Before (end of 2003) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 49 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Other 5 · Conservative 1
After (end of 2004) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Other 12 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Conservative 3
Ward results
Beacon and Bents3 seats · turnout 33.8%
| John Wood | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| Audrey McMillan | Labour | 898 ✓ |
| John Anglin | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Susan Troupe | Liberal Democrats | 569 |
| Jennifer Burke | Liberal Democrats | 561 |
| David Selby | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| Robert Growcott | Independent | 541 |
| George Smith | Conservative | 447 |
| Edward Russell | Conservative | 438 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 394 |
| James Hills | BNP | 371 |
| Bryan Atkinson | Green | 315 |
Bede3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| Thomas Hanson | Labour | 1,118 ✓ |
| Agnes Stewart | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| Thomas Defty | Independent | 1,054 ✓ |
| Linda Waggott | Labour | 929 |
| Mary Elizabeth Golightly | Conservative | 367 |
Biddick & All Saints3 seats · turnout 18.9%
| Jane Kidd | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| William Troupe | Liberal Democrats | 845 ✓ |
| Stephen Forster | Labour | 804 ✓ |
| Olive Punchion | Labour | 738 |
| Charles Schmidt | NF | 262 |
Boldon Colliery3 seats · turnout 30.0%
| Joanne Bell | Labour | 1,404 ✓ |
| William Lynch | Labour | 1,368 ✓ |
| Alison Strike | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| Frederick Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 860 |
| Terence Branthwaite | Liberal Democrats | 806 |
| Gerald Brebner | Conservative | 662 |
Cleadon and East Boldon3 seats · turnout 46.7%
| Philip Parkinson | Conservative | 1,649 ✓ |
| Donald Wood | Conservative | 1,569 ✓ |
| David William Potts | Conservative | 1,500 ✓ |
| Chris Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 1,456 |
| James Selby | Liberal Democrats | 1,177 |
| Henry Grainger | Liberal Democrats | 1,176 |
| Mary Purvis | Labour | 495 |
| David Wood | Labour | 423 |
| Terence Fairley | Labour | 414 |
Cleadon Park3 seats · turnout 32.6%
| Alex Donaldson | Labour | 802 ✓ |
| George Robert William Elsom | Independent | 761 ✓ |
| Jim Foreman | Labour | 751 ✓ |
| James Foreman | Labour | 732 ✓ |
| Arthur Morton | STP | 718 |
| John Williams | STP | 527 |
| Gunther Keller | STP | 497 |
Fellgate and Hedworth3 seats · turnout 21.1%
| Paul Waggott | Labour | 1,116 ✓ |
| Moira Smith | Labour | 1,071 ✓ |
| Edith Battye | Labour | 1,011 ✓ |
| Sandra Jackson | Conservative | 647 |
Harton3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| James Capstick | STP | 1,585 ✓ |
| George Finch | STP | 1,540 ✓ |
| Lawrence Nolan | STP | 1,535 ✓ |
| Robert Dix | Labour | 1,111 |
| Wilhelmina Moad | Labour | 994 |
| Wallace Hobson | Labour | 863 |
Hebburn North3 seats · turnout 32.6%
| Joseph Abbott | Liberal Democrats | 1,266 ✓ |
| John McKie | Liberal Democrats | 1,230 ✓ |
| Joseph Atkinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,131 ✓ |
| John Hodgson | Labour | 916 |
| John Drynan | Labour | 669 |
| Gladys Hobson | Labour | 609 |
| Stewart Jackson | Conservative | 159 |
Hebburn South3 seats · turnout 33.9%
| John McCabe | Independent | 1,678 ✓ |
| Henry McAtominey | Labour | 1,113 ✓ |
| Nancy Maxwell | Labour | 1,047 ✓ |
| John Watson | Labour | 824 |
| Constance Ridgway | Liberal Democrats | 776 |
| Jeffrey Harling | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| James Coe | Conservative | 313 |
Horsley Hill3 seats · turnout 44.2%
| Arthur Meeks | Labour | 1,056 ✓ |
| Iain Malcolm | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| Eileen Leask | Labour | 908 ✓ |
| Patricia Pigott | Conservative | 862 |
| Martin Anderson | Conservative | 821 |
| M. Anderson | Conservative | 812 |
| Cheryl Anderson | Conservative | 767 |
| Mervyn Owen | Independent | 634 |
| Yvonne Carlin-Page | Liberal Democrats | 465 |
| Carol Selby | Liberal Democrats | 412 |
| Christine Richardson | BNP | 287 |
Monkton3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| Joanne Lewis | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| Alan Kerr | Labour | 960 ✓ |
| James Sewell | Labour | 929 ✓ |
| Rosalind Slater | Liberal Democrats | 756 |
| Sheila Bennett | Liberal Democrats | 666 |
| Muriel Coe | Liberal Democrats | 624 |
| John Cameron | Conservative | 425 |
| Derek Wagstaffe | Independent | 351 |
| John Bissett | Independent | 203 |
Primrose3 seats · turnout 20.1%
| James Perry | Labour | 1,065 ✓ |
| Barrie Scorer | Labour | 1,036 ✓ |
| Emma Lewell | Labour | 972 ✓ |
| Walter Featherston Armstrong | Conservative | 634 |
Simonside and Rekendyke3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Edward Malcolm | Labour | 1,004 ✓ |
| Mandy Clare | Labour | 915 ✓ |
| Joan Meeks | Labour | 896 ✓ |
| Jean Turner | Liberal Democrats | 609 |
| Robert Burdon | STP | 556 |
| David Maxwell | STP | 540 |
| Raymond Evans | STP | 495 |
West Park3 seats · turnout 33.2%
| Enid Hetherington | STP | 1,315 ✓ |
| Marjorie Robinson | STP | 1,279 ✓ |
| Kenneth Hickman | STP | 1,242 ✓ |
| Scott Duffy | Labour | 800 |
| Ken Stephenson | Labour | 702 |
| Jane Carter | Labour | 698 |
Westoe3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| Allen Branley | Independent | 1,561 ✓ |
| Jane Branley | Independent | 1,488 ✓ |
| Ronald Reynolds | Labour | 807 ✓ |
| George Wilkinson | Conservative | 787 |
| Derek Brown | Liberal Democrats | 751 |
| Quintin Smith | Conservative | 651 |
| Karl Arthur | Conservative | 612 |
| Henry Williams | Labour | 544 |
| Thomas Pigott | Labour | 536 |
Whitburn and Marsden3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| Tracey Allison Dixon | Labour | 1,019 ✓ |
| Shirley Stratford | Labour | 949 ✓ |
| Peter Boyack | Labour | 897 ✓ |
| Peter Carlin-Page | Liberal Democrats | 726 |
| James Caine | Independent | 726 |
| Jeffrey Milburn | Conservative | 683 |
| John Fettis | Conservative | 642 |
| Ralph Robson | Conservative | 623 |
Whiteleas3 seats · turnout 36.0%
| John Haram | Independent | 1,296 ✓ |
| Ernest Matthew Gibson | Labour | 1,178 ✓ |
| William Brady | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| Mavis Brady | Labour | 1,061 |
| Joanne Burns | Independent | 978 |
| Stephen Pattison | Independent | 949 |
| David Richardson | BNP | 231 |
| Barbara Surtees | Conservative | 140 |