Before (end of 2002) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Other 4 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 5 · Conservative 1
Ward results
All Saints1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| James Caine | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| Robert Burdon | STP | 1,063 |
Beacon and Bents1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| John Wood | Labour | 1,349 ✓ |
| George Finch | STP | 602 |
| David Delaney | BNP | 420 |
| William Mitcheson | Independent | 261 |
Bede1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Thomas Defty | Labour | 1,381 ✓ |
| Muriel Coe | Liberal Democrats | 464 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 195 |
Biddick Hall1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Linda Waggott | Labour | 1,473 ✓ |
| James Francis Cain | Conservative | 636 |
Boldon Colliery1 seat · turnout 46.4%
| William Lynch | Labour | 1,864 ✓ |
| Frederick Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 675 |
| Gerald Brebner | Conservative | 350 |
| Colin Campbell | Independent | 262 |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 52.8%
| Donald Wood | Conservative | 1,570 ✓ |
| Peter Carlin-Page | Liberal Democrats | 1,567 |
| David Wood | Labour | 696 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 44.6%
| James Foreman | Labour | 1,205 ✓ |
| Martin Anderson | Conservative | 719 |
| Alison Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| Paul Waggott | Labour | 1,634 ✓ |
| George Waddle | Independent | 835 |
| Philip Parkinson | Conservative | 342 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 49.3%
| Robert Dix | Labour | 1,156 ✓ |
| Lawrence Nolan | STP | 632 |
| Dorothy Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 445 |
| Karl Arthur | Conservative | 423 |
Hebburn Quay1 seat · turnout 46.2%
| Constance Ridgway | Liberal Democrats | 1,348 ✓ |
| John Hodgson | Labour | 1,209 |
| Stewart Jackson | Conservative | 157 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| John McCabe | Independent | 1,175 ✓ |
| Thomas Bamford | Labour | 988 |
| James Coe | Conservative | 204 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 51.4%
| Arthur Meeks | Labour | 1,418 ✓ |
| Patricia Pigott | Conservative | 966 |
| John Mortson | Liberal Democrats | 688 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| James Sewell | Labour | 1,478 ✓ |
| Sheila Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 785 |
| John Cameron | Conservative | 350 |
Primrose1 seat · turnout 40.9%
| James Perry | Labour | 1,658 ✓ |
| Walter Featherston Armstrong | Conservative | 594 |
| John Bissett | Independent | 316 |
Rekendyke1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Scott Duffy | Labour | 1,140 ✓ |
| Dorothy Golightly | Independent | 500 |
| Susan Troupe | Liberal Democrats | 395 |
| Marjorie Robinson | STP | 230 |
Tyne Dock and Simonside1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| Edward Malcolm | Labour | 1,202 ✓ |
| Gary Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 658 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 48.6%
| James Capstick | STP | 1,918 ✓ |
| Mervyn Carl William Owen | Labour | 791 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 49.1%
| Allen Branley | Labour | 1,243 ✓ |
| George Wilkinson | Conservative | 1,118 |
| Jennifer Burke | Liberal Democrats | 691 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat
| S. Stratford | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| M Atkinson | Conservative | 727 |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 542 |