Before (end of 1999) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 3 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2000) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 19.9%
| J. Harper | Labour | 596 |
| R Robson | Prog | 287 |
| O. Elsom | Ind Lab | 237 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat
| P. Taylor | Progressive | 812 ✓ |
| G. White | Labour | 589 |
Bede1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| T Hanson | Labour | 1,068 |
| M. Golightly | Conservative | 241 |
Biddick Hall1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| S. Forster | Labour | 704 |
| A Aynsley | Conservative | 329 |
Boldon Colliery1 seat
| J. Bell | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| H Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| D. Wood | Conservative | 796 |
| Angelina Leatherbarrow | Labour | 343 |
Cleadon Park1 seat
| M. Walsh | Labour | 592 ✓ |
| C. Anderson | Conservative | 382 |
| P Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
| G. Elsom | Ind Lab | 298 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| E. Battye | Labour | 1,156 |
| J Cain | Conservative | 456 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| W. Moad | Labour | 709 |
| E. Russell | Conservative | 438 |
| J. McGee | Liberal Democrats | 308 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| J. McKie | Liberal Democrats | 1,155 |
| E. Perry | Labour | 942 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| N. Maxwell | Labour | 919 |
| M. Carter-Bee | Liberal Democrats | 596 |
| C Jones | Conservative | 173 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| I. Malcolm | Labour | 785 |
| N. Aynsley | Conservative | 709 |
| J. Burke | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| A. Kelly | Independent | 141 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| J. Lewis | Labour | 1,012 |
| P Carter-Bee | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
| J. Coe | Conservative | 249 |
Primrose1 seat · turnout 24.8%
| J. Watson | Labour | 998 |
| W Armstrong | Conservative | 438 |
| J Bissett | SOC | 184 |
Rekendyke1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| H. Williams | Labour | 569 |
| A Shaw | Independent | 225 |
| P. Hamidian | Prog | 205 |
| N. Afshari-Naderi | Liberal Democrats | 164 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| Michael Henry Clare | Labour | 652 |
| A. Rowley | Prog | 220 |
| A. Sebman | Independent | 156 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| K. Hickman | Prog | 1,066 |
| W. Hobson | Labour | 348 |
| D Keedy | Independent | 210 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| R Reynolds | Labour | 737 |
| Karl Arthur | Conservative | 631 |
| R. Callaghan | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
| B Leaman | Independent | 142 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| P. Boyack | Labour | 628 |
| M Atkinson | Conservative | 510 |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
Whiteleas1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| W Brady | Labour | 929 |
| J. Haram | Ind Lab | 656 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 171 |