Before (end of 1998) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Other 5 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Other 8 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Annfield Plain2 seats · turnout 21.5%
| M. Hodgson | Labour | 594 |
| A. Atkinson | Labour | 528 |
| K. Osbourne Grant | Independent | 242 |
Benfieldside3 seats · turnout 26.2%
| D Hume | Independent | 779 |
| Toner J. | Labour | 753 |
| J. Davies | Labour | 628 |
| T. Clark | Labour | 586 |
| D Rolfe | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| K. Wilson | Conservative | 286 |
Blackhill3 seats
| M. Malone | Labour | 682 ✓ |
| Earley K. | Labour | 681 ✓ |
| D. Llewellyn | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| D. Hambleton | RES | 216 |
| B McCaig | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| J. Lawson | Conservative | 114 |
Burnhope1 seat
| D. Bennett | Labour | 0 |
| D. Bennett | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Burnopfield3 seats
| R. Alderson | Independent | 765 ✓ |
| T. Charlton | Independent | 665 ✓ |
| W. Armstrong | Labour | 636 ✓ |
| J. Armstrong | Labour | 630 |
| L Cockburn | Labour | 509 |
| Frances Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 425 |
Castleside1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| G. Glass | Independent | 425 |
| W. Golightly | Labour | 214 |
Catchgate2 seats
| A. Grainger | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Grainger | Labour | 0 |
| E. Wilkinson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| E. Wilkinson | Labour | 0 |
Consett North2 seats
| A. Donaghy | Labour | 0 |
| A. Watson | Labour | 0 |
Consett South3 seats · turnout 30.3%
| J. Agnew | Labour | 564 ✓ |
| A | Labour | 527 |
| D. Atherton | Labour | 527 ✓ |
| A. McDonald | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| J. Manwaring | Independent | 415 |
Cornsay1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| G. Blacklock | Labour | 314 |
| J Lawson | Conservative | 98 |
Craghead2 seats
| Janice Docherty | Labour | 595 ✓ |
| G. Reed | Labour | 457 ✓ |
| L. Donkin | Independent | 277 |
Delves Lane3 seats
| E. Edwards | Labour | 577 ✓ |
| R. McArdle | Labour | 535 ✓ |
| C. McArdle | Labour | 522 ✓ |
| A. Westgate | Independent | 391 |
| I. Wilson | Conservative | 124 |
Dipton2 seats
| T Foggett | Independent | 418 ✓ |
| Joanne Carr | Labour | 341 ✓ |
| I. Ives | Independent | 327 |
| A. Plant | Labour | 233 |
Ebchester and Medomsley3 seats · turnout 23.2%
| Stelling W. | Independent | 784 |
| E. Turner | Labour | 708 |
| C. Bell | Labour | 628 |
| K. Walker | Labour | 550 |
Esh3 seats
| N. Gregory | Labour | 670 ✓ |
| H. Guilford | Labour | 668 ✓ |
| A. Hiles | Labour | 648 ✓ |
| P. Adams | Conservative | 211 |
Havannah3 seats
| L. Boyd | Labour | 0 |
| A. Taylor | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Pallas | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| L. Boyd | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| A. Taylor | Labour | 0 |
| J. Pallas | Labour | 0 |
Lanchester3 seats
| C. Burton-Johnson | Labour | 680 ✓ |
| O. Johnson | Labour | 667 ✓ |
| E. Wilson | Labour | 641 ✓ |
| G. Tulip | Conservative | 362 |
| L. Sharkey | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
Leadgate3 seats
| W. Stockdale | Independent | 991 ✓ |
| J. Huntley | Labour | 645 ✓ |
| T. Richardson | Labour | 518 ✓ |
| P. Murphy | Independent | 477 |
| E. Mole | Labour | 346 |
South Moor3 seats
| E. Coulson | Labour | 604 ✓ |
| L. Vaux | Labour | 524 ✓ |
| D. Lavin | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| Curtis A. | Liberal Democrats | 174 |
South Stanley3 seats · turnout 21.8%
| S. Kelly | Labour | 422 ✓ |
| J. Graham | Labour | 402 ✓ |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 363 ✓ |
| E. Wilson | Independent | 353 |
Stanley Hall3 seats
| M. Brough | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Greener | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P. Mingins | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| M. Brough | Labour | 0 |
| P. Mingins | Labour | 0 |
| J. Greener | Labour | 0 |
Tanfield2 seats · turnout 22.5%
| O. Milburn | Labour | 552 |
| J. Wilson | Independent | 475 |
| G. Little | Labour | 453 |
