Before (end of 1997) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 3
Ward results
Adwick1 seat · turnout 23.8%
| E Kitchen | Labour | 1,997 ✓ |
| H. Woodhouse | Conservative | 931 |
Armthorpe1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| M. Pinkney | Ind Lab | 2,086 ✓ |
| J. Elwick | Labour | 1,359 |
| D. Espley | Conservative | 513 |
| B. Nixon | SOC LAB | 120 |
Askern1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| B. Roberts | Labour | 847 ✓ |
| T Callaghan | Ind Lab | 730 |
| J Chappell | Conservative | 565 |
| E Franks | SOC LAB | 191 |
Balby1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| M. Glover | Labour | 1,431 ✓ |
| T. Aitken | Conservative | 593 |
| L. Chesterman | Independent | 442 |
| J Winkfield | Green | 274 |
Bentley Central1 seat · turnout 26.1%
| D Hughes | Labour | 1,258 ✓ |
| C Storey | Liberal Democrats | 864 |
| K. Trem | Conservative | 201 |
Bentley North Road1 seat
| M. Robinson | Labour | 1,099 ✓ |
| A Webster | Liberal Democrats | 831 |
| J Hickman | Conservative | 249 |
Bessacarr1 seat
| M Cuthbert | Liberal Democrats | 2,020 ✓ |
| A Isaacs | Conservative | 1,349 |
| A. Chapman | Labour | 1,086 |
Central1 seat · turnout 25.5%
| C Harrison | Labour | 976 ✓ |
| I Anthony | Liberal Democrats | 837 |
| M. McQueen | Conservative | 232 |
| D Griffith | Independent | 150 |
Conisbrough1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| T. Sellars | Labour | 1,843 ✓ |
| M Rush | Independent | 289 |
| C Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 263 |
| L. Waters | Green | 245 |
| D. Andrew | Conservative | 163 |
Edlington And Warmsworth1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| M McAteer | Labour | 1,220 ✓ |
| C Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 539 |
| J. Hawley | Conservative | 272 |
| N Ball | SOC LAB | 190 |
Hatfield1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| J. Brown | Conservative | 1,067 ✓ |
| J. Credland | Liberal Democrats | 1,023 |
| R. Cousins | Labour | 823 |
| J. Hickson | Ind Lab | 237 |
Intake1 seat
| B. Marshall | Labour | 953 ✓ |
| P Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 944 |
| M Hayes | Conservative | 608 |
| M Kenny | SOC LAB | 76 |
Mexborough1 seat
| P. Firth | Liberal Democrats | 1,474 ✓ |
| R Gilbert | Labour | 608 |
| D. Axe | Ind Lab | 586 |
| M. Wilson | Conservative | 93 |
Richmond1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Michael Derek Wood | Labour | 1,249 ✓ |
| Doreen Woodhouse | Conservative | 1,030 |
| T Platt | Green | 854 |
Rossington1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| T Wilde | Dem Left | 1,174 ✓ |
| A. Harkin | Labour | 717 |
| J. Cooke | Independent | 510 |
| A Hawley | Conservative | 196 |
| G Sheldon | Ind Lab | 109 |
South East1 seat
| J. Dainty | Conservative | 2,108 ✓ |
| S Foster | Labour | 879 |
| G Newman | Liberal Democrats | 781 |
| M. Kingston | Independent | 318 |
| P Davies | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 293 |
| R Shirley | Independent | 88 |
Southern Parks1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| G. Stephenson | Independent | 1,378 ✓ |
| F Thompson | Conservative | 1,192 |
| F McNamee | Labour | 882 |
| J. Roden | Liberal Democrats | 637 |
Stainforth1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| K. Page | Liberal Democrats | 1,881 ✓ |
| P. Mullany | Labour | 1,074 |
| J Nelson | Conservative | 396 |
| K. Bowling | Independent | 250 |
Thorne1 seat
| M. Williams | Independent | 1,102 ✓ |
| I. Oldroyd | Labour | 1,049 |
| A Stent | Liberal Democrats | 1,029 |
| M. Jackson | SOC LAB | 209 |
Town Field1 seat
| A. Mitchinson | Labour | 912 ✓ |
| M Roden | Liberal Democrats | 825 |
| Gareth Pugh | Conservative | 586 |