Before (end of 2005) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 2006) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Conservative 13 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1
Ward results
Barnes1 seat · turnout 37.2%
| Michael Arnott | Conservative | 1,540 ✓ |
| David Errington | Labour | 779 |
| Peter Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 652 |
| Jason Dent | BNP | 334 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| Robert Symonds | Labour | 1,203 ✓ |
| Ian McDonald | BNP | 515 |
| Patrick Hanratty | Independent | 449 |
| Andrew McLaren | Conservative | 253 |
Copt Hill1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Robert Heron | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| David Wilson | Conservative | 898 |
| Michael Webb | BNP | 438 |
Doxford1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| Elizabeth Gibson | Labour | 1,020 ✓ |
| Peter Elliot-West | Conservative | 758 |
| James Major | Liberal Democrats | 438 |
| Peter Swain | BNP | 391 |
Fulwell1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| George Edward Howe | Conservative | 1,996 ✓ |
| Robert Price | Labour | 977 |
| Leslie Wascoe | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
| Joseph Dobbie | BNP | 392 |
Hendon1 seat
| Moira Smith | Labour | 1,062 ✓ |
| D. Guynan | BNP | 534 |
| A. Newton | Conservative | 528 |
| J. Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 361 |
| Rosalyn Warner | MRLP | 48 |
Hetton1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Richard Tate | Labour | 1,364 ✓ |
| Judy Richardson | BNP | 544 |
| George Edward Brown | Conservative | 494 |
Houghton1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Dennis Richardson | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| Avril Snowball | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
| Jane Wilson | Conservative | 428 |
| Lesley Dathan | BNP | 376 |
Millfield1 seat
| Peter Maddison | Liberal Democrats | 856 ✓ |
| Kevin O'Connor | Labour | 660 |
| Leslie Dobson | Conservative | 313 |
| Christopher Lathan | BNP | 258 |
Pallion1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Cecilia Gofton | Labour | 1,013 ✓ |
| Margaret Hollern | Liberal Democrats | 453 |
| John Davison | BNP | 441 |
| Gwennyth Gibson | Conservative | 424 |
Redhill1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Paul Stewart | Labour | 1,313 ✓ |
| Ian Leadbitter | BNP | 687 |
| David Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 302 |
| Kathryn Connor | Conservative | 266 |
Ryhope1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| David Wares | Labour | 1,077 ✓ |
| Stephen Daughton | Conservative | 740 |
| William Brown | BNP | 415 |
| Jane Walters | Liberal Democrats | 383 |
Sandhill1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| David Allan | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| Richard Steven Vardy | Conservative | 577 |
| Gary Hollern | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| Joseph Dobbie | BNP | 373 |
Shiney Row1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Melville Speding | Labour | 1,477 ✓ |
| Douglas Ian Middlemiss | Conservative | 552 |
| Paul Forster | Liberal Democrats | 548 |
| Sharon Leadbitter | BNP | 379 |
Silksworth1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Philip Tye | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| Paula Wilkinson | Conservative | 691 |
| Sandra Hall | Liberal Democrats | 479 |
| Anthony James | BNP | 433 |
Southwick1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| Norma Wright | Labour | 1,063 ✓ |
| Terence Docherty | Conservative | 536 |
| Alan Brettwood | BNP | 532 |
| Christine Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
St Anne's1 seat
| Thomas Wright | Labour | 977 ✓ |
| Marjorie Matthews | Conservative | 440 |
| Emma Pryke | Liberal Democrats | 368 |
| John Boyd | BNP | 362 |
St Chad's1 seat
| Rhodri Oliver | Conservative | 1,743 ✓ |
| Alan Whitwham | Labour | 1,017 |
| Carol Dobbie | BNP | 250 |
| Diana Lambton | Liberal Democrats | 218 |
St Michael's1 seat
| Paul Maddison | Conservative | 1,680 ✓ |
| Garry Dent | Labour | 640 |
| Lesley Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 523 |
| Ian Sayers | BNP | 321 |
St Peter's1 seat
| Shirley Leadbitter | Conservative | 1,289 ✓ |
| Christine Shattock | Labour | 947 |
| Gerald Pryke | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
| John McCaffrey | BNP | 402 |
Washington Central1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| Denis Whalen | Labour | 1,263 ✓ |
| Edward Keogh | Liberal Democrats | 622 |
| Jacqueline Atkinson | Conservative | 576 |
| Kevin Lathan | BNP | 404 |
Washington East1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Neil Macknight | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| Ian Cuthbert | Conservative | 1,005 |
| Avril Lynda Grundy | Liberal Democrats | 487 |
| Derek Wright | BNP | 286 |
Washington North1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Jill Elaine Fletcher | Labour | 1,343 ✓ |
| Paul Hillman | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| Russell Bloxsom | Conservative | 354 |
| Deborah Laing | BNP | 299 |
Washington South1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| Graeme Miller | Labour | 786 ✓ |
| Kathryn Chamberlin | Conservative | 751 |
| Robert Boyce | Liberal Democrats | 720 |
| Deborah Boyd | BNP | 290 |
Washington West1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Jeanette Stephenson | Labour | 1,400 ✓ |
| Irene Bannister | Liberal Democrats | 583 |
| Olwyn Bird | Conservative | 448 |
| Frederick Donkin | BNP | 292 |