Before (end of 1998) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 64 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| C Schardt | Liberal Democrats | 1,607 |
| F Copely | Labour | 1,349 |
| K Gilfillan | Conservative | 127 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 12.8%
| G. Allison | Labour | 807 |
| T Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| A. Gingell | Conservative | 61 |
| Pamela Jane Woolner | Green | 54 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| D. Down | Liberal Democrats | 1,868 |
| E Mackinlay | Labour | 769 |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 400 |
Dene1 seat
| G Stone | Liberal Democrats | 2,356 ✓ |
| J Yog | Labour | 1,086 |
| Heather Chambers | Conservative | 519 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| P.J. Johnson | Labour | 780 |
| P. Reilly | Liberal Democrats | 186 |
| L. Neave | Conservative | 150 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| James Laing | Labour | 1,381 |
| M. Rook | Liberal Democrats | 523 |
| P. Lumley | Conservative | 191 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| J. Shipley | Liberal Democrats | 2,312 |
| M Lydon | Labour | 501 |
| A Birkmyre | Conservative | 248 |
Heaton1 seat
| C Price | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| T Olverson | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
| Sheila O'Sullivan | Conservative | 247 |
| Chris Hayday | Green | 239 |
| B. Carpenter | SOC LAB | 81 |
| M. Levy | COMM | 57 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Joanne Kingsland | Labour | 1,081 |
| N Cartmell | Conservative | 955 |
| L. McKeever | Liberal Democrats | 794 |
| A. Lipman | Green | 206 |
Kenton1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| M. Carter | Labour | 1,206 |
| Jeff Henry | Conservative | 453 |
| C Findlay | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
| J Cotton | Green | 84 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| J. Gordon | Labour | 1,017 |
| R Walker | Liberal Democrats | 237 |
| E. Graham | Conservative | 192 |
Monkchester1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| P. Brown | Labour | 1,014 |
| F. Beare | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| J Middleton | Conservative | 57 |
Moorside1 seat · turnout 15.0%
| G. O'Brien | Labour | 686 |
| Geoff Soul | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
| M. Blenkinsop | Conservative | 236 |
| J Nicholson | Green | 129 |
Newburn1 seat
| T. Marshall | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| J. Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
| F. Kirby | Conservative | 222 |
Sandyford1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| S. Young | Labour | 1,206 |
| S Psallidas | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| D. Shepardson | Green | 295 |
| C. Forster | Conservative | 232 |
Scotswood1 seat
| Rob Higgins | Labour | 731 ✓ |
| S. Reilly | Liberal Democrats | 75 |
| M. Pratt | Conservative | 71 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| P. Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 1,658 |
| M. Summersby | Independent | 656 |
| J. Painter | Labour | 502 |
| H. Turner | Conservative | 317 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| J. Cunningham | Labour | 961 |
| C. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Keith Jones | Labour | 1,511 |
| R. Beare | Liberal Democrats | 1,193 |
| G Clark | Conservative | 142 |
West City1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| J. O'Shea | Labour | 739 |
| Shirley Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 130 |
| M. Kelly | Conservative | 92 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| G. Tiller | Labour | 1,492 |
| T Troman | Conservative | 960 |
| G Horey | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| J. Marshall | Labour | 1,114 |
| M. Johnson | Conservative | 525 |
| N Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 242 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| A. Bell | Labour | 690 |
| M. Keville | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
| C. Forster | Conservative | 170 |
| D. Milbourne | Green | 36 |
