Before (end of 1998) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 63 · Other 2 · Conservative 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 1999) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
Ward results
Ardsley1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| S. Redford | Labour | 819 ✓ |
| H. Harding | Liberal Democrats | 320 |
| S Logan | slp | 142 |
| M. Cale-Morgan | Conservative | 86 |
Athersley1 seat · turnout 18.7%
| M Woodhead | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| M. Wright | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
| T Allerton | Conservative | 43 |
| P Robinson | slp | 33 |
Brierley1 seat · turnout 24.0%
| A. Vodden | Labour | 1,132 ✓ |
| J Simmons | slp | 242 |
| D. Beaumont-Schofield | Conservative | 197 |
| S. Brook | Liberal Democrats | 98 |
Central1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| I Guest | Liberal Democrats | 1,074 ✓ |
| R. Fisher | Labour | 927 |
| S Yoxall | slp | 68 |
| J Carrington | Conservative | 61 |
Cudworth1 seat · turnout 23.1%
| J. Hayward | Labour | 1,269 ✓ |
| R Arindell | Liberal Democrats | 296 |
| A. Campbell | Conservative | 134 |
| M. Stannard | slp | 54 |
Darfield1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| G. Bates | Labour | 1,261 ✓ |
| M. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| P Stubbins | Conservative | 158 |
Darton1 seat · turnout 20.4%
| T. Cullum | Labour | 1,330 ✓ |
| J. Hollingsworth | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 207 |
| S. Robinson | slp | 43 |
Dearne South1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| A. Cross | Labour | 1,248 ✓ |
| S. Brook | Liberal Democrats | 454 |
| E Croft | Conservative | 74 |
Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| A. Gardiner | Labour | 1,115 ✓ |
| H. Newton | Liberal Democrats | 272 |
| G Wilkinson | Conservative | 63 |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| Phil Lofts | Labour | 1,033 ✓ |
| M Walsh | Ind Lab | 525 |
| J Earnshaw | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
| D Jones | Green | 307 |
| Hill G. | Conservative | 248 |
| L Heppenstall | slp | 49 |
Hoyland East1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| P. Wordsworth | Labour | 1,102 ✓ |
| B Maguire | Ind Lab | 390 |
| Stimson C. | Liberal Democrats | 234 |
| M West | Conservative | 147 |
| M. Smith | slp | 46 |
Hoyland West1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| A. Schofield | Labour | 937 ✓ |
| L Levitt | Independent | 453 |
| B Martin | Liberal Democrats | 277 |
| H. Jobling | Conservative | 115 |
| G Pickering | slp | 36 |
Monk Bretton1 seat · turnout 23.4%
| Margaret Sheard | Labour | 806 ✓ |
| G. Brown | Independent | 800 |
| D. McVey | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| S Wilkinson | Conservative | 102 |
North West1 seat
| M. Cawthorne | Labour | 678 |
| J. Ingram | Liberal Democrats | 326 |
| C. Carrington | Conservative | 240 |
| K Elbourne | slp | 27 |
Park1 seat · turnout 19.4%
| P. Leigh | Labour | 710 ✓ |
| P. Durie | Liberal Democrats | 226 |
| W Barkworth | Conservative | 92 |
| N Wragg | slp | 59 |
Penistone East1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| D. Toon | Conservative | 1,029 ✓ |
| T. Shepard | Labour | 1,027 |
| T. Arundel | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
Penistone West1 seat · turnout 24.1%
| J Unsworth | Labour | 900 ✓ |
| M. Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 732 |
| D Plotts | Conservative | 478 |
Royston1 seat · turnout 21.5%
| H. Lavender | Labour | 1,103 ✓ |
| E Gouthwaite | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| K. Leeds | Conservative | 113 |
| O. Robinson | slp | 52 |
South West1 seat
| M. Hall | Independent | 813 ✓ |
| C. Henshaw | Labour | 483 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 398 |
| D Hutton | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| G Holt | slp | 22 |
Wombwell North1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| R. Wraith | Labour | 781 ✓ |
| C Harding | Liberal Democrats | 754 |
| M Forster | Independent | 29 |
| N. Grace | Conservative | 28 |
Wombwell South1 seat · turnout 23.9%
| J. Wake | Labour | 1,244 ✓ |
| W Millard | Liberal Democrats | 421 |
| H. Oldfield | Conservative | 143 |
| A. Waller | Independent | 122 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| F. Wright | Labour | 1,043 ✓ |
| D Wood | Ind Lab | 359 |
| M Newton | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
| T Robinson | slp | 221 |
| E. Elders | Conservative | 123 |
