Before (end of 2001) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 47.0%
| John Robert Temple | Labour | 1,676 ✓ |
| Robert Burdon | STP | 716 |
| Nader Afshari-Naderi | Liberal Democrats | 192 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat · turnout 50.5%
| Audrey McMillan | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| George Finch | STP | 1,284 |
Bede1 seat · turnout 48.3%
| Agnes Stewart | Labour | 1,942 ✓ |
| Constance Softley | Liberal Democrats | 549 |
Biddick Hall1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| Jane Kidd | Labour | 1,673 ✓ |
| Doreen Mason | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
| James Francis Cain | Conservative | 258 |
Boldon Colliery1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| Alison Strike | Labour | 2,468 ✓ |
| Frederick Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 765 |
| Gerald Brebner | Conservative | 422 |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 58.8%
| James Selby | Liberal Democrats | 2,024 ✓ |
| Donald Wood | Conservative | 1,339 |
| Scott Duffy | Labour | 900 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| Alex Donaldson | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| George Robert William Elsom | Independent | 1,025 |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat
| Moira Smith | Labour | 2,241 ✓ |
| Charles Rutherford | Liberal Democrats | 708 |
| Philip Parkinson | Conservative | 387 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 56.4%
| Robert Haws | Labour | 1,578 ✓ |
| Dorothy Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 790 |
| Edward Russell | Conservative | 695 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| Joseph Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 1,792 ✓ |
| Brian McLoughlin | Labour | 1,288 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 60.7%
| Henry McAtominey | Labour | 1,348 ✓ |
| John McCabe | Independent | 891 |
| Sheila Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
| James Coe | Conservative | 180 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 58.4%
| Wallace Hobson | Labour | 1,788 ✓ |
| Nicola Aynsley | Conservative | 1,296 |
| Christine Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 442 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 51.3%
| Alan Kerr | Labour | 1,854 ✓ |
| Philip Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 1,041 |
| Mary Elizabeth Golightly | Conservative | 358 |
Primrose1 seat · turnout 49.6%
| Barrie Scorer | Labour | 1,890 ✓ |
| Rosalind Slater | Liberal Democrats | 871 |
| Walter Featherston Armstrong | Conservative | 390 |
Rekendyke1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| Andrew Frost | Labour | 1,480 ✓ |
| Jennifer Burke | Liberal Democrats | 595 |
| Sabrae Brown | STP | 547 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat · turnout 50.1%
| Anne Josephine Walsh | Labour | 1,294 ✓ |
| Gary Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 579 |
| Patricia Pigott | Conservative | 295 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 52.5%
| Enid Hetherington | STP | 1,807 ✓ |
| John Anglin | Labour | 1,151 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 52.0%
| Joan Jackson | Labour | 1,384 ✓ |
| George Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,155 |
| Peter Carlin-Page | Liberal Democrats | 746 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat
| T. Dixon | Labour | 1,512 |
| M Atkinson | Conservative | 807 |
| R. Callaghan | Liberal Democrats | 671 |