Before (end of 2001) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2002) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Castletown1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| Thomas Foster | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| Gwennyth Gibson | Conservative | 199 |
Central1 seat · turnout 20.0%
| James Hollern | Labour | 949 ✓ |
| Jason Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| Dorreen Storey | Conservative | 314 |
Colliery1 seat · turnout 24.4%
| Maureen Ambrose | Labour | 1,070 ✓ |
| Jenny Brown | Conservative | 651 |
Eppleton1 seat · turnout 19.1%
| Elizabeth Bell | Labour | 1,239 ✓ |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 611 |
Fulwell1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Norman Bohill | Conservative | 1,863 ✓ |
| Gary Hollern | Labour | 609 |
| Amie Leung | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| Joseph Dobbie | BNP | 148 |
Grindon1 seat · turnout 18.8%
| James Douglas Scott | Labour | 902 ✓ |
| David Francis | Conservative | 445 |
Hendon1 seat
| T. Martin | Labour | 1,092 ✓ |
| Kathryn Chamberlin | Conservative | 992 |
| D. Guynan | BNP | 340 |
Hetton1 seat · turnout 17.9%
| Richard Tate | Labour | 1,186 ✓ |
| Olwyn Bird | Conservative | 394 |
Houghton1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Joseph Lawson | Labour | 1,341 ✓ |
| George Newton | Conservative | 330 |
Pallion1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Brian Dodds | Labour | 1,148 ✓ |
| Stephen Daughton | Conservative | 1,032 |
| Elizabeth Foreman | Liberal Democrats | 286 |
| Ronald Smith | Independent | 121 |
Ryhope1 seat · turnout 19.5%
| David Wares | Labour | 1,451 ✓ |
| William Dunn | Conservative | 628 |
Shiney Row1 seat · turnout 17.8%
| Kathryn Rolph | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| Marjorie Matthews | Conservative | 539 |
Silksworth1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| Peter Gibson | Labour | 1,623 ✓ |
| Patricia Ann Francis | Conservative | 484 |
| David Rogers | BNP | 141 |
South Hylton1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| Thomas Wright | Labour | 898 ✓ |
| Michael Dixon | Conservative | 415 |
Southwick1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| Paul Stewart | Labour | 933 ✓ |
| Alan Brettwood | BNP | 292 |
| Jane Walters | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| Andrew McLaren | Conservative | 92 |
St Chad's1 seat
| Leslie Scott | Labour | 1,433 ✓ |
| Alistair Newton | Conservative | 1,030 |
St Michael's1 seat
| Margaret Forbes | Conservative | 1,923 ✓ |
| Phillip Gibson | Labour | 950 |
St Peter's1 seat
| Michael Arnott | Conservative | 1,047 ✓ |
| Christine Shattock | Labour | 952 |
| Jessica Lennox | Liberal Democrats | 657 |
Thorney Close1 seat · turnout 19.7%
| Robert Kirby | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| Paula Wilkinson | Conservative | 260 |
| Joseph Dobbie | BNP | 235 |
Thornholme1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| Mark Greenfield | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 ✓ |
| Leonard Lamb | Labour | 594 |
| Neville Edward Chamberlin | Conservative | 260 |
Town End Farm1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| Richard Bell | Labour | 831 ✓ |
| John Martin | BNP | 381 |
| Gillian Connor | Conservative | 149 |
Washington East1 seat · turnout 20.9%
| Derek Sleightholme | Labour | 1,463 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Atkinson | Conservative | 537 |
| Avril Kitching | Liberal Democrats | 357 |
Washington North1 seat · turnout 16.1%
| James Walker | Labour | 1,136 ✓ |
| Kathleen Irvine | Conservative | 293 |
Washington South1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| Peter Young | Labour | 1,325 ✓ |
| Lee Martin | Conservative | 871 |
| Owen Dumpleton | Liberal Democrats | 466 |
Washington West1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| William Stephenson | Labour | 1,075 ✓ |
| David Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| Justin Garrod | Conservative | 270 |