Before (end of 2009) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 31 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 0
After (end of 2010) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 24 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Battle Hill1 seat
| David McGarr | Labour | 2,335 ✓ |
| Dorothy Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 2,065 |
| Ian Wallace | Conservative | 586 |
Benton1 seat
| Stuart Hill | Labour | 2,444 ✓ |
| Philip Robert Andrew Wilson | Conservative | 1,799 |
| Claire Barton | Liberal Democrats | 1,002 |
Camperdown1 seat
| Anne Arkle | Labour | 2,675 ✓ |
| Martyn Peggs | Conservative | 814 |
| Robert Watson | Liberal Democrats | 746 |
| Gordon Steel | BNP | 313 |
Chirton1 seat
| Amanda Normand | Labour | 3,375 ✓ |
| Edith Furness | Conservative | 988 |
Collingwood1 seat
| Steve Cox | Labour | 3,196 ✓ |
| Jules Emberton | Conservative | 2,120 |
Cullercoats1 seat
| Kenneth Barrie | Conservative | 2,741 ✓ |
| Keith Smiles | Labour | 2,436 |
| Malcolm Scott | Green | 510 |
Howdon1 seat
| Maureen Louise Madden | Labour | 2,424 ✓ |
| Paul Moat | Liberal Democrats | 1,105 |
| Leon Rodda | Conservative | 433 |
| Bob Batten | NF | 345 |
Killingworth1 seat
| Linda Darke | Labour | 2,445 ✓ |
| Paul Bunyan | Conservative | 1,570 |
| Norma Playle | Liberal Democrats | 893 |
Longbenton1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| Joan Walker | Labour | 2,530 ✓ |
| Ronald Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 965 |
| Robin Arthur Underwood | Conservative | 746 |
| Mark Nicholls | NF | 217 |
| Martin Thompson | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 206 |
Monkseaton North1 seat
| Leslie Miller | Conservative | 2,464 ✓ |
| Glenn Stillaway | Labour | 1,745 |
| Eleanor Jellett | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 |
Monkseaton South1 seat
| Ian Grayson | Labour | 2,403 ✓ |
| Frank Stephen Austin | Conservative | 1,880 |
| Christopher Hall | Liberal Democrats | 869 |
| Dorothy Brooke | BNP | 224 |
| Julia Erskine | Green | 157 |
Northumberland1 seat
| Marian Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 2,035 ✓ |
| A. Keith | Labour | 1,509 |
| Barbara Bake | Conservative | 468 |
Preston1 seat
| Kate Osborne | Labour | 2,529 ✓ |
| Susan Rodgerson | Conservative | 2,367 |
Riverside1 seat
| Bruce Pickard | Labour | 2,220 ✓ |
| Andrew Hudson | Liberal Democrats | 1,058 |
| Brian Steward | Conservative | 791 |
St Mary's1 seat
| Pam McIntyre | Conservative | 3,665 ✓ |
| Patricia Crowe | Labour | 1,363 |
| Susie Rutherford | Green | 407 |
Tynemouth1 seat
| Sarah Day | Labour | 3,040 ✓ |
| I. Macaulay | Conservative | 2,896 |
Valley1 seat
| Brian Burdis | Labour | 2,999 ✓ |
| Joanne Johnson | Conservative | 1,232 |
| John Burrows | BNP | 513 |
Wallsend1 seat
| Margaret Anne Finlay | Liberal Democrats | 1,987 ✓ |
| Gordon Bell | Labour | 1,742 |
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 461 |
| Martin William Collins | Green | 222 |
Weetslade1 seat
| Alex Cowie | Labour | 2,944 ✓ |
| George Crighton Westwater | Conservative | 2,076 |
Whitley Bay1 seat
| Pamela Brooks | Labour | 1,918 ✓ |
| Paul Mason | Conservative | 1,800 |
| John Webb | Liberal Democrats | 995 |
| Jeffrey Rutherford | BNP | 159 |