Before (end of 1986) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Other 2 · Conservative 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1987) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 62 · Conservative 2 · Other 2 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
Ward results
Ardsley1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| F. Clowery | Labour | 1,453 |
| A. Parkin | Ind Lab | 948 |
Athersley1 seat
| L. Langford | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Brierley1 seat · turnout 40.7%
| Baines D. | Labour | 2,182 ✓ |
| H. Vodden | Ind Lab | 367 |
| D. Schofield | Conservative | 291 |
| M. Brennan | Lib/Sdp | 144 |
Darfield1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| B. Goddard | Labour | 2,275 |
| J. Murison | Lib/Sdp | 471 |
| Hill G. | Conservative | 370 |
Darton1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| R. Norbury | Labour | 2,467 |
| A. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 703 |
| P. Thorpe | Conservative | 549 |
Dearne South1 seat
| P. Greenhalgh | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat
| J. Lowe | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 45.3%
| C. Cawthrow | Labour | 2,568 |
| D. Chamberlain | Lib/Sdp | 840 |
| A. Fielding | Conservative | 512 |
Hoyland East1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| L. Lavitt | Labour | 2,312 |
| R Hinchliff | Conservative | 464 |
Hoyland West1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| A. Schofield | Labour | 1,921 |
| K. Burd | Independent | 901 |
Monk Bretton1 seat
| R. Barron | Labour | 0 ✓ |
North West1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| P. Hadfield | Labour | 1,679 |
| C. Carrington | Conservative | 860 |
Park1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| G. Murphy | Labour | 1,455 ✓ |
| W. McGrath | Ind Lab | 490 |
| J. Appleyard | Lib/Sdp | 350 |
| R. Dews | Conservative | 209 |
Penistone East1 seat · turnout 53.0%
| J. Wadey | Conservative | 1,743 |
| P. O'Connell | Labour | 1,464 |
| J. Marshall | Lib/Sdp | 513 |
Penistone West1 seat · turnout 46.0%
| M. Harrison | RES | 2,857 |
| D Bostwick | Labour | 894 |
Royston1 seat
| H. Lavender | Labour | 0 ✓ |
South West1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| M. Hall | Labour | 2,004 |
| D. Hallam | Lib/Sdp | 789 |
| J Carrington | Conservative | 527 |
Wombwell North1 seat · turnout 35.7%
| D. Wraith | Labour | 1,463 |
| D. Shaw | Independent | 459 |
Wombwell South1 seat · turnout 47.3%
| J. Wake | Labour | 2,143 |
| E. Rudkin | Independent | 1,735 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| F. Wright | Labour | 2,449 |
| E. Elders | Conservative | 558 |
