Before (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 21 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2004) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Labour 26 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Battle Hill3 seats · turnout 41.0%
| June Patricia Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,460 ✓ |
| Mary Glindon | Labour | 1,423 ✓ |
| Raymond Glindon | Labour | 1,335 ✓ |
| Dorothy Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 1,310 |
| John Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 1,302 |
| David Tingey-Blackbird | Labour | 1,260 |
| Maureen Chater | Conservative | 351 |
| Gladys Dobinson | BNP | 350 |
| Edward Smith | Conservative | 335 |
| Hilda Thornton-Bell | Conservative | 299 |
Benton3 seats · turnout 43.6%
| Janet Hunter | Labour | 1,731 ✓ |
| John Goodfellow | Conservative | 1,596 ✓ |
| Jean Murray | Conservative | 1,534 ✓ |
| Maureen Louise Madden | Labour | 1,286 |
| Gary Anthony Madden | Labour | 1,258 |
| Athol Marshall | Conservative | 1,245 |
| Paul Finlay | Liberal Democrats | 841 |
| Michael Whitaker | BNP | 303 |
Camperdown3 seats · turnout 31.9%
| Jim Allan | Labour | 1,551 ✓ |
| James Conway | Labour | 1,399 ✓ |
| Jayne Shotton | Labour | 1,131 ✓ |
| Emma Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| Ian Arkle | Independent | 574 |
| Mary Gascoigne | Conservative | 463 |
| Kenneth Gascoigne | Conservative | 462 |
| Amanda Newton | Conservative | 383 |
| Charles Steel | BNP | 309 |
Chirton3 seats · turnout 30.6%
| John James Stirling | Labour | 1,388 ✓ |
| Michael Smith | Labour | 1,352 ✓ |
| Alexandra Carter | Labour | 1,305 ✓ |
| Edward Burnett | Conservative | 642 |
| David Sarin | Conservative | 609 |
| Malcolm Raymond Smith | Liberal Democrats | 582 |
| Phillip Gill | Conservative | 550 |
Collingwood3 seats · turnout 43.1%
| Steve Cox | Labour | 1,673 ✓ |
| Julia Macaulay | Conservative | 1,625 ✓ |
| Charles Hobkirk | Conservative | 1,571 ✓ |
| Margaret Hall | Labour | 1,507 |
| William Prendergast | Conservative | 1,479 |
| Ian Grayson | Labour | 1,429 |
| Eleanor Jellett | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
Cullercoats3 seats · turnout 49.8%
| Shirley Mortimer | Conservative | 2,387 ✓ |
| Lawrence Goveas | Conservative | 2,360 ✓ |
| Bill Stevens | Conservative | 2,172 ✓ |
| Mieka Smiles | Labour | 1,129 |
| Terence White | Labour | 1,093 |
| Sheila Smiles | Labour | 980 |
| David John Woodhead | Liberal Democrats | 947 |
Howdon3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Janet Hunter | Labour | 1,509 ✓ |
| David Charlton | Labour | 1,204 ✓ |
| June Allan | Labour | 1,114 ✓ |
| Johnny Croney | Liberal Democrats | 948 |
| Christian Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 928 |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 926 |
| Bernard Cowen | Conservative | 292 |
| John McGee | Conservative | 267 |
| George Partis | Conservative | 247 |
Killingworth3 seats · turnout 36.4%
| David McGarr | Labour | 1,335 ✓ |
| Nigel Clothier | Conservative | 1,204 ✓ |
| Linda Darke | Labour | 1,175 ✓ |
| David Hatfield | Conservative | 1,154 |
| Tommy Mulvenna | Labour | 1,057 |
| Susan Rodgerson | Conservative | 997 |
| Steven Conoboy | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
Longbenton3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| Eddie Darke | Labour | 1,650 ✓ |
| Kevin Conroy | Labour | 1,318 ✓ |
| Joan Walker | Labour | 1,158 ✓ |
| Terry Harding | Independent | 693 |
| Ronald Fletcher | Independent | 655 |
| Patricia Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
| Robin Arthur Underwood | Conservative | 485 |
| Judith McLellan | Conservative | 422 |
Monkseaton North3 seats
| Joan Bell | Conservative | 2,117 ✓ |
| Karen Jane Gabrielle Johnston | Conservative | 2,102 ✓ |
