Before (end of 2003) (66 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 47 · Other 10 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 4
After (end of 2004) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 33 · Other 22 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
Central3 seats · turnout 27.5%
| Ian Guest | Liberal Democrats | 1,154 ✓ |
| Michael Stokes | Labour | 984 ✓ |
| Don Hutton | Liberal Democrats | 951 ✓ |
| Tobias Sheard | Labour | 939 |
| Peter Politano | Liberal Democrats | 865 |
| Margaret Bruff | Labour | 844 |
| Marie Gardner | BNP | 401 |
| Geoffrey Turvey | Conservative | 256 |
Cudworth3 seats · turnout 32.5%
| Stephen Houghton | Labour | 1,675 ✓ |
| Charlie Wraith | Labour | 1,634 ✓ |
| Joe Hayward | Labour | 1,615 ✓ |
| Edgar Auckland | Independent | 716 |
| Alwyn Hodgson | Independent | 700 |
| Ian Sanders | Independent | 490 |
| Pamela Kershaw | Liberal Democrats | 370 |
| Paul Tibble | BNP | 314 |
| Jean Rowley | Conservative | 187 |
Darfield3 seats · turnout 34.2%
| Ronald Fisher | Independent | 1,730 ✓ |
| David Wainwright | Independent | 1,416 ✓ |
| Trevor Smith | Independent | 1,317 ✓ |
| Gillian Bates | Labour | 1,113 |
| Brian Mathers | Labour | 756 |
| Christopher Sykes | Labour | 681 |
| Sally Brook | Liberal Democrats | 303 |
| David Highway | BNP | 272 |
| Andrew Barr | Conservative | 252 |
Darton East3 seats · turnout 31.7%
| John Parkinson | Labour | 1,341 ✓ |
| Patrick Miller | Labour | 1,284 ✓ |
| Thomas Cullum | Labour | 1,190 ✓ |
| John Race | Independent | 850 |
| Robert Barnard | Conservative | 768 |
| Christopher Tummons | Independent | 496 |
| Patrick Logan | Liberal Democrats | 471 |
| Gordon Wilkinson | Conservative | 470 |
| George Hill | Conservative | 457 |
| Edward Alan Gouthwaite | Independent | 335 |
| Jacqueline Hall | BNP | 305 |
Darton West3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| Christopher Jenkinson | Labour | 1,102 ✓ |
| Linda Burgess | Labour | 1,073 ✓ |
| Susan Simmons | Independent | 989 ✓ |
| Steven Redford | Labour | 963 |
| Michael Walsh | Independent | 816 |
| Mehdi Ghaffarian | Independent | 695 |
| Jack Orr | Conservative | 596 |
| Kenneth Smith | Liberal Democrats | 546 |
| Clive Watkinson | Conservative | 545 |
| Tony Short | Conservative | 539 |
| Cheryl Saxton | BNP | 358 |
Dearne North3 seats · turnout 21.3%
| Alan Hancock | Labour | 1,319 ✓ |
| Alan Gardiner | Labour | 1,302 ✓ |
| Janice Hancock | Labour | 1,271 ✓ |
| Sarah Gardiner | Liberal Democrats | 1,065 |
| Stuart Nicholas Wilkinson | Conservative | 322 |
Dearne South3 seats · turnout 25.4%
| Sharron Brook | Liberal Democrats | 1,687 ✓ |
| Kenneth Sanderson | Labour | 1,670 ✓ |
| Jim Thomson | Labour | 1,489 ✓ |
| May Noble | Labour | 1,427 |
| Brent Wood | Conservative | 272 |
Dodworth3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| Phillip Birkinshaw | Independent | 2,013 ✓ |
| Brian Perrin | Independent | 1,920 ✓ |
| Charles Parker | Independent | 1,761 ✓ |
| Phillip Lofts | Labour | 904 |
| Joyce Ryan | Labour | 848 |
| Yvonne Saunder | Labour | 829 |
| Andrew Milner | Conservative | 452 |
Hoyland Milton3 seats · turnout 32.4%
| Michael Brankin | Independent | 1,852 ✓ |
| John Lipscombe | Independent | 1,599 ✓ |
| Trevor Naylor | Independent | 1,520 ✓ |
| Robin Franklin | Labour | 1,132 |
| Patricia Wordsworth | Labour | 956 |
| Tim Shepherd | Labour | 920 |
| Marjorie Cale-Morgan | Conservative | 354 |
Kingstone3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Malcolm Price | Independent | 1,259 ✓ |
| Malcolm Hall | Independent | 1,240 ✓ |
| Donna Hollins | Independent | 1,152 ✓ |
| Alice Cave | Labour | 937 |
| Peter Doyle | Labour | 863 |
| Brian Swaine | Labour | 797 |
| Garry Needham | Conservative | 217 |
