Before (end of 1979) (54 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 4 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1980) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Anston & Woodsetts3 seats · turnout 37.5%
| Stephen Bennett | Labour | 1,653 |
| J. Wardle | Labour | 1,462 |
| K. Roddis | Labour | 1,351 |
| R. Pollard | Conservative | 1,338 |
| R. Newman | Conservative | 1,327 |
| F. Coles | Conservative | 1,212 |
| C. Sykes | LIB | 479 |
| M. Oldale | LIB | 430 |
| M. Steele | LIB | 430 |
Dalton Hooton Roberts & Thrybergh3 seats · turnout 27.1%
| W Winder | Labour | 2,349 |
| G. Etchells | Labour | 2,336 |
| J. Wootton | Labour | 2,292 |
| J. Ward | Conservative | 456 |
| K. Mundy | Conservative | 433 |
| R. Holland | Independent | 386 |
Herringthorpe3 seats · turnout 25.0%
| A. Eastwood | Labour | 1,857 |
| R Hill | Labour | 1,839 |
| M. Sides | Labour | 1,605 |
| J. Clarke | Conservative | 279 |
Maltby3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| J. Layden | Labour | 3,030 |
| J. Skelton | Labour | 2,860 |
| F. Jerram | Labour | 2,795 |
| D. Hall | RES | 1,368 |
| K. Whitworth | RES | 1,323 |
| J. Banks | RES | 1,296 |
Swinton3 seats · turnout 26.7%
| M. Eagleton | Labour | 2,086 |
| O. Hartley | Labour | 1,852 |
| D. Thompson | Labour | 1,842 |
| G. Hurst | Conservative | 534 |
| J. Harrison | Ind Lab | 441 |