Before (end of 1997)
Not known.
After (end of 1998)
Not known.
Ward results
Battle Hill1 seat
| T Mulvenna | Liberal Democrats | 1,401 ✓ |
| Allan J. | Labour | 963 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 66 |
Chirton1 seat
| D. Corkey | Labour | 969 ✓ |
| Toni Morgan | Conservative | 190 |
| M Rudling | Liberal Democrats | 133 |
Collingwood1 seat
| Margaret Hall | Labour | 1,225 ✓ |
| Margaret Hall | Conservative | 373 |
Holystone1 seat
| B. Flood | Labour | 1,234 ✓ |
| A. Halford | Conservative | 230 |
| J. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| A Blackburn | Independent | 132 |
Howdon1 seat
| D. Charlton | Labour | 894 ✓ |
| S. Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| K Miles | SOC | 177 |
Monkseaton1 seat
| Joan Bell | Conservative | 1,438 ✓ |
| R. Clarke | Labour | 1,214 |
| A. Reeds | Liberal Democrats | 268 |
North Shields1 seat
| Frank Lott | Labour | 1,116 ✓ |
| L. Hamilton | Conservative | 863 |
| A McManus | Liberal Democrats | 376 |
Seatonville1 seat
| D Street | Liberal Democrats | 1,490 ✓ |
| R Cooper | Labour | 841 |
| Karen Jane Gabrielle Johnston | Conservative | 527 |
Wallsend1 seat
| Marian Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,454 ✓ |
| J. Hall | Labour | 536 |
| E. Smith | Conservative | 27 |
Whitley Bay1 seat
| J. McDonald | Conservative | 1,506 ✓ |
| Robert Oliver | Labour | 1,181 |