Before (end of 2000) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Other 9 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2001) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Other 9 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Annfield Plain1 seat
| Michele Hodgson | Labour | 2,111 |
| K. English | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
| L. Doak-Jennings | Conservative | 330 |
Benfieldside1 seat · turnout 59.9%
| J. Davies | Labour | 2,795 |
| B McCaig | Liberal Democrats | 1,065 |
| P Carr | Conservative | 894 |
Burnopfield & Dipton1 seat
| J. Armstrong | Labour | 1,956 |
| R. Alderson | Independent | 1,265 |
| A Ross | Conservative | 397 |
Craghead & South Moor1 seat
| Danny Marshall | Labour | 2,229 |
| R Orange | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| R Hall | Conservative | 147 |
Delves Lane1 seat · turnout 56.1%
| D. Hodgson | Labour | 1,693 |
| Christine English | Liberal Democrats | 747 |
| I. Wilson | Conservative | 212 |
Esh1 seat
| J. Armstrong | Labour | 1,938 |
| P. Adams | Conservative | 557 |
| G. Ormerod | Liberal Democrats | 513 |
Lanchester1 seat · turnout 67.6%
| T. Forster | Labour | 1,810 |
| K. Westgarth | Independent | 1,284 |
| K. Wilson | Conservative | 770 |
Leadgate & Medomsley1 seat · turnout 66.4%
| Stelling W. | Independent | 1,928 |
| E. Turner | Labour | 1,923 |
| G. Adams | Conservative | 448 |
Stanley1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| K. Murray-Hetherington | Labour | 2,530 |
| A. Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
| D. Withington | Conservative | 295 |
Tanfield1 seat
| E. Hunter | Labour | 3,009 |
| Curtis A. | Liberal Democrats | 923 |
| E. Forrester | Conservative | 642 |
