
| J Graham | Labour | 1,009 ✓ |
| C. Kay | Labour | 1,005 ✓ |
| N. Stonehouse | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| M. Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| N. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 298 |
| F Moore | Liberal Democrats | 252 |
| T Russell | Independent | 227 |
Coundon Grange2 seats · turnout 41.7%
| C. Foote Wood | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
| M. Ingledew | Labour | 342 |
| G. Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
| J. Hull | Labour | 327 |
Crook North1 seat
| C. Ayre | Labour | 375 ✓ |
| J. Jobson | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
Crook South3 seats
| O Brown | Independent | 1,207 ✓ |
| W Dobinson | Independent | 1,081 ✓ |
| Eddie Murphy | Labour | 813 ✓ |
| C Hepple | Labour | 332 |
| David English | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
| Angeline Groves | Liberal Democrats | 250 |
| Bernice English | Liberal Democrats | 248 |
| J Harrison | Labour | 227 |
Escomb1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| K. Graham | Labour | 303 |
| W. Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 261 |
Henknowle2 seats · turnout 39.4%
| G. Hewitt | Labour | 535 |
| Lethbridge J. | Labour | 467 |
| Anderson A. | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
| F. Todd | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
Howden Le Wear1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| D. Giblin | Labour | 341 |
| R Groves | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
Hunwick1 seat
| A. Newton | Labour | 355 ✓ |
| K Bowser | Liberal Democrats | 91 |
| B Harrison | Independent | 75 |
St. Helens Auckland2 seats · turnout 31.4%
| H Douthwaite | Labour | 532 |
| P. Harker | Labour | 460 |
| P. Kerry | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
| W. Staley | Liberal Democrats | 25 |
St. Johns Chapel1 seat
| L. Almond | Liberal Democrats | 391 ✓ |
| John Shuttleworth | Independent | 99 |
| S. Muncaster | Labour | 82 |
| G. Oldham | Independent | 60 |
Stanhope2 seats · turnout 45.1%
| T. Mews | Independent | 481 |
| G McKellar | Labour | 413 |
| W. McQueen | Independent | 381 |
| L. Gibson | Labour | 370 |
| M. Ward | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| R. Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
Tow Law1 seat
| C. Hayton | Labour | 319 ✓ |
| Ronald Grogan | Independent | 296 |
| P. Spencer | Ind Lab | 116 |
| A. Cayton | Liberal Democrats | 65 |
West Auckland2 seats
| E. Harker | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| T. Judd | Labour | 536 ✓ |
| John Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 233 |
| P. Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| I. Bousfield | Labour | 723 ✓ |
| E. Whitton | Labour | 718 ✓ |
| John Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| D Hall | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
Willington East3 seats
| B. Myers | Labour | 1,274 ✓ |
| D. Kingston | Labour | 1,253 ✓ |
| A. Townsend | Labour | 1,237 ✓ |
| Geoffrey English | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
| C Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| A Walters | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
Willington West2 seats
| J. Elmes | Labour | 827 ✓ |
| M. Pinkney | Labour | 821 ✓ |
| D. Allan | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
| J. Walters | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| J. Cunningham | Independent | 71 |
Wolsingham2 seats
| V Shuttleworth | Independent | 595 ✓ |
| D. Wilson | Independent | 507 ✓ |
| D. Wigham | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
| J Chatfield | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| J. Townsend | Labour | 217 |
| R. Henfrey | Labour | 189 |
Woodhouse Close3 seats
| R. Langham | Labour | 529 ✓ |
| Jean Lee | Labour | 470 ✓ |
| T. Dodd | Labour | 468 ✓ |
| J. Bryan | Ind Lab | 328 |
| N. Button | Ind Lab | 268 |
| A. Hutchinson | Liberal Democrats | 230 |
| C. Sanderson | Liberal Democrats | 229 |
| B. Wade | Independent | 226 |
| B. Adamson | Liberal Democrats | 198 |
