Before (end of 2002) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2003) (45 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Bedlington Central3 seats · turnout 43.6%
| Miriam Coatsworth | Liberal Democrats | 798 ✓ |
| Valerie Tyler | Labour | 795 ✓ |
| Arthur Pegg | Liberal Democrats | 770 ✓ |
| David Graham | Labour | 726 |
| Phillip Mason | Labour | 624 |
| Madeline Reed | Liberal Democrats | 613 |
Bedlington East3 seats
| I. Harbottle | Labour | 905 |
| A Douglas | Labour | 893 |
| Brian Richmond | Labour | 864 |
| M. Clark | Liberal Democrats | 545 |
| Andrew Simm | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
| E Watson | Liberal Democrats | 415 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Bedlington West3 seats · turnout 42.3%
| George Todd | Liberal Democrats | 1,068 ✓ |
| Ann Fitzsimmons | Liberal Democrats | 915 ✓ |
| Margarette Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 907 ✓ |
| Dominic Armstrong | Labour | 830 |
| John Tyler | Labour | 821 |
| Eric Cazaly | Labour | 784 |
Bothal3 seats
| I. Davidson | Labour | 866 |
| K. Urwin | Labour | 841 |
| S. Reed | Liberal Democrats | 814 |
| D. Blackmore | Liberal Democrats | 774 |
| L. Bircham | Liberal Democrats | 763 |
| J Dobie | Labour | 697 |
Central3 seats · turnout 45.6%
| Thomas Wilson | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| George Straughan | Labour | 834 ✓ |
| Raymond Lashley | Labour | 820 ✓ |
| Audrey Davis | Liberal Democrats | 534 |
| Laura Rochester | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
| Martin Rogerson | Liberal Democrats | 412 |
Choppington2 seats
| D. Nicholson | Labour | 445 |
| P. Vaughan | Labour | 422 |
| S McMillan | Liberal Democrats | 148 |
| C Walker | Liberal Democrats | 128 |
College3 seats · turnout 44.0%
| James Sawyer | Labour | 769 ✓ |
| M Kirkup | Liberal Democrats | 760 |
| John Briggs | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| Lynn Roe | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| J Sawyer | Labour | 563 |
| Michael Kirkup | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
| Joyce Rutter | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| Carole Sweet | Liberal Democrats | 414 |
Guide Post3 seats · turnout 46.7%
| D Ledger | Labour | 965 |
| David Ledger | Labour | 956 ✓ |
| June Young | Labour | 930 ✓ |
| Alyson Wallace | Labour | 831 ✓ |
| Ann Walton | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| Stuart Shearer | Liberal Democrats | 409 |
| Peter Laidlaw | Liberal Democrats | 295 |
| Jim Tweddle | Independent | 138 |
Haydon3 seats
| A Bilcliff | Labour | 881 |
| D Brown | Labour | 879 |
| G Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 845 |
| Jess David | Labour | 841 |
| Margaret Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 796 |
| Edwin Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 709 |
Hirst3 seats
| K. Parry | Labour | 686 |
| J. Wilson | Labour | 645 |
| Parker C. | Labour | 604 |
| Pauline Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
| Marcia Bircham | Liberal Democrats | 440 |
| H. Knox | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
Newbiggin East3 seats
| Mabel Wallace | Labour | 684 ✓ |
| Isabel Dent | Labour | 654 ✓ |
| James Alan Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 647 ✓ |
| Carole Goodman | Labour | 626 |
| Michael Rutter | Liberal Democrats | 590 |
| Robert McAlpine | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
Newbiggin West2 seats · turnout 46.8%
| John Birch | Labour | 589 ✓ |
| Thomas Roll | Labour | 518 ✓ |
| David Boon | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
Park3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Jayne Dunn | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| John Devon | Labour | 763 ✓ |
| Mark Purvis | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| Andy McGregor | Liberal Democrats | 292 |
| Wilhelmina Miley | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| Adam Bircham | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
Seaton3 seats · turnout 46.4%
| Karen Lang | Labour | 919 ✓ |
| Louis Brown | Labour | 910 ✓ |
| M Lang | Labour | 850 |
| Pamela Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 526 |
| Joyce Durmaz | Liberal Democrats | 497 |
| Stephen Peel | Liberal Democrats | 495 |
Sleekburn3 seats
| A. Stewart | Labour | 905 |
| L. Mason | Labour | 875 |
| A. Wallace | Labour | 814 |
| Rory Major | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| John Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 452 |
| V. Imrie | Liberal Democrats | 355 |
Stakeford3 seats
| J. Young | Labour | 756 |
| A. Rowe | Labour | 681 |
| V. Hetherington | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| M. Carr | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| Anne Elphinstone | Conservative | 84 |
| Matt Scott | Conservative | 72 |
