Before (end of 1995) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 56 · Conservative 6 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1996) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 2 · Other 0
Ward results
Adwick1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| W. Martin | Labour | 2,296 ✓ |
| D Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| H. Woodhouse | Conservative | 228 |
Armthorpe1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| T. Corden | Labour | 2,104 ✓ |
| J Farrell | Independent | 675 |
| E. Pedley | Conservative | 326 |
Askern1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| W. Gillies | Labour | 1,805 ✓ |
| W. Grant | Liberal Democrats | 312 |
| J Chappell | Conservative | 280 |
Balby1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| G Jameson | Labour | 2,198 ✓ |
| C. Nixon | Conservative | 284 |
| J. Roden | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
Bentley Central1 seat
| P. Birks | Labour | 2,076 ✓ |
| A Hawley | Conservative | 235 |
Bentley North Road1 seat
| D. Buckley | Labour | 1,968 ✓ |
| J Hickman | Conservative | 175 |
Bessacarr1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| M. Muddiman | Labour | 1,964 ✓ |
| K. Bannard | Conservative | 1,788 |
| M Cuthbert | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
Central1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| G. Jones | Labour | 1,528 ✓ |
| D North | Liberal Democrats | 351 |
| H. Hewitt | Conservative | 148 |
Conisbrough1 seat · turnout 26.2%
| G McLister | Labour | 2,706 ✓ |
| D. Andrew | Conservative | 119 |
| L. Waters | Green | 63 |
Edlington And Warmsworth1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| C Wedd | Labour | 1,796 ✓ |
| C Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 227 |
| B. Scott | Conservative | 150 |
| G. Scott | Green | 68 |
Hatfield1 seat
| J. Meredith | Labour | 1,710 ✓ |
| J. Brown | Conservative | 920 |
Mexborough1 seat
| E. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 2,447 ✓ |
| T. Roebuck | Labour | 1,316 |
| M. Wilson | Conservative | 61 |
Rossington1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| J. Quinn | Labour | 1,318 ✓ |
| T. Wilde | Independent | 962 |
| J. Srivastava | Conservative | 122 |
South East1 seat
| Y. Woodcock | Conservative | 1,964 ✓ |
| K Siddons | Labour | 1,405 |
| S Knill | Liberal Democrats | 366 |
| K Gilfedder | Green | 123 |
Southern Parks1 seat
| J Hoare | Labour | 1,919 ✓ |
| D Hoyle | Conservative | 1,777 |
| M Roden | Liberal Democrats | 429 |
| J Waters | Green | 111 |
Stainforth1 seat
| R. Stockhill | Labour | 1,961 ✓ |
| J Nelson | Conservative | 492 |
| D Porter | Liberal Democrats | 294 |
Thorne1 seat
| B. Marshall | Labour | 1,853 ✓ |
| N Walsh | Independent | 582 |
| M. Jackson | MILT Lab | 420 |
| J Hirst | Liberal Democrats | 223 |
Town Field1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| Shaun Knowles | Labour | 1,530 ✓ |
| R Haley | Conservative | 841 |
Wheatley1 seat
| M. Hepworth | Labour | 1,704 ✓ |
| Gareth Pugh | Conservative | 305 |
| A Archer | Liberal Democrats | 165 |
| L Mott | Green | 68 |