Before (end of 1982) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Conservative 17 · Other 7 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 31 · Conservative 17 · Other 5 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Barlow & Holmesfield1 seat
| J. Needham | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Brampton & Walton3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| J. Lowe | Conservative | 1,007 |
| E. Hill | Conservative | 945 |
| N. Smith | Conservative | 860 |
| H. Wheatcroft | Labour | 241 |
Clay Cross North3 seats
| C. Fox | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| B. Martin | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| J. Dunn | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Clay Cross South2 seats
| R. Dunn | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| T. Fox | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Coal Aston2 seats · turnout 50.1%
| B. Lees | Conservative | 811 |
| J. Rudd | Conservative | 758 |
| D. Steele | Labour | 393 |
| C. Smith | Labour | 384 |
| G. Thelwell | All | 246 |
| M. Wood | All | 244 |
Dronfield North3 seats · turnout 54.0%
| H. Seddons | Labour | 1,046 |
| C. Ford | Labour | 1,029 |
| G. Baxter | Labour | 952 |
| D. Griffith | Conservative | 785 |
| C. Gill | Conservative | 779 |
| O. Hutchinson | Conservative | 718 |
| D. Hey | All | 425 |
| F. Deighton | All | 387 |
Dronfield South3 seats · turnout 51.8%
| P. Tasker | Conservative | 1,529 |
| T. Smith | Conservative | 1,476 |
| P. Stinson | Conservative | 1,455 |
| J. Goodhand | Labour | 746 |
| N. Foster | Labour | 727 |
| L. Merrison | Labour | 708 |
| P. Kay | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
| W. Pryce | Lib/Sdp | 509 |
Dronfield Woodhouse1 seat · turnout 60.6%
| C. Batty | Conservative | 563 |
| H. Barnes | Labour | 292 |
| M. Birch | All | 157 |
Eckington North2 seats · turnout 31.5%
| P. Turner | Labour | 571 |
| R. Heath | Labour | 477 |
| P. Clegg | Ind Lab | 371 |
| G. Howells | Conservative | 298 |
Eckington South2 seats · turnout 37.4%
| A. Barker | Labour | 778 |
| J. Greer | Labour | 675 |
| B. Clegg | Ind Lab | 292 |
| H. Wright | Conservative | 204 |
Gosforth Valley3 seats · turnout 49.8%
| E. Batty | Conservative | 1,459 |
| H. Giles | Conservative | 1,347 |
| M. Groarke | Conservative | 1,278 |
| S. Duncan | Lib/Sdp | 612 |
| N. Gregory | Lib/Sdp | 599 |
| A. Garrett | Labour | 396 |
| J. Farms | Labour | 362 |
| R. Hammersley | Labour | 340 |
Holmewood & Heath2 seats · turnout 41.6%
| R. Brunt | Labour | 865 |
| B. Smith | Labour | 833 |
| S. Wright | Conservative | 393 |
| G. Robson | Conservative | 278 |
Killamarsh East1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| M. Machin | Labour | 350 |
| A. Woolley | Independent | 229 |
Killamarsh West3 seats · turnout 28.1%
| R. Redfern | Labour | 881 |
| C. Robinson | Labour | 871 |
| A. Turner | Labour | 856 |
| D. Crowder | Lib/Sdp | 460 |
| D. Lake | Lib/Sdp | 432 |
North Wingfield Central3 seats · turnout 30.8%
| L. Ralley | Labour | 997 |
| J. Wynn | Labour | 983 |
| D. Ward | Labour | 948 |
| W. Gent | Conservative | 370 |
Pilsley2 seats · turnout 56.4%
| T. Moon | Independent | 714 |
| M. Brailsford | Labour | 703 |
| C. Duffield | Independent | 613 |
| P. Hurt | Labour | 524 |
| R. Forrest | Lib/Sdp | 224 |
| R. Radford | Conservative | 115 |
Renishaw1 seat · turnout 51.8%
| E. Howarth | Labour | 532 |
| T. Hart | Lib/Sdp | 200 |
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane1 seat · turnout 52.3%
| B. Spooner | Conservative | 359 |
| J. Woodruff | Labour | 350 |
Shirland3 seats · turnout 26.8%
| W. Towndrow | Labour | 953 |
| L. Williams | Ind Lab | 835 |
| G. Shaw | Labour | 793 |
| H. Howard | Labour | 751 |
Sutton2 seats · turnout 37.7%
| A. Roach | Independent | 679 |
| G. Booth | Independent | 649 |
| P. Booker | Labour | 560 |
| E. Fearn | Labour | 438 |
Tupton2 seats · turnout 39.0%
| G. Marshall | Labour | 898 |
| G. Whitmore | Labour | 746 |
| D. Lowe | Independent | 411 |
Wingerworth3 seats · turnout 40.9%
| H. Cornford | Conservative | 972 |
| K. Ounsley | Conservative | 922 |
| B. Thompson | Conservative | 879 |
| B. Rice | Independent | 802 |
| R. Grant | Labour | 606 |
| C. Turner | Independent | 557 |
| B. Arrowsmith | Labour | 544 |
| T. Moss | Labour | 538 |