Monk Bretton3 seats · turnout 27.8%
| Grace Brown | Independent | 1,299 ✓ |
| Margaret Sheard | Labour | 1,158 ✓ |
| Kenneth Richardson | Labour | 1,026 ✓ |
| Beryl Oldroyd | Labour | 962 |
| Steven Jones | Independent | 906 |
| Mick Moore | Independent | 718 |
| Roger Hinchliff | Conservative | 333 |
| Susan Harris | BNP | 326 |
North East3 seats
| Alan Whittaker | Labour | 1,759 ✓ |
| Alex Vodden | Labour | 1,716 ✓ |
| Leah Higginbottom | Labour | 1,601 ✓ |
| Frank Hardy | Independent | 1,020 |
| Antony Devoy | Independent | 709 |
| Edward Devoy | Independent | 667 |
| David Saxton | BNP | 411 |
| Paul Murray | Conservative | 310 |
Old Town3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| Bill Gaunt | Independent | 1,551 ✓ |
| Sandra Birkinshaw | Independent | 1,531 ✓ |
| Paul Middleton | Independent | 1,318 ✓ |
| Phillip Davies | Labour | 909 |
| Margaret Cawthorne | Labour | 862 |
| William Denton | Labour | 759 |
| Trevor Conway | Liberal Democrats | 639 |
| John Lee | BNP | 273 |
| Richard Morrell | Conservative | 228 |
Penistone East3 seats
| Debbie Toon | Conservative | 2,028 ✓ |
| Alec Rowley | Conservative | 1,940 ✓ |
| John Russell Smith | Conservative | 1,664 ✓ |
| Jill Hayler | Labour | 1,341 |
| Teresa Arundel | Liberal Democrats | 1,147 |
| William Jones | Labour | 1,125 |
| Robert Hannagan | Labour | 982 |
| Geoffrey Broadley | BNP | 447 |
Penistone West3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| Brenda Hinchliff | Conservative | 1,815 ✓ |
| George Punt | Independent | 1,779 ✓ |
| Benedict Marsden | Conservative | 1,391 ✓ |
| Joseph Unsworth | Labour | 1,194 |
| John Wilson | Conservative | 797 |
| Peter Keys | Labour | 597 |
| John Clarke | Labour | 582 |
| Kelly Thorpe | BNP | 456 |
Rockingham3 seats · turnout 34.7%
| Mary Brankin | Independent | 1,494 ✓ |
| Alan Schofield | Labour | 1,397 ✓ |
| Jenny Andrews | Labour | 1,342 ✓ |
| Alison Robinson | Independent | 1,330 |
| Sharon Howard | Labour | 1,291 |
| Geoffrey Howell | Independent | 1,242 |
| Lorraine Lee | BNP | 383 |
| Elizabeth Hill | Conservative | 345 |
Royston3 seats · turnout 25.0%
| Graham Kyte | Labour | 1,510 ✓ |
| Bill Newman | Labour | 1,345 ✓ |
| Howard Lavender | Labour | 1,266 ✓ |
| Leslie Brooke | Independent | 952 |
| Kathleen Leeds | Conservative | 511 |
| Paul Harris | BNP | 480 |
St Helens3 seats
| Leonard Picken | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| Roy Butterwood | Independent | 1,055 ✓ |
| David Bostwick | Labour | 958 ✓ |
| Patricia Newman | Labour | 917 |
| Jack Brown | Independent | 771 |
| Rhiannon Rees | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
| June Gough | BNP | 245 |
| Anne Campbell | Conservative | 156 |
Stairfoot3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| Fred Clowery | Independent | 1,163 ✓ |
| Karen Dyson | Labour | 1,162 ✓ |
| Jim Smith | Independent | 1,064 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Hill | Labour | 974 |
| Michael Dunlavey | Labour | 941 |
| Peter Pleasants | Independent | 927 |
| Brian Cookson | Independent | 583 |
| Jackie Walker | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
| Frank Watson | Independent | 271 |
| Mike Toon | Conservative | 165 |
Wombwell3 seats · turnout 26.1%
| Margaret Morgan | Labour | 1,431 ✓ |
| Richard Wraith | Labour | 1,324 ✓ |
| Denise Wilde | Labour | 1,233 ✓ |
| Arthur O'Loughlin | Independent | 890 |
| Chris Harding | Liberal Democrats | 786 |
| Victoria Seeviour | BNP | 421 |
| Angus Toon | Conservative | 393 |
Worsbrough3 seats
| Terence Bristowe | Labour | 1,609 ✓ |
| James Rae | Labour | 1,526 ✓ |
| Eunice Taylor | Labour | 1,284 ✓ |
| Patricia Durie | Liberal Democrats | 866 |
| Stephen Hart | Independent | 817 |
| Elizabeth Elders | Conservative | 570 |