Before (end of 2010) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 45 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2011) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 51 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 1 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Birtley1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| N. Weatherley | Labour | 1,629 ✓ |
| Betty Gallon | LIB | 563 |
| Andrea Gatiss | Conservative | 264 |
Bridges1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| Bob Goldsworthy | Labour | 1,353 ✓ |
| David Gilson Fawcett | Liberal Democrats | 293 |
| Jackie Gardiner | Conservative | 266 |
Chopwell & Rowlands Gill1 seat
| Michael McNestry | Labour | 2,384 ✓ |
| Raymond Callender | Liberal Democrats | 554 |
| Karl Gatiss | Conservative | 396 |
Chowdene1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| Keith Wood | Labour | 2,236 ✓ |
| Joseph Ronald Callanan | Conservative | 580 |
| Edna Graham | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
Crawcrook & Greenside1 seat
| H. Hughes | Labour | 1,895 ✓ |
| Dan Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 1,033 |
| Elizabeth Parker | Conservative | 264 |
Deckham1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Bernadette Oliphant | Labour | 1,604 ✓ |
| May Ainscow | Conservative | 348 |
| Pauline Mary Allen | Liberal Democrats | 228 |
| Norman Hall | TUSC | 189 |
Dunston & Teams1 seat
| Gary Haley | Labour | 1,711 ✓ |
| Christopher MacAllister | Conservative | 247 |
| Simon Todd | Liberal Democrats | 152 |
| Y. McNicol | Labour | 1,639 ✓ |
| S. Hawkins | Liberal Democrats | 973 |
| P Henderson | Conservative | 382 |
| M. Blanchflower | Green | 183 |
Felling1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| Paul Anthony McNally | Labour | 1,731 ✓ |
| Theresa Murray | Conservative | 213 |
| Dorothy Ruddy | Liberal Democrats | 147 |
High Fell1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Malcolm Graham | Labour | 1,693 ✓ |
| Beryl Bennison | Conservative | 237 |
| Elaine Brunskill | TUSC | 165 |
| Norman Spours | Liberal Democrats | 105 |
Lamesley1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| Christine Bradley | Labour | 1,915 ✓ |
| Sheila Everatt | Conservative | 353 |
| Brian Weatherburn | Independent | 321 |
| Richard Murphy | LIB | 255 |
Lobley Hill & Bensham1 seat
| E. McMaster | Labour | 2,008 ✓ |
| Valerie Bond | Conservative | 365 |
| M. Ruddy | Liberal Democrats | 280 |
Low Fell1 seat · turnout 50.9%
| Ronald Beadle | Liberal Democrats | 1,573 ✓ |
| Julie Young | Labour | 1,325 |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative | 369 |
| Mal Maclean | Independent | 205 |
| David Byrne | Green | 171 |
Pelaw & Heworth1 seat
| Jill Green | Labour | 1,632 ✓ |
| Doreen Boyes | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 |
| Maureen Moor | Conservative | 179 |
Ryton Crookhill & Stella1 seat
| Alex Geddes | Labour | 1,593 ✓ |
| A. Geddes | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Sally Danys | Liberal Democrats | 1,164 |
| Antoinette Sterling | Conservative | 268 |
| Sarah McKeown | Green | 170 |
Saltwell1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| Michael Henry | Labour | 1,687 ✓ |
| Andrew Bond | Conservative | 272 |
| Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Wardley & Leam Lane1 seat
| S. Green | Labour | 1,908 ✓ |
| L Holmes | Conservative | 357 |
| S Watson | Green | 185 |
| P Diston | Liberal Democrats | 137 |
Whickham North1 seat · turnout 46.9%
| Christopher Ord | Liberal Democrats | 1,426 ✓ |
| Esme Dobson | Labour | 1,402 |
| Martin Sharman | Conservative | 276 |
| Jonathan Charles Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 1,861 ✓ |
| Peter De-Vere | Labour | 1,118 |
| Edward Parker | Conservative | 383 |
Windy Nook & Whitehills1 seat
| Jim Turnbull | Labour | 2,263 ✓ |
| Eric Young | Conservative | 294 |
| Lisa Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 269 |
Winlaton & High Spen1 seat
| Margaret Hall | Labour | 2,129 ✓ |
| B. Osborne | Liberal Democrats | 848 |
| D. Moore | Conservative | 344 |