Before (end of 1998) (47 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 11 · Other 4
After (end of 1999) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Labour 14 · Liberal Democrats 10 · Other 6
Ward results
Acomb1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| Jane Wrigley | Labour | 280 ✓ |
| M Heather | Conservative | 127 |
Allendale2 seats · turnout 36.9%
| M. Stonehouse | Conservative | 432 ✓ |
| C. Horncastle | Conservative | 421 ✓ |
| J Robinson | Independent | 376 |
| J. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 141 |
Bellingham1 seat
| J. Brownbridge | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Broomhaugh and Riding1 seat · turnout 65.2%
| P Latham | Liberal Democrats | 320 ✓ |
| C Heslop | Conservative | 203 |
Chollerton & Whittington1 seat
| T Heslop | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Corbridge3 seats · turnout 30.7%
| W. Grigg | Liberal Democrats | 640 ✓ |
| Jean Fearon | Conservative | 509 ✓ |
| R Tipping | Liberal Democrats | 507 ✓ |
| T McPherson | Conservative | 443 |
| J. Lee | Conservative | 318 |
East Tynedale1 seat · turnout 43.7%
| P Kelly | Labour | 213 ✓ |
| J Woodman | Conservative | 200 |
| J Heartshorne | Green | 39 |
Hadrian2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| A. Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 547 ✓ |
| V. Gibson | Conservative | 408 ✓ |
| A Wilde | Liberal Democrats | 357 |
| E Forster | Conservative | 355 |
Haltwhistle3 seats · turnout 37.1%
| S. Boucetla | Independent | 699 ✓ |
| D. Hardy | Labour | 692 ✓ |
| J. Watson | Independent | 682 ✓ |
| E. Watson | Labour | 516 |
| R Sim | Independent | 481 |
| A. Jaques | Labour | 309 |
Haydon2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| S Mitchell | Independent | 352 ✓ |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 329 ✓ |
| R Heather | Conservative | 135 |
Hencotes3 seats
| J Lynch | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| C. Clark | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| G. Ferguson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hexham Gilesgate1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| N Reed | Labour | 230 ✓ |
| D Pickering | Conservative | 94 |
Hexham Leazes3 seats · turnout 39.1%
| R. Bowyer | Liberal Democrats | 618 ✓ |
| H Herron | Conservative | 586 ✓ |
| Heather Margaret Richardson | Liberal Democrats | 557 ✓ |
| M Way | Conservative | 505 |
| M. Milne | Conservative | 478 |
| D Fruin | Labour | 440 |
Humshaugh and Wall1 seat
| A Kerr | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ovingham1 seat · turnout 38.7%
| P McDonald | Liberal Democrats | 305 ✓ |
| R. Gibson | Conservative | 57 |
Priestpopple3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| A. Hutchinson | Conservative | 788 ✓ |
| Ingrid Whale | Conservative | 619 ✓ |
| J Lambert | Conservative | 547 ✓ |
| P. Clark | Labour | 466 |
| C Appleby | Labour | 458 |
Prudhoe Castle2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| J. Davis | Labour | 336 ✓ |
| S. Davis | Labour | 273 ✓ |
| G Caldwell | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Prudhoe North2 seats
| M. Goodfellow | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| W. Garrett | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Prudhoe South3 seats
| G Simpson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| L. Garrett | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Dave Shaw | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Prudhoe West2 seats · turnout 24.3%
| D. Elwell | Liberal Democrats | 294 ✓ |
| J. McGee | Labour | 248 ✓ |
| J Grigor | Labour | 196 |
| D. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 169 |
Redesdale1 seat
| B. Corbett | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Sandhoe with Dilston1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| W Clouston | Conservative | 191 ✓ |
| R McFarlane | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
Slaley & Hexamshire1 seat
| A. White | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
South Tynedale1 seat
| A Forster | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Stocksfield with Mickley3 seats · turnout 45.0%
| P. Dale | Conservative | 902 ✓ |
| A Mitchell | Conservative | 753 ✓ |
| J. Simpson | Conservative | 750 ✓ |
| S Rowlands | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| V. Howard | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
| B. Gravenor | Labour | 397 |
| M. Morris | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
| T Reid | Labour | 275 |
Upper North Tyne1 seat · turnout 52.7%
| M. Walton | Conservative | 212 ✓ |
| S. Burke | Labour | 106 |
Wanney1 seat
| J. Somerville | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Warden and Newbrough1 seat
| H. Forster | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wark1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| F. Hewitson | Independent | 285 ✓ |
| I Short | Independent | 91 |
West Tynedale1 seat · turnout 48.5%
| J Hutchinson | Conservative | 269 ✓ |
| V. May | Labour | 161 |
Wylam2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| P. Brooks | Independent | 812 ✓ |
| J. Leetham | Labour | 320 ✓ |
| I Piette | Conservative | 274 |
| J Buzzard | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
