Before (end of 2007) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
After (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
Ward results
Battle Hill1 seat
| Christopher Croft | Liberal Democrats | 1,612 ✓ |
| David Tingey-Blackbird | Labour | 1,110 |
| Jeffrey Rutherford | BNP | 316 |
Benton1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| Leslie Birkenfield | Conservative | 1,802 ✓ |
| Joanne Cassidy | Labour | 1,454 |
| Sarah Richards | Liberal Democrats | 344 |
Camperdown1 seat
| Jim Allan | Labour | 1,312 ✓ |
| Martyn Peggs | Conservative | 562 |
| Charles Steel | BNP | 363 |
| Norma Playle | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
Chirton1 seat
| John James Stirling | Labour | 1,181 ✓ |
| David Milton | Conservative | 652 |
| Thomas Barton | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
Collingwood1 seat
| Bill Stevens | Conservative | 1,859 ✓ |
| Steve Cox | Labour | 1,379 |
Cullercoats1 seat
| Shirley Mortimer | Conservative | 2,744 ✓ |
| Vicki Gilbert | Labour | 985 |
Howdon1 seat
| Janet Hunter | Labour | 1,304 ✓ |
| Paul Moat | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 |
Killingworth1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Norma Peggs | Conservative | 1,398 ✓ |
| David McGarr | Labour | 1,166 |
| John Christopher Appleby | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Longbenton1 seat
| Eddie Darke | Labour | 1,725 ✓ |
| Joseph Prince | Conservative | 644 |
| Mark Nicholls | NF | 305 |
Monkseaton North1 seat
| Joan Bell | Conservative | 2,088 ✓ |
| Glenn Stillaway | Labour | 596 |
| Eleanor Jellett | Liberal Democrats | 397 |
Monkseaton South1 seat · turnout 47.2%
| George Partis | Conservative | 1,874 ✓ |
| Ian Grayson | Labour | 1,419 |
| Clare Hindmarsh | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Northumberland1 seat
| G. Brett | Liberal Democrats | 1,639 ✓ |
| E. Nolan | Labour | 601 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 244 |
Preston1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| Glynis Barrie | Conservative | 2,111 ✓ |
| Jon Narcross | Labour | 903 |
Riverside1 seat
| Frank Lott | Labour | 1,199 ✓ |
| Raymond Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 526 |
| David Pygall | Conservative | 369 |
| Martin William Collins | Green | 172 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Judith Wallace | Conservative | 3,156 ✓ |
| Patricia Crowe | Labour | 627 |
Tynemouth1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Diane Page | Conservative | 2,365 ✓ |
| Jane Shaw | Labour | 1,131 |
Valley1 seat
| Tommy Mulvenna | Labour | 1,106 ✓ |
| L. Miller | Conservative | 621 |
| Angela Potter | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
| John Burrows | BNP | 282 |
Wallsend1 seat · turnout 33.6%
| Michael Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 1,561 ✓ |
| Gary Anthony Madden | Labour | 543 |
| Paul Avison | BNP | 257 |
| Jayne Fleet | Conservative | 203 |
Weetslade1 seat · turnout 47.8%
| Duncan McLellan | Conservative | 1,709 ✓ |
| Stuart Hill | Labour | 1,488 |
| Patricia Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 408 |
Whitley Bay1 seat
| Michael McIntyre | Conservative | 1,832 ✓ |
| Keith Smiles | Labour | 969 |