Before (end of 1997) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 55 · Liberal Democrats 31 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1998) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 36 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Beauchief1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| P. Moore | Liberal Democrats | 3,134 ✓ |
| R Pemberton | Labour | 1,099 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 561 |
Birley1 seat · turnout 21.6%
| R Shepherd | Labour | 1,658 ✓ |
| D Glossop | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 |
| E. Millward | Conservative | 400 |
Brightside1 seat · turnout 18.2%
| A. Meade | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| Harston J. | Liberal Democrats | 728 |
| P Kirby | Conservative | 162 |
| R Morris | SOC LAB | 82 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| A. Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 1,905 ✓ |
| R. Eastall | Labour | 1,083 |
| G King | Conservative | 662 |
| J Otten | Green | 128 |
Burngreave1 seat · turnout 20.8%
| J. Watson | Labour | 724 ✓ |
| J. Jamison | Ind Lab | 565 |
| H Nawaz | Liberal Democrats | 359 |
| A Cherry | Conservative | 177 |
| B. Little | Green | 84 |
| M. Woodward | SOC | 76 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 15.6%
| E King | Labour | 885 ✓ |
| J Morland | Liberal Democrats | 364 |
| M Young | Conservative | 123 |
| R. Fryer | SOC | 103 |
| Wroe G. | Green | 95 |
Chapel Green1 seat · turnout 26.4%
| F. Butler | Liberal Democrats | 3,086 ✓ |
| M Wilde | Labour | 1,421 |
| M Boot | Conservative | 226 |
Darnall1 seat · turnout 23.0%
| R Murray | Labour | 1,761 ✓ |
| M Azim | Liberal Democrats | 1,257 |
| S Siddique | Conservative | 245 |
Ecclesall1 seat · turnout 36.9%
| R Davison | Liberal Democrats | 3,437 ✓ |
| J Harthman | Conservative | 1,616 |
| S. Robinson | Labour | 724 |
Firth Park1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| J. Barton | Labour | 1,532 ✓ |
| Farhatullah Khan | Liberal Democrats | 618 |
| N Paling | Conservative | 277 |
Hallam1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| N. Kime | Liberal Democrats | 3,488 ✓ |
| C Wallis | Conservative | 1,459 |
| M Newsome | Labour | 730 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| R. Satur | Labour | 1,660 ✓ |
| H Middleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,036 |
| L. Hayward | Conservative | 338 |
Heeley1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| Steve Ayris | Liberal Democrats | 2,258 ✓ |
| A Kershaw | Labour | 1,540 |
| E Smith | Conservative | 158 |
Hillsborough1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Christine Tosseano | Liberal Democrats | 2,581 ✓ |
| G. Furniss | Labour | 1,580 |
| M. Goldring | Conservative | 238 |
Intake1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| L. Truman | Liberal Democrats | 1,960 ✓ |
| F. White | Labour | 1,328 |
| E. Kirby | Conservative | 259 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 17.6%
| J. Fiore | Labour | 895 ✓ |
| F Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 477 |
| A Watson | Conservative | 108 |
| S Tice | SOC | 71 |
Mosborough1 seat · turnout 17.0%
| I. Saunders | Labour | 2,258 ✓ |
| A Hanson | Liberal Democrats | 1,284 |
| Shirley Clayton | Conservative | 720 |
| C Taylor | Ind Con | 95 |
Nether Edge1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| A White | Liberal Democrats | 2,176 ✓ |
| P Proctor | Labour | 1,438 |
| I Ramsay | Conservative | 287 |
| A D'Agorne | Green | 254 |
Nether Shire1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| D. Newton | Labour | 1,260 ✓ |
| J Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 940 |
| M. Kirby | Conservative | 164 |
Netherthorpe1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| B Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 1,895 ✓ |
| M. Bower | Labour | 1,067 |
| B New | Green | 165 |
| Cook A. | Conservative | 74 |
| J. Grunsell | SOC | 58 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| A. Smith | Liberal Democrats | 2,089 ✓ |
| J Moore | Labour | 1,375 |
| F Woodger | Conservative | 255 |
Owlerton1 seat · turnout 20.1%
| T Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 ✓ |
| G. Mathews | Labour | 1,081 |
| Kevin Mahoney | Conservative | 154 |
Park1 seat · turnout 14.2%
| D. Mulhearn | Labour | 779 ✓ |
| K Joyce | Liberal Democrats | 439 |
| K Douglas | SOC | 213 |
| M. Ginn | Conservative | 99 |
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Sharrow1 seat · turnout 16.7%
| J. Cromar | Labour | 1,110 ✓ |
| P. White | Liberal Democrats | 628 |
| A Lander | Conservative | 206 |
| M Smith | Green | 149 |
South Wortley1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Victoria Margaret Bowden | Liberal Democrats | 3,147 ✓ |
| A. Hurst | Labour | 1,284 |
| B. Gaimster | Conservative | 437 |
| M. Maas | Green | 142 |
Southey Green1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| P. Rose | Labour | 1,237 ✓ |
| S. Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 700 |
| G Kirtley | Conservative | 74 |
Stocksbridge1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| M. Brelsford | Liberal Democrats | 1,689 ✓ |
| A Chapman | Labour | 774 |
| A. Smith | Conservative | 153 |
Walkley1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| A. Milton | Liberal Democrats | 2,493 ✓ |
| A Garner | Labour | 1,425 |
| N. Freeman | Green | 199 |
| Patricia Smith | Conservative | 118 |
