Before (end of 2006) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 35 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 7 · Conservative 1
After (end of 2007) (50 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 28 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 1
Ward results
Bishop Middleham & Cornforth2 seats · turnout 32.1%
| A. Hodgson | Labour | 600 ✓ |
| T Brimm | Independent | 499 ✓ |
| M Simpson | Labour | 485 |
| R Bagshaw | Conservative | 272 |
| C Gibson | BNP | 127 |
Broom3 seats
| P. Crathorne | Labour | 603 ✓ |
| B Lamb | Labour | 602 ✓ |
| D Newell | Labour | 579 ✓ |
| B Gibson | Independent | 471 |
| T Garrett | Independent | 428 |
| Gareth Morgan | Independent | 277 |
| B. Meek | Independent | 276 |
| E Gillingham | Independent | 157 |
| M. Waller | Conservative | 123 |
| P Sewell | BNP | 117 |
Byerley2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| James Huntington | Liberal Democrats | 596 ✓ |
| Gareth Howe | Liberal Democrats | 383 ✓ |
| James Younghusband | Labour | 258 |
| Rosemary Matthews | Independent | 244 |
| Ann Hammond | Independent | 211 |
| Gloria Wills | Labour | 206 |
| Paul Clarke | BNP | 101 |
Chilton3 seats · turnout 28.6%
| Christine Potts | Labour | 978 ✓ |
| Brian Avery | Labour | 967 ✓ |
| Frank Forrest | Labour | 826 ✓ |
| Carl Whelpdale | BNP | 649 |
Ferryhill3 seats
| David Farry | Independent | 577 ✓ |
| J Higgin | Labour | 549 ✓ |
| K. Conroy | Labour | 546 ✓ |
| P Mountford | Liberal Democrats | 501 |
| K Storey | Independent | 482 |
| R Patchett | Labour | 463 |
| R Gray | BNP | 151 |
Fishburn and Old Trimdon3 seats · turnout 27.4%
| John Burton | Labour | 921 ✓ |
| Terence Ward | Labour | 845 ✓ |
| David Chaytor | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| Mark Mountford | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| Christine Moyle | Conservative | 346 |
| Michael Harnett | BNP | 261 |
Greenfield Middridge3 seats · turnout 66.0%
| Irene Hewitson | Independent | 522 ✓ |
| Dorothy Bowman | Labour | 499 ✓ |
| Vincent Crosby | Labour | 490 ✓ |
| June Croft | Independent | 484 |
| Alison Palmer | Independent | 478 |
| Brenda Hall | Labour | 445 |
| Nick Crass | Conservative | 261 |
| Clive Cooper | BNP | 164 |
| Andrew Gray | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| Aidan Smith | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| John Khan | Labour | 791 ✓ |
| Clive Maddison | Liberal Democrats | 567 |
| Adam Walker | BNP | 557 |
| Bill Scott | Liberal Democrats | 542 |
| Martin Jones | Liberal Democrats | 512 |
| Paul Carmedy | Conservative | 191 |
Middlestone3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| William Waters | Labour | 720 ✓ |
| Kenneth William Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 644 ✓ |
| Colin Nelson | Labour | 595 ✓ |
| Christine Sproat | Liberal Democrats | 557 |
| Marie Predki | Labour | 535 |
| Ian Moore | BNP | 435 |
| Calvin Kipling | Liberal Democrats | 386 |
| Mark Antony Abley | Conservative | 294 |
| Russell Stewart | Independent | 164 |
Neville and Simpasture3 seats · turnout 31.8%
| Bill Blenkinsopp | Independent | 768 ✓ |
| Alan Warburton | Independent | 575 ✓ |
| Sarah Iveson | Labour | 560 ✓ |
| John Moran | Labour | 535 |
| Paul Ducker | Independent | 487 |
| Chris Wheeler | Labour | 411 |
| Barry Davies | BNP | 194 |
New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Lucy Hovvels | Labour | 441 ✓ |
| Amanda-Marie Foster | BNP | 75 |
| Shirley Bowes | Conservative | 0 |
Sedgefield3 seats
| J Wayman | Independent | 1,089 ✓ |
| D. Brown | Conservative | 1,017 ✓ |
| J Robinson | Labour | 855 ✓ |
| I Sutherland | Labour | 554 |
| L. Goddard | Independent | 536 |
| Pat Draper | Labour | 463 |
| S. Allison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 247 |
| M Colledge | BNP | 147 |
Shafto St Marys3 seats
| Paul Gittins | Independent | 820 ✓ |
| Terry Hogan | Independent | 634 ✓ |
| Brian Haigh | Independent | 613 ✓ |
| Bob Fleming | Labour | 611 |
| Malcolm Iveson | Labour | 549 |
| Angela Fleming | Labour | 535 |
Spennymoor3 seats
| B. Ord | Liberal Democrats | 884 ✓ |
| L. Maddison | Liberal Democrats | 747 ✓ |
| E. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 624 ✓ |
| M. Walker | BNP | 513 |
| E Plews | Labour | 502 |
| F Ryder | Labour | 483 |
| K. Noble | Labour | 426 |
Sunnydale2 seats · turnout 36.6%
| Vernon Chapman | Labour | 406 ✓ |
| Ina Jackson Smith | Independent | 404 ✓ |
| Allan Walker | Labour | 382 |
| Lorraine Smith | Independent | 342 |
| Brian Burn | Liberal Democrats | 178 |
| Lenny Cockfield | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| James MacPherson | BNP | 92 |
| Michael Stott | Independent | 75 |
Thickley2 seats · turnout 37.0%
| David Hancock | Independent | 464 ✓ |
| Brian Stephens | Labour | 446 ✓ |
| Peter Anthony Quinn | Labour | 360 |
| John Smith | Independent | 285 |
| Jean Bird | Independent | 201 |
| Patricia Horner | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
| Andrea Whelpdale | BNP | 50 |
| Janine Mawson | Liberal Democrats | 34 |
Tudhoe2 seats
| Alexander Armstrong | Labour | 588 ✓ |
| B. Graham | Labour | 577 ✓ |
| M Miller | Conservative | 352 |
| Jackie Walker | BNP | 325 |
West3 seats · turnout 30.4%
| Enid Paylor | Independent | 720 ✓ |
| Helen Hutchinson | Independent | 662 ✓ |
| Geri Gray | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| Bill Curtis | Independent | 627 |
| Maud Gray | Labour | 566 |
| Andrea Tomlin | Labour | 502 |
Woodham3 seats
| S. Haigh | Independent | 596 ✓ |
| J. Gray | Labour | 477 ✓ |
| L. Cuthbertson | Independent | 459 ✓ |
| M Hutchinson | Independent | 449 |
| M. Varley | Conservative | 420 |
| K Henderson | Labour | 402 |
| B. Clare | Labour | 401 |
