Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 34 · Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Battle Hill1 seat
| June Patricia Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,788 ✓ |
| Tommy Mulvenna | Labour | 1,333 |
| Edward Smith | Conservative | 356 |
Benton1 seat
| Peter Latham | Labour | 1,292 ✓ |
| Brian McArdle | Conservative | 990 |
| Paul Finlay | Liberal Democrats | 510 |
Camperdown1 seat · turnout 33.9%
| David Newton | Labour | 1,605 ✓ |
| Christian Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 407 |
| Amanda Newton | Conservative | 319 |
Chirton1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Michael Smith | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| Toni Morgan | Conservative | 469 |
| Clare Hindmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
Collingwood1 seat
| Margaret Hall | Labour | 1,309 ✓ |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 664 |
| Dorothy Hindmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 562 |
Cullercoats1 seat
| Lawrence Goveas | Conservative | 2,404 ✓ |
| Keith Smiles | Labour | 1,322 |
| David John Woodhead | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
Holystone1 seat
| Brian Flood | Labour | 1,756 ✓ |
| Alison Austin | Conservative | 979 |
| Steven Conoboy | Liberal Democrats | 787 |
Howdon1 seat
| David Charlton | Labour | 1,146 ✓ |
| Steven Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 891 |
| John McGee | Conservative | 169 |
Longbenton1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Kevin Conroy | Labour | 1,221 ✓ |
| Margaret Anne Finlay | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| Robin Arthur Underwood | Conservative | 278 |
Monkseaton1 seat
| Joan Bell | Conservative | 2,630 ✓ |
| Glenn Stillaway | Labour | 875 |
| Malcolm Raymond Smith | Liberal Democrats | 538 |
North Shields1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| Robert Goveas | Conservative | 2,096 ✓ |
| Frank Lott | Labour | 1,410 |
| Anthea Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
Northumberland1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| David Ord | Liberal Democrats | 2,278 ✓ |
| Norma Playle | Labour | 964 |
| Marjorie Appleton | Conservative | 178 |
Riverside1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Mary Annette McGlade | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 514 |
| Liddell Johnston | Conservative | 376 |
Seatonville1 seat
| Kenneth Mewett | Conservative | 1,695 ✓ |
| Joan Harvey | Liberal Democrats | 1,007 |
| Jeanette Smith | Labour | 857 |
Tynemouth1 seat
| I. Macaulay | Conservative | 1,938 ✓ |
| R. Hill | Labour | 906 |
| K. McGarrigle | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
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Valley1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| Carole Gambling | Labour | 1,523 ✓ |
| Pamela McIntyre | Conservative | 685 |
| Christopher Hall | Liberal Democrats | 622 |
Wallsend1 seat
| Michael Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,731 ✓ |
| Alan Keith | Labour | 760 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 99 |
Weetslade1 seat
| Arlene Richardson | Labour | 1,459 ✓ |
| Alan Appleton | Conservative | 1,356 |
| Raymond Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 640 |
Whitley Bay1 seat
| Kenneth Fairs | Conservative | 1,519 ✓ |
| John Webb | Labour | 709 |
| Alison Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| Peter Bell | Independent | 292 |