Before (end of 2002) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 58 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
After (end of 2003) (78 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Benwell1 seat
| Eric Mackinlay | Labour | 1,117 ✓ |
| Alexander Rutherford | Liberal Democrats | 678 |
| Jonathan Keys | BNP | 357 |
| Roisin Bevan | Conservative | 222 |
Blakelaw1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| Charles Schardt | Liberal Democrats | 1,853 ✓ |
| Edward Mottram | Labour | 1,639 |
| Charlotte Kelly | Conservative | 350 |
Byker1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| George Alfred Allison | Labour | 1,415 ✓ |
| Thomas Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| Bill Hopwood | — | 357 |
| Alice Gingell | Conservative | 166 |
Castle2 seats · turnout 41.2%
| David Down | Liberal Democrats | 2,244 ✓ |
| Sydney Ramsey | Liberal Democrats | 2,189 ✓ |
| Kevin Graham | Labour | 769 |
| Keith Ian Gilfillan | Conservative | 740 |
| Sandra Gilfillan | Conservative | 692 |
| George Pattison | Labour | 640 |
Dene1 seat
| Gregory Stone | Liberal Democrats | 3,369 ✓ |
| Raymond Stobbs | Labour | 1,241 |
| Heather Chambers | Conservative | 877 |
| Chris Hayday | Green | 299 |
Denton1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| I Proud | Liberal Democrats | 1,810 |
| M. Lynch | Labour | 1,642 |
| M Storey | Conservative | 1,336 |
| Colin Sharpe | Conservative | 1,300 |
| Michael Peake | Conservative | 1,221 |
| Nicole Farthing | Liberal Democrats | 524 |
| A. Wake | Conservative | 321 |
Elswick1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| Peter Thomson | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| Amar Latif | Liberal Democrats | 482 |
| Ronald Toward | Conservative | 341 |
Fawdon1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| James Stewart Laing | Labour | 1,850 ✓ |
| Marguerite Rook | Liberal Democrats | 1,006 |
| Peter Lumley | Conservative | 405 |
| P. Lumley | Conservative | 402 |
Fenham1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| Terence Cooney | Labour | 1,828 ✓ |
| Robert Ewart | Independent | 1,337 |
| Florence Kirkby | Conservative | 585 |
Grange1 seat
| Jacqueline Ann Slesenger | Liberal Democrats | 3,238 ✓ |
| David Cook | Labour | 918 |
| Alan Henry Birkmyre | Conservative | 684 |
Heaton1 seat
| Caroline Persson | Liberal Democrats | 1,405 ✓ |
| Geraldine Ormonde | Labour | 1,168 |
| Andrew Gray | Green | 339 |
| Elizabeth Bessman | Conservative | 250 |
Jesmond1 seat · turnout 36.7%
| C. Boyle | Liberal Democrats | 1,604 |
| Joanne Kingsland | Labour | 1,271 |
| J. Catto | Conservative | 494 |
Kenton1 seat
| Margaret Carter | Labour | 1,574 ✓ |
| Jon-Jo Macnamara | Conservative | 1,430 |
| Anne Young | Liberal Democrats | 669 |
Lemington1 seat · turnout 46.1%
| John Gordon | Labour | 1,877 ✓ |
| Shirley Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 655 |
| Paul Foster | NF | 369 |
| Enid McQueen | Conservative | 350 |
Monkchester1 seat
| Paul James Brown | Labour | 1,720 ✓ |
| Annie Gravell | Liberal Democrats | 404 |
| John Gough | Conservative | 174 |
Moorside1 seat
| Geoffrey O'Brien | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| Graham Soult | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Mary Toward | Conservative | 352 |
| Peter Hilton | Green | 200 |
| Julie Fowler | — | 144 |
Newburn1 seat
| T. Marshall | Labour | 1,675 |
| Danny Marshall | Labour | 1,001 ✓ |
| John Mansfield | Liberal Democrats | 674 |
| Kenneth Booth | NF | 445 |
| Helen Hodges | Conservative | 320 |
Sandyford1 seat
| Gareth Cooper | Liberal Democrats | 1,887 ✓ |
| Sally Young | Labour | 1,133 |
| Richard Manser | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| Thomas Dyer | SNP | 586 |
| Claire Nelson | Conservative | 232 |
Scotswood1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| Rob Higgins | Labour | 1,162 ✓ |
| Brian Moore | Liberal Democrats | 419 |
| William Curtis | BNP | 151 |
| Julian Toward | Conservative | 137 |
South Gosforth1 seat · turnout 52.6%
| Paul Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 2,125 ✓ |
| Mike Summersby | Independent | 730 |
| Siobhan O'Brien | Labour | 611 |
| Carol Smith | Conservative | 393 |
| Alexander Irvine | Green | 250 |
Walker1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Julie Cunningham | Labour | 1,632 ✓ |
| William Gravell | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| Joseph Prince | Conservative | 142 |
| Michael Levy | COMM | 60 |
Walkergate1 seat
| Pauline Allen | Liberal Democrats | 2,115 ✓ |
| John Stokel-Walker | Labour | 1,951 |
| Georgina Pickford | Conservative | 143 |
West City1 seat
| John Anthony O'Shea | Labour | 1,113 ✓ |
| David Haydn Besag | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| Leonard McCourt | BNP | 126 |
| Emma Harrington | Conservative | 109 |
| Bryan Allen | Independent | 82 |
| Catherine Collins | — | 78 |
Westerhope1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| Brian Hunter | Labour | 2,500 ✓ |
| Timothy Troman | Conservative | 1,963 |
| Matthew Colquhoun | Liberal Democrats | 971 |
Wingrove1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| John Marshall | Labour | 1,240 ✓ |
| Rosemary Anne Beatrice Morlin | Liberal Democrats | 945 |
| Kenneth Wake | Conservative | 451 |
| A. Ashworth | Green | 322 |
| Anna Ashworth | Green | 232 |
Woolsington1 seat
| Alan Bell | Labour | 1,518 ✓ |
| Robert Jackman | Liberal Democrats | 552 |
| Kate Higham | Conservative | 494 |