Before (end of 1998) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 3
After (end of 1999) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 37 · Other 12 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 5
Ward results
Adwick1 seat · turnout 20.8%
| Susan Bolton | Labour | 1,471 ✓ |
| B. Ellison | Liberal Democrats | 813 |
| R. Hammerton | Conservative | 265 |
Armthorpe1 seat
| Butler E.Ms | Labour | 1,606 ✓ |
| A Brown | Independent | 1,135 |
| G Young | Conservative | 366 |
| K Abell | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
Askern1 seat
| J Parkinson | Labour | 1,140 ✓ |
| T Callaghan | Ind Lab | 696 |
| E Drake | Conservative | 489 |
Balby1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| M. Edgar | Labour | 1,559 ✓ |
| C. Smithard | Liberal Democrats | 430 |
| M Aitken | Ms Con | 410 |
Bentley Central1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| D. Williams | Labour | 1,589 ✓ |
| C Storey | Liberal Democrats | 926 |
| H. Woodhouse | Conservative | 112 |
Bentley North Road1 seat
| W Mordue | Labour | 1,331 ✓ |
| A Webster | Liberal Democrats | 486 |
| J Chappel | Conservative | 205 |
Bessacarr1 seat
| P Coddington | Liberal Democrats | 1,533 ✓ |
| A Hawley | Conservative | 1,290 |
| V Wain | Labour | 1,105 |
Central1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| G. Jones | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| I Anthony | Liberal Democrats | 441 |
| K. Trem | Conservative | 203 |
Conisbrough1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| A Rave | Labour | 1,671 ✓ |
| M Rush | Ind Lab | 640 |
| J Connolly | Liberal Democrats | 194 |
| P. Bartlett | Conservative | 165 |
Edlington And Warmsworth1 seat
| Margaret Ward | Labour | 1,611 ✓ |
| C Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
| J. Hawley | Conservative | 248 |
| P Wallace | slp | 136 |
Hatfield1 seat · turnout 27.7%
| J Creland | Liberal Democrats | 1,365 ✓ |
| J Mordue | Labour | 1,140 |
| Dave Knight | Conservative | 587 |
| S Grayson | Independent | 89 |
Intake1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| P Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 1,288 ✓ |
| J Curry | Labour | 1,071 |
| B. Porter | Conservative | 330 |
Mexborough1 seat
| M. Jevons | Liberal Democrats | 1,552 ✓ |
| R Gilbert | Labour | 964 |
| M. Wilson | Conservative | 72 |
Richmond1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| M. Farrington | Labour | 1,242 ✓ |
| Doreen Woodhouse | Conservative | 913 |
| G Mosey | Liberal Democrats | 391 |
| T Platt | Green | 353 |
Rossington1 seat
| J. Cooke | Independent | 1,642 ✓ |
| M Robinson | Labour | 813 |
| G Hutton | Conservative | 112 |
| W Page | Liberal Democrats | 96 |
South East1 seat
| S. Borrows | Conservative | 2,502 ✓ |
| J. Worthington | Labour | 1,429 |
| R Muntyan | Liberal Democrats | 580 |
Southern Parks1 seat · turnout 34.1%
| B. Hoyle | Conservative | 2,216 ✓ |
| M. Lane | Labour | 1,249 |
| G Newman | Liberal Democrats | 628 |
Stainforth1 seat
| M Winter | Labour | 1,858 ✓ |
| D. Page | Liberal Democrats | 1,137 |
| J Nelson | Conservative | 504 |
Thorne1 seat · turnout 24.7%
| C. Williams | Independent | 1,202 ✓ |
| I. Oldroyd | Labour | 1,140 |
| H Green | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
| M. Jackson | SOC | 187 |
| K. Fletcher | Conservative | 164 |
Town Field2 seats · turnout 23.8%
| A. Chapman | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| Jane Kidd | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| C Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 725 |
| M Roden | Liberal Democrats | 659 |
| G Aitken | Conservative | 455 |
| S Aitken | Conservative | 391 |
Wheatley1 seat
| Muddiman M. | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| R O’Neil | Liberal Democrats | 593 |
| A Isaacs | Conservative | 345 |