Before (end of 2009) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Other 17 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 3
After (end of 2010) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 36 · Other 13 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Beacon and Bents1 seat · turnout 55.2%
| John Wood | Labour | 1,821 ✓ |
| Jim Hodgson | Independent | 1,093 |
| James Hills | BNP | 413 |
| Eddy Russell | Conservative | 372 |
| Pat Crozier | STP | 154 |
Bede1 seat · turnout 49.0%
| Arthur Meeks | Labour | 1,582 ✓ |
| Thomas Defty | Independent | 1,048 |
| Anne-Marie McGourlay | BNP | 322 |
| A. Heyman | Green | 169 |
Biddick & All Saints1 seat · turnout 50.2%
| Olive Punchion | Labour | 1,671 ✓ |
| Stephen Pattison | Independent | 1,007 |
| David Richardson | BNP | 259 |
| George Smith | Conservative | 259 |
Boldon Colliery1 seat · turnout 58.6%
| Alison Strike | Labour | 2,769 ✓ |
| David Fettis | Conservative | 1,040 |
| Geordie Gilchrist | BNP | 428 |
Cleadon and East Boldon1 seat · turnout 72.2%
| David William Potts | Conservative | 2,082 ✓ |
| Joan Atkinson | Labour | 1,978 |
| Lilian Milne | STP | 776 |
| Ileene Gilchrist | BNP | 165 |
Cleadon Park1 seat · turnout 55.1%
| Jim Foreman | Labour | 1,209 ✓ |
| June Elsom | Independent | 757 |
| Quintin Smith | Conservative | 482 |
| Andrew Farrow | Independent | 219 |
| Christopher Thornton | BNP | 209 |
Fellgate and Hedworth1 seat · turnout 59.1%
| Stephen Thomas Harrison | Independent | 1,492 ✓ |
| Moira Smith | Labour | 1,478 |
| Walter Featherston Armstrong | Conservative | 336 |
| Maureen Scott | BNP | 236 |
Harton1 seat · turnout 59.4%
| Neil Maxwell | Labour | 1,729 ✓ |
| Lawrence Nolan | STP | 689 |
| Bill Troupe | Liberal Democrats | 589 |
| Marilyn Huartt | Conservative | 565 |
| Adam Woods | BNP | 316 |
| Bramanay Nilsson | Green | 121 |
Hebburn North1 seat · turnout 53.9%
| Richard Porthouse | Labour | 1,764 ✓ |
| Susan Troupe | Liberal Democrats | 1,314 |
| Martin Vaughan | BNP | 425 |
Hebburn South1 seat · turnout 62.2%
| Nancy Maxwell | Labour | 2,230 ✓ |
| Susan Tonks | Liberal Democrats | 725 |
| James Coe | Conservative | 535 |
| Joanne Durkin | BNP | 304 |
Horsley Hill1 seat · turnout 61.5%
| Eileen Leask | Labour | 2,025 ✓ |
| Enid Berry | Liberal Democrats | 636 |
| Barbara Surtees | Conservative | 517 |
| Dennis Allsop | Independent | 504 |
| Leslie Lovelock | BNP | 324 |
| Christine Owen | STP | 170 |
| Vivienne Mahon | Independent | 44 |
Monkton1 seat · turnout 60.8%
| James Sewell | Labour | 1,677 ✓ |
| John Watson | Independent | 1,048 |
| Connie Ridgway | Liberal Democrats | 559 |
| Marc Foster | Conservative | 338 |
| Caroline McLaughlin | BNP | 273 |
Primrose1 seat
| Emma Lewell | Labour | 1,723 ✓ |
| P Hodgkinson | BNP | 478 |
| Micky Plant | Liberal Democrats | 422 |
| A. Lanaghan | Conservative | 300 |
| A. Luke | Independent | 285 |
| Tony Gair | Green | 63 |
Simonside and Rekendyke1 seat · turnout 50.4%
| Joan Meeks | Labour | 1,775 ✓ |
| Carole Troupe | Liberal Democrats | 512 |
| Ross Huartt | Conservative | 368 |
| Peter Foreman | BNP | 288 |
| John Bennett | STP | 177 |
| Darren Moore | Green | 120 |
West Park1 seat · turnout 55.3%
| Bob Watters | Labour | 1,222 ✓ |
| Kenneth Hickman | STP | 708 |
| Tony Dailly | Conservative | 468 |
| Helen Speirs | Independent | 372 |
| Lynne Graham | BNP | 265 |
| Bryan Atkinson | Green | 230 |
Westoe1 seat · turnout 58.9%
| Allan West | Labour | 1,462 ✓ |
| Paul McVay | Independent | 1,017 |
| George Wilkinson | Conservative | 566 |
| Christine Richardson | BNP | 282 |
| Lynne Barber | Green | 210 |
| Angela Lee | STP | 183 |
| Donald Wood | Independent | 154 |
Whitburn and Marsden1 seat · turnout 63.9%
| Peter Boyack | Labour | 1,979 ✓ |
| Emma Turnbull | Conservative | 904 |
| Marshall Grainger | Independent | 556 |
| Donna Watson | BNP | 308 |
Whiteleas1 seat · turnout 54.1%
| William Brady | Labour | 2,116 ✓ |
| Robin Coombes | Independent | 723 |
| Chris Taylor | Conservative | 382 |
| Maurice Archer | BNP | 332 |