Before (end of 2002) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2003) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Other 5 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Acre Rigg2 seats
| Barbara Sloan | Liberal Democrats | 525 ✓ |
| Ralph Liddle | Liberal Democrats | 468 ✓ |
| Audrey Ellen Laing | Labour | 410 |
| Maureen Taylor-Gooby | Labour | 293 |
Blackhalls3 seats
| A. Holmes | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P Ward | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Rob Crute | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Dawdon3 seats
| F Shaw | Labour | 574 ✓ |
| C. Walker | Labour | 528 ✓ |
| J. Goodwin | Labour | 519 ✓ |
| D Lait | Independent | 396 |
Dene House2 seats
| Sidney Huntington | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Deneside3 seats
| Bell E. | Labour | 527 ✓ |
| P. Campbell | Labour | 492 ✓ |
| W. Peardon | Labour | 479 ✓ |
| S Colborn | Independent | 242 |
Easington Colliery3 seats
| Richard Burnip | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Dennis Raine | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Michael Routledge | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Rachel Davison | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Robin Todd | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Eden Hill2 seats
| Stanley Bishop | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Thomas Langstaff | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Eden Hill notgnisaE2 seats
| T. Longstaff | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| S. Bishop | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Haswell and Shotton3 seats
| Hugh High | Labour | 629 ✓ |
| Alfred Collinson | Labour | 610 ✓ |
| Eunice Huntington | Labour | 551 ✓ |
| Edward Hall | Independent | 461 |
Horden North3 seats
| Derek Armstrong | Independent | 698 ✓ |
| Edna Connor | Labour | 498 ✓ |
| George Patterson | Labour | 438 ✓ |
| Leslie Williams | Labour | 305 |
Horden South2 seats
| Peter Stradling | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Colin Reynolds | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Howletch2 seats
| David Taylor-Gooby | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Pinkney | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Hutton Henry1 seat
| Barry Bates | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Murton East2 seats
| Joyce Maitland | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Murton West2 seats
| Alice Naylor | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Alan Napier | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Passfield3 seats
| J. Maslin | Independent | 580 ✓ |
| K. Gallagher | Independent | 550 ✓ |
| B Joyce | Labour | 429 ✓ |
| J. Alvey | Labour | 289 |
| M Mountford | Labour | 288 |
Seaham Harbour3 seats
| William Gustard | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Danny Myers | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Geraldine Bleasdale | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Seaham North3 seats
| Mary Nugent | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| James Edwards | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Bruce Brun | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Thornley and Wheatley Hill3 seats
| Michael Nicholls | Labour | 1,075 ✓ |
| Brian Wilson | Independent | 915 ✓ |
| Robert Wharrier | Labour | 774 ✓ |
| Terence Unsworth | Labour | 764 |
