Before (end of 1999) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 2 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2000) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| N Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 1,492 |
| P Driver | Labour | 923 |
| L. Davidson | Conservative | 99 |
Deckham1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| B. Coates | Labour | 669 |
| R Budgen | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
| Eleanor Steeley | Conservative | 189 |
Dunston1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| Maureen Clelland | Labour | 1,100 |
| John Callanan | Conservative | 254 |
| Dan Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
| Isabel Mary Blanchflower | Green | 130 |
High Fell1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| B. Richmond | Labour | 988 |
| Ed Bird | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| June Murray | Conservative | 133 |
Lamesley1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| J. Hattam | Labour | 930 |
| Catherine Rainbow | LIB | 800 |
| K. Gatiss | Conservative | 147 |
Ryton1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| N. Callender | Liberal Democrats | 1,757 |
| J. Bailey | Labour | 736 |
| C. Airey | Conservative | 157 |
Teams1 seat · turnout 20.8%
| I. Mason | Labour | 1,059 |
| Glenys Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
Whickham North1 seat · turnout 62.1%
| C. Ord | Liberal Democrats | 2,813 |
| F. Earl | Labour | 1,882 |
| Elizabeth Robertson | Conservative | 300 |
Winlaton1 seat
| B Osborne | Liberal Democrats | 1,002 ✓ |
| P McCrea | Labour | 948 |
| Charles Sludden | Conservative | 151 |