Before (end of 2004) (67 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 17 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 3
After (end of 2005) (67 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 14 · Other 4
Ward results
Alnwick1 seat
| Gordon Castle | Independent | 844 ✓ |
| Lydia Heather Cairns | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| William Grisdale | Labour | 337 |
Amble1 seat
| George Arckless | Labour | 811 ✓ |
| Audrey Jones | Independent | 530 |
| John Hedley | Liberal Democrats | 446 |
| Elizabeth Rixon | Conservative | 144 |
| Jeffrey Watson | Independent | 1,104 ✓ |
| Ian Hinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,087 |
Ashington Central1 seat
| Thomas Wilson | Labour | 1,359 ✓ |
| Baber Sikander | Liberal Democrats | 498 |
| Evan Jobling-Purser | Conservative | 158 |
Bamburgh1 seat
| Patricia Scott | Liberal Democrats | 1,646 ✓ |
| Anthony Hughes | Conservative | 922 |
Bedlington East1 seat
| William Ashbridge | Labour | 1,075 ✓ |
| Rory Major | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| Anne Vickery | Conservative | 178 |
Bellingham1 seat
| John Riddle | Conservative | 1,127 ✓ |
| Angus McCracken | Liberal Democrats | 629 |
| Alexandra Norah | Labour | 463 |
Berwick East1 seat
| John Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,392 ✓ |
| Kevin Dumble | Conservative | 403 |
Berwick North1 seat
| Diana Beith | Liberal Democrats | 743 ✓ |
| Alexander Douglas | Independent | 612 |
| George Elliott | Conservative | 541 |
| Alan Bowlas | Independent | 187 |
Berwick West With Ord1 seat
| Elizabeth Isabel Hunter | Liberal Democrats | 862 ✓ |
| John Matthew Stephenson | Conservative | 554 |
| David Buckle | Labour | 394 |
Bothal1 seat
| Michael Scullion | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| Simon Reed | Liberal Democrats | 922 |
| James Cookson | Conservative | 182 |
Bywell1 seat
| Palu Kelly | Labour | 880 ✓ |
| James Cook | Conservative | 764 |
| Donna Bradbury | Liberal Democrats | 699 |
| Edward Brown | Independent | 228 |
| Glen Sanderson | Conservative | 744 ✓ |
| John Morris | Labour | 714 |
| David George Woodard | Liberal Democrats | 553 |
Choppington1 seat
| Alan Cutter | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| Margaret Carr | Liberal Democrats | 520 |
| Roma Langman | Conservative | 182 |
College1 seat
| Mike Davey | Labour | 1,189 ✓ |
| Michael Kirkup | Liberal Democrats | 702 |
| Ann Isabel Wake | Conservative | 144 |
Corbridge1 seat
| Jean Fearon | Conservative | 978 ✓ |
| William Grigg | Liberal Democrats | 932 |
| Gillian Richardson | Labour | 459 |
Cowpen1 seat
| Lynn Camsell | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| Philip Reid | Liberal Democrats | 389 |
| Patricia Holt | Conservative | 131 |
Cramlington Eastfield1 seat
| David Vaughan | Labour | 970 ✓ |
| Robert Nixon | Liberal Democrats | 932 |
| Sheila O'Sullivan | Conservative | 255 |
Cramlington North1 seat
| Wayne Daley | Conservative | 1,558 ✓ |
| Kathleen Nisbet | Labour | 673 |
| Fiona Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 460 |
Cramlington South East1 seat
| Thomas Brechany | Liberal Democrats | 1,206 ✓ |
| Winnie Lowes | Labour | 784 |
| Paul Ezhilchelvan | Conservative | 173 |
Cramlington Village1 seat
| Dorothy Luke | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| Barrie Crowther | Liberal Democrats | 945 |
| Brian Pickering | Conservative | 376 |
Croft1 seat
| Leslie Smith | Labour | 917 ✓ |
| Peter Hampton | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
| Jean Fowler | Conservative | 240 |
Haltwhistle1 seat
| Lawrence Thompson | Labour | 1,273 ✓ |
| Andrew Saunders | Conservative | 680 |
| Susan Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 457 |
Hartley1 seat
| David Montgomery | Labour | 1,201 ✓ |
| John Ion | Conservative | 693 |
| Joanne Chater | Liberal Democrats | 657 |
Haydon1 seat
| Elizabeth Carey | Labour | 1,194 ✓ |
| Andy McGregor | Liberal Democrats | 881 |
| Antony Braithwaite | Conservative | 155 |
Haydon And Hadrian1 seat
| Colin Horncastle | Conservative | 1,113 ✓ |
| Colin Rendall | Labour | 705 |
| Robert MacFarlane | Liberal Democrats | 581 |
| Thomas Flaws | Labour | 836 ✓ |
| Norman Wicks | Conservative | 720 |
| Judith Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 645 |
Hexham East1 seat
| Ingrid White | Conservative | 1,064 ✓ |
| Jane Wrigley | Labour | 636 |
| Victor Ball | Liberal Democrats | 491 |
Hexham West1 seat
| Derek Kennedy | Liberal Democrats | 1,211 ✓ |
| Maureen Milne | Conservative | 838 |
| David Crockit | Labour | 545 |
Hirst1 seat
| John Smith | Labour | 1,079 ✓ |
| Pauline Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 532 |
| Kenneth Wake | Conservative | 88 |
Holywell1 seat
