Before (end of 1972)
Not known.
After (end of 1973) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 57 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Ardsley3 seats · turnout 19.1%
| B. Varley | Labour | 1,305 |
| T. Galvin | Labour | 1,281 |
| J. Burns | Labour | 1,188 |
| G. Wilkinson | Dem Lab | 358 |
No. 1 (Barnsley: Carlton)3 seats · turnout 16.7%
| H. Brain | Labour | 1,670 |
| G. Bright | Labour | 1,545 |
| H. Dancer | Labour | 1,347 |
| N. Greenfield | COMM | 269 |
| J Carrington | Conservative | 264 |
No. 10 (Darton)3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| D. Booth | Labour | 1,457 |
| W. Bretton | Labour | 1,411 |
| C. Turner | Labour | 1,266 |
| G. Skelton | Independent | 719 |
| V. Ledger | Ind Lab | 662 |
| J. Bower | Conservative | 590 |
| K. Hesford | Dem Lab | 390 |
No. 11 (Dearne: Central & South)3 seats · turnout 25.1%
| J. Bedford | Labour | 2,227 |
| J. Grayson | Labour | 2,164 |
| J. Stanley | Labour | 2,038 |
| P. Doyle | SOC | 978 |
No. 12 (Dearne: East & West)3 seats · turnout 27.0%
| J Oldham | Labour | 1,648 |
| D. Lloyd | Labour | 1,520 |
| K. Young | Labour | 1,334 |
| P. Riley | COMM | 575 |
| J. Lamplough | RES | 441 |
| P. Imisson | RES | 288 |
| H. Wood | RES | 198 |
| G. Crofts | Conservative | 181 |
No. 13 (Hoyland Nether)3 seats · turnout 33.0%
| D. Eadon | Dem Lab | 2,939 |
| A. McKay | Labour | 2,535 |
| J. Ashmore | Labour | 2,270 |
| H. Smith | Labour | 1,913 |
| L. Levitt | Ind Lab | 1,677 |
No. 14 (Penistone)3 seats · turnout 43.6%
| W. Gledhill | Independent | 1,476 |
| W. Murphy | Labour | 1,225 |
| F. Ashton | Labour | 1,078 |
| A. Fielding | Labour | 969 |
| T. Hincliffe | Conservative | 955 |
| J. Atkinson | Conservative | 840 |
| R. Smythe | Independent | 831 |
| A. White | Conservative | 721 |
No. 15 (Royston)3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| T. Ball | Labour | 1,527 |
| K. Rispin | Labour | 1,348 |
| E. Parkes | Ind Lab | 1,289 |
| F. Moon | Labour | 1,102 |
| E. Whitehead | LIB | 1,092 |
| L. Hawkes | RES | 888 |
No. 16 (Wombwell: Central-North-South East)3 seats · turnout 19.6%
| B. Fellows | Labour | 735 |
| C. Jones | Labour | 711 |
| A. Storey | Labour | 682 |
| R. Rose | Ind Lab | 378 |
| R. Buckley | Ind Lab | 329 |
| C. Shepherd | Ind Lab | 273 |
No. 17 (Wombwell: Hemingfield and South West)3 seats · turnout 31.2%
| J. Wake | Labour | 1,699 ✓ |
| H. Brookes | Labour | 1,627 ✓ |
| T. Naylor | Labour | 1,548 ✓ |
| H. Wilkinson | Other | 733 |
| J. McNally | Other | 495 |
| J. Sanders | Other | 424 |
No. 18 (Worsbrough)3 seats · turnout 33.4%
| J. Bland | Labour | 3,183 |
| A. Scholfield | Labour | 3,140 |
| W. Smith | Labour | 3,127 |
| J. Vallance | LIB | 1,081 |
| E. Wigglesworth | Conservative | 733 |
No. 19 (Hemsworth Rural)3 seats · turnout 34.6%
| H. Nettleton | Labour | 2,336 |
| N. Stacey | Labour | 2,282 |
| Baines D. | Labour | 2,137 |
| C. Newsome | Independent | 855 |
| W. Gardner | Conservative | 650 |
| J. Short | Ind SOC | 595 |
| R. Turner | Ind SOC | 524 |
No. 2 (Barnsley: East & North)3 seats · turnout 32.6%
| A. Williams | Labour | 1,833 |
| F. Kaye | Labour | 1,779 |
| R. Fisher | Labour | 1,772 |
| R. Williams | Cit | 879 |
| T. Acklam | Cit | 801 |
| D. Ware | Cit | 728 |
| G. Walker | Conservative | 393 |
| R. Jones | Conservative | 391 |
No. 20 (Penistone Rural & Wortley)3 seats · turnout 50.0%
| H. Fish | Labour | 1,611 |
| W. Ellis | Labour | 1,487 |
| E. Hirst | Labour | 1,378 |
| L. Beever | Conservative | 1,254 |
| J. Lees | LIB | 1,125 |
| J. Wadey | Conservative | 1,068 |
| J. Warburton | LIB | 1,035 |
| C. Harrison | Conservative | 1,035 |
| F. Illingworth | LIB | 844 |
No. 3 (Barnsley: Central-South-South East)3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| F. Lunn | Labour | 2,339 |
| R Ward | Labour | 2,015 |
| K. Borrett | Labour | 1,928 |
| J. Dossett | LIB | 1,260 |
| G. Jepson | LIB | 1,214 |
| M. Copley | LIB | 1,176 |
| S. Mallison | Conservative | 290 |
No. 4 (Barnsley: South West and West)3 seats · turnout 37.2%
| T. Lindley | Labour | 1,623 |
| W. Sinfield | Labour | 1,566 |
| A. Butler | Labour | 1,484 |
| E. Blackburne | Cit | 1,211 |
| K. Shaw | Cit | 1,151 |
| M. Gibson | Cit | 1,066 |
| H. Oldfield | Conservative | 304 |
| G. England | Conservative | 291 |
| S. Winter | Conservative | 221 |
No. 5 (Barnsley: Monk Bretton)3 seats · turnout 17.3%
| M Tracey | Labour | 1,604 |
| G. Whyke | Labour | 1,530 |
| B. Wilkie | Labour | 1,461 |
| T. Strange | Conservative | 363 |
| L. Cooke | Ind SOC | 255 |
No. 7 (Cudworth)3 seats
| M. Glover | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| R. Rigby | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| B. Bateman | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 8 (Darfield)3 seats
| B. Key | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| B. Goddard | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| W. Brookes | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 9 (Dodworth-Barugh-Higham-Gawber)3 seats · turnout 37.6%
| G. Mason | Labour | 1,762 |
| D Brown | Labour | 1,677 |
| J. Woffenden | Labour | 1,666 |
| J. Crosby | LIB | 1,121 |
| M. Hodnett | LIB | 991 |
