Before (end of 2002) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 18 · Other 7 · Conservative 3 · Labour 1
After (end of 2003) (29 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 7 · Labour 1
Ward results
Bamburgh1 seat
| Lancelot Robson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Beadnell1 seat
| Richard Patterson | Conservative | 317 ✓ |
| Carole Field | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
Belford1 seat
| Audrey Atkin | Liberal Democrats | 186 ✓ |
| Geoffrey O'Connell | Independent | 164 |
| James Davidson | Conservative | 101 |
| John Pearson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 30 |
Cheviot1 seat
| James Nesbit | Conservative | 236 ✓ |
| Janet Robotham | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Edward2 seats
| Alexander Douglas | Independent | 370 ✓ |
| Selina Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 216 ✓ |
| Ian McGregor | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| Gary Smith | Independent | 110 |
| David Stewart | SOC LAB | 87 |
Elizabeth3 seats
| George Elliott | Conservative | 565 ✓ |
| Alan Bowlas | Independent | 403 ✓ |
| John Matthew Stephenson | Conservative | 367 ✓ |
| Karen Thorburn | Conservative | 366 |
| Edwin Sutherland-Loveday | Independent | 331 |
| Dennis Youngman | Liberal Democrats | 322 |
Flodden1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| Clive Hallam-Barker | Conservative | 160 ✓ |
| John Hills | Independent | 145 |
Islandshire3 seats
| Heather Elliot | Conservative | 450 ✓ |
| John Hutchinson | Conservative | 424 ✓ |
| Flora Simpson | Conservative | 377 ✓ |
| William Huntly | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| Laraine Wotherspoon | Liberal Democrats | 208 |
| Peter Wotherspoon | Liberal Democrats | 203 |
Lowick1 seat
| Audrey Breckons | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Norhamshire2 seats · turnout 49.5%
| George Miller | Independent | 510 ✓ |
| Charles Liddell-Grainger | Conservative | 367 ✓ |
| D. Smilbert | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
North Sunderland2 seats · turnout 39.6%
| Anthony Hughes | Conservative | 523 ✓ |
| William Weeks | Independent | 458 ✓ |
| James Field | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
Prior2 seats
| David Buckle | Labour | 186 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Isabel Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 166 ✓ |
| Moira Strachan | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
Seton2 seats · turnout 33.1%
| David McClymont | Independent | 454 ✓ |
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 328 ✓ |
| Joe Robertson | Conservative | 172 |
Shielfield1 seat
| John Simpson | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Spittal3 seats
| Hazel Bettison | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Wooler2 seats · turnout 46.9%
| Anthony Harkness Murray | Conservative | 614 ✓ |
| William Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 271 ✓ |
| Roger Miket | Independent | 266 |
| Jerome Davidson | Labour | 172 |
| David Milburn | Independent | 125 |