Before (end of 1997) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 2 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| J. Temple | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| L. Nolan | Prog | 218 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| Audrey McMillan | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| P Taylor | Prog | 446 |
| B Leaman | Independent | 126 |
Bede2 seats
| T Hyslop | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Stewart | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Biddick Hall1 seat
| Jane Kidd | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Boldon Colliery1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| A. Strike | Labour | 1,330 ✓ |
| F Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 671 |
| D. Wood | Conservative | 101 |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| J Selby | Liberal Democrats | 999 ✓ |
| A Aynsley | Conservative | 548 |
| S Duffy | Labour | 288 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| Donaldson A. | Labour | 774 ✓ |
| C. Anderson | Conservative | 279 |
| A McCabe | Prog | 178 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| Moira Smith | Labour | 1,279 ✓ |
| T Branthwaite | Liberal Democrats | 270 |
| J Cain | Conservative | 154 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| R Haws | Labour | 806 ✓ |
| E. Russell | Conservative | 365 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| R Bedlington | Liberal Democrats | 1,094 ✓ |
| F. Firth | Labour | 900 |
| J. Coe | Conservative | 81 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| A. Kerr | Labour | 1,052 ✓ |
| A. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 187 |
| M McDonald | Conservative | 154 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| C. Brown | Labour | 740 ✓ |
| Karl Arthur | Conservative | 359 |
| A. Kelly | Independent | 177 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| C. Bonnar | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| J Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
| J Cameron | Conservative | 224 |
Primrose1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| B Scorer | Labour | 1,155 ✓ |
| W Armstrong | Conservative | 221 |
| A. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| J Bissett | SOC | 104 |
Rekendyke1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| A Frost | Labour | 594 ✓ |
| A Shaw | Independent | 219 |
| P. Hamidian | Prog | 216 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| Malcolm E. | Labour | 793 ✓ |
| Marjorie Robinson | Prog | 107 |
| A Sehman | Independent | 60 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Enid Hetherington | Prog | 812 ✓ |
| P. Lambert | Labour | 589 |
| D Keedy | Independent | 170 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| J. Jackson | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 501 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat · turnout 21.9%
| A Tudberry | Labour | 778 ✓ |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
