Before (end of 1997) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Benwell1 seat · turnout 16.0%
| J. Beecham | Labour | 674 ✓ |
| M. Tulip | Conservative | 163 |
| A Latif | Liberal Democrats | 69 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| G. Keating | Liberal Democrats | 1,447 ✓ |
| F Copely | Labour | 1,281 |
| K Gilfillan | Conservative | 110 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 15.8%
| T. Russell | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| T Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 201 |
| M. Best | Conservative | 58 |
| Results of | — | 0 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| I Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,726 ✓ |
| E Mackinlay | Labour | 735 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 366 |
Dene1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| R Renton | Liberal Democrats | 2,150 ✓ |
| J. Young | Labour | 1,193 |
| A. Gingell | Conservative | 530 |
Denton1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| M. Carr | Labour | 1,159 ✓ |
| D. Down | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| A Birkmyre | Conservative | 159 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 17.5%
| S. Khan | Labour | 716 ✓ |
| Shirley Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 177 |
| L. Neave | Conservative | 142 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| K. Taylor | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| M. Rook | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| Florence Kirkby | Conservative | 166 |
Fenham1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| G. Johnson | Labour | 1,349 ✓ |
| K. Wake | Conservative | 427 |
| J. Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| B Moore | Liberal Democrats | 1,895 ✓ |
| H. Jackson | Labour | 606 |
| E. McQueen | Conservative | 267 |
Heaton1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| D. Price | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| J Middleton | Conservative | 252 |
| S Psallidas | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| C. Hayday | Green | 211 |
| B. Carpenter | SOC LAB | 96 |
| M. Levy | COMM | 43 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Owens I. | Labour | 993 ✓ |
| S. Gilfillan | Conservative | 724 |
| R Walker | Liberal Democrats | 657 |
| A. Lipman | Green | 273 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 27.1%
| G. Ormonde | Labour | 1,203 ✓ |
| H. Turner | Conservative | 568 |
| G. Stone | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| J Cotton | Green | 80 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| B. Phillipson | Labour | 1,041 ✓ |
| E. Graham | Conservative | 183 |
| M Coulthard | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
Monkchester1 seat · turnout 18.3%
| Charlie Gray | Labour | 968 ✓ |
| F. Beare | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
| N Best | Conservative | 56 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 11.9%
| T. Wilson | Labour | 569 ✓ |
| M. Blenkinsop | Conservative | 227 |
| D. Besag | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
| P Hilton | Green | 119 |
Newburn1 seat · turnout 21.1%
| M. Nixon | Labour | 1,050 ✓ |
| C Findlay | Liberal Democrats | 220 |
| A Hind | Conservative | 210 |
Sandyford2 seats · turnout 17.0%
| Sheila Spencer | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| H Sen | Labour | 1,076 ✓ |
| L. McKeever | Liberal Democrats | 428 |
| D Shepherdson | Green | 383 |
| N Cartmell | Conservative | 289 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| R Douthwaite | Liberal Democrats | 1,554 ✓ |
| C. Forster | Conservative | 771 |
| M Lydon | Labour | 511 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 16.9%
| G. Douglas | Labour | 866 ✓ |
| D Cain | Liberal Democrats | 154 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| M. Wood | Labour | 1,145 ✓ |
| C. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 661 |
| A. Dawson | Conservative | 177 |
West City1 seat · turnout 12.4%
| D. James | Labour | 523 ✓ |
| Philip Lower | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
| M. Kelly | Conservative | 73 |
Westerhope2 seats · turnout 19.4%
| J. Angus | Labour | 1,412 ✓ |
| P Brannen | Labour | 1,321 ✓ |
| T Troman | Conservative | 817 |
| G Horey | Liberal Democrats | 506 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| Z. Khan | Labour | 1,049 ✓ |
| M. Johnson | Conservative | 506 |
| N Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 249 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| L. Kennedy | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| S Ramsey | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| C. Forster | Conservative | 151 |
