Before (end of 1995) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1996) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 2 · Conservative 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| J. Harper | Labour | 1,073 |
| J Cheyne | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| T Telford | Prog | 105 |
| J. Kelly | Green | 67 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat
| G. White | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| E Hetherington | Progressive | 306 |
| J Selby | Liberal Democrats | 236 |
| B Leaman | Green | 105 |
Biddick Hall1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| S. Forster | Labour | 1,274 |
| R Saunders | Liberal Democrats | 156 |
| I. Kelly | Green | 67 |
Boldon Colliery1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| J. Bell | Labour | 1,630 |
| D. Ford | Liberal Democrats | 1,183 |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| H Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 1,214 |
| Karl Arthur | Conservative | 688 |
| A. O'Brien | Labour | 613 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| M. Walsh | Labour | 1,134 |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 254 |
| A McCabe | Prog | 182 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| E. Battye | Labour | 1,533 |
| J. Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 485 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| E. Doneghan | Labour | 1,236 |
| W Halladay | Conservative | 325 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| J. McKie | Liberal Democrats | 1,042 |
| J. Eales | Labour | 1,000 |
| J. Coe | Conservative | 76 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| M. Fairley | Labour | 1,355 |
| J Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | 160 |
| K Rodgers | Conservative | 159 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 28.6%
| I. Malcolm | Labour | 1,143 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 443 |
| A. Kelly | Green | 182 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| M. Chenery | Labour | 1,449 |
| J Cameron | Conservative | 314 |
Primrose1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| G. Porter | Labour | 1,710 |
| W Armstrong | Conservative | 337 |
Rekendyke1 seat
| M Johnson | Labour | 923 ✓ |
| P Hamidian | Progressive | 178 |
| A Shaw | Green | 171 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat
| Mandy Clare | Labour | 927 ✓ |
| S. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 111 |
| A. Sehman | Green | 54 |
| F. Law | Progressive | 36 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| K. Hickman | Prog | 966 |
| W. Hobson | Labour | 861 |
| P. Stone | Liberal Democrats | 124 |
| D. Keedy | Green | 107 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| R Reynolds | Labour | 1,159 |
| E. Russell | Conservative | 541 |
| R Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
| R. Gray | Green | 85 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| P. Boyack | Labour | 1,144 |
| J. Orrell | Liberal Democrats | 501 |