Before (end of 1986) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Conservative 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1987) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 · Conservative 1 · Other 1
Ward results
Anston & Woodsetts1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| R. Stonebridge | Labour | 1,610 |
| C. Foley | Conservative | 1,251 |
| M. Ward | Lib/Sdp | 996 |
Dalton Hooton Roberts & Thrybergh1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| G. Etchells | Labour | 2,985 |
| M. Bullivant | Lib/Sdp | 398 |
| M. Bowers | Conservative | 396 |
Herringthorpe1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| P. Hill | Labour | 2,027 |
| P. Salter | Lib/Sdp | 315 |
Maltby1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| J. Skelton | Labour | 3,245 |
| E. Calland | Lib/Sdp | 1,231 |
| D. Sylvester | Conservative | 427 |
Swinton1 seat · turnout 36.1%
| O. Hartley | Labour | 2,552 |
| D. O'Donnell | Lib/Sdp | 422 |
| J. Seed | Conservative | 366 |
Wath1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| E. Walton | Labour | 1,924 |
| M. Brennan | Conservative | 565 |
| D. Polkington | Lib/Sdp | 443 |