| Peter Hillman | Labour | 1,411 ✓ |
| Margaret Nixon | Liberal Democrats | 730 |
| Jean Pickering | Conservative | 354 |
Humshaugh1 seat
| Alexander Kerr | Conservative | 1,353 ✓ |
| Christine Billany | Liberal Democrats | 744 |
| Susan Gilmour | Labour | 584 |
Isabella1 seat
| David Stephens | Labour | 1,035 ✓ |
| Peter Thompson Stanger | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| David Fowler | Conservative | 157 |
Kitty Brewster1 seat
| John Whiteman | Labour | 1,000 ✓ |
| Ian Tompkins | Liberal Democrats | 639 |
| Sarah Holt | Conservative | 202 |
Lesbury1 seat
| Hugh Philipson | Independent | 1,527 ✓ |
| Roger Styring | Liberal Democrats | 1,160 |
Longhoughton1 seat
| Jacob David Taylor | Independent | 1,247 ✓ |
| Andrew Nicholas Smith | Liberal Democrats | 761 |
Lynemouth1 seat
| James Wright | Labour | 1,151 ✓ |
| Juliet Oakley | Liberal Democrats | 810 |
| Lynn Rixon | Conservative | 212 |
Morpeth Kirkhill1 seat · turnout 66.4%
| Joan Tebbutt | Liberal Democrats | 1,354 ✓ |
| D. Thompson | Labour | 850 |
| Stewart Luck | Conservative | 435 |
| Geoffrey Parkin | Green | 138 |
Morpeth North1 seat
| Eileen Bowler | Liberal Democrats | 949 ✓ |
| David Bawn | Conservative | 526 |
| Veronica Dunn | Labour | 491 |
| Nicholas Best | Green | 384 |
Morpeth Stobhill1 seat
| Stuart McKellar | Labour | 660 ✓ |
| Peter Angus | Liberal Democrats | 582 |
| David Mash | Independent | 530 |
| John Alexander Russell Green | Conservative | 368 |
| Thomas Saunders | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| James Alan Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 944 |
| Rosemary Barkes | Conservative | 129 |
Newsham1 seat
| William Brooks | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| Alisdair Lindsey Gibbs-Barton | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Douglas Hamilton | Independent | 293 |
| Alison Witt | Conservative | 143 |
Norham And Islandshires1 seat
| Richard Watkin | Liberal Democrats | 1,258 ✓ |
| Flora Simpson | Conservative | 907 |
| Martin Mitchell | Labour | 304 |
Pegswood1 seat
| Alan Sambrook | Labour | 1,096 ✓ |
| Mark Horton | Liberal Democrats | 461 |
| Marc Vowell | Conservative | 286 |
Plessey1 seat
| Deirdre Campbell | Labour | 790 ✓ |
| Jeff Reid | Liberal Democrats | 747 |
| Colin Brown | Independent | 505 |
| Reuben Michael Carr | Conservative | 151 |
Ponteland East1 seat
| David Coggins Cogan | Liberal Democrats | 1,279 ✓ |
| Robert Jeans | Conservative | 1,275 |
Ponteland North1 seat
| Edward Charleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,156 ✓ |
| Richard Dodd | Conservative | 1,134 |
| Peter Crompton Jackson | Conservative | 1,283 ✓ |
| Chris Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 784 |
| Oskar Andrew Avery | Labour | 482 |
Ponteland West1 seat
| Veronica Jones | Conservative | 1,175 ✓ |
| John Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 1,092 |
Prudhoe East1 seat
| Anthony Reid | Labour | 1,473 ✓ |
| Andrew Gill | Conservative | 643 |
| Darren Levitt | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
Rothbury1 seat
| Susan Bolam | Conservative | 1,665 ✓ |
| Paul Cowie | Liberal Democrats | 1,263 |
| Jim Lang | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| David Boon | Liberal Democrats | 565 |
| Peter Hogg | Conservative | 147 |
| Elsie Harvey | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Quail | Liberal Democrats | 516 |
| Joseph Parsons | Conservative | 298 |
Shilbottle1 seat
| Trevor Thorne | Conservative | 1,298 ✓ |
| Thomas Denton | Liberal Democrats | 795 |
| Kathleen Morris | Labour | 559 |
Sleekburn1 seat
| John Gobin | Labour | 887 ✓ |
| John Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 519 |
| Valerie Nelson | Conservative | 155 |
South Blyth1 seat
| Lesley Jennifer Rickerby | Liberal Democrats | 1,043 ✓ |
| Robert Spence | Labour | 715 |
| Aubrey Holt | Conservative | 278 |
South Tynedale1 seat
| Arthur Purdue | Conservative | 1,399 ✓ |
| John Williams | Liberal Democrats | 717 |
| Caroline Winger | Labour | 611 |
Stakeford1 seat
| David Ledger | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| Valerie Hetherington | Liberal Democrats | 729 |
| Anne Elphinstone | Conservative | 285 |
| Raymond Thompson | Conservative | 1,193 ✓ |
| Philip Latham | Liberal Democrats | 1,136 |
| Sherie Murphy | Labour | 656 |
Ulgham1 seat
| John Grant | Liberal Democrats | 990 ✓ |
| David James Towns | Conservative | 849 |
| Edward Campbell | Labour | 655 |
Wensleydale1 seat
| Gordon Knox | Labour | 875 ✓ |
| Jane Bewlay | Liberal Democrats | 744 |
| John Gilfillan | Conservative | 232 |
Wooler1 seat
| Clive Hallam-Baker | Conservative | 953 ✓ |
| William Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 817 |
| Jerome Davidson | Labour | 492 |
