Before (end of 2009) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 41 · Liberal Democrats 24 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2010) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Birtley1 seat
| Paul Foy | Labour | 2,151 ✓ |
| Betty Gallon | LIB | 1,274 |
| Andrea Gatiss | Conservative | 425 |
Bridges1 seat
| Alexander Armstrong | Labour | 1,678 ✓ |
| David Gilson Fawcett | Liberal Democrats | 842 |
| Jackie Gardiner | Conservative | 398 |
| Keith McFarlane | BNP | 174 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| Lynne Caffrey | Labour | 2,587 ✓ |
| Raymond Callender | Liberal Democrats | 1,522 |
| Karl Gatiss | Conservative | 599 |
Chowdene1 seat
| Maureen Goldsworthy | Labour | 2,543 ✓ |
| Susan Arnott | Liberal Democrats | 1,012 |
| Sarah Hutchinson | Conservative | 657 |
| Terrence Jopling | BNP | 263 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat
| J Graham | Labour | 2,031 ✓ |
| Sally Danys | Liberal Democrats | 1,989 |
| L. Davidson | Conservative | 535 |
Deckham1 seat
| Martin Gannon | Labour | 1,957 ✓ |
| Pauline Mary Allen | Liberal Democrats | 823 |
| Allan Davidson | Conservative | 443 |
| Kathryn Scott | BNP | 302 |
Dunston & Teams2 seats
| Pauline Dillon | Labour | 1,820 ✓ |
| Brenda Clelland | Labour | 1,710 ✓ |
| Colin Ball | Liberal Democrats | 738 |
| Simon Todd | Liberal Democrats | 615 |
| Beryl Bennison | Conservative | 350 |
| Edward Bohill | Conservative | 335 |
| Judy Richardson | BNP | 275 |
| Amanda Tansley | BNP | 217 |
| A. Tansley | BNP | 216 |
| A. Chatto | Labour | 2,043 ✓ |
| S. Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,693 |
| John Callanan | Conservative | 691 |
| K Nicholson | BNP | 248 |
Felling1 seat
| William Dick | Labour | 1,898 ✓ |
| Dorothy Ruddy | Liberal Democrats | 568 |
| Elizabeth Parker | Conservative | 285 |
| Keith Skelton | BNP | 220 |
High Fell1 seat
| Doreen Davidson | Labour | 2,123 ✓ |
| Ann McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 609 |
| Denis Stokoe | Conservative | 340 |
| Ronald Fairlamb | BNP | 252 |
Lamesley1 seat
| Mary Kelly Foy | Labour | 2,393 ✓ |
| Richard Murphy | LIB | 921 |
| Sheila Everatt | Conservative | 500 |
| Brian Weatherburn | Independent | 357 |
Lobley Hill & Bensham1 seat
| Kevin Dodds | Labour | 2,244 ✓ |
| M. Ruddy | Liberal Democrats | 972 |
| Valerie Bond | Conservative | 517 |
| D Robson | BNP | 291 |
| Redfern A. | Green | 121 |
Low Fell1 seat
| Susan Craig | Liberal Democrats | 2,273 ✓ |
| Julie Young | Labour | 1,770 |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative | 764 |
| Bob Avery | Independent | 211 |
| Kelly Mares | BNP | 182 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| Andre Wheeler | Labour | 1,798 ✓ |
| Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway | Liberal Democrats | 1,673 |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 347 |
| Andrew Alexander | BNP | 261 |
Ryton Crookhill & Stella1 seat
| Christine Margaret McHatton | Liberal Democrats | 2,283 ✓ |
| Alex Geddes | Labour | 1,618 |
| Antoinette Sterling | Conservative | 551 |
Saltwell1 seat
| Joseph Mitchinson | Labour | 1,964 ✓ |
| Norman Spours | Liberal Democrats | 748 |
| Andrew Bond | Conservative | 451 |
| Jacqueline Swaddle | BNP | 202 |
Wardley & Leam Lane1 seat
| P. Mole | Labour | 2,200 ✓ |
| J. Diston | Liberal Democrats | 742 |
| L Holmes | Conservative | 552 |
| J. Robson | BNP | 291 |
Whickham North1 seat
| Peter Craig | Liberal Democrats | 2,159 ✓ |
| Paul Tinnion | Labour | 1,385 |
| Scott Newton | Conservative | 486 |
| Robert Woodhall | BNP | 289 |
| Marilynn Ord | Liberal Democrats | 2,764 ✓ |
| Peter De-Vere | Labour | 1,328 |
| Edward Parker | Conservative | 738 |
Windy Nook & Whitehills1 seat
| Trevor Graham | Labour | 2,658 ✓ |
| Lisa Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 867 |
| Eric Young | Conservative | 440 |
| Colin Cook | BNP | 343 |
Winlaton & High Spen1 seat
| M. Charlton | Labour | 2,384 ✓ |
| A Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,790 |
| D. Moore | Conservative | 528 |