Before (end of 1996) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1997) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Blyth Valley Central1 seat · turnout 63.3%
| G. Knox | Labour | 1,105 ✓ |
| J. Reid | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
| J. Fowler | Conservative | 354 |
Blyth Valley Cowpen1 seat · turnout 62.1%
| L. Camsell | Labour | 1,610 ✓ |
| P Cotterill | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| J Dailey | Conservative | 128 |
Blyth Valley Cramlington East1 seat · turnout 67.8%
| I Swithenbank | Labour | 1,645 ✓ |
| A. Armstrong | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| D Gray | Conservative | 191 |
Blyth Valley Cramlington South East1 seat · turnout 70.2%
| W. Lowes | Labour | 1,338 ✓ |
| I. Todd | Liberal Democrats | 1,286 |
| M. Fryer | Conservative | 250 |
Blyth Valley Cramlington West1 seat · turnout 65.5%
| I. Hayes | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| S Rickerby | Liberal Democrats | 283 |
| A. Waggitt | Conservative | 208 |
Blyth Valley Croft1 seat · turnout 57.9%
| L Smith | Labour | 1,064 ✓ |
| I. Tompkins | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
| S. O'Sullivan | Conservative | 110 |
Blyth Valley Hartley1 seat · turnout 71.8%
| T. Weekes | Labour | 1,792 ✓ |
| H. Douglas | Conservative | 564 |
| W. Rickerby | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
Blyth Valley Holywell1 seat · turnout 71.7%
| P. Hillman | Labour | 1,392 ✓ |
| S. Gibbs-Barton | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
| Emma Harrington | Conservative | 281 |
Blyth Valley Isabella1 seat · turnout 63.2%
| R Parker | Labour | 1,585 ✓ |
| P. Lamble | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
| V. Donaldson | Conservative | 163 |
Blyth Valley Kitty Brewster1 seat · turnout 60.3%
| J Whiteman | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| G. Calvert | Liberal Democrats | 315 |
| I. Ramshaw | Conservative | 154 |
Blyth Valley Parkside1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| J Carlin | Labour | 2,904 ✓ |
| R Nixon | Liberal Democrats | 1,952 |
| W Daley | Conservative | 862 |
Blyth Valley Plessey1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| W Brooks | Labour | 1,007 ✓ |
| I. Harland | Independent | 740 |
| P. Herrod | Conservative | 111 |
Blyth Valley Seaton Delaval1 seat · turnout 69.9%
| Jacob Collier | Labour | 1,353 ✓ |
| Sandra Stanger | Liberal Democrats | 506 |
| I Dailey | Conservative | 277 |
Blyth Valley Seghill1 seat · turnout 73.5%
| E. Harvey | Labour | 1,318 ✓ |
| E. Lamb | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| J. Parsons | Conservative | 221 |
Blyth Valley Wensleydale1 seat · turnout 68.8%
| L. Rickerby | Liberal Democrats | 1,909 ✓ |
| R Gebbie | Labour | 1,833 |
| M Donaldson | Conservative | 518 |
Cramlington Village1 seat · turnout 69.8%
| D. Luke | Labour | 1,465 ✓ |
| K. Graham | Liberal Democrats | 858 |
| W Snowden | Conservative | 346 |
Newsham1 seat · turnout 64.7%
| G Barker | Labour | 1,468 ✓ |
| Alisdair Lindsey Gibbs-Barton | Liberal Democrats | 653 |
| P. Rockcliffe | Conservative | 232 |