Before (end of 1985) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 61 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
After (end of 1986) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 64 · Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Birley1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| D. Gow | Labour | 3,622 |
| C. Skipworth | Lib/Sdp | 1,152 |
| G. Salter | Conservative | 750 |
Brightside1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| R. Whitfield | Labour | 2,940 |
| G. Wilson | Lib/Sdp | 604 |
| S. Briggs | Conservative | 325 |
Burngreave1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| B. Flanagan | Labour | 3,237 |
| K. Mahmood | Lib/Sdp | 831 |
Chapel Green1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| S. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 3,102 |
| P. Duff | Labour | 2,970 |
| M. Hyatt | Conservative | 418 |
Darnall1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| C. Walayat | Labour | 1,899 ✓ |
| D. Boothroyd | Lib/Sdp | 1,219 |
| S. Rehman | Ind Lab | 700 |
| C. Cavill | Conservative | 686 |
Dore1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| J. Thompson | Conservative | 3,271 |
| M. Whitebrook | Labour | 1,853 |
| E. Fawcett | Lib/Sdp | 1,498 |
Ecclesall2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| S Dawson | Conservative | 3,156 |
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 3,021 |
| A. Fawthrop | Lib/Sdp | 2,117 |
| C. Freeman | Lib/Sdp | 1,975 |
| R. Darke | Labour | 1,343 |
| J. Cromar | Labour | 1,335 |
Firth Park1 seat · turnout 30.8%
| J. Barton | Labour | 3,470 ✓ |
| A. Knight | Conservative | 517 |
| N. Qureshi | Independent | 279 |
| C. Pryce | REVCOMM | 39 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 34.2%
| K. Hartley | Labour | 3,582 ✓ |
| M. Crangle | Lib/Sdp | 803 |
| Shirley Clayton | Conservative | 707 |
| R. Dunn | Independent | 84 |
Heeley1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| M. Savani | Labour | 3,117 ✓ |
| N. Aslam | Conservative | 1,091 |
| R. Mellor | Lib/Sdp | 1,058 |
| S. Brown | REVCOMM | 47 |
Hillsborough1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| P. Peysner | Labour | 3,235 |
| F. Butler | Lib/Sdp | 1,996 |
| M Warner | Conservative | 1,213 |
Intake1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| D. Mathews | Labour | 3,188 |
| E. Bradbury | Conservative | 1,153 |
| F. Pierce | Lib/Sdp | 866 |
Manor1 seat
| H. Capelin | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Mosborough1 seat · turnout 29.8%
| I. Saunders | Labour | 3,758 |
| E. Millward | Conservative | 1,022 |
| H. Gooch | Lib/Sdp | 995 |
Nether Edge1 seat · turnout 43.9%
| Q. Hussain | Labour | 2,386 ✓ |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 1,854 |
| G. Manley | Lib/Sdp | 1,628 |
| J. Beharrell | Green | 224 |
Nether Shire1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| A. Wigfield | Labour | 3,453 |
| G. Clayton | Lib/Sdp | 585 |
| J. Harrington | Conservative | 366 |
Netherthorpe1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| J. Steinke | Labour | 2,986 |
| P. McNutt | Lib/Sdp | 1,072 |
Owlerton1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| G. Mathews | Labour | 2,918 |
| P. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 583 |
| L. Banham | Conservative | 440 |
Park1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| D. Mulhearn | Labour | 2,901 |
| D. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 332 |
| C. Reynolds | Conservative | 269 |
Sharrow1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| R. Midgley | Labour | 2,440 ✓ |
| M. Malik | Lib/Sdp | 648 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 577 |
| W. Hartley | COMM | 64 |
| E. Price | REVCOMM | 42 |
South Wortley1 seat · turnout 41.7%
| P. Howson | Lib/Sdp | 3,601 |
| Buckley J. | Labour | 2,765 |
| E. Conboy | Conservative | 1,223 |
Southey Green1 seat
| P. Nelson | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Stocksbridge1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| M. Brelsford | Lib/Sdp | 1,896 |
| J. Johns | Labour | 1,664 |
| B. Fleming | Conservative | 420 |
Walkley1 seat · turnout 42.9%
| C. Bullement | Labour | 3,334 |
| D. Brown | Lib/Sdp | 2,330 |
| P Makin | Conservative | 515 |
