Before (end of 1997) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Other 2 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1998) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Other 2 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Ardsley1 seat · turnout 15.6%
| K. Dyson | Labour | 777 ✓ |
| S Logan | SOC LAB | 129 |
| J Earnshaw | Liberal Democrats | 119 |
| T Allerton | Conservative | 96 |
Athersley1 seat · turnout 19.0%
| L Picken | Labour | 978 ✓ |
| R Arundel | Liberal Democrats | 115 |
| M. Heppenstall | SOC LAB | 54 |
Brierley1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| C. Sykes | Labour | 953 ✓ |
| D. Beaumont-Scofield | Conservative | 247 |
| J. Yoxall | SOC LAB | 176 |
Central1 seat · turnout 19.2%
| M. Wilby | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| I Guest | Liberal Democrats | 578 |
| S Yoxall | SOC LAB | 108 |
| E Croft | Conservative | 71 |
Cudworth1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| C. Wraith | Labour | 1,321 ✓ |
| A Leonard | Liberal Democrats | 114 |
| B. Adams | Conservative | 105 |
| M. Stannard | SOC LAB | 50 |
Darfield1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| T. Dixon | Labour | 1,254 ✓ |
| T. Arundel | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| P Stubbins | Conservative | 202 |
| E Mountain | SOC LAB | 53 |
Darton1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| J. Shepherd | Labour | 1,383 ✓ |
| J Smith | Conservative | 401 |
| S. Robinson | SOC LAB | 125 |
Dearne South1 seat · turnout 21.0%
| P Stuart | Labour | 1,388 ✓ |
| S. Brook | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat · turnout 18.0%
| C. Evans | Labour | 1,092 ✓ |
| L. Mellor | Liberal Democrats | 243 |
| G Wilkinson | Conservative | 80 |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 20.3%
| S. Staples | Labour | 1,313 ✓ |
| D Jones | Green | 441 |
| B. Martin | Conservative | 246 |
| L Heppenstall | SOC LAB | 69 |
| Results of | — | 0 |
Hoyland East1 seat · turnout 20.6%
| M. Brankin | Labour | 1,450 ✓ |
| M. Smith | SOC LAB | 183 |
Hoyland West1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| J. Andrews | Labour | 1,258 ✓ |
| H. Jobling | Conservative | 211 |
| A. Scargill | SOC LAB | 103 |
Monk Bretton1 seat · turnout 17.3%
| R. Robinson | Labour | 1,111 ✓ |
| M Burgess | Liberal Democrats | 172 |
| G Fisher | Conservative | 97 |
| J. Morton | SOC LAB | 62 |
North West1 seat
| J Bostwick | Labour | 883 |
| C. Carrington | Conservative | 220 |
| J. Ingram | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
| K Elbourne | SOC LAB | 42 |
Park1 seat · turnout 18.4%
| A. Wade | Labour | 878 ✓ |
| N. Norcross | Conservative | 105 |
| N Wragg | SOC LAB | 57 |
Penistone East1 seat · turnout 25.9%
| M Headon | Labour | 1,214 ✓ |
| Hill G. | Conservative | 779 |
Penistone West1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| G Punt | Independent | 1,462 ✓ |
| C. Shaw | Labour | 716 |
Royston1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| G Kyte | Labour | 1,354 ✓ |
| A Highes | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 135 |
| O. Robinson | SOC LAB | 65 |
South West1 seat
| D. Foster | Labour | 995 ✓ |
| J Carrington | Conservative | 327 |
| G Holt | SOC LAB | 93 |
Wombwell North1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| A. Hall | Labour | 696 ✓ |
| Stimson C. | Liberal Democrats | 109 |
| M Forster | SOC | 66 |
| S Wilkinson | Conservative | 61 |
Wombwell South1 seat · turnout 21.3%
| T. Naylor | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| M. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 183 |
| N. Grace | Conservative | 156 |
| A. Waller | SOC | 124 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 21.2%
| T. Bristowe | Labour | 1,222 ✓ |
| T Robinson | SOC LAB | 244 |
| E. Elders | Conservative | 161 |
