Before (end of 1981) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 46 · Other 16 · Conservative 3 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1
After (end of 1982) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 53 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Other 5 · Conservative 2
Ward results
Ardsley1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| R. Shirt | Labour | 1,330 |
| W. French | Lib/Sdp | 426 |
| H. Oldfield | Conservative | 296 |
Athersley1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| L. Langford | Labour | 1,420 |
| M. Linstead | Lib/Sdp | 227 |
| A. Sykes | Conservative | 138 |
Brierley1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| J. Ennis | Labour | 1,632 |
| M. Mayes | Lib/Sdp | 392 |
| D. Schofield | Conservative | 225 |
Darfield1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| T. Dixon | Labour | 2,063 |
| J. Birkbeck | Lib/Sdp | 517 |
Dearne South1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| D. Ramsden | Labour | 1,222 |
| J. Gregory | Ind Lab | 1,046 |
| M. Mulvany | Lib/Sdp | 231 |
Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| D. Lloyd | Labour | 1,915 |
| D. Hallam | Lib/Sdp | 722 |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| J. Herring | Labour | 1,730 |
| D. Chamberlain | Lib/Sdp | 1,074 |
| C. Whitmey | RES | 688 |
Hoyland East1 seat · turnout 35.9%
| G. Steer | Lib/Sdp | 1,696 |
| L. Levitt | Labour | 1,167 |
Hoyland West1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| D. Hague | Labour | 1,731 |
| C. Lockwood | Lib/Sdp | 927 |
Monk Bretton1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| R. Robinson | Labour | 1,931 |
| C. Major | Lib/Sdp | 473 |
| J. White | Conservative | 354 |
North West1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| A. Williams | Labour | 1,505 ✓ |
| J. Appleyard | Lib/Sdp | 799 |
| M. Jubb | Conservative | 450 |
| M. Harris | RES | 360 |
Park1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| R Ward | Labour | 1,506 |
| J. Smailes | Lib/Sdp | 457 |
| N. Rawson | Conservative | 280 |
Penistone East1 seat · turnout 44.1%
| E. Peach | Lib/Sdp | 949 ✓ |
| R. Dews | Conservative | 916 |
| K. Banner | Labour | 872 |
| G. Ryalls | RES | 208 |
Penistone West1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| F. Neville | Conservative | 1,147 ✓ |
| D. Harrison | RES | 913 |
| A. Morris | Labour | 646 |
| W. Stein | Lib/Sdp | 591 |
Royston2 seats · turnout 35.3%
| C. Rispin | Labour | 2,258 |
| H. Lavender | Labour | 1,865 |
| J. Williamson | Lib/Sdp | 731 |
| A. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 715 |
| H. Jones | Ind Lab | 201 |
South West1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| J. O'Rourke | Labour | 1,179 ✓ |
| K. Bickley | Lib/Sdp | 1,104 |
| J. Kent | RES | 441 |
| G. England | Conservative | 363 |
Wombwell North1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| B. Fellows | Labour | 895 |
| W. Calton | Lib/Sdp | 807 |
Wombwell South1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| T. Naylor | Labour | 1,645 |
| S. Young | Lib/Sdp | 955 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| T. Bristowe | Labour | 2,393 |
| R. Ramsay | Lib/Sdp | 1,072 |
| R. Pappworth | Conservative | 361 |
