Before (end of 1998) (46 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bedlington Central3 seats · turnout 18.8%
| S Shephard | Liberal Democrats | 644 ✓ |
| Valerie Tyler | Labour | 403 ✓ |
| A. Douglas | Labour | 400 ✓ |
| M. Roe | Labour | 357 |
Bedlington East3 seats · turnout 13.7%
| J. Graham | Labour | 467 ✓ |
| B. Richmond | Labour | 409 ✓ |
| J. Mullen | Labour | 379 ✓ |
| E. Scott | Conservative | 185 |
Bedlington West3 seats · turnout 16.7%
| G Todd | Liberal Democrats | 826 ✓ |
| J. Tyler | Labour | 396 ✓ |
| D. Armstrong | Labour | 376 ✓ |
| L. Roe | Labour | 343 |
Bothal3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| I. Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 698 ✓ |
| S. Reed | Liberal Democrats | 674 ✓ |
| K. Urwin | Labour | 419 ✓ |
| P. Devon | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| T. Wilson | Labour | 379 |
Central3 seats · turnout 20.2%
| A Davis | Liberal Democrats | 588 ✓ |
| R. Lashley | Labour | 354 ✓ |
| M. Ferrigon | Labour | 354 ✓ |
| J. Scott | Labour | 346 |
| Matt Scott | Conservative | 177 |
Choppington2 seats · turnout 21.0%
| P. Vaughan | Labour | 417 ✓ |
| A. Rowe | Labour | 349 ✓ |
| M. Coatesworth | Liberal Democrats | 107 |
| M. Fenwick | Conservative | 76 |
College3 seats · turnout 26.3%
| J Conroy | Liberal Democrats | 589 ✓ |
| M. Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 554 ✓ |
| I. Lavery | Labour | 469 ✓ |
| M. Ferrigon | Labour | 397 |
| K. Maughan | Labour | 367 |
Guide Post3 seats · turnout 16.6%
| P. Moran | Labour | 448 ✓ |
| D. Ledger | Labour | 434 ✓ |
| J. Tweddle | Labour | 409 ✓ |
| E Denton | Conservative | 161 |
Haydon3 seats · turnout 28.0%
| G Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 709 ✓ |
| R Smart | Liberal Democrats | 670 ✓ |
| Dorothy Brown | Labour | 532 ✓ |
| J. McCormack | Labour | 516 |
| J. Tully | Liberal Democrats | 487 |
Hirst3 seats · turnout 32.2%
| Marcia Bircham | Liberal Democrats | 503 ✓ |
| K. Parry | Labour | 455 ✓ |
| Pauline Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 444 ✓ |
| D Morris | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
| Parker C. | Labour | 413 |
| G. Straughan | Labour | 407 |
Newbiggin East3 seats · turnout 45.4%
| J Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 963 ✓ |
| R McAlpine | Liberal Democrats | 795 ✓ |
| M. Rutter | Liberal Democrats | 791 ✓ |
| G. Loggie | Labour | 558 |
| Dodds J. | Labour | 521 |
| L. Brown | Labour | 405 |
Newbiggin West2 seats · turnout 47.2%
| D Boon | Liberal Democrats | 522 ✓ |
| M. Peden | Liberal Democrats | 510 ✓ |
| J. Birch | Labour | 494 |
| R. Storey | Labour | 470 |
Park3 seats · turnout 20.8%
| J. Devon | Labour | 515 ✓ |
| J. Dunn | Labour | 510 ✓ |
| Andy McGregor | Liberal Democrats | 444 ✓ |
| J. Smith | Labour | 443 |
Seaton3 seats · turnout 28.5%
| S Peel | Liberal Democrats | 492 ✓ |
| Pauline Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 488 ✓ |
| Joyce Durmaz | Liberal Democrats | 477 ✓ |
| D. Hedley | Labour | 391 |
| J. Murdie | Labour | 364 |
| G. Cole | Labour | 359 |
| S. Grant | Conservative | 64 |
Sleekburn3 seats · turnout 19.6%
| A. Stewart | Labour | 546 ✓ |
| L. Mason | Labour | 498 ✓ |
| A. Wallace | Labour | 459 ✓ |
| R. Major | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
Stakeford2 seats · turnout 26.4%
| J. Young | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| D. Williams | Labour | 484 ✓ |
| Y. Debbage | Conservative | 161 |