Before (end of 1982) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1983) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Conservative 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Anston & Woodsetts1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| J. Wardle | Labour | 1,521 |
| R. Newman | Conservative | 1,481 |
| C. Sykes | All | 564 |
Dalton Hooton Roberts & Thrybergh1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| D. Etchells | Labour | 2,671 |
| D. Calland | All | 541 |
| M. Bowers | Conservative | 418 |
Herringthorpe1 seat · turnout 33.5%
| R Hill | Labour | 2,271 |
| Middleton | Lib/Sdp | 322 |
Maltby1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| J. Skelton | Labour | 3,408 |
| D. Sylvester | Conservative | 804 |
Swinton1 seat · turnout 35.3%
| O. Hartley | Labour | 2,228 |
| H. Walker | Lib/Sdp | 861 |