Before (end of 1987) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Conservative 13 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 9 · Other 0
After (end of 1988) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 66 · Conservative 12 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Other 0
Ward results
Beauchief1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| D. George | Conservative | 2,456 ✓ |
| P. Moore | SLD | 2,365 |
| G. Munn | Labour | 2,181 |
| R. Shillito | SDP | 128 |
Birley1 seat · turnout 32.9%
| V. Shepherd | Labour | 3,804 |
| Millward G. | Conservative | 958 |
| C. Skipworth | SLD | 588 |
Brightside1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| Peter Price | Labour | 2,658 |
| J. Richardson | Conservative | 350 |
| P. McNutt | SLD | 270 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| K. Mahoney | Labour | 2,103 ✓ |
| S Cordle | Conservative | 1,960 |
| J. Padget | SLD | 742 |
| A. Womack | Green | 347 |
| O. Waterlow | SDP | 104 |
Burngreave2 seats · turnout 29.8%
| P. Smith | Labour | 2,846 ✓ |
| J. Watson | Labour | 2,702 ✓ |
| D. Watson | Conservative | 543 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 518 |
| S. Hughes | SLD | 292 |
| S. Rehman | SLD | 288 |
| V. Dean | SDP | 155 |
| B. Turley | COMM | 76 |
Chapel Green1 seat · turnout 37.0%
| D. Chadwick | SLD | 3,161 ✓ |
| Eddie Hanson | Labour | 3,005 |
| C. Holt | Conservative | 403 |
| D. Ritchie | SDP | 103 |
Darnall1 seat · turnout 29.4%
| S. Robinson | Labour | 3,194 |
| P Kirby | Conservative | 676 |
| D. Boothroyd | SLD | 497 |
Dore1 seat · turnout 38.3%
| D. Heslop | Conservative | 3,686 ✓ |
| G. Ellis | Labour | 1,850 |
| J. Sidebottom | SLD | 655 |
| M. Crangle | SDP | 248 |
Ecclesall1 seat · turnout 40.4%
| B. Fleming | Conservative | 3,515 ✓ |
| T Plant | Labour | 1,468 |
| C. Freeman | SLD | 1,044 |
| C. Jenkins | Green | 280 |
| P. Sorby | SDP | 165 |
Firth Park1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| C. Betts | Labour | 3,475 ✓ |
| Cook A. | Conservative | 367 |
| J. Wilcock | SLD | 235 |
| G. Evans | SDP | 125 |
Hallam1 seat · turnout 43.1%
| P. Jackson | Conservative | 3,223 ✓ |
| J Webster | Labour | 1,625 |
| J. Knight | SLD | 1,242 |
| M. Smith | SDP | 256 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| H. Lambert | Labour | 3,588 ✓ |
| A. Smith | SLD | 1,317 |
| Shirley Clayton | Conservative | 602 |
| R. Dunn | Green | 126 |
Heeley1 seat · turnout 31.1%
| E. Lamb | Labour | 3,255 ✓ |
| E. Bradbury | Conservative | 935 |
| V. King | SLD | 381 |
| J. Hetherington | SDP | 170 |
Hillsborough1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| P. Duff | Labour | 3,107 ✓ |
| D. Swarbrick | SLD | 1,813 |
| M Warner | Conservative | 1,098 |
| J. O'Neill | Green | 147 |
Intake1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| P. Moscrop | Labour | 3,181 ✓ |
| R. Atha | Conservative | 1,067 |
| D. Oldfield | SLD | 293 |
| D. Dean | SDP | 153 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| W. Jordan | Labour | 2,715 |
| P. Anderton | Conservative | 293 |
| L. Middleton | SLD | 146 |
Mosborough1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| D. Walton | Labour | 4,328 ✓ |
| C. Gracey | Conservative | 1,420 |
| K. Smith | SLD | 402 |
| R. Davison | SDP | 239 |
Nether Edge1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| J. Fiore | Labour | 2,772 ✓ |
| H Cornford | Conservative | 1,816 |
| G. Manley | SLD | 858 |
| S. Ruttle | SDP | 216 |
Nether Shire1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| R. Barton | Labour | 3,439 |
| R Barnsley | Conservative | 404 |
| G. Clayton | SLD | 344 |
Netherthorpe1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| J. Harvey | Labour | 2,883 ✓ |
| Dave Knight | Conservative | 519 |
| D. Cloke | SLD | 293 |
| R. Ritchie | SDP | 106 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| J. Butler | Labour | 3,468 |
| R Crane | Conservative | 1,221 |
| I. Auckland | SLD | 454 |
Owlerton1 seat · turnout 28.8%
| G. Burrows | Labour | 3,165 |
| F. Pierce | SLD | 459 |
| M. Smith | Conservative | 100 |
Park1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| E. Sargent | Labour | 3,172 |
| M. Hyatt | Conservative | 309 |
| J. Mayes | SLD | 233 |
Sharrow1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| M. Pye | Labour | 2,619 ✓ |
| J. Godber | Conservative | 525 |
| K. Brown | SLD | 279 |
| P. Major | SDP | 93 |
| W. Hartley | COMM | 85 |
South Wortley1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| A. Memmott | SLD | 2,796 |
| R. Darke | Labour | 2,708 |
| L. Wilson | Conservative | 1,556 |
Southey Green1 seat · turnout 32.4%
| J. Boyce | Labour | 3,609 |
| R. Usher | Conservative | 242 |
| R. Mellor | SLD | 209 |
Stocksbridge1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| J. Hibberd-Cooke | SLD | 1,636 ✓ |
| A. Meade | Labour | 1,630 |
| S. Gladman | Conservative | 399 |
| G. Wilson | SDP | 81 |
Walkley1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| J. Cromar | Labour | 3,997 ✓ |
| P. Barnsley | Conservative | 719 |
| P. Smith | SLD | 399 |
| M. Ritchie | SDP | 249 |
