Before (end of 2006) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 25 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 6 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2007) (40 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Other 5 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bishop Auckland Town2 seats
| S Zair | Liberal Democrats | 374 ✓ |
| S. Ord | Liberal Democrats | 248 ✓ |
| B Wade | Labour | 181 |
| F Anderson | Labour | 176 |
| C Firby | Conservative | 162 |
| H. Lodge | Conservative | 160 |
Cockton Hill3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| Neil Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 600 ✓ |
| Alan Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 597 ✓ |
| Barbara Laurie | Labour | 559 ✓ |
| Colin Raine | Conservative | 478 |
| James Tague | Conservative | 458 |
| Graham Snaith | Liberal Democrats | 451 |
| John Harold Gasston | Conservative | 437 |
| Keith Stokeld | Labour | 431 |
Coundon3 seats
| T. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 516 ✓ |
| D. Hardaker | Liberal Democrats | 506 ✓ |
| N. Stonehouse | Labour | 495 ✓ |
| L. Thompson | Labour | 465 |
| N Strongman | Labour | 370 |
Crook North1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| Patricia Jopling | Liberal Democrats | 222 ✓ |
| Graeme McKellar | Labour | 184 |
Crook South3 seats · turnout 29.0%
| Eddie Murphy | Labour | 625 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Mowbray | Labour | 622 ✓ |
| Ann Carrick | Liberal Democrats | 580 ✓ |
| Peter Sung | Labour | 541 |
| David English | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| Gavin Jopling | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
| Robert Muir | BNP | 219 |
Dene Valley2 seats · turnout 26.7%
| Dorothy Burn | Liberal Democrats | 361 ✓ |
| Gary Henry | Liberal Democrats | 346 ✓ |
| Margaret Ingledew | Labour | 248 |
| Sandra Lethbridge | Labour | 222 |
Escomb2 seats · turnout 32.5%
| Robert John Yorke | Labour | 298 ✓ |
| Vince Perkins | Liberal Democrats | 290 ✓ |
| Jason Fenwick | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
| Peter Laws | Conservative | 262 |
| Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn | Labour | 260 |
| Alisha Lynas | Conservative | 250 |
Henknowle2 seats · turnout 27.4%
| Betty Todd | Liberal Democrats | 443 ✓ |
| John Lethbridge | Labour | 381 ✓ |
| John Huntington | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Reg Davison | Labour | 368 |
Howden1 seat
| John Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 336 ✓ |
| S Cason | Labour | 114 |
Hunwick1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Kenneth Bowser | Liberal Democrats | 270 ✓ |
| David Nevins | Labour | 231 |
St. Johns Chapel1 seat · turnout 59.2%
| John Shuttleworth | Independent | 640 ✓ |
| Christopher Houghton | Conservative | 82 |
Stanhope2 seats · turnout 37.5%
| Thomas Mews | Independent | 579 ✓ |
| Angela Bolam | Independent | 510 ✓ |
| William Hobson | Labour | 421 |
| Christopher Rowell | Conservative | 359 |
| Anthony Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
Tow Law and Stanley3 seats · turnout 21.8%
| Colin Hayton | Labour | 418 ✓ |
| Jeffrey Gale | Labour | 407 ✓ |
| Ronald Grogan | Independent | 399 ✓ |
| Jackie Walker | Labour | 334 |
| David Halliday | Liberal Democrats | 246 |
| Harvey Morgan | Conservative | 161 |
West Auckland3 seats
| C Mairs | Liberal Democrats | 556 ✓ |
| M. Douthwaite | Labour | 552 ✓ |
| J Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 539 ✓ |
| P. Fenwick | Liberal Democrats | 455 |
| C. Wilson | Labour | 432 |
| A. Turner | Labour | 372 |
Wheatbottom and Helmington Row2 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Roger Ward | Labour | 384 ✓ |
| Rose Seabury | Labour | 337 ✓ |
| Eileen Gooch | Liberal Democrats | 307 |
| Jimmy Gooch | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
Willington Central3 seats · turnout 20.6%
| David Kingston | Labour | 676 ✓ |
| Alan Sinclair | Labour | 663 ✓ |
| Joe Buckham | Labour | 642 ✓ |
| David Horn | Liberal Democrats | 543 |
Willington West End1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Margaret Pinkney | Labour | 256 ✓ |
| Becky Brunskill | Conservative | 172 |
| Anne Glynn | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear2 seats · turnout 33.7%
| Vere Shuttleworth | Independent | 618 ✓ |
| Desmond Wilson | Independent | 500 ✓ |
| Simon Robeson | Conservative | 289 |
| Kirsty Robeson | Conservative | 274 |
Woodhouse Close3 seats
| D. Wilson | Labour | 404 ✓ |
| Jean Lee | Labour | 375 ✓ |
| C. Kay | Labour | 368 ✓ |
| L. Zair | Liberal Democrats | 292 |
| P. Ferguson | Liberal Democrats | 278 |
