Before (end of 2001) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bede1 seat
| John Eagle | Labour | 1,872 ✓ |
| Andrew Philip Bex | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| Ruth Fearby | Conservative | 182 |
Bensham1 seat
| Catherine Donovan | Labour | 1,885 ✓ |
| Sara Armstrong | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| Ada Callanan | Conservative | 252 |
| Kathryn Scott | BNP | 185 |
| David Morton | — | 79 |
Birtley1 seat
| Neil Weatherley | Labour | 1,965 ✓ |
| Mark Davidson | LIB | 1,508 |
| Barbara Nye | Conservative | 221 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| Henry Bulmer | Labour | 2,645 ✓ |
| Eileen Blythe | Liberal Democrats | 1,285 |
| David Moore | Conservative | 336 |
| Pamela Jane Woolner | Green | 317 |
Chowdene1 seat
| Gordon Spring | Labour | 2,821 ✓ |
| Raymond Swadling | Conservative | 670 |
| Glenys Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat
| Dan Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 2,369 ✓ |
| J Graham | Labour | 1,933 |
| L. Davidson | Conservative | 238 |
Deckham1 seat
| June Joyce | Labour | 1,969 ✓ |
| George Conder | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
| Karen Sludden | Conservative | 443 |
Dunston1 seat
| David Bollands | Labour | 2,932 ✓ |
| Mary Heslop | Liberal Democrats | 458 |
| Isabel Mary Blanchflower | Green | 438 |
| Joseph Ronald Callanan | Conservative | 437 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Felling1 seat
| William Dick | Labour | 2,349 ✓ |
| Theresa Murray | Conservative | 344 |
| Ian Ball | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
High Fell1 seat
| William Batty | Labour | 2,313 ✓ |
| William Maddison | Independent | 552 |
| Ed Bird | Liberal Democrats | 279 |
| June Murray | Conservative | 193 |
Lamesley1 seat
| Nicholas O'Neil | Labour | 2,105 ✓ |
| Catherine Rainbow | LIB | 1,189 |
| Charles Sludden | Conservative | 281 |
Leam1 seat
| Patricia Ronan | Labour | 2,956 ✓ |
| Norman Spours | Liberal Democrats | 683 |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 359 |
Low Fell1 seat
| Charles Jevon | Liberal Democrats | 2,734 ✓ |
| Peter Francis Wilson | Labour | 1,410 |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative | 586 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| Doreen Boyes | Liberal Democrats | 1,986 ✓ |
| Roberts Goldsworthy | Labour | 1,910 |
| Elaine McMaster | Conservative | 171 |
Ryton1 seat
| Christine Margaret McHatton | Liberal Democrats | 2,945 ✓ |
| D Roberts | Labour | 1,590 |
| Antoinette Sterling | Conservative | 247 |
Saltwell1 seat
| Michael Henry | Labour | 2,076 ✓ |
| Herbert Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 400 |
| Michael Hardy | Conservative | 355 |
| George Bainbridge | BNP | 349 |
Teams1 seat
| Patrick Rice | Labour | 2,580 ✓ |
| Joanne Blythe | Liberal Democrats | 522 |
| Margaret Bell | Conservative | 403 |
| Michael Dafter | BNP | 331 |
| English Metropolitan | — | 0 |
Whickham North1 seat
| Peter James Maughan | Liberal Democrats | 2,472 ✓ |
| Frank Earl | Labour | 2,201 |
| Elizabeth Robertson | Conservative | 393 |
Whickham South1 seat
| Marilynn Ord | Liberal Democrats | 3,164 ✓ |
| Gary Haley | Labour | 1,667 |
| Peter Ross | Conservative | 576 |
Winlaton1 seat
| David Lynn | Labour | 2,282 ✓ |
| Peter Stokel | Liberal Democrats | 1,782 |
| Ann Bohill | Conservative | 178 |
Wrekendyke1 seat
| Jill Green | Labour | 3,417 ✓ |
| John Diston | Liberal Democrats | 690 |
| John Robert McNeil | Conservative | 398 |