Before (end of 2001) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Liberal Democrats 17 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 58 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Benwell1 seat
| Jeremy Beecham | Labour | 920 ✓ |
| James Cook | Conservative | 312 |
| Gareth Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 264 |
| Anna Ashworth | Green | 68 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| Graham Keating | Liberal Democrats | 1,542 ✓ |
| Edward Mottram | Labour | 1,100 |
| Keith Ian Gilfillan | Conservative | 157 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Nick Kemp | Labour | 963 ✓ |
| Bill Hopwood | — | 303 |
| Thomas Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
| Alice Gingell | Conservative | 108 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Ian Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,924 ✓ |
| James Lamb | Labour | 699 |
| Carol Smith | Conservative | 693 |
Dene1 seat
| Robert Lambert Renton | Liberal Democrats | 2,793 ✓ |
| Kevin Graham | Labour | 1,075 |
| Heather Chambers | Conservative | 575 |
| Christopher Hayday | Green | 170 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Sajawal Khan | Labour | 882 ✓ |
| Maureen Easton | Conservative | 324 |
| Amar Latif | Liberal Democrats | 207 |
Fawdon1 seat
| Keith Taylor | Labour | 1,609 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Ann Slesenger | Liberal Democrats | 592 |
| Peter Lumley | Conservative | 347 |
| Yunus Bakhsh | — | 31 |
Fenham1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| George Johnson | Labour | 1,507 ✓ |
| Florence Kirkby | Conservative | 519 |
| Matthew Colquhoun | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| Michael Kneafsey | Green | 86 |
Grange1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Nicholas Cott | Liberal Democrats | 2,353 ✓ |
| Helen Jackson | Labour | 629 |
| Alan Henry Birkmyre | Conservative | 388 |
| Geoffrey Parkin | Green | 111 |
Heaton1 seat
| Doreen Huddart | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 ✓ |
| Donald Price | Labour | 1,011 |
| Andrew Gray | Green | 223 |
| Scott Smith | Conservative | 221 |
| Blanch Carpenter | SOC LAB | 87 |
Kenton1 seat
| Stephen Lambert | Labour | 1,223 ✓ |
| Jon-Jo Macnamara | Conservative | 1,082 |
| Anne Young | Liberal Democrats | 589 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Barry Phillipson | Labour | 1,223 ✓ |
| Shirley Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 434 |
| Enid McQueen | Conservative | 324 |
Monkchester1 seat
| Terence Telford | Labour | 1,176 ✓ |
| Annie Gravell | Liberal Democrats | 224 |
| Katy Higham | Conservative | 101 |
| Matthew Holborow | Green | 48 |
Moorside1 seat
| Peter Francis Wilson | Labour | 843 ✓ |
| Graham Soult | Liberal Democrats | 257 |
| Mary Toward | Conservative | 255 |
| Peter Hilton | Green | 113 |
| Julie Fowler | — | 86 |
Newburn1 seat
| Anne Whittaker | Labour | 1,424 ✓ |
| John Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| Helen Hodges | Conservative | 291 |
Sandyford1 seat
| Stephen Anthony Psallidas | Liberal Democrats | 1,448 ✓ |
| Sheila Spencer | Labour | 994 |
| David Shepherdson | Green | 189 |
| Claire Nelson | Conservative | 171 |
Scotswood1 seat
| Hazel Stephenson | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| Brian Moore | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Muriel Pratt | Conservative | 99 |
South Gosforth1 seat
| Mike Cookson | Liberal Democrats | 1,854 ✓ |
| Mike Summersby | Independent | 503 |
| Eric Mackinlay | Labour | 470 |
| Elizabeth Bessman | Conservative | 420 |
| A. Irvine | Green | 187 |
Walker1 seat
| George Douglas | Labour | 1,075 ✓ |
| William Gravell | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
| Nicola McCabe | Conservative | 78 |
| Michael Levy | COMM | 31 |
Walkergate1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| Margaret Wood | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| Peter Boyes | Liberal Democrats | 1,307 |
| Matthew Biles | Conservative | 120 |
| Philip Percival | Green | 78 |
West City1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| Doreen James | Labour | 788 ✓ |
| Jesus Miguel-Garcia | Green | 219 |
| David Haydn Besag | Liberal Democrats | 158 |
| Margaret Kelly | Conservative | 91 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| June Angus | Labour | 1,800 ✓ |
| Timothy Troman | Conservative | 1,521 |
| Robert Walker | Liberal Democrats | 609 |
Wingrove1 seat
| Jo Farrell | Labour | 1,050 ✓ |
| Tonia Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 421 |
| Kenneth Wake | Conservative | 401 |
| Michael Duckett | Green | 215 |
Woolsington1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Lilian Kennedy | Labour | 1,030 ✓ |
| Stephen Scott | Conservative | 518 |
| Philip Lower | Liberal Democrats | 277 |