Before (end of 1998) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Liberal Democrats 36 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
After (end of 1999) (87 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 47 · Labour 39 · Conservative 1 · Other 0
Ward results
Beauchief1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| A Sangar | Liberal Democrats | 3,806 ✓ |
| A Hinman | Labour | 1,435 |
| F Woodger | Conservative | 505 |
Birley1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| D Baker | Liberal Democrats | 2,408 ✓ |
| E. Smith | Labour | 2,034 |
| E. Millward | Conservative | 204 |
Brightside1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| J Webster | Labour | 1,581 ✓ |
| J Staniforth | Liberal Democrats | 1,053 |
| M. Kirby | Conservative | 131 |
| R Morris | slp | 77 |
Broomhill1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| J. Sidebottom | Liberal Democrats | 2,369 ✓ |
| J. Belcher | Labour | 1,360 |
| G King | Conservative | 507 |
| J Otten | Green | 124 |
Burngreave1 seat · turnout 30.0%
| Simon Jones | Labour | 1,329 ✓ |
| J. Jamison | Ind Lab | 597 |
| H Nawaz | Liberal Democrats | 396 |
| N Bryan | Conservative | 173 |
| C. Sissons | Green | 81 |
| A. Brown | SOC | 80 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 24.9%
| P. Midgely | Labour | 1,497 ✓ |
| J Morland | Liberal Democrats | 467 |
| M Young | Conservative | 112 |
| Wroe G. | Green | 74 |
| R. Fryer | SOC | 65 |
Chapel Green1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| G Oxley | Liberal Democrats | 3,269 ✓ |
| M Tracey | Labour | 1,646 |
| P. Axelby | Conservative | 243 |
Darnall1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| T McElligott | Liberal Democrats | 2,049 ✓ |
| K Walayat | Labour | 1,895 |
| M. Pigott | Conservative | 215 |
Ecclesall1 seat · turnout 42.3%
| S. Dunkley | Liberal Democrats | 3,862 ✓ |
| J Hartnman | Conservative | 1,674 |
| S. Robinson | Labour | 1,004 |
Firth Park1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| M. Khan | Labour | 1,686 ✓ |
| I Heeley | Liberal Democrats | 1,084 |
| N Paling | Conservative | 194 |
Hallam1 seat · turnout 44.4%
| L Hesketh | Liberal Democrats | 3,600 ✓ |
| S Cordle | Conservative | 1,909 |
| D Henderson | Labour | 945 |
Handsworth1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| M. Barker | Labour | 2,414 ✓ |
| H Middleton | Liberal Democrats | 1,204 |
| L. Hayward | Conservative | 257 |
Heeley1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| T. Hainey | Liberal Democrats | 2,679 ✓ |
| A Kershaw | Labour | 1,580 |
| C. Dutton | Conservative | 120 |
| Denise Craghill | Green | 114 |
| T Horsfield | slp | 103 |
Hillsborough1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| A. Macfarlane | Liberal Democrats | 2,805 ✓ |
| R Harpham | Labour | 1,473 |
| T Seaton | Conservative | 233 |
| C. McMahon | Green | 110 |
Intake1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| F Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 2,377 ✓ |
| D. Lawton | Labour | 1,957 |
| E. Kirby | Conservative | 234 |
Manor1 seat · turnout 23.5%
| G. Furniss | Labour | 1,241 ✓ |
| R Sheridan | Liberal Democrats | 529 |
| A Watson | Conservative | 90 |
| S Tice | SOC | 61 |
Mosborough1 seat · turnout 22.8%
| C. Rosling-Josephs | Labour | 2,947 ✓ |
| P Fox | Liberal Democrats | 2,179 |
| Shirley Clayton | Conservative | 604 |
| C Taylor | Ind Con | 59 |
Nether Edge1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| P. White | Liberal Democrats | 2,661 ✓ |
| M. Khan | Labour | 1,755 |
| M Smith | Green | 252 |
| A Cherry | Conservative | 236 |
Nether Shire1 seat · turnout 25.2%
| W Eddison | Labour | 1,707 ✓ |
| J Tomlinson | Liberal Democrats | 1,031 |
| P Kirby | Conservative | 123 |
| S. Frost | SOC | 34 |
Netherthorpe1 seat · turnout 29.0%
| M Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 1,719 ✓ |
| A Arber | Labour | 1,322 |
| B New | Green | 176 |
| I Ramsay | Conservative | 91 |
| P Turner | SWP | 61 |
Norton1 seat · turnout 35.2%
| I Aukland | Liberal Democrats | 2,280 ✓ |
| F. White | Labour | 1,483 |
| P. Smith | Conservative | 236 |
Owlerton1 seat · turnout 30.5%
| M Wilde | Labour | 1,669 ✓ |
| W Morton | Liberal Democrats | 1,480 |
| Kevin Mahoney | Conservative | 121 |
| B Fischer | slp | 107 |
Park1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| D Willis | Liberal Democrats | 1,391 ✓ |
| V. Nicholson | Labour | 1,165 |
| K Douglas | SOC | 78 |
| S Sheppard | Conservative | 48 |
| P Hartley | Green | 23 |
Sharrow1 seat · turnout 22.9%
| M Nazir | Labour | 1,650 ✓ |
| L Wong | Liberal Democrats | 750 |
| J. Graham | Conservative | 186 |
| A D'Agorne | Green | 137 |
| M Jennings | Green | 41 |
South Wortley1 seat · turnout 33.0%
| T Bagshaw | Liberal Democrats | 3,888 ✓ |
| S Caban | Labour | 1,626 |
| P Clewes | Conservative | 504 |
Southey Green1 seat · turnout 25.7%
| A. Damms | Labour | 1,784 ✓ |
| F. Newman | Liberal Democrats | 677 |
| G Kirtley | Conservative | 83 |
Stocksbridge1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| M. Davis | Liberal Democrats | 2,182 ✓ |
| A. Pears | Labour | 582 |
| M Upton | Conservative | 122 |
Walkley1 seat · turnout 32.5%
| Harston J. | Liberal Democrats | 2,444 ✓ |
| T. Barrow | Labour | 1,663 |
| N. Freeman | Green | 228 |
| Millward G. | Conservative | 136 |
