Before (end of 1981) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Conservative 3 · Other 0 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1982) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Anston & Woodsetts1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| F. Coles | Conservative | 1,100 ✓ |
| A. Fletcher | Labour | 1,054 |
| C. Sykes | Lib/Sdp | 785 |
| A. Watt | Independent | 143 |
Dalton Hooton Roberts & Thrybergh1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| J. Wootton | Labour | 2,281 |
| M. Stockton | Lib/Sdp | 533 |
| M. Bowers | Conservative | 337 |
Herringthorpe1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| M. Sides | Labour | 1,734 |
| R. Holland | Lib/Sdp | 395 |
Maltby1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| F. Jerram | Labour | 2,782 |
| D. Sylvester | Conservative | 703 |
Swinton1 seat · turnout 33.7%
| D. Thompson | Labour | 2,091 |
| S. Longden | Lib/Sdp | 827 |