Before (end of 2002) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Conservative 11 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 1
After (end of 2003) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Castletown1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| Leslie Mann | Labour | 2,087 ✓ |
| Ian McDonald | BNP | 752 |
| Gwennyth Gibson | Conservative | 396 |
Central1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Cyril Anderson | Labour | 1,594 ✓ |
| Christopher Lathan | BNP | 686 |
| Jane Walters | Liberal Democrats | 487 |
| Dorreen Storey | Conservative | 487 |
Colliery1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| Norman Dent | Labour | 1,722 ✓ |
| Jenny Brown | Conservative | 878 |
| Ian Leadbitter | BNP | 685 |
Eppleton1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| Colin Wakefield | Independent | 1,839 ✓ |
| Robert Heron | Labour | 1,788 |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 464 |
| Philip Dowell | Liberal Democrats | 330 |
| John Davison | BNP | 225 |
Fulwell1 seat · turnout 56.7%
| John Walton | Conservative | 2,506 ✓ |
| Rosalind Copeland | Labour | 1,313 |
| Joseph Dobbie | BNP | 431 |
| Amie Leung | Liberal Democrats | 406 |
Grindon1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| David Forbes | Labour | 1,885 ✓ |
| David Francis | Conservative | 627 |
| Paul Humble | BNP | 515 |
Hendon1 seat
| B. Sidaway | Labour | 1,711 ✓ |
| P. Maddison | Conservative | 1,672 |
| D. Guynan | BNP | 619 |
Hetton1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Florence Anderson | Labour | 2,807 ✓ |
| Olwyn Bird | Conservative | 624 |
| Andrew Morris | BNP | 419 |
Houghton1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| Louise Farthing | Labour | 2,461 ✓ |
| George Newton | Conservative | 571 |
| Ian Patterson | BNP | 480 |
Pallion1 seat · turnout 53.4%
| Robert Pells | Labour | 1,695 ✓ |
| Stephen Daughton | Conservative | 1,581 |
| David Martin | BNP | 556 |
| Sham Vedhara | Liberal Democrats | 410 |
| Ronald Smith | Independent | 178 |
Ryhope1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| Aileen Handy | Labour | 2,657 ✓ |
| Martyn Herron | Liberal Democrats | 798 |
| William Dunn | Conservative | 730 |
| Michael Matthews | BNP | 691 |
Shiney Row1 seat · turnout 45.1%
| Anne Hall | Labour | 3,060 ✓ |
| Neil Grundy | Liberal Democrats | 878 |
| John Calvert | Conservative | 621 |
| Sharon Leadbitter | BNP | 474 |
Silksworth1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| Patrick Smith | Labour | 2,760 ✓ |
| Patricia Ann Francis | Conservative | 646 |
| Trevor Jenkins | BNP | 575 |
| Georgina Kennedy | Independent | 221 |
South Hylton1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Sue Watson | Labour | 1,927 ✓ |
| Debra Hiles | BNP | 674 |
| Kathryn Chamberlin | Conservative | 520 |
Southwick1 seat · turnout 45.6%
| Bryan Charlton | Labour | 1,519 ✓ |
| Alan Brettwood | BNP | 510 |
| Fredrick Crone | Independent | 431 |
| Christine Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 217 |
| Andrew McLaren | Conservative | 183 |
St Anne's1 seat
| Barrie Cook | Liberal Democrats | 853 ✓ |
| Peter Brine | Labour | 295 |
| Angus Allan | Conservative | 283 |
| David Isaacson | — | 31 |
St Chad's1 seat
| John Porthouse | Labour | 2,090 ✓ |
| Lee Martin | Conservative | 1,224 |
| Elizabeth Foreman | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| Carol Dobbie | BNP | 415 |
St Michael's1 seat
| Paul Wood | Conservative | 2,727 ✓ |
| David Errington | Labour | 1,551 |
| Stephen Bilton | BNP | 534 |
St Peter's1 seat
| Christine Shattock | Labour | 1,481 ✓ |
| Lilian Walton | Conservative | 1,362 |
| Jessica Lennox | Liberal Democrats | 841 |
| Jason Dent | BNP | 674 |
Thorney Close1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| David Allan | Labour | 1,983 ✓ |
| Joseph Dobbie | BNP | 680 |
| Paula Wilkinson | Conservative | 450 |
Thornholme1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| Winifred Lundgren | LIB | 1,408 ✓ |
| Phillip Gibson | Labour | 919 |
| Marjorie Matthews | Conservative | 499 |
| Philip Clark | BNP | 453 |
Town End Farm1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| Gowan Scott | Labour | 1,760 ✓ |
| John Martin | BNP | 878 |
| Gillian Connor | Conservative | 323 |
Washington East1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| Eric Timmins | Labour | 3,003 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Atkinson | Conservative | 822 |
| Avril Kitching | Liberal Democrats | 650 |
| David Richardson | BNP | 371 |
| Mark Farrell | NF | 73 |
Washington North1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| John Murray | Labour | 2,703 ✓ |
| Kathleen Irvine | Conservative | 528 |
| Ian Guilbert | BNP | 422 |
Washington South1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| Bryan Williams | Labour | 3,152 ✓ |
| Owen Dumpleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,169 |
| Michael Dixon | Conservative | 1,112 |
| Gordon Pace | BNP | 586 |
Washington West1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| William Craddock | Labour | 2,432 ✓ |
| David Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 642 |
| Justin Garrod | Conservative | 536 |
| Keith Byrne | BNP | 347 |