Before (end of 1983) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 18 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 · Other 1
After (end of 1984) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Beauchief1 seat · turnout 36.5%
| D. George | Conservative | 3,074 |
| M. Walayat | Labour | 1,483 |
| N. Knox | Lib/Sdp | 1,098 |
Birley1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| V. Shepherd | Labour | 3,755 |
| C. Goldsmith | Conservative | 1,284 |
| C. Skipworth | Lib/Sdp | 832 |
Brightside2 seats · turnout 25.7%
| Peter Price | Labour | 2,757 |
| P. Heath | Labour | 2,445 |
| G. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 724 |
| V. McQuaid | Conservative | 442 |
| M. Hyatt | Conservative | 409 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| C. Patnick | Conservative | 1,929 |
| J. Mosley | Labour | 1,586 |
| P. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 928 |
Burngreave1 seat · turnout 49.2%
| J. Boyce | Labour | 3,482 ✓ |
| F. Butler | Lib/Sdp | 2,736 |
| E. Millward | Conservative | 234 |
| P. Mackey | COMM | 26 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| R. Munn | Labour | 2,995 ✓ |
| J. Graham | Conservative | 494 |
| P. Major | Lib/Sdp | 314 |
| V. Gill | COMM | 40 |
Chapel Green1 seat · turnout 36.4%
| D. Chadwick | Lib/Sdp | 3,517 |
| H. Hanwell | Labour | 2,302 |
| P Makin | Conservative | 447 |
Darnall1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| F. Prince | Labour | 2,934 |
| C. Cavill | Conservative | 944 |
| D. Boothroyd | Lib/Sdp | 622 |
Dore1 seat · turnout 39.0%
| D. Heslop | Conservative | 3,856 |
| C. Prescott | Labour | 1,680 |
| W. Lawrie | Lib/Sdp | 1,060 |
Ecclesall1 seat · turnout 39.5%
| S Cordle | Conservative | 3,542 |
| A. Fawthrop | Lib/Sdp | 1,537 |
| N. Eaton | Labour | 1,212 |
Firth Park1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| C. Betts | Labour | 3,571 |
| D. Wagland | Lib/Sdp | 551 |
| L. Banham | Conservative | 501 |
Hallam1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| P. Jackson | Conservative | 3,417 |
| G. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 1,526 |
| L. Hesketh | Labour | 1,280 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| G. Nicholls | Labour | 3,141 |
| D. Kennedy | Conservative | 993 |
| J. Padget | Lib/Sdp | 632 |
Heeley1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| P. Smith | Labour | 3,279 |
| E. Bradbury | Conservative | 1,422 |
| R. Mellor | Lib/Sdp | 674 |
Hillsborough1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| A. Meade | Labour | 3,484 |
| P. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,660 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 1,585 |
Intake1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| P. Moscrop | Labour | 3,087 |
| G. Orton | Conservative | 1,388 |
| J. Wild | Lib/Sdp | 759 |
Mosborough1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| D. Walton | Labour | 4,144 |
| G. Ranson | Conservative | 1,339 |
| H. Gooch | Lib/Sdp | 697 |
Nether Edge1 seat · turnout 42.0%
| J. Fiore | Labour | 2,509 ✓ |
| I Fey | Conservative | 2,304 |
| P. Metcalfe | Lib/Sdp | 893 |
| J. Beharrell | Ecol | 107 |
Nether Shire1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| R. Barton | Labour | 3,252 |
| R. Shillito | Lib/Sdp | 838 |
| A. Banham | Conservative | 512 |
Netherthorpe1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| A. Robinson | Labour | 3,128 |
| S. Briggs | Conservative | 960 |
| G. Ashberry | COMM | 94 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| J. Butler | Labour | 3,479 |
| B. Farnsworth | Conservative | 1,368 |
| H. Wallace | Lib/Sdp | 688 |
Owlerton1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| G. Burrows | Labour | 3,038 |
| I. Beatson | Conservative | 552 |
| P. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 477 |
Sharrow1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| M. Pye | Labour | 2,304 |
| R. Harrison | Lib/Sdp | 937 |
| M. Heywood | COMM | 98 |
South Wortley1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| A. Memmott | Lib/Sdp | 2,951 |
| H. Howard | Labour | 2,606 |
| S. Cowley | Conservative | 1,892 |
Southey Green1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| D. Blunkett | Labour | 3,865 |
| E. Peacock | Lib/Sdp | 336 |
| E. Hutton | Conservative | 323 |
Stocksbridge2 seats · turnout 39.9%
| J. Hibberd | Lib/Sdp | 2,081 |
| M. Johnson | Lib/Sdp | 1,977 |
| J. Johns | Labour | 1,801 |
| S. Thickett | Labour | 1,786 |
| W. Travis | Conservative | 421 |
| C. Whittaker | Conservative | 414 |
Walkley1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| A. Billings | Labour | 3,718 |
| D. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 1,336 |
| R. Wilson-Wolfe | Conservative | 913 |