Before (end of 1994) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 1995) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 68 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Castletown1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| L. Mann | Labour | 1,761 ✓ |
| B Short | Conservative | 145 |
Central1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| C. Anderson | Labour | 1,637 ✓ |
| A Howe | Conservative | 291 |
Colliery1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| A. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,697 ✓ |
| R Skelton | Conservative | 342 |
Eppleton1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| R Heron | Labour | 1,758 ✓ |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 238 |
| A. Sidaway | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Hendon1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| B. Sidaway | Labour | 1,730 ✓ |
| P. Maddison | Conservative | 758 |
Hetton1 seat
| F. Anderson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Shiney Row1 seat
| D. Hall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Silksworth1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| R. Hunter | Labour | 2,396 ✓ |
| C Orr | Independent | 692 |
South Hylton1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| A. Waistell | Labour | 1,623 ✓ |
| S. Ingham | Conservative | 228 |
Southwick1 seat
| B. Charlton | Labour | 0 ✓ |
St Chad's1 seat
| M. Whitwham | Labour | 1,767 ✓ |
| Graham Howe | Conservative | 591 |
St Michael's1 seat
| R Newton | Labour | 1,669 ✓ |
| R. Smith | Conservative | 1,525 |
| R Crow | Labour | 601 ✓ |
| L. Attard | Labour | 565 ✓ |
| S. Miller | Liberal Democrats | 462 ✓ |
| J. White | Conservative | 462 |
| G. Digby | Conservative | 426 |
| P Horsington | Independent | 347 |
St Peter's1 seat
| R. Bell | Labour | 1,684 ✓ |
| J. Gardiner | Conservative | 897 |
Thorney Close1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| D. Allan | Labour | 1,889 ✓ |
| A Dixon | Conservative | 176 |
Thornholme1 seat · turnout 27.9%
| Winifred Lundgren | Liberal Democrats | 1,202 ✓ |
| L Lamb | Labour | 927 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 170 |
| J Potter | Independent | 61 |
Town End Farm1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| Scott G. | Labour | 1,215 ✓ |
| R McQuillan | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 60 |
Washington East1 seat
| E. Timmins | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Washington North1 seat
| J. Murray | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Washington South1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| B. Williams | Labour | 2,361 ✓ |
| B Brearey | Liberal Democrats | 627 |
Washington West2 seats · turnout 18.1%
| W. Craddock | Labour | 1,722 ✓ |
| H. Trueman | Labour | 1,168 ✓ |
| C Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 381 |
| K. Irvine | Conservative | 254 |
