Before (end of 2002) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 11 · Labour 10 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Conservative 4
After (end of 2003) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 10 · Conservative 9 · Other 8 · Liberal Democrats 6
Ward results
Chevington2 seats · turnout 26.0%
| John Morris | Labour | 371 ✓ |
| Kathleen Morris | Labour | 321 ✓ |
| Ellen Orr | Independent | 146 |
| Vera Lonsdale | Conservative | 50 |
| Eleanor Ramsey | Conservative | 35 |
Ellington2 seats
| Arnold Baker | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| B Kieran | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Hartburn1 seat · turnout 45.0%
| Ernest Coe | Independent | 312 ✓ |
| Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan | Conservative | 296 |
Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford1 seat · turnout 37.8%
| Ashley Taylor | Independent | 258 ✓ |
| David Towns (Jnr) | Conservative | 234 |
Heddon-on-the-Wall1 seat · turnout 36.8%
| Peter Crompton Jackson | Conservative | 300 ✓ |
| Oskar Andrew Avery | Labour | 266 |
Longhorsley1 seat
| Glen Sanderson | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Lynemouth1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| M. Douglas | Independent | 413 ✓ |
| A. Avery | Labour | 179 |
Morpeth Central2 seats · turnout 29.7%
| Christina Halverson | Labour | 282 ✓ |
| Douglas Phillips | Labour | 221 ✓ |
| Peter Lewin | Independent | 210 |
| Jamie Laurie | Conservative | 206 |
| David Bawn | Conservative | 204 |
| Thomas Simpson | Independent | 182 |
| Penelope Bradley | Green | 124 |
Morpeth Kirkhill2 seats · turnout 37.1%
| Andrew Tebbutt | Liberal Democrats | 444 ✓ |
| Ann Patterson | Labour | 338 ✓ |
| Joan Tebbutt | Liberal Democrats | 314 |
| Joseph Hughes | Labour | 291 |
| Caroline Renwick | Conservative | 117 |
| Derrick Dodsworth | Conservative | 86 |
Morpeth North2 seats · turnout 37.8%
| Nicholas Best | Green | 494 ✓ |
| John Benyon | Independent | 343 ✓ |
| Stewart Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Allon Welsh | Green | 220 |
| Peter Baker | Labour | 196 |
| William Kendall | Conservative | 100 |
| Roma Langman | Conservative | 66 |
Morpeth South2 seats · turnout 30.9%
| David Parker | Liberal Democrats | 500 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Proudlock | Independent | 368 ✓ |
| Michael Hush | Labour | 236 |
| James Cookson | Conservative | 149 |
| Marc Vowell | Conservative | 74 |
Morpeth Stobhill2 seats · turnout 31.4%
| Dave Thompson | Labour | 505 ✓ |
| John Lowes | Independent | 384 ✓ |
| Hugh Turnbull | Labour | 333 |
| M Hutt | Conservative | 110 |
| Elisabeth Kendall | Conservative | 110 |
Pegswood2 seats · turnout 16.0%
| Alan Sambrook | Labour | 427 ✓ |
| Nicholas Thompson | Labour | 280 ✓ |
| Joan Lambert | Conservative | 103 |
| John Richard Scott | Conservative | 92 |
Ponteland East2 seats · turnout 35.8%
| Sheila Mary Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 491 ✓ |
| Thomas Chilton | Conservative | 438 |
| David George Woodard | Liberal Democrats | 433 ✓ |
| Veronica Jones | Conservative | 373 |
Ponteland North2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| Edward Charleton | Liberal Democrats | 517 ✓ |
| Archibold Cave | Liberal Democrats | 444 ✓ |
| Charles Barnett | Conservative | 360 |
| Lewis Moffat | Conservative | 355 |
Ponteland South2 seats · turnout 41.0%
| Irene Brumwell | Conservative | 544 ✓ |
| Robert Ramsay | Conservative | 531 ✓ |
| William Cuthbertson | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| David Coggins Cogan | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
Ponteland West2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Francis Harrington | Conservative | 601 ✓ |
| John Colvin | Conservative | 578 ✓ |
| Malcolm Sym | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| Jassim Alkanani | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Stamfordham1 seat
| T Trevelyan | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Stannington1 seat
| R Jeans | Conservative | 345 ✓ |
| P. Fennell | Independent | 161 |
Ulgham2 seats · turnout 22.2%
| John Grant | Liberal Democrats | 374 ✓ |
| Joseph Sennett | Independent | 276 ✓ |
| Nicola Sanderson | Conservative | 190 |
| Peter Hogg | Conservative | 189 |