Before (end of 2007) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 29 · Other 13 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 9
After (end of 2008) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 27 · Other 15 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Conservative 9
Ward results
Adwick1 seat
| Ted Kitchen | Labour | 1,660 ✓ |
| David Farrell | Liberal Democrats | 837 |
| Kerry Wood | Conservative | 509 |
| Kim Rolt | Green | 228 |
Askern Spa1 seat
| Austen William White | Labour | 1,165 ✓ |
| Martin Damian Greenhalgh | Conservative | 1,099 |
| Martyn Bevan | Independent | 603 |
| Malc Woodrow | Independent | 450 |
| Warren Draper | Green | 309 |
Balby1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| Mark Thompson | Independent | 1,539 ✓ |
| Sue Wilkinson | Labour | 1,000 |
| Elizabeth Sparrow | Conservative | 557 |
| Robert Grundy | BNP | 300 |
| Debbie Duggan | — | 126 |
Bentley1 seat · turnout 31.5%
| Marilyn Green | Labour | 1,109 ✓ |
| Eddie Storey | Independent | 1,101 |
| Sheldon Ransome | Conservative | 488 |
| Christine Florence Platt | Green | 210 |
Bessacar & Cantley1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| P. Porritt | Liberal Democrats | 2,354 ✓ |
| M. Warren | Conservative | 1,279 |
| F Perks | Labour | 648 |
| K. Whittaker | Green | 210 |
Central1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Glyn Jones | Labour | 1,533 ✓ |
| Marie Lane | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 |
| Jane Margaret Cox | Conservative | 509 |
| Darren Robinson | Green | 215 |
| John Westmoreland | — | 123 |
Conisbrough and Denaby1 seat
| Christine Mills | Labour | 1,773 ✓ |
| Liz McDonagh | Green | 582 |
| Eric Cooke | Conservative | 579 |
| Karen Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 2,177 ✓ |
| Malcolm Knight | Conservative | 914 |
| David Andrew Nevett | Labour | 867 |
Finningley1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| Yvonne Woodcock | Conservative | 2,329 ✓ |
| Peter Davies | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 1,033 |
| Ian Barltrop | Labour | 560 |
| Michelle Goodman | Liberal Democrats | 379 |
| Lynn Hunter | Independent | 345 |
| Karen French-Kelly | Green | 138 |
Great North Road1 seat
| Dennis Hutchinson | Independent | 1,621 ✓ |
| Pat Haith | Labour | 1,119 |
| Alan John Smith | Conservative | 833 |
| Stephen Platt | Green | 471 |
Mexborough1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Jill Arkley-Jevons | Liberal Democrats | 1,806 ✓ |
| Kevin Terence Rodgers | Labour | 1,060 |
| Frank Calladine | Conservative | 390 |
Rossington1 seat
| Jackie Clark | Independent | 1,368 ✓ |
| John Quinn | Labour | 822 |
| John Nolan Cooke | Independent | 551 |
| Margaret Beard | Conservative | 442 |
Stainforth and Moorends1 seat
| Ken Keegan | Labour | 969 ✓ |
| Martin Drake | Conservative | 604 |
| Bert Chowings | — | 462 |
| David Owen | BNP | 453 |
| Mick Glynn | Independent | 166 |
| Lynette Chipp | Green | 64 |
Thorne1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| Martin Williams | — | 1,741 ✓ |
| Debbie Drake | Conservative | 485 |
| Liam Curran | Labour | 460 |
| Anthony Holt | BNP | 428 |
| Annie Farrand | Independent | 346 |
Torne Valley1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| Bob Ford | Conservative | 2,122 ✓ |
| Hilary McNamee | Labour | 593 |
| Derek Markham | Liberal Democrats | 536 |
| John Wallis | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 449 |
| David Cooper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 276 |
| Gillian Scott | Green | 144 |
Town Moor1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| Clifford Hampson | Liberal Democrats | 1,312 ✓ |
| Jane Kidd | Labour | 973 |
| Mark Wells | Conservative | 652 |
| Alan Jones | Green | 480 |
Wheatley1 seat
| Eva Theresa Hughes | Labour | 1,152 ✓ |
| Karl Goodman | Liberal Democrats | 1,071 |
| Maurice Field | Conservative | 613 |
| Jon Kelly | Green | 243 |