Before (end of 1999) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 59 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 2
After (end of 2000) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 52 · Other 8 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Ardsley1 seat · turnout 15.6%
| B Mathers | Labour | 700 ✓ |
| C Harding | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| M. Cale-Morgan | Conservative | 122 |
Athersley1 seat · turnout 17.2%
| D Bostwick | Labour | 614 ✓ |
| Cooke D. | Independent | 287 |
| H. Harding | Liberal Democrats | 101 |
| R Hinchliff | Conservative | 44 |
Brierley1 seat · turnout 21.8%
| Alan Whittaker | Labour | 760 ✓ |
| K Collins | Ind Lab | 418 |
| M West | Conservative | 159 |
| A Mawson | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
Central1 seat · turnout 20.7%
| D Hutton | Liberal Democrats | 923 ✓ |
| P. Newman | Labour | 658 |
| R Morrell | Conservative | 113 |
Cudworth1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| Steve Houghton | Labour | 1,030 ✓ |
| T. Jamil | Independent | 795 |
| Stimson C. | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
| A. Campbell | Conservative | 98 |
Darfield1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| R Fisher | Independent | 1,251 ✓ |
| Leah Higginbottom | Labour | 981 |
| Elizabeth Hill | Conservative | 132 |
| M. Brown | Liberal Democrats | 116 |
Darton1 seat · turnout 22.7%
| P. Miller | Labour | 1,245 ✓ |
| S. Birkinshaw | Independent | 599 |
| J Smith | Conservative | 320 |
| P Jaques | Liberal Democrats | 265 |
Dearne South1 seat · turnout 24.5%
| J. Thomson | Labour | 1,111 ✓ |
| S. Brook | Liberal Democrats | 897 |
| M. Lockwood | Conservative | 90 |
Dearne Thurnscoe1 seat · turnout 16.7%
| P. Bird | Labour | 946 ✓ |
| M Newton | Liberal Democrats | 239 |
| G Wilkinson | Conservative | 115 |
Dodworth1 seat · turnout 21.7%
| Ryan J. | Labour | 930 ✓ |
| D Jones | Green | 374 |
| M Walsh | Independent | 363 |
| Hill G. | Conservative | 311 |
| S Heyworth | Liberal Democrats | 255 |
Hoyland East1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| M Brankin | Independent | 1,210 ✓ |
| P. Beardshall | Labour | 635 |
| D Hulse | Liberal Democrats | 139 |
| H. Jobling | Conservative | 118 |
Hoyland West1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| S. Howard | Labour | 862 ✓ |
| B Martin | Liberal Democrats | 360 |
| H. Oldfield | Conservative | 225 |
Monk Bretton1 seat · turnout 24.3%
| G. Brown | Independent | 919 ✓ |
| T. Sheard | Labour | 807 |
| S. Brook | Liberal Democrats | 167 |
| S Wilkinson | Conservative | 113 |
North West1 seat
| W. Denton | Labour | 633 ✓ |
| P Henstock | Liberal Democrats | 329 |
| M. Allerton | Conservative | 301 |
Penistone East1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| A Rowley | Conservative | 1,188 ✓ |
| P Starling | Labour | 801 |
| T. Arundel | Liberal Democrats | 437 |
Penistone West1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| B. Hinchliff | Conservative | 1,340 ✓ |
| C. Shaw | Labour | 613 |
| F Charlesworth | Green | 259 |
| J. Heyworth | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
Royston1 seat · turnout 22.1%
| W. Newman | Labour | 997 ✓ |
| E Gouthwaite | Liberal Democrats | 475 |
| C. Sanger | Ind Lab | 361 |
| K. Leeds | Conservative | 123 |
South West1 seat
| S. Birkinshaw | Independent | 1,207 ✓ |
| C. Henshaw | Labour | 376 |
| J. Wilson | Conservative | 165 |
| D. McVey | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Wombwell North1 seat · turnout 30.2%
| S. Brook | Liberal Democrats | 891 ✓ |
| J. Clarke | Labour | 580 |
| N. Cuss | Conservative | 43 |
Wombwell South1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| M. Morgan | Labour | 1,079 ✓ |
| T Smith | Independent | 394 |
| W Millard | Liberal Democrats | 258 |
| W Barkworth | Conservative | 166 |
| Angela Waller | Soc Alt | 68 |
Worsbrough1 seat · turnout 23.7%
| J. Rae | Labour | 1,098 ✓ |
| P. Durie | Liberal Democrats | 244 |
| J. Elders | Conservative | 181 |
| David Wood | Independent | 168 |
| T Robinson | SOC LAB | 92 |
