Before (end of 1995)
Not known.
After (end of 1996)
Not known.
Ward results
Bede1 seat
| E. Burn | Labour | 1,174 ✓ |
| P Allanson | Liberal Democrats | 103 |
| L Fearby | Conservative | 94 |
Bensham1 seat
| F. Donovan | Labour | 966 ✓ |
| D. Green | Liberal Democrats | 100 |
| Ada Callanan | Conservative | 82 |
Blaydon1 seat
| S. Ronchetti | Labour | 898 ✓ |
| R. Baker | Ind Lab | 514 |
| W Lee | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| M. Watson | Conservative | 96 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| S. Henderson | Labour | 1,877 ✓ |
| C. Billany | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
| P Capon | Green | 231 |
| J Armstrong | Conservative | 181 |
Chowdene1 seat
| J. McElroy | Labour | 1,697 ✓ |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 279 |
| Marilynn Ord | Liberal Democrats | 238 |
Felling1 seat
| J Hird | Labour | 1,632 ✓ |
| I. Twentyman | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
| Murray T. | Conservative | 119 |
Leam1 seat
| J. Turnbull | Labour | 1,850 ✓ |
| K Twentyman | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| C. Wynne | Conservative | 80 |
Low Fell1 seat
| R. Beadle | Liberal Democrats | 1,878 ✓ |
| M Winley | Labour | 1,069 |
| Sterling P. | Conservative | 524 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| B. McWilliams | Labour | 1,509 ✓ |
| Ian Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
| I. Laing | Conservative | 198 |
Saltwell1 seat
| J. Mitchinson | Labour | 1,409 ✓ |
| G. Conder | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| M. Toward | Conservative | 156 |
Whickham South1 seat
| Amelia Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,806 ✓ |
| G Beveridge | Labour | 807 |
| D. Stokoe | Conservative | 209 |
Winlaton1 seat
| W. Ainsworth | Labour | 1,429 ✓ |
| D Clark | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| J Joseph | Conservative | 175 |
Wrekendyke1 seat
| P. Mole | Labour | 1,793 ✓ |
| W Smith | Liberal Democrats | 197 |
| McNeil J. | Conservative | 158 |