Before (end of 2007) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 23 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2008) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Birtley1 seat
| Karen King | LIB | 1,053 ✓ |
| Tom Collins | Labour | 1,003 |
| Jane Walker | Conservative | 273 |
Bridges1 seat
| John Eagle | Labour | 840 ✓ |
| Pauline Mary Allen | Liberal Democrats | 317 |
| Valerie Bond | Conservative | 232 |
| Keith McFarlane | BNP | 222 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| John Walter Hamilton | Labour | 1,547 ✓ |
| Raymond Callender | Liberal Democrats | 720 |
| Lynda Duggan | Conservative | 443 |
Chowdene1 seat
| John McElroy | Labour | 1,403 ✓ |
| Daniel Duggan | Conservative | 593 |
| Glenys Goodwill | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
| Terrence Jopling | BNP | 243 |
| John Crozier | Independent | 129 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat
| N Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 1,405 ✓ |
| H. Hughes | Labour | 948 |
| L. Davidson | Conservative | 264 |
Deckham1 seat
| Brian Coates | Labour | 1,029 ✓ |
| Lisa Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 456 |
| Allan Davidson | Conservative | 349 |
| Kathryn Scott | BNP | 297 |
Dunston & Teams1 seat
| David Bollands | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| Michael George Ruddy | Liberal Democrats | 309 |
| Kelly Mares | BNP | 257 |
| Margaret Bell | Conservative | 243 |
| Paul Harper | Independent | 34 |
| P. Maughan | Liberal Democrats | 1,402 ✓ |
| Jennifer Anne Peace | Labour | 806 |
| John Callanan | Conservative | 351 |
| K Berry | Independent | 260 |
Felling1 seat
| David Napier | Labour | 1,128 ✓ |
| Dorothy Ruddy | Liberal Democrats | 287 |
| Theresa Murray | Conservative | 219 |
| Edward McFarlane | BNP | 210 |
High Fell1 seat
| Jean Lee | Labour | 992 ✓ |
| Ann McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 225 |
| Ronald Fairlamb | BNP | 221 |
| Andrew Frederick Marshall | Independent | 104 |
Lamesley1 seat
| Michael Hood | Labour | 1,215 ✓ |
| Betty Gallon | LIB | 544 |
| Brian Weatherburn | Independent | 411 |
| Sheila Everatt | Conservative | 318 |
Lobley Hill & Bensham1 seat
| Catherine Donovan | Labour | 1,243 ✓ |
| P. Andras | Liberal Democrats | 1,069 |
| G. Bainbridge | BNP | 226 |
| Ada Callanan | Conservative | 172 |
Low Fell2 seats
| Frank Hindle | Liberal Democrats | 2,046 ✓ |
| Susan Craig | Liberal Democrats | 1,656 ✓ |
| Geraldine Costello | Labour | 695 |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative | 639 |
| Julie Young | Labour | 484 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| Ian Patterson | Liberal Democrats | 1,352 ✓ |
| Iain Derrick | Labour | 755 |
| Andrew Swaddle | BNP | 283 |
| Andrea Gatiss | Conservative | 140 |
| Keith Dakers | Independent | 45 |
Ryton Crookhill & Stella1 seat
| Ione Rippeth | Liberal Democrats | 1,753 ✓ |
| Alex Geddes | Labour | 704 |
| Antoinette Sterling | Conservative | 247 |
Saltwell1 seat
| Ian Mearns | Labour | 1,181 ✓ |
| Norman Spours | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| Andrew Bond | Conservative | 243 |
| Jacqueline Swaddle | BNP | 199 |
Wardley & Leam Lane1 seat
| Linda Green | Labour | 1,239 ✓ |
| J. Diston | Liberal Democrats | 510 |
| J Richards | BNP | 335 |
| Carol Ann Walker | Conservative | 251 |
Whickham North1 seat
| Mary Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 1,363 ✓ |
| Esme Dobson | Labour | 701 |
| Elizabeth Robertson | Conservative | 336 |
| Robert Woodhall | BNP | 288 |
| Amelia Louise Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,997 ✓ |
| Joe Robertson | Conservative | 538 |
| Joyce McAndrew | Labour | 396 |
Windy Nook & Whitehills1 seat
| Patricia Ronan | Labour | 1,410 ✓ |
| Sidney Walker | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
| Medina Gilham | BNP | 326 |
| Eric Young | Conservative | 278 |
Winlaton & High Spen1 seat
| E. Earl | Liberal Democrats | 1,374 ✓ |
| Brenda Clelland | Labour | 1,310 |
| K. Gatiss | Conservative | 284 |