| William Jackson | Conservative | 1,985 ✓ |
| Alistair Denness | Labour | 855 |
| Maurice Johnston | Labour | 788 |
| Robert Pinkney | Liberal Democrats | 767 |
| Debbie Cox | Labour | 671 |
Monkseaton South3 seats · turnout 45.2%
| James Robert Richardson | Conservative | 1,920 ✓ |
| Kenneth Mewitt | Conservative | 1,918 ✓ |
| Arthur Martin | Conservative | 1,905 ✓ |
| Glenn Stillaway | Labour | 999 |
| Joan Harvey | Liberal Democrats | 980 |
| John Scott | Labour | 912 |
| Ruth Hill | Labour | 852 |
Northumberland3 seats · turnout 42.0%
| Graeme Brett | Liberal Democrats | 1,800 ✓ |
| David Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,780 ✓ |
| Marian Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,771 ✓ |
| Joanne Cassidy | Labour | 571 |
| David Kane | Labour | 524 |
| Carol Harrison | Labour | 511 |
| Brian McArdle | Conservative | 214 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 188 |
| Robert Phillifent | Conservative | 181 |
Preston3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| Glynis Barrie | Conservative | 1,769 ✓ |
| Martin van der Merwe | Conservative | 1,750 ✓ |
| Robert Goveas | Conservative | 1,661 ✓ |
| Philip Okeefe | Labour | 998 |
| Wendy Lott | Labour | 997 |
| Alison Browne | Labour | 870 |
| Stuart Smith | Liberal Democrats | 667 |
Riverside3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| Frank Lott | Labour | 1,217 ✓ |
| Norma Redfearn | Labour | 1,064 ✓ |
| Charles Pickard | Labour | 1,038 ✓ |
| John Carter | Independent | 769 |
| James Smith jnr | Liberal Democrats | 635 |
| David Pygall | Conservative | 461 |
| Dennis Smith | Conservative | 382 |
| John Webb | Independent | 340 |
St Mary's3 seats
| Marguerite Hall | Conservative | 2,862 ✓ |
| Edwin Hodson | Conservative | 2,852 ✓ |
| Pamela McIntyre | Conservative | 2,817 ✓ |
| Allison Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 792 |
| Patricia Crowe | Labour | 706 |
| Stephen Peart | Labour | 680 |
| Jill Green | Labour | 515 |
Tynemouth3 seats · turnout 45.1%
| Diane Page | Conservative | 2,173 ✓ |
| Kenneth Jordan | Conservative | 2,167 ✓ |
| Ian Macaulay | Conservative | 2,150 ✓ |
| Rowland Hill | Labour | 1,093 |
| Arthur Lowe | Labour | 1,080 |
| Vicki Gilbert-Jackson | Labour | 1,029 |
| Iain Jonathan Campbell | Liberal Democrats | 870 |
Valley3 seats · turnout 33.9%
| Angela Potter | Labour | 1,437 ✓ |
| Carole Gambling | Labour | 1,429 ✓ |
| Brian Burdis | Labour | 1,277 ✓ |
| Frank Stephen Austin | Conservative | 594 |
| John Lawson | Conservative | 522 |
| Vicky Lawson | Conservative | 512 |
| Damian Whitaker | BNP | 271 |
Wallsend3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Michael Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,813 ✓ |
| Nigel John Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,603 ✓ |
| Margaret Anne Finlay | Liberal Democrats | 1,405 ✓ |
| Alan Keith | Labour | 940 |
| Richard Watson | Labour | 766 |
| Michael Green | Labour | 699 |
| Robert Batten | NF | 332 |
| Jayne Fleet | Conservative | 217 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 197 |
| Stefan Ochalek | Conservative | 169 |
Weetslade3 seats · turnout 46.0%
| John Lawrence Langford Harrison | Labour | 1,698 ✓ |
| Mary Green | Labour | 1,659 ✓ |
| Charles Francis | Conservative | 1,630 ✓ |
| Duncan McLellan | Conservative | 1,556 |
| Julie Rutherford | Labour | 1,437 |
| Robert Newton | Conservative | 1,254 |
| Raymond Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 937 |
Whitley Bay3 seats · turnout 43.5%
| Michael McIntyre | Conservative | 1,637 ✓ |
| Alison Austin | Conservative | 1,615 ✓ |
| Margaret Marshall | Conservative | 1,548 ✓ |
| Sandra Graham | Labour | 1,145 |
| Sarah Tovell | Labour | 1,137 |
| Keith Smiles | Labour | 1,101 |
| Clare Hindmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 726 |