Before (end of 1998) (28 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 13 · Other 12 · Conservative 2 · Labour 1
After (end of 1999) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 9 · Conservative 1 · Labour 1
Ward results
Bamburgh1 seat
| A. Thompson | Independent | 0 |
Beadnell1 seat
| C. Field | Liberal Democrats | 191 ✓ |
| R. Patterson | Independent | 184 |
Belford1 seat
| Audrey Atkin | Liberal Democrats | 211 ✓ |
| F Richardson | Conservative | 144 |
| Brian Roxby | Labour | 12 |
Edward2 seats · turnout 31.8%
| B. Douglas | Independent | 405 |
| G. Douglas | Independent | 265 |
| Bellenger J. | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Elizabeth3 seats
| G. Exley | Liberal Democrats | 668 ✓ |
| J. Youngman | Liberal Democrats | 461 ✓ |
| I. Nesbitt | Liberal Democrats | 435 ✓ |
| F. Simpson | Conservative | 383 |
| J. Stephenson | Conservative | 298 |
| P. Herdman | Independent | 289 |
Flodden1 seat
| J Hills | Independent | 184 ✓ |
| J. Robotham | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
Ford1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| J. Lockle | Independent | 299 |
| D. Smibert | Liberal Democrats | 134 |
Islandshire3 seats
| Ian McGregor | Liberal Democrats | 838 ✓ |
| W Huntley | Liberal Democrats | 710 ✓ |
| Laraine Wotherspoon | Liberal Democrats | 693 ✓ |
| O Coltman | Conservative | 544 |
| G Haigh | Conservative | 449 |
| K. Dumble | Conservative | 396 |
Lowick1 seat
| A. Breckons | Liberal Democrats | 221 ✓ |
| J. Burke | Conservative | 151 |
Norhamshire2 seats
| G. Miller | Independent | 404 ✓ |
| Peter Wotherspoon | Liberal Democrats | 348 ✓ |
| E Fardon | Conservative | 237 |
| P Harris | Labour | 61 |
North Sunderland2 seats
| W. Weeks | Independent | 438 ✓ |
| A. Clemit | Independent | 346 ✓ |
| A. Hughes | Independent | 322 |
| J Shaw | Labour | 94 |
| Anthony Wallis | Labour | 69 |
Prior2 seats · turnout 36.3%
| M. Mitchell | Labour | 277 |
| W. Wakenshaw | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
| D. Ramsey | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| D. Buckle | Labour | 175 |
| D. Gridwood | Independent | 161 |
Seton2 seats · turnout 34.6%
| D. McClymont | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| J. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
| R. Joy | Labour | 110 |
| J. Thompson | Independent | 98 |
| A. Bowlas | Independent | 93 |
Shielfield1 seat · turnout 50.3%
| J. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 212 |
| R. Tannant | Independent | 98 |
| I Moore | Conservative | 42 |
Spittal3 seats
| M Weightman | Liberal Democrats | 577 ✓ |
| B. Cowan | Liberal Democrats | 441 ✓ |
| H. Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 366 ✓ |
| I. Dixon | Independent | 359 |
| I. Lambton | Labour | 123 |
Wooler2 seats · turnout 38.4%
| I. Harris | Independent | 438 |
| W. Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 411 |
| A. Booth | Independent | 400 |
