Before (end of 2007) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Conservative 16 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
After (end of 2008) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 48 · Conservative 22 · Other 4 · Liberal Democrats 1
Ward results
Barnes1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| Anthony Morrissey | Conservative | 1,712 ✓ |
| Philip Routledge | Labour | 809 |
| Gulya Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 489 |
| Robert Fletcher | BNP | 308 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Thomas Foster | Labour | 1,376 ✓ |
| John Humble | BNP | 350 |
| Clair Rachel Hall | Conservative | 343 |
| Ronald McQuillan | Independent | 264 |
| Jon Dewart | Liberal Democrats | 182 |
| Gary Duncan | — | 90 |
Copt Hill1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| Derrick Smith | Independent | 1,487 ✓ |
| Joan Carthy | Labour | 1,123 |
| George Edward Brown | Conservative | 451 |
| Terence Woolford | BNP | 197 |
Doxford1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| Richard Steven Vardy | Conservative | 1,178 ✓ |
| Linda Mitchell | Labour | 991 |
| Lewis Green | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| Peter Swain | BNP | 292 |
Fulwell1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| Bob Francis | Conservative | 2,092 ✓ |
| Bob Price | Labour | 1,032 |
| Gerald Pryke | Liberal Democrats | 459 |
| Frederick Donkin | BNP | 352 |
Hendon1 seat
| M. Mordey | Labour | 874 ✓ |
| Sue Doran | Independent | 557 |
| Deborah Lorraine | Conservative | 517 |
| I. Sayers | BNP | 234 |
| N. Hazlett | Liberal Democrats | 219 |
Hetton1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| James Blackburn | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| Douglas Ian Middlemiss | Conservative | 821 |
Houghton1 seat · turnout 35.8%
| Sheila Ellis | Independent | 1,415 ✓ |
| Joseph Lawson | Labour | 1,168 |
| Edward Allen | Conservative | 355 |
| Kevin Robe | BNP | 219 |
Millfield1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Paul Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 1,059 ✓ |
| Bob Bowman | Labour | 558 |
| Gwennyth Gibson | Conservative | 346 |
| Christopher Lathan | BNP | 179 |
| Margaret Snaith | Independent | 84 |
| Pauline Featonby-Warren | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 40 |
| Gary Hollern | Independent | 35 |
Pallion1 seat · turnout 31.6%
| Amy Wilson | Labour | 1,055 ✓ |
| Michael Henderson Leadbitter | Conservative | 645 |
| Paul Humble | BNP | 377 |
| Sham Vedhara | Liberal Democrats | 305 |
Redhill1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Bryan Charlton | Labour | 1,315 ✓ |
| John Martin | BNP | 517 |
| Ian Leadbitter | Independent | 359 |
| Martin Anderson | Conservative | 279 |
| Robert Boyce | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
Ryhope1 seat · turnout 37.1%
| Chris Fairs | Conservative | 1,012 ✓ |
| Ronald Bainbridge | Labour | 983 |
| Patrick Lavelle | Independent | 509 |
| Wayne Watts | BNP | 291 |
| David Slone | Liberal Democrats | 209 |
Sandhill1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| Jim Scott | Labour | 1,196 ✓ |
| Paula Wilkinson | Conservative | 662 |
| Carl Donkin | BNP | 358 |
| Robert Peel | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Shiney Row1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Anne Hall | Labour | 1,571 ✓ |
| Joyce Wake | Conservative | 900 |
| Carol Attewell | Liberal Democrats | 424 |
| Ian Baillie | BNP | 350 |
Silksworth1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| Patrick Smith | Labour | 1,503 ✓ |
| Patricia Ann Francis | Conservative | 866 |
| Anthony James | BNP | 406 |
| Alf Fowler | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Southwick1 seat · turnout 32.6%
| Rosalind Copeland | Labour | 1,151 ✓ |
| Terence Docherty | Conservative | 702 |
| Alan Brettwood | BNP | 530 |
| Anne Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
St Anne's1 seat
| Sue Watson | Labour | 1,089 ✓ |
| Gaik Chuah | Liberal Democrats | 1,049 ✓ |
| Shaun Cudworth | Conservative | 528 |
| Julie Potter | BNP | 415 |
| Stephen Levy | Conservative | 393 |
| Simon James Dawes | Liberal Democrats | 371 |
| Robert Fisher | Labour | 272 |
| Mervyn Carter | Green | 141 |
St Chad's1 seat
| Alan Wright | Conservative | 1,660 ✓ |
| Darryl Dixon | Labour | 1,206 |
| Lynne Hudson | BNP | 249 |
| Diana Lambton | Liberal Democrats | 185 |
St Michael's1 seat
| Margaret Forbes | Conservative | 2,046 ✓ |
| Lewis Atkinson | Labour | 797 |
| Leslie Wascoe | Liberal Democrats | 342 |
| Joanne Cruickshanks | BNP | 216 |
St Peter's1 seat
| Lilian Walton | Conservative | 1,501 ✓ |
| Stephen Bonallie | Labour | 840 |
| Diana Malene Stephanie Talbott Matthew | Liberal Democrats | 443 |
| Derek Wright | BNP | 358 |
Washington Central1 seat · turnout 36.2%
| Dianne Elizabeth Snowdon | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| Hilary Johnson | Conservative | 833 |
| John McLelland | Liberal Democrats | 741 |
| Clive Thompson | BNP | 328 |
Washington East1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| Ivan Richardson | Conservative | 1,384 ✓ |
| Neville Padgett | Labour | 1,291 |
| Malcolm Bannister | Liberal Democrats | 401 |
| Paul Masters | BNP | 130 |
Washington North1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| John Kelly | Labour | 1,490 ✓ |
| Kathleen Irvine | Conservative | 625 |
| Steven Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 365 |
| Lynne Baillie | BNP | 329 |
Washington South1 seat · turnout 37.4%
| Eddie Wake | Conservative | 1,326 ✓ |
| Leslie Williams | Labour | 1,173 |
| David Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 390 |
| Mildred Smart | BNP | 229 |
Washington West1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| Bernard Scaplehorn | Labour | 1,392 ✓ |
| Olwyn Bird | Conservative | 763 |
| Irene Bannister | Liberal Democrats | 538 |
| Doreen Smart | BNP | 326 |