Before (end of 2001) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 38 · Other 10 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 6
After (end of 2002) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 42 · Liberal Democrats 9 · Conservative 7 · Other 5
Ward results
Adwick1 seat · turnout 26.3%
| Edwin Kitchen | Labour | 1,936 ✓ |
| Beverley Ellison | Liberal Democrats | 788 |
| Sharon Hammerton | Conservative | 387 |
Armthorpe1 seat
| Margaret Pinkney | Independent | 2,027 ✓ |
| Tony Corden | Labour | 1,640 |
| J. Hawley | Conservative | 364 |
Askern1 seat
| Beryl Roberts | Labour | 1,527 ✓ |
| Martin Drake | Conservative | 975 |
Balby1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| Christopher Watson | Labour | 1,658 ✓ |
| Lynne Lawrence | Conservative | 899 |
Bentley Central1 seat
| David Hughes | Labour | 1,659 ✓ |
| John Chappell | Conservative | 460 |
Bentley North Road2 seats · turnout 22.0%
| Margaret Elizabeth Robinson | Labour | 1,372 ✓ |
| Stuart Hardy | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| Billy Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 468 |
| Debbie Drake | Conservative | 381 |
| Leonard Stone | Conservative | 287 |
Central1 seat
| Stuart Exelby | Labour | 1,499 ✓ |
| Raja Akhtar | Conservative | 494 |
Conisbrough1 seat · turnout 28.9%
| Christine Mills | Labour | 1,818 ✓ |
| Alex Wetling | Liberal Democrats | 480 |
| Dorothy Andrew | Conservative | 196 |
Edlington And Warmsworth1 seat
| Hilary McNamee | Labour | 1,608 ✓ |
| Raymond Bartlett | Conservative | 546 |
Hatfield1 seat · turnout 27.8%
| Jenny Brown | Conservative | 1,297 ✓ |
| Maureen Muddiman | Labour | 1,140 |
| Sharon Green | — | 752 |
Intake1 seat
| David Lawton | Labour | 2,213 ✓ |
| Louise Truman | Liberal Democrats | 1,460 |
| Clifford Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 1,327 ✓ |
| Beverley Marshall | Labour | 1,207 |
| Freda Hutchinson | Conservative | 325 |
| Paul Shannon | Conservative | 262 |
| Eamonn Charles Ward | Green | 143 |
Richmond1 seat
| Michael Derek Wood | Labour | 1,388 ✓ |
| Doreen Woodhouse | Conservative | 1,211 |
| T Platt | Green | 654 |
Rossington1 seat
| Mark Robinson | Labour | 1,194 ✓ |
| Martin Hall | Independent | 752 |
| Terry Wilde | Independent | 438 |
| Eric Cooke | Conservative | 205 |
South East1 seat
| Richard John Jones | Conservative | 2,435 ✓ |
| Linda Hall | Labour | 1,293 |
| Peter Gumelby | — | 845 |
Southern Parks1 seat
| George Beck | Conservative | 1,899 ✓ |
| George Stephenson | Independent | 1,248 |
| David Andrew Nevett | Labour | 1,116 |
Stainforth1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Ken Keegan | Labour | 1,785 ✓ |
| Unknown | Labour | 1,170 ✓ |
| Karen Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 845 |
| Kathleen Fletcher | Conservative | 603 |
| Unknown | Liberal Democrats | 444 |
| David Owen | BNP | 441 |
| Unknown | Conservative | 238 |
| Unknown | BNP | 210 |
Thorne1 seat
| Martin Williams | — | 2,245 ✓ |
| Peter Best | Labour | 771 |
| Mary Jackson | — | 137 |
| James Nelson | Conservative | 122 |
Town Field1 seat
| Jane Kidd | Labour | 1,124 ✓ |
| Roy John Penketh | Conservative | 760 |
| Kevin Abell | Liberal Democrats | 545 |