Before (end of 2004) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 1
After (end of 2005) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 32 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 2
Ward results
Audley And Chesterton1 seat · turnout 57.4%
| Edward Boden | Labour | 3,026 ✓ |
| Ian Frank Wilkes | Liberal Democrats | 2,024 |
| Betty Cartwright | Conservative | 1,199 |
| David Nixon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 669 |
Newcastle Rural1 seat · turnout 66.3%
| Robert Edwards | Conservative | 3,085 ✓ |
| Robert Howells | Labour | 1,718 |
| David William Becket | Liberal Democrats | 1,478 |
| Joseph Bonfiglio | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 352 |
Newcastle South1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| Richard Lloyd Gorton | Labour | 2,798 ✓ |
| Gwynneth Bosley | Conservative | 1,885 |
| David Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1,779 |
| Patricia Gregory | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 486 |
Wolstanton1 seat · turnout 61.3%
| Michael Patrick Clarke | Labour | 2,383 ✓ |
| Simon Tagg | Conservative | 2,008 |
| Elizabeth Shenton | Liberal Democrats | 979 |
| Ann Beirne | Green | 206 |
| Mark Harry Barlow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 205 |
