Before (end of 1998) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 2 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Birtley1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| J. Greenfield | Labour | 883 |
| T. McLeavey | LIB | 634 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| S. McHatton | Liberal Democrats | 1,509 |
| D Howdon | Labour | 1,080 |
Deckham1 seat · turnout 16.8%
| Martin Gannon | Labour | 700 |
| C. Budgen | Liberal Democrats | 168 |
| R Shaw | Conservative | 89 |
| E. Brunskill | SOC | 57 |
Dunston1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| A. Brooks | Labour | 1,267 |
| Isabel Mary Blanchflower | Green | 184 |
| Glenys Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| John Callanan | Conservative | 150 |
High Fell1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| M. Graham | Labour | 1,115 |
| Ed Bird | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
| June Murray | Conservative | 66 |
Lamesley1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| M. Robson | Labour | 1,094 |
| Catherine Rainbow | LIB | 654 |
Ryton1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| I. Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 1,920 |
| A. Brazendale | Labour | 777 |
Teams1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| Margaret Duddin | Labour | 1,072 |
| M. Dowling | Liberal Democrats | 573 |
| Margaret Bell | Conservative | 108 |
Whickham North1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Mary Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 1,379 |
| F. Earl | Labour | 955 |
| Elizabeth Robertson | Conservative | 148 |
Wrekendyke1 seat
| L Green | Labour | 1,471 ✓ |
| Muriel Appleby | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
| John Robert McNeil | Conservative | 132 |