Before (end of 2007) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 54 · Conservative 7 · Other 2 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2008) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 10 · Other 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Anston & Woodsetts1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| D. Hughes | Conservative | 1,704 ✓ |
| R. Stonebridge | Labour | 1,184 |
| C. Tawn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 560 |
Boston Castle1 seat
| Mahroof Hussain | Labour | 1,545 ✓ |
| Christian Carl Backer Kramer | Conservative | 904 |
| Patricia Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 617 |
| Peter Murdock | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 535 |
Brinsworth and Catcliffe1 seat
| John Gamble | BNP | 1,430 ✓ |
| Allan Jackson | Labour | 1,369 |
| Jacki Brown | Conservative | 708 |
Dinnington1 seat
| Simon Andrew Tweed | Labour | 979 ✓ |
| Nigel Lee | Conservative | 862 |
| James Alliott | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
| Denise Hickson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 413 |
Hellaby1 seat
| John Robert Turner | Conservative | 1,865 ✓ |
| Christopher McMahon | Labour | 769 |
| Valerie Wilkinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 739 |
Holderness1 seat
| Hilda Jack | Labour | 1,311 ✓ |
| Doris Hunter | Conservative | 796 |
| Alan Thompson | Independent | 600 |
| Martin Hickson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 416 |
Hoober1 seat
| Frank Hodgkiss | Labour | 1,322 ✓ |
| Brian Taylor | Conservative | 857 |
| Norman Lush | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 512 |
Keppel1 seat
| Sheila Walker | Labour | 1,069 ✓ |
| David Cutts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 885 |
| Christopher Norman Middleton | Conservative | 723 |
| Phil Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
Maltby1 seat
| William Blair | BNP | 702 ✓ |
| Glyn Robinson | Labour | 684 |
| Ted Millward | Independent | 519 |
| Keith Stringer | Independent | 427 |
| Mark Ainsworth | Independent | 343 |
| Derek Johnson | Conservative | 272 |
| Gordon Brown | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 94 |
Rawmarsh1 seat
| Glyn Whelbourn | Labour | 1,291 ✓ |
| Edward Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 922 |
| David Tiptaft | Conservative | 636 |
Rother Vale1 seat
| Jane Nightingale | Labour | 1,161 ✓ |
| John Wilkinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 769 |
| Keith Hunter | Conservative | 766 |
Rotherham East1 seat
| Maurice Kirk | Labour | 1,163 ✓ |
| Mozalfa Ilyas | Liberal Democrats | 604 |
| Peter Griffith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 499 |
| Mary Marshall | Conservative | 353 |
Rotherham West1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| Kath Sims | Labour | 1,227 ✓ |
| Caven Vines | Independent | 958 |
| Brian Jessop | BNP | 587 |
| Kenneth Rooney Marshall | Conservative | 382 |
Silverwood1 seat · turnout 33.1%
| Ann Russell | Labour | 1,044 ✓ |
| Melissa Parker | Conservative | 906 |
| Brian Dagless | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 902 |
| Eric Shaw | Liberal Democrats | 281 |
Sitwell1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| Michael Clarke | Conservative | 2,300 ✓ |
| Steven Scutt | Liberal Democrats | 867 |
| Denise Lelliott | Labour | 768 |
Swinton1 seat
| Ken Wyatt | Labour | 1,341 ✓ |
| S Osborne | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,009 |
| Steve Jones | Conservative | 691 |
Valley1 seat
| Simon Currie | Labour | 982 ✓ |
| Jen Wilson | BNP | 811 |
| James Taylor | Conservative | 666 |
| Kathleen Reeder | Independent | 443 |
Wales1 seat
| Thomas Fenoughty | Conservative | 1,275 ✓ |
| Peter Blanksby | Independent | 898 |
| David Barker | Labour | 724 |
Wath1 seat
| Alan Gosling | Labour | 1,461 ✓ |
| Christopher Hucknall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 842 |
| Jennifer Tiptaft | Conservative | 650 |
Wickersley1 seat
| Martyn Lawton Parker | Conservative | 1,355 ✓ |
| Sue Ellis | Labour | 1,255 |
| Tina Dowdall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 879 |
