Before (end of 1998) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 44 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 1
After (end of 1999) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Conservative 9 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Barlow & Holmesfield1 seat
| C. Huckerby | Conservative | 406 ✓ |
| I. Carter | Labour | 183 |
Brampton & Walton3 seats
| P. Needham | Conservative | 596 ✓ |
| H Thompson | Conservative | 595 ✓ |
| J. Hutchinson | Conservative | 535 ✓ |
| J Marriot | Labour | 387 |
| Doug Ross | Independent | 234 |
Clay Cross North3 seats · turnout 32.1%
| K Savidge | Labour | 947 |
| P. Booker | Labour | 941 |
| G Morley | Labour | 915 |
| P. Mansell | Independent | 456 |
| S. Hawkins | Independent | 455 |
| David Wood | Independent | 408 |
Clay Cross South2 seats
| D. Nuttall | Labour | 871 ✓ |
| P. Riggott | Labour | 870 ✓ |
| J. Hopkinson | Independent | 250 |
| M. Simpson | Independent | 217 |
Coal Aston2 seats · turnout 31.3%
| T. Furniss | Labour | 366 |
| M Emmens | Conservative | 359 |
| D Steele | Labour | 351 |
| C Gill | Independent | 273 |
| K Leake | Conservative | 263 |
Dronfield North3 seats
| G. Baxter | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| J Goodhand | Labour | 632 ✓ |
| Christine Smith | Labour | 622 ✓ |
| S. Reedman | Conservative | 271 |
| B. Skelton | Conservative | 252 |
| R. Kay | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| C. Pryce | Liberal Democrats | 214 |
| S Temple | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Dronfield South3 seats
| P. England | Liberal Democrats | 782 ✓ |
| K. Marr | Conservative | 669 ✓ |
| N Foster | Labour | 631 ✓ |
| J. Gilbert | Labour | 615 |
| T Clark | Conservative | 611 |
| D. Hill | Labour | 578 |
Dronfield Woodhouse1 seat
| D Cheetham | Labour | 0 |
Eckington North2 seats · turnout 17.6%
| J. Marsh | Labour | 491 |
| J. Dargue | Labour | 425 |
| V. Wright | Independent | 194 |
Eckington South2 seats
| R. Capps | Labour | 0 |
| P. Brown | Labour | 0 |
Gosforth Valley3 seats · turnout 21.6%
| Mortimer D. | Liberal Democrats | 979 |
| F Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 941 |
| J. Williams | Labour | 463 |
| K. Steele | Labour | 372 |
| M. Liileyman | Labour | 349 |
Hasland (Grassmoor)2 seats
| R. Marriott | Labour | 0 |
| E. Hill | Labour | 0 |
Holmewood & Heath2 seats
| R. Brunt | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| P. Williams | Labour | 0 |
| R. Brunt | Labour | 0 |
| P. Williams | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Killamarsh East1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| J. Windle | Labour | 402 |
| K. Sampson | RES | 317 |
Killamarsh West3 seats · turnout 32.4%
| J. Holden | Labour | 987 |
| H. Laws | Labour | 955 |
| Robinson C. | Labour | 942 |
| I. Legge | RES | 942 |
| C. Dye | RES | 673 |
| T. Turner | RES | 659 |
Morton1 seat
| M. Treweek | Labour | 0 |
North Wingfield Central3 seats
| D. Ward | Labour | 0 |
| F. Bradley | Labour | 0 |
| George Butler | Labour | 0 |
Pilsley2 seats · turnout 29.0%
| G Antcliff | Labour | 565 |
| P. Holmes | Labour | 457 |
| T. Moon | Independent | 445 |
Renishaw1 seat
| B. Ridgeway | Labour | 0 |
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| D. Walpole | Labour | 244 |
| M. Holmes | Conservative | 193 |
Shirland3 seats
| F Taylor | Labour | 0 |
| D. Cotterill | Labour | 0 |
| V. Smith | Labour | 0 |
Sutton2 seats · turnout 25.3%
| P. Kerry | Labour | 584 |
| I. Beresford | Ind Lab | 545 |
| D. Chapman | Labour | 482 |
Tupton2 seats · turnout 26.8%
| G. Pass | Labour | 555 |
| P. Broadhead | Labour | 486 |
| D. Woods | Ind RES | 267 |
Unstone1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| F. Hopkinson | Conservative | 271 |
| J. Hill | Labour | 181 |
Wingerworth3 seats
| William Pickford | Conservative | 850 ✓ |
| P O’ Neil | Conservative | 841 ✓ |
| G. Wade | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| T Fisher | Labour | 807 |
| B White | Labour | 772 |
| B Fox | Labour | 744 |