Before (end of 2005) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2006) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Birtley1 seat
| Paul Foy | Labour | 1,161 ✓ |
| Betty Gallon | LIB | 916 |
| Andrea Gatiss | Conservative | 179 |
Bridges1 seat
| Alexander Armstrong | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| Pauline Mary Allen | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Kevin Bell | BNP | 219 |
| Adrian Anderson | Conservative | 179 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| Maureen Chaplin | Labour | 1,738 ✓ |
| Raymond Callender | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| Allan Davidson | Conservative | 236 |
Chowdene1 seat
| Maureen Goldsworthy | Labour | 1,357 ✓ |
| Glenys Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 720 |
| Michael Crossman | Conservative | 579 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat
| Sally Danys | Liberal Democrats | 1,463 ✓ |
| H. Hughes | Labour | 1,049 |
| L. Davidson | Conservative | 207 |
Deckham1 seat
| Martin Gannon | Labour | 1,014 ✓ |
| Gareth Johnson | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| Kathryn Scott | BNP | 332 |
| Theresa Murray | Conservative | 232 |
Dunston & Teams1 seat
| Patrick Rice | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| Euan Robson | Liberal Democrats | 321 |
| Terrence Jopling | BNP | 242 |
| Ada Callanan | Conservative | 162 |
| Robert Latham | Independent | 104 |
| A. Chatto | Liberal Democrats | 1,535 ✓ |
| G. Haley | Labour | 1,203 |
| John Callanan | Conservative | 262 |
Felling1 seat
| William Dick | Labour | 1,067 ✓ |
| David Lucas | Liberal Democrats | 319 |
| Keith McFarlane | BNP | 203 |
| John Wraith | Conservative | 144 |
High Fell1 seat
| Brian Richmond | Labour | 1,031 ✓ |
| Ann McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 300 |
| June Murray | Conservative | 182 |
| Ronald Fairlamb | BNP | 174 |
| William Batty | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 143 |
Lamesley1 seat
| Mary Kelly Foy | Labour | 1,217 ✓ |
| A. Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
| Brian Weatherburn | Independent | 454 |
| Sheila Everatt | Conservative | 197 |
Lobley Hill & Bensham1 seat
| Kevin Dodds | Labour | 996 ✓ |
| Susanna Craig | Liberal Democrats | 904 |
| G. Bainbridge | BNP | 272 |
| M. Duddin | Independent | 181 |
| H. Anderson | Conservative | 176 |
Low Fell1 seat
| Charles Jevon | Liberal Democrats | 1,867 ✓ |
| Joseph Lisle | Labour | 730 |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative | 433 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway | Liberal Democrats | 1,467 ✓ |
| Jim McWilliams | Labour | 870 |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 133 |
Ryton Crookhill & Stella1 seat
| Christine Margaret McHatton | Liberal Democrats | 1,714 ✓ |
| Brenda Clelland | Labour | 763 |
| Antoinette Sterling | Conservative | 179 |
Saltwell1 seat
| Joseph Mitchinson | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| Norman Spours | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
| Edward Bohill | Conservative | 207 |
| Kenneth Hutton | BNP | 168 |
| Joanne Smailes | Independent | 146 |
Wardley & Leam Lane1 seat
| P. Mole | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| J. Diston | Liberal Democrats | 713 |
| K. Gatiss | Conservative | 258 |
Whickham North1 seat
| Peter Craig | Liberal Democrats | 1,647 ✓ |
| Jennifer Anne Peace | Labour | 788 |
| Elizabeth Robertson | Conservative | 218 |
| Marilynn Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,928 ✓ |
| Peter De-Vere | Labour | 618 |
| Joe Robertson | Conservative | 364 |
Windy Nook & Whitehills1 seat
| Trevor Graham | Labour | 1,430 ✓ |
| Sidney Walker | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
| Michael Cassidy | BNP | 331 |
| Eric Young | Conservative | 176 |
Winlaton & High Spen1 seat
| A Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,687 ✓ |
| J. Simpson | Labour | 1,292 |
| T Button | Conservative | 186 |