Before (end of 2002) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 23 · Labour 12 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 6
After (end of 2003) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Labour 9 · Other 5
Ward results
Acomb1 seat
| Jane Wrigley | Labour | 289 |
| K. Laidlow | Conservative | 139 |
Allendale2 seats
| Colin Horncastle | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Bellingham1 seat · turnout 69.2%
| Frank Mattinson | Conservative | 349 ✓ |
| Jim Brownridge | Independent | 161 |
Broomhaugh and Riding1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| Philip Latham | Liberal Democrats | 265 ✓ |
| Andreas Christofides | Conservative | 178 |
| Thomas Heslop | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Corbridge3 seats
| W. Grigg | Liberal Democrats | 638 |
| Jean Fearon | Conservative | 597 |
| K Warwick | Conservative | 503 |
| J Wilkinson | Conservative | 487 |
| A Winstanley | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
East Tynedale1 seat · turnout 46.6%
| Fiona Hunter | Conservative | 267 ✓ |
| Paul Kelly | Labour | 205 |
Hadrian2 seats · turnout 34.4%
| Alan Sharp | Liberal Democrats | 545 ✓ |
| Valerie Gibson | Conservative | 475 ✓ |
| Andrew Birley | Labour | 206 |
| Results | — | 0 |
Haltwhistle3 seats
| D. Hardy | Labour | 623 |
| J. Watson | Independent | 495 |
| S. Sim | Independent | 484 |
| I. Wilson | Conservative | 480 |
| I. McMinn | Labour | 471 |
Haydon2 seats
| D. Smith | Conservative | 336 |
| S Mitchell | Independent | 306 |
| M. Thorpe | Labour | 173 |
Hexham Gilesgate1 seat
| Barry Pickering | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Hexham Hencotes3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| Jim Lynch | Conservative | 482 ✓ |
| Jill Soulsby | Conservative | 436 ✓ |
| Tom Flaws | Labour | 398 ✓ |
| Wendy Dale | Labour | 395 |
| George Ferguson | Independent | 378 |
| Norman Wicks | Conservative | 361 |
| Victor Ball | Liberal Democrats | 301 |
Hexham Leazes3 seats · turnout 34.8%
| Derek Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 633 ✓ |
| Henry Herron | Conservative | 581 ✓ |
| Colin Moss | Liberal Democrats | 561 ✓ |
| Maureen Milne | Conservative | 543 |
| Michael Way | Conservative | 499 |
Hexham Priestpopple3 seats · turnout 26.6%
| Ingrid Whale | Conservative | 697 ✓ |
| Matthew Donnelly | Conservative | 646 ✓ |
| John Lambert | Conservative | 523 ✓ |
| Philip Clark | Labour | 418 |
Humshaugh and Wall1 seat
| Alex Kerr | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Ovingham1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Peter MacDonald | Liberal Democrats | 239 ✓ |
| Clare Martell | Conservative | 76 |
Prudhoe Castle2 seats · turnout 16.6%
| Tony Reid | Labour | 223 ✓ |
| Gerry Caldwell | Liberal Democrats | 187 ✓ |
| Allan Ford | Conservative | 103 |
| Gary Milburn | Conservative | 90 |
Prudhoe North2 seats
| Dave Shaw | Labour | 0 |
Prudhoe South3 seats
| Lorna Garrett | Labour | 425 ✓ |
| Glenn William Simpson | Labour | 399 ✓ |
| Eileen Burt | Labour | 384 ✓ |
| E. Burt | Labour | 381 |
| Catherine Speight | Conservative | 271 |
| Susan Cresswell | Conservative | 194 |
| Michael Heather | Conservative | 184 |
| Donald Smith | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
Prudhoe West2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| Neil Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 289 ✓ |
| Donna Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 285 ✓ |
| Jennifer McGee | Labour | 232 |
| John Grigor | Labour | 201 |
| Astrid Mitchell | Conservative | 70 |
| Tracy Warhurst-Walker | Conservative | 57 |
Redesdale1 seat
| Brian Corbett | Liberal Democrats | 0 ✓ |
Sandhoe with Dilston1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| Albert Fearon | Conservative | 190 ✓ |
| Robert MacFarlane | Liberal Democrats | 122 |
Slaley & Hexamshire1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| B. Massey | Conservative | 343 |
| J. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
South Tynedale1 seat
| W. Adamson | Conservative | 0 |
Stocksfield with Mickley3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Patricia Dale | Conservative | 1,064 ✓ |
| Mike Collins | Conservative | 793 ✓ |
| Eileen Drew | Conservative | 761 ✓ |
| Stuart Alan Rowlands | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| Darren Levitt | Liberal Democrats | 349 |
Upper North Tyne1 seat
| Michael Walton | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wanney1 seat
| Janet Somerville | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Warden and Newbrough1 seat
| Harold Forster | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wark1 seat · turnout 39.4%
| Flora Hewitson | Independent | 288 ✓ |
| Christine Billany | Liberal Democrats | 74 |
West Tynedale1 seat
| John Hutchinson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Wylam2 seats · turnout 48.1%
| Philip Brooks | Independent | 712 ✓ |
| Nicholas Appleby | Liberal Democrats | 454 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Leetham | Labour | 178 |
| Valerie Armstrong | Conservative | 135 |
| Christine Hanley | Conservative | 95 |