Before (end of 2008) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 25 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 12 · Other 4
After (end of 2009) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 19 · Labour 12 · Other 5
Ward results
Audley And Chesterton1 seat
| Dylis Cornes | Liberal Democrats | 1,250 ✓ |
| Edward Boden | Labour | 898 |
| Mark Harry Barlow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 841 |
| Nicola Ralphs | Conservative | 716 |
| Ronald Chell | BNP | 491 |
Newcastle Rural1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Frank Chapman | Conservative | 2,231 ✓ |
| David William Becket | Liberal Democrats | 870 |
| Eileen Braithwaite | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 711 |
| Colin Brooks | Labour | 384 |
Newcastle South1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| Stephen John Mclean Sweeney | Conservative | 1,339 ✓ |
| Patricia Gregory | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 898 |
| Elizabeth Shenton | Liberal Democrats | 888 |
| David Beardmore | Labour | 822 |