Before (end of 1998) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 18.9%
| J. Caine | Labour | 771 ✓ |
| R Robson | Independent | 313 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| J Morris | Labour | 745 ✓ |
| P Taylor | Independent | 374 |
| J Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Bede1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| T Defty | Labour | 1,088 ✓ |
| M. Golightly | Conservative | 178 |
Biddick Hall1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| L. Waggott | Labour | 1,020 ✓ |
| A Aynsley | Conservative | 210 |
Boldon Colliery1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| J. Oxley | Labour | 1,340 ✓ |
| F Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 516 |
| D. Wood | Conservative | 206 |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| D Oliver | Liberal Democrats | 1,061 ✓ |
| M McDonald | Conservative | 500 |
| C Docherty | Labour | 360 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Jim Foreman | Labour | 796 ✓ |
| G. Elsom | Ind Lab | 435 |
| C. Anderson | Conservative | 288 |
| A McCabe | Independent | 144 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| P. Waggott | Labour | 1,388 ✓ |
| J Cain | Conservative | 299 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| R Dix | Labour | 906 ✓ |
| A. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 314 |
| E. Russell | Conservative | 251 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| C. Tolson | Liberal Democrats | 1,013 ✓ |
| E. Perry | Labour | 993 |
| J. Coe | Conservative | 69 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| T. Bamford | Labour | 1,015 ✓ |
| M. Carter-Bee | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
| C Jones | Conservative | 169 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 25.3%
| A Meeks | Labour | 797 ✓ |
| N. Aynsley | Conservative | 508 |
| A. Kelly | Independent | 243 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| J. Sewell | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| P Carter-Bee | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
| J Cameron | Conservative | 198 |
Primrose1 seat · turnout 25.0%
| J Perry | Labour | 1,169 ✓ |
| W Armstrong | Conservative | 314 |
| J Bissett | Independent | 138 |
Rekendyke1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| J. Turner | Labour | 639 ✓ |
| A Shaw | Independent | 212 |
| P. Hamidian | Independent | 176 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| T Pigott | Labour | 661 ✓ |
| S Walters | Independent | 294 |
| A Rowley | Independent | 103 |
| A Sehman | Independent | 69 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 31.0%
| J. Capstick | Independent | 1,129 ✓ |
| W Moad | Labour | 520 |
| D Keedy | Independent | 104 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| G Cuthbert | Labour | 722 ✓ |
| D. Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 339 |
| B Leaman | Independent | 118 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| S. Stratford | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 358 |
| M Atkinson | Conservative | 316 |
Whiteleas1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| E. Gibson | Labour | 1,032 ✓ |
| J Haram | Independent | 391 |
| Karl Arthur | Conservative | 131 |