Before (end of 2002) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2003) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bede1 seat
| Patricia Murray | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Kevin Bell | BNP | 307 |
| Colin Ball | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| Ruth Fearby | Conservative | 144 |
Bensham1 seat
| Kevin Dodds | Labour | 1,613 ✓ |
| Sara Armstrong | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| Terence Armstrong | BNP | 209 |
| Ada Callanan | Conservative | 190 |
| David Morton | — | 67 |
Birtley1 seat
| Paul Foy | Labour | 1,753 ✓ |
| Mark Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,415 |
| Barbara Nye | Conservative | 204 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| Michael McNestry | Labour | 2,624 ✓ |
| Eileen Blythe | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
| Leonard Davidson | Conservative | 312 |
| Pamela Jane Woolner | Green | 300 |
Chowdene1 seat
| Keith Wood | Labour | 2,609 ✓ |
| Raymond Swadling | Conservative | 646 |
| Glenys Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 552 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat
| Sally Danys | Liberal Democrats | 1,995 ✓ |
| J Graham | Labour | 1,746 |
| D Moor | Conservative | 331 |
| D Couchman | Green | 198 |
Deckham1 seat
| Martin Gannon | Labour | 1,615 ✓ |
| Ceila Wraith | Liberal Democrats | 450 |
| Ronald Fairlamb | BNP | 441 |
| Karl Gatiss | Conservative | 296 |
Dunston1 seat
| Albert Brooks | Labour | 2,753 ✓ |
| Anne Murray | Liberal Democrats | 552 |
| Joseph Ronald Callanan | Conservative | 392 |
| Daniel Dafter | BNP | 352 |
Felling1 seat
| Raymond Napier | Labour | 1,967 ✓ |
| John Battersby | BNP | 405 |
| David Lucas | Liberal Democrats | 334 |
| Theresa Murray | Conservative | 198 |
High Fell1 seat
| Malcolm Graham | Labour | 2,226 ✓ |
| Ed Bird | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| Kathryn Scott | BNP | 237 |
| June Murray | Conservative | 181 |
Lamesley1 seat
| Craig Harrison | Labour | 1,954 ✓ |
| S. Davidson | Liberal Democrats | 1,022 |
| Karen Sludden | Conservative | 322 |
Leam1 seat
| Paul Tinnion | Labour | 2,475 ✓ |
| Norman Spours | Liberal Democrats | 694 |
| John Robert McNeil | Conservative | 402 |
Low Fell1 seat
| Frank Hindle | Liberal Democrats | 2,875 ✓ |
| Peter Francis Wilson | Labour | 1,280 |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative | 515 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| Ian Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 2,215 ✓ |
| Roberts Goldsworthy | Labour | 1,531 |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 129 |
| Nicholas Boldrini | Green | 100 |
Ryton1 seat
| Ione Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 2,960 ✓ |
| Dane Roberts | Labour | 1,279 |
| Antoinette Sterling | Conservative | 248 |
Saltwell1 seat
| James Mearns | Labour | 1,793 ✓ |
| Paul Cowie | Liberal Democrats | 420 |
| George Bainbridge | BNP | 355 |
| Elaine McMaster | Conservative | 279 |
Teams1 seat
| Margaret Duddin | Labour | 2,362 ✓ |
| Joanne Blythe | Liberal Democrats | 463 |
| Michael Dafter | BNP | 449 |
| Margaret Bell | Conservative | 292 |
Whickham North1 seat
| Mary Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 2,470 ✓ |
| Frank Earl | Labour | 1,917 |
| Elizabeth Robertson | Conservative | 383 |
Whickham South1 seat
| Jonathan Charles Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 2,901 ✓ |
| Gary Haley | Labour | 1,804 |
| Peter Ross | Conservative | 567 |
Winlaton1 seat
| Geoffrey Wilson | Labour | 2,000 ✓ |
| Peter Stokel | Liberal Democrats | 1,545 |
| Charles Sludden | Conservative | 199 |
Wrekendyke1 seat
| Linda Green | Labour | 3,041 ✓ |
| John Diston | Liberal Democrats | 710 |
| Eleanor Steeley | Conservative | 340 |
| Angela Makki | — | 68 |