Before (end of 1999) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 64 · Conservative 8 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2000) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Castletown1 seat
| M. Clare | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Central1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| Okojie K. | Labour | 925 |
| P. Ingham | Conservative | 386 |
| J. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 267 |
Colliery1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| Norma Wright | Labour | 863 |
| J Brown | Conservative | 637 |
Eppleton1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| Jeremy Heron | Labour | 1,146 |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 652 |
Fulwell1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Graham Howe | Conservative | 1,776 |
| M. Nuttall | Labour | 746 |
Grindon1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| D. Thompson | Labour | 813 |
| Kathryn Chamberlin | Conservative | 484 |
Hendon1 seat
| J Morrissey | Conservative | 1,213 ✓ |
| G Galbraith | Labour | 1,082 |
| Rosalyn Warner | MRLP | 108 |
| David Guynan | BNP | 82 |
Hetton1 seat · turnout 17.1%
| C Simpson | Labour | 1,133 |
| A. McLaren | Conservative | 407 |
Houghton1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| E Obasohan | Labour | 1,364 |
| D Francis | Conservative | 365 |
Pallion1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Moira Smith | Labour | 1,075 |
| S Daughton | Conservative | 888 |
| R Smith | Independent | 253 |
Ryhope1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| R Bainbridge | Labour | 1,350 |
| K. Irvine | Conservative | 550 |
Shiney Row1 seat · turnout 17.3%
| Mel Speding | Labour | 1,282 |
| J Garrod | Conservative | 550 |
Silksworth1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| J Donnelly | Labour | 1,455 |
| G. Coates | Conservative | 603 |
South Hylton1 seat · turnout 17.0%
| P. Watson | Labour | 815 |
| Dixon M. | Conservative | 462 |
Southwick1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| M. Higgins | Labour | 901 |
| Pryke G. | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
St Michael's1 seat
| A Morrissey | Conservative | 1,990 |
| D. Marshall | Labour | 763 |
St Peter's1 seat
| J Wynn | Conservative | 1,018 |
| R Christie | Labour | 700 |
| John Lennox | Liberal Democrats | 673 |
Thorney Close1 seat · turnout 17.2%
| I. Galbraith | Labour | 817 |
| N. Chamberlin | Conservative | 223 |
| G. Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 189 |
| J Dobbie | BNP | 104 |
Thornholme1 seat · turnout 22.3%
| G Dent | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 |
| J Porthouse | Labour | 486 |
| A Forbes | Conservative | 281 |
Town End Farm1 seat
| R. Symonds | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Washington East1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| D. Whalen | Labour | 1,136 |
| J. Atkinson | Conservative | 522 |
| A. Kitching | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
Washington North1 seat
| J. Bedlington | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Washington South1 seat · turnout 15.2%
| W. Scott | Labour | 1,324 |
| R Sharp | Conservative | 847 |
Washington West1 seat
| Harry Trueman | Labour | 1,006 ✓ |
| A Elphinstone | Conservative | 444 |