Before (end of 2002) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Other 9 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2003) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Other 16 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Annfield Plain3 seats
| C. Christer | Labour | 1,263 |
| A. Atkinson | Labour | 1,113 |
| D. Lavin | Labour | 1,029 |
| A. Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 525 |
Benfieldside3 seats
| D. Hume | D Ind | 1,033 |
| K. English | Liberal Democrats | 871 |
| D. Barnett | D Ind | 813 |
| Toner J. | Labour | 760 |
| B McCaig | Liberal Democrats | 591 |
| J. Dodd | Labour | 497 |
| J. Rogan | Labour | 478 |
| P Carr | Conservative | 333 |
Blackhill3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Michael Malone | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| David Llewellyn | Labour | 1,256 ✓ |
| Thomas Clark | Labour | 1,193 ✓ |
| Peter Hopper | BNP | 296 |
Burnhope1 seat
| Denise Bennett | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Burnopfield3 seats · turnout 40.1%
| Robert Alderson | — | 1,220 ✓ |
| Thomas Charlton | — | 1,168 ✓ |
| Walter Armstrong | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| Emma Turnbull | Labour | 655 |
| Ivan Jewell | Labour | 616 |
Castleside1 seat · turnout 70.7%
| Gordon Glass | Independent | 768 ✓ |
| John Pears | Labour | 106 |
| Ivy Wilson | Conservative | 28 |
Catchgate2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| Hilary Christer | Labour | 800 ✓ |
| William Proud | Labour | 716 ✓ |
| Frances Nelson | Liberal Democrats | 290 |
Consett East1 seat · turnout 51.1%
| Frederick Todd | — | 362 ✓ |
| Robert Nixon | Labour | 263 |
| David Rolfe | Liberal Democrats | 86 |
Consett North3 seats
| A. Watson | Labour | 1,329 |
| C Clarke | Labour | 1,127 |
| A. Donaghy | Labour | 1,048 |
| Barbara Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 822 |
Consett South2 seats · turnout 43.1%
| David Hicks | — | 542 ✓ |
| John Agnew | Labour | 502 ✓ |
| Alan Scarr | Labour | 403 |
| Derek Draffan | — | 368 |
| Peter Anderson | Independent | 171 |
Cornsay1 seat · turnout 56.2%
| John Pickersgill | — | 472 ✓ |
| Alan Mollon | Labour | 209 |
Craghead and South Stanley3 seats
| Janice Docherty | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| Tracy Davinson | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| John Fothergill | Labour | 886 ✓ |
| Leonard Donkin | — | 581 |
| Susan Donkin | — | 525 |
Delves Lane3 seats
| E. Edwards | Labour | 1,146 |
| B. Breeze | Labour | 952 |
| A. Hodgson | Labour | 840 |
| Richy McArdle | Independent | 823 |
| Christine English | Liberal Democrats | 645 |
| David Brown | Conservative | 216 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Dipton2 seats · turnout 50.8%
| Reginald Ord | — | 767 ✓ |
| Thomas Foggett | — | 629 ✓ |
| Joanne Carr | Labour | 476 |
| Carol Rocke | Labour | 454 |
Ebchester and Medomsley3 seats · turnout 46.2%
| Eric Turner | Labour | 1,076 ✓ |
| Colin Bell | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Carol Watson | — | 812 ✓ |
| Alan Shield | — | 799 |
| Kathleen Rosalie Walker | Labour | 758 |
| Vincent McCardle | — | 680 |
| George Adams | Conservative | 441 |
Esh3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Wallace Tyrie | — | 1,049 ✓ |
| Henry Guildford | Labour | 978 ✓ |
| Gordon Coulson | Labour | 964 ✓ |
| Alison Hiles | Labour | 931 |
| Patricia Adams | Conservative | 439 |
Havannah3 seats · turnout 39.1%
| Anne Taylor | Labour | 1,275 ✓ |
| Kevin Howe | Labour | 1,113 ✓ |
| George Little | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| Allen David Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 713 |
| Malcolm Jefferson | BNP | 395 |
Lanchester3 seats
| O. Johnson | Labour | 1,083 |
| R. Young | D Ind | 1,029 |
| J. Ingham | D Ind | 919 |
| C. Burton-Johnson | Labour | 917 |
| N. Fleming | Labour | 731 |
| R Ross | Conservative | 602 |
| K. Wilson | Conservative | 415 |
Leadgate3 seats · turnout 44.2%
| Watts Stelling | — | 1,582 ✓ |
| Margaret Jopling | — | 1,093 ✓ |
| Jean Huntley | Labour | 823 ✓ |
| Terence Richardson | Labour | 599 |
| Thomas Lawrie | Labour | 502 |
South Moor3 seats
| Darren McMahon | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| James Graham | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Coulson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Stanley Hall3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| Janet Greener | Labour | 1,360 ✓ |
| David Broadley | Labour | 1,354 ✓ |
| Claire Vasey | Labour | 1,351 ✓ |
| Gillian Raine | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| Stuart Tilney | Conservative | 291 |