Before (end of 1998) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1999) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 5 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bishop Auckland Town2 seats
| S Gregory | Liberal Democrats | 464 ✓ |
| S Dent | Labour | 435 ✓ |
| M. Jones | Labour | 410 |
| E. Marriott | Liberal Democrats | 381 |
| J Wooley | Conservative | 68 |
Cockton Hill3 seats · turnout 27.7%
| B. Laurie | Labour | 602 |
| J. Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| K Stokeld | Labour | 485 |
| Anderson A. | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
| J Sutton | Labour | 464 |
| F. Todd | Liberal Democrats | 421 |
| C Raine | Conservative | 364 |
Coundon3 seats · turnout 27.2%
| N. Stonehouse | Labour | 779 |
| C. Kay | Labour | 738 |
| D. Wright | Labour | 648 |
| M. Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 343 |
| N. Turner | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Coundon Grange2 seats
| M. Ingledew | Labour | 406 ✓ |
| C. Woodcraft | Liberal Democrats | 347 ✓ |
| J. Middlemas | Labour | 329 |
| A. Bates | Liberal Democrats | 251 |
Crook North1 seat
| Wilfred Dobinson | Labour | 307 ✓ |
| Angeline Groves | Liberal Democrats | 140 |
Crook South3 seats
| O. Brown | Labour | 741 ✓ |
| E. Murphy | Labour | 698 ✓ |
| E. Tomlinson | Labour | 689 ✓ |
| P. Foster | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| D English | Liberal Democrats | 213 |
| B. English | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
Henknowle2 seats
| J Lothbridge | Labour | 383 ✓ |
| G. Hewitt | Labour | 296 ✓ |
| J Pallister | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
| Janet Todd | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
Howden Le Wear1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| D. Giblin | Labour | 315 |
| R Groves | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Hunwick1 seat
| A. Newton | Labour | 321 ✓ |
| C. Woodward | Liberal Democrats | 68 |
St. Helens Auckland2 seats
| H Douthwaite | Labour | 291 ✓ |
| A. Turner | Labour | 282 ✓ |
| S. Morley | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| E. Morley | Liberal Democrats | 131 |
St. Johns Chapel1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| John Shuttleworth | Independent | 529 |
| L. Almond | Liberal Democrats | 168 |
| G. Mowbray | Labour | 27 |
Stanhope2 seats · turnout 32.9%
| T. Mews | Independent | 534 |
| G McKellar | Labour | 405 |
| S. Foster | Labour | 243 |
| D. Swatten | Liberal Democrats | 205 |
Tow Law1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| R. Grogan | Independent | 281 |
| C. Hayton | Labour | 239 |
| W. Nicholas | Liberal Democrats | 44 |
West Auckland2 seats · turnout 17.6%
| J Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
| M. Douthwaite | Labour | 255 |
| T. Judd | Labour | 200 |
| I. Bousfield | Labour | 561 ✓ |
| J. Moody | Labour | 497 ✓ |
| John Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
| D Hall | Liberal Democrats | 184 |
Willington East3 seats
| B. Myers | Labour | 851 ✓ |
| D. Kingston | Labour | 850 ✓ |
| A. Townsend | Labour | 785 ✓ |
| R. Sawkins | Liberal Democrats | 259 |
Willington West2 seats
| M. Pinkney | Labour | 513 ✓ |
| J. Elmes | Labour | 500 ✓ |
| J. Smith | Independent | 275 |
| P. Mounter | Independent | 222 |
| J. Walters | Liberal Democrats | 95 |
Wolsingham2 seats
| V Shuttleworth | Independent | 654 ✓ |
| D. Wilson | Independent | 495 ✓ |
| J Chatfield | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| S. Richardson | Labour | 263 |
Woodhouse Close3 seats
| Jean Lee | Labour | 0 |
| R. Langham | Labour | 0 |
| A. Clements | Labour | 0 |
